Patents by Inventor David John Blackman

David John Blackman 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).

  • System and method for obtaining location of wireless telephone from internet server
    Patent number: 7962151
    Abstract: A user who loses or has stolen his wireless telephone can access an Internet server that prompts the phone to send to the server (and, hence, the user) the GPS location of the phone. Also, when a wireless telephone reaches a low voltage state, indicating the imminent loss of the ability to call the phone to cause it to ring as a location aid, the phone automatically sends its last GPS location to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: David John Blackman, Jennifer Lee-Baron, David Wayne Wall, Peter Hamilton Wetsel
  • System and method for obtaining location of wireless telephone from internet server
    Publication number: 20080220811
    Abstract: A user who loses or has stolen his wireless telephone can access an Internet server that prompts the phone to send to the server (and, hence, the user) the GPS location of the phone. Also, when a wireless telephone reaches a low voltage state, indicating the imminent loss of the ability to call the phone to cause it to ring as a location aid, the phone automatically sends its last GPS location to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: David John Blackman, Jennifer Lee-Baron, David Wayne Wall, Peter Hamilton Wetsel