Patents by Inventor Bennett M. King

Bennett M. King 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: 20100066643
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a method includes receiving a user input at a first display surface of an electronic device to move a graphical user interface element displayed at the first display surface. The electronic device includes a second display surface separated from the first display surface by a gap. The method also includes determining that at least a portion of the graphical user interface element is to be moved beyond an edge of the first display surface into the gap such that the at least a portion of the graphical user element will not be displayed at the first display surface. The method further includes displaying the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface based on a location and a direction of movement of the graphical user interface element at the first display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bennett M. King, Thomas E. Kilpatrick, II
  • Publication number: 20090177530
    Abstract: Methods and systems for passing information using a mobile client are disclosed. For example, a method for a mobile client may include initiating a transaction between the mobile client and a transaction host using a near field communication (NFC) link, and receiving on the mobile client, information relating to the transaction using the NFC link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bennett M. KING, Robert S. Daley
  • Publication number: 20090157512
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the suitability of information to be received by a mobile client are disclosed. For example, an exemplary method may include receiving on the mobile client, information relating to a transaction between the mobile client and a transaction host, using a near-field-communication (NFC) link, updating a user profile on the mobile client based on the received transaction information, and performing at least one of receiving, selecting and displaying one or more targeted content messages on the mobile client based upon the updated user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Bennett M. KING