Patents by Inventor David Rene Proulx

David Rene Proulx 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: 10178213
    Abstract: A method and system for delivery and presentation of a message on a communication device. A detection of a connection of a call made by a communication device is detected at the communication device. A further detection that the communication device is operating in a pre-defined mode of operation is performed, a message accessibly stored in memory is accessed, and display or other presentation of the message is initiated on an interface such as a display screen of the communication device. The call connection status is monitored, and the message is presented at least while the call is connected and the device is operating in the pre-defined mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Rene Proulx, Matthew Bells, Alek Tziortzis, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
  • Publication number: 20150193722
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided, the method includes retrieving tasks from a memory, each task associated with a non-temporal attribute; and displaying the tasks in a group or list relative to the non-temporal attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Conrad Delbert Seaman, David Rene Proulx, Sathwant Dosanjh
  • Publication number: 20130024251
    Abstract: Presentation data related to presentation of information at an electronic device is provided, where the presentation data includes an indicator of a zoom level at which the information was presented. An effectiveness measure relating to an analysis of the presentation data can be derived to indicate an effectiveness of the presented information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Bruno Richard PREISS, David Rene PROULX, William John GUNTON
  • Publication number: 20110270679
    Abstract: The present disclosure described herein relates to a system and method for distributing messages, such as advertisements, to electronic devices. The method comprises: selecting an advertisement from a set of advertisements based on a state of movement of the device, where the state of movement is at least partly based on movement data of the device; and transmitting the advertisement to the device. After transmitting the advertisement to the device, the advertisement may be generated on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Alek TZIORTZIS, David Rene Proulx, Matthew Bells, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
  • Publication number: 20110251899
    Abstract: A method and system for delivery and presentation of a message on a communication device. A detection of a connection of a call made by a communication device is detected at the communication device. A further detection that the communication device is operating in a pre-defined mode of operation is performed, a message accessibly stored in memory is accessed, and display or other presentation of the message is initiated on an interface such as a display screen of the communication device. The call connection status is monitored, and the message is presented at least while the call is connected and the device is operating in the pre-defined mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: David Rene PROULX, Matthew Bells, Alek Tziortzis, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
  • Publication number: 20110212704
    Abstract: Provided is a method and system for measuring the effectiveness of click to call advertisements or for gathering information from calls made using a click to call service. An agent residing on a user's mobile device monitors communications initiated through click to call advertisements on a mobile device. This agent logs the information gathered from the monitored communications. This information may then be communicated to a remote server. The remote server receives similar logged information from other mobile devices. This collected information can then be used to target or improve targeting of advertisements. The logged information from a plurality of mobile devices for a particular advertised click to call service may be sent to the provider of that service. The provider may then use that information to better target their advertisements or to measure the success of certain click to call advertisements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Bruno Richard Preiss, David Rene Proulx, William John Gunton
  • Publication number: 20110195727
    Abstract: Provided is a method of providing calendar notification information on a mobile device. The location of the mobile device and the location of a calendar entry are sent to a remote server. The remote server gathers real-time traffic information along the route between the mobile device and the calendar entry and provides the mobile device with an estimated travel time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: David Rene Proulx, Robert Currie
  • Publication number: 20110189980
    Abstract: A device stores one or more media and metadata related to those media. The media and/or the metadata is sent by the device and an information server receives the media and/or metadata. The information server may store additional metadata related to the media and/or metadata. The information server sends information, e.g., an advertisement, and the wireless portable communication device 100 receives the information/advertisement that is related to the media and/or metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: David René Proulx, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott, Matthew Bells, Alek Tziortzis