Patents by Inventor Brian Steven Butler

Brian Steven Butler 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).

  • Methods and system for providing content to a mobile communication device
    Patent number: 8996662
    Abstract: A method and server for facilitating the transmission of content to a mobile communication device connected to a host computer are provided. The method comprises: sending a content queue request to the mobile communication device from a web application running within a web browser; in response to sending the content queue request, receiving at the host computer a content queue from the mobile communication device, the content queue identifying one or more locations of remote servers associated with content; retrieving content, by the web application, in accordance with the one or more locations identified in the content queue; and sending the content from the host computer to the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Brian Steven Butler, Shiladitya Sircar, Arun Kumar, Patrick Mollins, Vikram Kewalramani
  • METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTENT TO A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130013750
    Abstract: A method and server for facilitating the transmission of content to a mobile communication device connected to a host computer are provided. The method comprises: sending a content queue request to the mobile communication device from a web application running within a web browser; in response to sending the content queue request, receiving at the host computer a content queue from the mobile communication device, the content queue identifying one or more locations of remote servers associated with content; retrieving content, by the web application, in accordance with the one or more locations identified in the content queue; and sending the content from the host computer to the mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Brian Steven Butler, Shiladitya Sircar, Arun Kumar, Patrick Mollins, Vikram Kewalramani