Patents by Inventor Anthony Scian

Anthony Scian 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).

  • Publication number: 20100257376
    Abstract: A handheld data processing device includes stored data that is intended to be kept secure from unauthorized access. The handheld data processing device includes applications that store such secure data and which make use of plaintext data corresponding to the secure data. An identifier is defined to be associated with defined plaintext data. When the handheld data processing device is placed in a locked or secure state, code executable on the device is able to search for plaintext identifiers. Code executable on the device is consequently able to display to the user whether plaintext data is stored on the device or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Herbert A. LITTLE, Anthony Scian
  • Patent number: 7783896
    Abstract: A handheld data processing device includes stored data that is intended to be kept secure from unauthorized access. The handheld data processing device includes applications that store such secure data and which make use of plain text data corresponding to the secure data. An identifier is defined to be associated with defined plain text data. When the handheld data processing device is placed in a locked or secure state, code executable on the device is able to search for plain text identifiers. Code executable on the device is consequently able to display to the user whether plain text data is stored on the device or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Herbert A. Little, Anthony Scian
  • Publication number: 20070274598
    Abstract: An incremental patch is generated as a set of delta files or sector-specific patches, intended to be applied incrementally to an old binary image. Each sector-sized patch takes into account changes to the binary image made by previous patches in the series, such that cyclic dependencies are eliminated. The sector-sized patches are generated by applying a binary difference algorithm to the then-current partially patched image, until each sector has a corresponding delta file. The order for patching sectors may be determined by selecting sectors for patching based on first overwriting those sectors making the least contribution of data to generation of the new binary image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: John Dahms, Anthony Scian
  • Publication number: 20070087783
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating upon a mobile communications device. A system and method can be used with data operations with respect to the mobile communications device's memory, wherein the memory has sectors. Data structures are used with the data operations to determine whether a sector contains valid data or to locate a record's pointer in the memory. The data structures can be used for such operations as record creation, record movement, recovery, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: John Dahms, Anthony Scian, Michael Carmody
  • Publication number: 20070055890
    Abstract: A handheld data processing device includes stored data that is intended to be kept secure from unauthorized access. The handheld data processing device includes applications that store such secure data and which make use of plain text data corresponding to the secure data. An identifier is defined to be associated with defined plain text data. When the handheld data processing device is placed in a locked or secure state, code executable on the device is able to search for plain text identifiers. Code executable on the device is consequently able to display to the user whether plain text data is stored on the device or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Herbert Little, Anthony Scian
  • Publication number: 20060111086
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for efficiently managing the storage of e-mail message information for a mobile station are described. In one illustrative example, a plurality of e-mail messages are received by the mobile station through a wireless network and stored in memory. If a size of the e-mail messages reaches a predetermined limit of the memory, e-mail message bodies of some of the e-mail messages (e.g. relatively “old” e-mails) are automatically deleted from the memory while e-mail message headers of the e-mail messages are retained. E-mail message headers of e-mail messages having deleted e-mail message bodies may still be visually displayed in a list at the mobile station. Subsequently, if a user selection of one of these e-mail messages in the list is identified, an e-mail message body of the e-mail message is requested by the mobile station and received from a server through the wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Sean Wilson, Anthony Scian
  • Publication number: 20060026236
    Abstract: In a computer system, a system, method and computer program product for pre-selecting a folder for a current message. The system, method and computer program product involve (a) providing a folder pre-selection cache having n configurable entries, n being a predetermined positive integer greater than one, each configurable entry being configured to include an associated pre-selection criterion for matching with the current message, and an associated folder identification for identifying an associated folder in the plurality of folders; (b) for at least one entry in the folder pre-selection cache, comparing a comparison criterion, obtained from the current message, with the associated pre-selection criterion to determine a matching entry in the folder pre-selection cache; and, (c) pre-selecting the folder identified by the associated folder identification of the matching entry when the message comparison module determines the matching entry in the folder pre-selection cache.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Scian, David Yach, Scotte Zinn, Gerhard Klassen
  • Publication number: 20060007905
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recovering from software processing errors are provided. The systems and methods provide for the validation of data following the occurrence of a software processing error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: David Yach, Gerald Lankford, John Dahms, Anthony Scian, Sean Wilson
  • Publication number: 20050169213
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method of operating a mobile communication device operable to execute one or more communication applications includes issuing a query for contact data over a communication network, creating a contact resolution object, receiving contact data responsive to the query over the communication network, the contact data comprising communication contact data for the one or more communication applications, associating the contact data received with the contact resolution object, and resolving the contact resolution object to select communication contact data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Scian, Piotr Tysowski
  • Publication number: 20050132007
    Abstract: Method and system for interface checking and interface method dispatching for wireless devices. Relationships between classes and object-oriented interfaces are analyzed and certain properties are exploited for use in performing interface checking and/or interface method dispatching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Scian, David Yach