Patents by Inventor Timothy K. McGinnis

Timothy K. McGinnis 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: 10606477
    Abstract: A method of providing a keyboard input on a touchscreen display of a mobile communication device. The method comprises receiving a plurality of keywords indexed to completion action recommendations by a client keyboard application executing on a mobile communication device, where the completion action recommendations define suggestions for completing a partial keyboard input string, storing the keywords indexed to completion action recommendations on the device, searching the stored keywords by the client keyboard application based on an identity of the application executing on the device that is associated with a keyboard input, based on a current location of the device, and based on at least one word in the partial keyboard input string, and providing a prompt associated with the completion action recommendation found based on the search of the stored keywords on the touchscreen of the device, whereby inputting data via the keyboard to the application executing is promoted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Gina R. Donnici, Timothy K. McGinnis, Adam C. Pickett