Patents by Inventor Ron Bird

Ron Bird has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9516479
    Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari O. Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
  • Publication number: 20150382161
    Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari O. Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
  • Patent number: 9119044
    Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari O. Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
  • Publication number: 20140087774
    Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari O. Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
  • Patent number: 8670790
    Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
  • Publication number: 20080024452
    Abstract: A method for enabling a user to enter data into an electronic device, the method comprising: determining one or more characters as being likely to be selected next by the user; displaying the one or more characters on a display screen of the electronic device as suggested next characters; and providing the user with means for scrolling through the suggested next characters and a plurality of other symbols and selecting one or more of the suggested next characters, or alternatively one or more of the other symbols, as data to be entered into the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Adam Johnson
  • Publication number: 20050111417
    Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen