Patents by Inventor Ronald Scotte Zinn

Ronald Scotte Zinn 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: 8306536
    Abstract: Techniques for use in a mobile station for use in manually selecting a communication network are described. The mobile station identifies a plurality of communication networks available for communications. The mobile station retrieves from a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) a plurality of network names identified by a plurality of address pointers corresponding to the plurality of available communication networks. The plurality of address pointers are stored in a first file of the SIM, and the plurality of network names are stored in a second file of the SIM. The mobile station then displays the plurality of network names.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Catherine M. Phillips, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Fraser C. Gibbs
  • Publication number: 20120270549
    Abstract: In one illustrative example, a technique for use in selecting a wireless communication network for a mobile station is described. The mobile station receives a plurality of Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC) pairs corresponding to a plurality of available wireless networks. The mobile station selects and registers with an available wireless network from the plurality of available wireless networks that corresponds to a home public land mobile network (HPLMN) of a HPLMN list which identifies a plurality of HPLMNs. If none of the available wireless networks correspond to an HPLMN of the HPLMN list, the mobile station selects and registers with an available network that corresponds to a preferred PLMN of a preferred PLMN list which identifies a plurality of preferred PLMNs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Ronald Scotte Zinn, Catherine M. Phillips, Noushad Naqvi, Ingo W. Weigele
  • Patent number: 8275374
    Abstract: In one illustrative example, a network name displaying method utilizes a home network list and a preferred network list. The home network list identifies a plurality of home networks, and the preferred network list identifies a plurality of non-home roaming networks. An identification of a selected wireless network is compared with a plurality of home network identifications corresponding to the plurality of home networks. A home network display name is displayed in response to identifying a match between the identification of the selected wireless network and any one of the home network identifications. On the other hand, an alternate display name corresponding to the non-home roaming network is displayed if there is no match between the identification of the selected wireless network and the home network identifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Ronald Scotte Zinn, Catherine M. Phillips, Noushad Naqvi, Ingo W. Weigele
  • Publication number: 20120150981
    Abstract: A method of controlling a display of an electronic device for displaying a list of electronic messages. The method includes comparing a width of a designated space for a field of the electronic messages to a minimum width to determine if the width is sufficient, and if the width is determined to be sufficient, maintaining the width of the designated space, otherwise increasing the width of the designated space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Ronald Scotte ZINN
  • Patent number: 8146014
    Abstract: A method of controlling a display of an electronic device for displaying a list of electronic messages. The method includes comparing a width of a designated space for a field of the electronic messages to a minimum width to determine if the width is sufficient, and if the width is determined to be sufficient, maintaining the width of the designated space, otherwise increasing the width of the designated space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Ronald Scotte Zinn
  • Publication number: 20120015689
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing manual selection of a communication network for a mobile station are described. A plurality of communication networks are identified by scanning a coverage area within which the mobile station is operating. A plurality of network identifiers corresponding to the plurality of communication networks are then retrieved from memory of a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) in accordance with an Enhanced Operator Name String (EONS) protocol. Preferably, each network identifier is retrieved based on a Mobile Country Code (MCC), a Mobile Network Code (MNC), and a Location Area Code (LAC). The plurality of network identifiers are visually displayed for user selection, and at least two of the network identifiers may be substantially the same. The user selected communication network is registered with and the network identifier associated with this network is visually displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Catherine M. Phillips, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Fraser C. Gibbs
  • Patent number: 8095117
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling data messaging in a wireless communications system is provided in one embodiment. Wireless messaging is enabled by having a host service send enable messages to a mobile communications device. Once an enable message has been received at the mobile communications device, the generation of an event causes the mobile communications device to send a fetch message to the host service to retrieve messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: David P. Yach, Gary P. Mousseau, David Clark, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Michael Hardy, Nataliya Martsyna
  • Publication number: 20110302215
    Abstract: An apparatus, and an associated method, facilitates enterprise control of enterprise data at a personal-liable wireless device. A network-generated command, generated by a network command generator is sent to the wireless device. The command is detected at the wireless device, and the contents of the detected command are ascertained. The affected data is accessed, and disposition is made of the affected, enterprise data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Holleran, Robert Bowerman, Andrew Douglas Bocking, Peter Lawrence Mitchelmore, Santiago Carbonell Duque, Carl L. Cherry, Jonathan Raymond Cardy, Joseph Patrick Thomas Goguen, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Catherine Michelle Coode
  • Publication number: 20110294538
    Abstract: Techniques for use in a mobile station for use in manually selecting a communication network are described. The mobile station identifies a plurality of communication networks available for communications. The mobile station retrieves from a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) a plurality of network names identified by a plurality of address pointers corresponding to the plurality of available communication networks. The plurality of address pointers are stored in a first file of the SIM, and the plurality of network names are stored in a second file of the SIM. The mobile station then displays the plurality of network names.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Catherine M. Phillips, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Fraser C. Gibbs
  • Publication number: 20110269509
    Abstract: A method for selecting a communication option for communications from a mobile device which operates in a wireless communication network, the mobile device having access to stored address book information that includes contact names, the method including: storing for at least some of the contact names an indication of a last communication option used for communicating therewith; displaying a list of user selectable contact names on a display of the mobile device; after receiving user input selecting of one of the contact names from the list, causing a list of user selectable communication options for communicating with the selected contact name to be generated on the display; and automatically positioning a selection symbol on the display to highlight the selectable communication option that corresponds to a last communication option that was used for communicating with the selected contact name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Ronald Scotte ZINN, Mihal Lazaridis, Andrew D. Bocking
