Patents by Inventor Tom Kier

Tom Kier 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).

  • Access and management of cross-platform calendars
    Patent number: 8838461
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for users to manage calendars in mobile computing devices. The system retrieves calendar entries from multiple calendars of distinct calendar platforms, extracts event information from the retrieved calendar entries, and aggregates extracted event information. The system can simultaneously display calendar entries extracted from multiple calendars of distinct platforms. The system provides various features for users to operate the calendars, such as (1) hiding calendar entries from some calendars and visually distinguishing the time scheduled for the hidden entries from free time; (2) compressing the display of extended free time periods; and enabling users to (3) navigate time as a scrolling list not subject to the limitations of arbitrary calendar units (e.g., month, week).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Matthew Earl Beebe, Matias Duarte, Tom Kier, Rich Dellinger
  • ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT OF CROSS-PLATFORM CALENDARS
    Publication number: 20100162105
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for users to manage calendars in mobile computing devices. The system retrieves calendar entries from multiple calendars of distinct calendar platforms, extracts event information from the retrieved calendar entries, and aggregates extracted event information. The system can simultaneously display calendar entries extracted from multiple calendars of distinct platforms. The system provides various features for users to operate the calendars, such as (1) hiding calendar entries from some calendars and visually distinguishing the time scheduled for the hidden entries from free time; (2) compressing the display of extended free time periods; and enabling users to (3) navigate time as a scrolling list not subject to the limitations of arbitrary calendar units (e.g., month, week).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: PALM, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Earl Beebe, Matias Duarte, Tom Kier, Rich Dellinger