Patents by Inventor Andrew Tyler McIntosh

Andrew Tyler McIntosh 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).

  • Determination of time zone and DST participation
    Patent number: 9134427
    Abstract: A local time zone setting for a device is automatically provided based on a location and a date and time. Location information is obtained for a present location of the device within a geographical area and the date and time. An association is established between the present location and a geopolitical portion of the geographical area, the geopolitical portion including time zone application rules. The local time zone setting is automatically provided based on the time zone application rules, which can include daylight savings time (DST) participation, and the present date and time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Andrew Tyler McIntosh
  • DETERMINATION OF TIME ZONE AND DST PARTICIPATION
    Publication number: 20110163873
    Abstract: A local time zone setting for a device is automatically provided based on a location and a date and time. Location information is obtained for a present location of the device within a geographical area and the date and time. An association is established between the present location and a geopolitical portion of the geographical area, the geopolitical portion including time zone application rules. The local time zone setting is automatically provided based on the time zone application rules, which can include daylight savings time (DST) participation, and the present date and time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Andrew Tyler McIntosh