  • Publication number: 20110231401
    Abstract: A category may be associated, in a personal information manager (PIM) application, with a data item by associating a category pattern with the data item. Where the PIM application already associates keyword patterns with data items for enabling keyword searching, the category pattern may have a format of an ordered plurality of elements that satisfies at least one rule for the format of the keyword patterns. Optionally, the first element of the ordered plurality of elements may be an element predetermined to be specific to pluralities of elements associated with categories. Advantageously, this approach to the association of a category with a data item allows for the association of more than one category with a single data item. Such an allowance provides for more accurate synchronization with a PIM application on a desktop that also allows the association of more than one category with a data item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew D. Bocking, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Michael Thomas Hardy
  • Patent number: 8019330
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing manual selection of a communication network for a mobile station are described. A plurality of communication networks are identified by scanning a coverage area within which the mobile station is operating. A plurality of network identifiers corresponding to the plurality of communication networks are then retrieved from memory of a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) in accordance with an Enhanced Operator Name String (EONS) protocol. Preferably, each network identifier is retrieved based on a Mobile Country Code (MCC), a Mobile Network Code (MNC), and a Location Area Code (LAC). The plurality of network identifiers are visually displayed for user selection, and at least two of the network identifiers may be substantially the same. The user selected communication network is registered with and the network identifier associated with this network is visually displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Catherine M. Phillips, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Fraser C. Gibbs
  • Patent number: 8000747
    Abstract: A method for selecting a communication option for communications from a mobile device which operates in a wireless communication network, the mobile device having access to stored address book information that includes contact names, the method including: storing for at least some of the contact names an indication of a last communication option used for communicating therewith; displaying a list of user selectable contact names on a display of the mobile device; after receiving user input selecting of one of the contact names from the list, causing a list of user selectable communication options for communicating with the selected contact name to be generated on the display; and automatically positioning a selection symbol on the display to highlight the selectable communication option that corresponds to a last communication option that was used for communicating with the selected contact name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Ronald Scotte Zinn, Mihal Lazaridis, Andrew D. Bocking
  • Publication number: 20110195691
    Abstract: A user interface and method for viewing communications events on a mobile device includes a user interface, a communications event handler, and a communications event database is disclosed herein. The communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to the provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history associated with the correspondent of an incoming communications event. Additionally the communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to the provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history for a specified correspondent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Maguire, Ronald Scotte Zinn
  • Patent number: 7966323
    Abstract: A category may be associated, in a personal information manager (PIM) application, with a data item by associating a category pattern with the data item. Where the PIM application already associates keyword patterns with data items for enabling keyword searching, the category pattern may have a format of an ordered plurality of elements that satisfies at least one rule for the format of the keyword patterns. Optionally, the first element of the ordered plurality of elements may be an element predetermined to be specific to pluralities of elements associated with categories. Advantageously, this approach to the association of a category with a data item allows for the association of more than one category with a single data item. Such an allowance provides for more accurate synchronization with a PIM application on a desktop that also allows the association of more than one category with a data item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Andrew D. Bocking, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Michael Thomas Hardy
  • Publication number: 20110078265
    Abstract: A method and communications device is provided for determining a list of possible additional recipients to add to an electronic message that is composed by a user of the communications device for transmission to another communications device. Once the user indicates that there is an additional recipient for the distribution list of the electronic message, the device employs the method to create the list of possible additional recipients. The method may be implemented on a computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: David Yach, Harry Major, Ronald Scotte Zinn
  • Publication number: 20110077084
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for using a contact-list entry of an IM contact-list interface to designate an IM game in progress to facilitate switching between an IM conversation and an IM game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Christopher R. Wormald, Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Samer Fahmy
  • Patent number: 7861175
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for using a contact-list entry of an IM contact-list interface to designate an IM game in progress to facilitate switching between an IM conversation and an IM game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Christopher R. Wormald, Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Samer Fahmy
  • Publication number: 20100321303
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device that has a touch-sensitive display includes displaying a representation of a user-selectable feature on the touch-sensitive display, detecting the touch on the touch-sensitive display at a first location associated with the feature, and temporarily increasing a target area of the representation after detecting the touch at the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jordanna KWOK, Ronald Scotte ZINN, Andrew Douglas BOCKING
  • Patent number: RE42460
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing manual selection of a communication network for a mobile station are described. A plurality of communication networks are identified by scanning a coverage area within which the mobile station is operating. A plurality of network identifiers corresponding to the plurality of communication networks are then retrieved from memory of a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) in accordance with an Enhanced Operator Name String (EONS) protocol. Preferably, each network identifier is retrieved based on a Mobile Country Code (MCC), a Mobile Network Code (MNC), and a Location Area Code (LAC). The plurality of network identifiers are visually displayed for user selection, and at least two of the network identifiers may be substantially the same. The user selected communication network is registered with and the network identifier associated with this network is visually displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Catherine M. Phillips, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Fraser C. Gibbs