Patents by Inventor Darcy R. Phipps

Darcy R. Phipps 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).

  • Handheld electronic device and associated method for indicating delivery status of a message
    Patent number: 11175794
    Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided in which enhanced information regarding an “availability” of a user of a handheld electronic device is provided to another electronic device in a messaging environment. Such availability data provides step-wise indications of the relative availabilities of one or more users of electronic devices in a messaging environment. The step-wise indications can, for instance, range from an availability level of “currently active” to several levels of nonavailability. The device and method can be incorporated into an existing messaging environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gerhard D. Klassen, Christopher R. Wormald, Darcy R. Phipps, Craig A. Dunk
  • Handheld Electronic Device and Associated Method for Indicating Delivery Status of a Message
    Publication number: 20200285373
    Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided in which enhanced information regarding an “availability” of a user of a handheld electronic device is provided to another electronic device in a messaging environment. Such availability data provides step-wise indications of the relative availabilities of one or more users of electronic devices in a messaging environment. The step-wise indications can, for instance, range from an availability level of “currently active” to several levels of nonavailability. The device and method can be incorporated into an existing messaging environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Gerhard D. KLASSEN, Christopher R. WORMALD, Darcy R. PHIPPS, Craig A. DUNK
  • Handheld electronic device and associated method for indicating delivery status of a message
    Patent number: 10664130
    Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided in which enhanced information regarding an “availability” of a user of a handheld electronic device is provided to another electronic device in a messaging environment. Such availability data provides step-wise indications of the relative availabilities of one or more users of electronic devices in a messaging environment. The step-wise indications can, for instance, range from an availability level of “currently active” to several levels of nonavailability. The device and method can be incorporated into an existing messaging environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gerhard D. Klassen, Christopher R. Wormald, Darcy R. Phipps, Craig A. Dunk
  • Handheld Electronic Device and Associated Method for Indicating Delivery Status of a Message
    Publication number: 20190235731
    Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided in which enhanced information regarding an “availability” of a user of a handheld electronic device is provided to another electronic device in a messaging environment. Such availability data provides step-wise indications of the relative availabilities of one or more users of electronic devices in a messaging environment. The step-wise indications can, for instance, range from an availability level of “currently active” to several levels of nonavailability. The device and method can be incorporated into an existing messaging environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Gerhard D. KLASSEN, Christopher R. WORMALD, Darcy R. PHIPPS, Craig A. DUNK
  • Handheld electronic device and associated method for indicating delivery status of a message
    Patent number: 10261654
    Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided in which enhanced information regarding an “availability” of a user of a handheld electronic device is provided to another electronic device in a messaging environment. Such availability data provides step-wise indications of the relative availabilities of one or more users of electronic devices in a messaging environment. The step-wise indications can, for instance, range from an availability level of “currently active” to several levels of nonavailability. The device and method can be incorporated into an existing messaging environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Christopher R. Wormald, Darcy R. Phipps, Craig A. Dunk
  • Handheld electronic device and associated method providing availability data in a messaging environment
    Patent number: 9098169
    Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided in which enhanced information regarding an “availability” of a user of a handheld electronic device is provided to another electronic device in a messaging environment. Such availability data provides step-wise indications of the relative availabilities of one or more users of electronic devices in a messaging environment. The step-wise indications can, for instance, range from an availability level of “currently active” to several levels of nonavailability. The device and method can be incorporated into an existing messaging environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gerhard D. Klassen, Christopher R. Wormald, Darcy R. Phipps, Craig A. Dunk
  • Handheld electronic device and associated method providing availability data in a messaging environment
    Patent number: 8750914
    Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided in which enhanced information regarding an “availability” of a user of a handheld electronic device is provided to another electronic device in a messaging environment. Such availability data provides step-wise indications of the relative availabilities of one or more users of electronic devices in a messaging environment. The step-wise indications can, for instance, range from an availability level of “currently active” to several levels of nonavailability. The device and method can be incorporated into an existing messaging environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gerhard D. Klassen, Christopher R. Wormald, Darcy R. Phipps, Craig A. Dunk
  • Handheld Electronic Device and Associated Method for Indicating Delivery Status of a Message
    Publication number: 20140137000
    Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided in which enhanced information regarding an “availability” of a user of a handheld electronic device is provided to another electronic device in a messaging environment. Such availability data provides step-wise indications of the relative availabilities of one or more users of electronic devices in a messaging environment. The step-wise indications can, for instance, range from an availability level of “currently active” to several levels of nonavailability. The device and method can be incorporated into an existing messaging environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gerhard Dietrich KLASSEN, Christopher R. WORMALD, Darcy R. PHIPPS, Craig A. DUNK
  • Handheld electronic device and associated method providing availability data in a messaging environment
    Patent number: 7315747
    Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided in which enhanced information regarding an “availability” of a user of a handheld electronic device is provided to another electronic device in a messaging environment. Such availability data provides step-wise indications of the relative availabilities of one or more users of electronic devices in a messaging environment. The step-wise indications can, for instance, range from an availability level of “currently active” to several levels of nonavailability. The device and method can be incorporated into an existing messaging environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Research in Motion Limited
    Inventors: Gerhard D. Klassen, Christopher R. Wormald, Darcy R. Phipps, Craig A. Dunk