Patents by Inventor David A. Dearman

David A. Dearman 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).

  • Patent number: 9936329
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for operational routing between proximate devices. A method may include receiving an indication that a second device is proximate a first device. The method may further include receiving an indication of at least one functional capability of the second device. The method may further include causing, by a processor, transfer of an operation from the first device to the second device based on at least one functional capability of the first device and the at least one functional capability of the second device and further based on the operation. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: David A. Dearman
  • Patent number: 9191798
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for saving and resuming a state of a collaborative interaction session between devices based on the positional relationship of the devices. A method may include determining, in an instance in which a first device and at least one second device are engaged in a collaborative interaction session, a first positional relationship. The method may further include receiving an indication of termination of the collaborative interaction session, determining the collaborative interaction session state and causing that state to be stored. The method may further include determining a second positional relationship and causing the collaborative interaction session to resume at the stored collaborative interaction session state based upon a relationship between the first positional relationship and the second positional relationship. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: David A. Dearman
  • Publication number: 20130237147
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for operational routing between proximate devices. A method may include receiving an indication that a second device is proximate a first device. The method may further include receiving an indication of at least one functional capability of the second device. The method may further include causing, by a processor, transfer of an operation from the first device to the second device based on at least one functional capability of the first device and the at least one functional capability of the second device and further based on the operation. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: David A. Dearman
  • Publication number: 20130234925
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to facilitate the provision of user input intended to cause an operation to be performed. In the context of a method, a position of a second device relative to a first device is determined. The position of the second device is non-overlapping relative to the first device. The method also performs an operation, with a processor, based at least partially upon the position of the second device relative to the first device. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: David A. Dearman
  • Publication number: 20130238712
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for saving and resuming a state of a collaborative interaction session between devices based on the positional relationship of the devices. A method may include determining, in an instance in which a first device and at least one second device are engaged in a collaborative interaction session, a first positional relationship. The method may further include receiving an indication of termination of the collaborative interaction session, determining the collaborative interaction session state and causing that state to be stored. The method may further include determining a second positional relationship and causing the collaborative interaction session to resume at the stored collaborative interaction session state based upon a relationship between the first positional relationship and the second positional relationship. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: David A. Dearman