Patents by Inventor Eric Fritzley

Eric Fritzley 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: 9225839
    Abstract: A system and method for reestablishing a voice communications session moderated by a group call server between two or more telephony devices. The method is performed by a processor monitoring the communications session. The method comprises: storing one or more data records representing group call information; detecting disconnection of at least one participating telephony device from the group communications session, and determining that the disconnection was not intentionally initiated; accessing the stored call group information data and causing signals to enable reestablishment of participation by the disconnected device to be sent to the disconnected device; and upon receipt by the group call server from the disconnected device of signals representing a request to reconnect the disconnected device, outputting command signals for reestablishing a communications session between the disconnected device and at least one other device participating in the group communications session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Douglas Gisby, Christopher Labrador, Brian Oliver, Susie Simon-Daniels, Adrian Logan, Eric Fritzley, Brian McColgan
  • Patent number: 9185229
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of joining a user to a conference call event an interface associated with a time management software application is displayed. The interface displays information relating to the conference call event including a date for a conference call which is subject of the conference call event and a start time of the conference call. While displaying the interface, a menu offering one or more options is displayed; these one or more options include an option to join the conference call. When an indication of a selection of the option to join the conference call is received, information associated with the conference call is located; this information includes a telephone number for a conference call bridge. A connection with the conference call bridge using the telephone number is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Adrian Logan, Rohit Jain, Eric Fritzley, Christopher Labrador, Michael McAndrews
  • Publication number: 20150078543
    Abstract: A system and method for reestablishing a voice communications session moderated by a group call server between two or more telephony devices. The method is performed by a processor monitoring the communications session. The method comprises: storing one or more data records representing group call information; detecting disconnection of at least one participating telephony device from the group communications session, and determining that the disconnection was not intentionally initiated; accessing the stored call group information data and causing signals to enable reestablishment of participation by the disconnected device to be sent to the disconnected device; and upon receipt by the group call server from the disconnected device of signals representing a request to reconnect the disconnected device, outputting command signals for reestablishing a communications session between the disconnected device and at least one other device participating in the group communications session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Douglas GISBY, Christopher LABRADOR, Brian OLIVER, Susie SIMON-DANIELS, Adrian LOGAN, Eric FRITZLEY, Brian McCOLGAN
  • Publication number: 20150023222
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of joining a user to a conference call event an interface associated with a time management software application is displayed. The interface displays information relating to the conference call event including a date for a conference call which is subject of the conference call event and a start time of the conference call. While displaying the interface, a menu offering one or more options is displayed; these one or more options include an option to join the conference call. When an indication of a selection of the option to join the conference call is received, information associated with the conference call is located; this information includes a telephone number for a conference call bridge. A connection with the conference call bridge using the telephone number is initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Adrian LOGAN, Rohit JAIN, Eric FRITZLEY, Christopher LABRADOR, Michael McANDREWS
  • Patent number: 8861703
    Abstract: A system and method for reestablishing a voice communications session moderated by a group call server between two or more telephony devices. The method is performed by a processor monitoring the communications session. The method comprises: storing one or more data records representing group call information; detecting disconnection of at least one participating telephony device from the group communications session, and determining that the disconnection was not intentionally initiated; accessing the stored call group information data and causing signals to enable reestablishment of participation by the disconnected device to be sent to the disconnected device; and upon receipt by the group call server from the disconnected device of signals representing a request to reconnect the disconnected device, outputting command signals for reestablishing a communications session between the disconnected device and at least one other device participating in the group communications session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Labrador, Brian Oliver, Douglas Gisby, Susie Simon-Daniels, Adrian Logan, Eric Fritzley, Brian McColgan
  • Patent number: 8824341
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of joining a user to a conference call event an interface associated with a time management software application is displayed. The interface displays information relating to the conference call event including a date for a conference call which is subject of the conference call event and a start time of the conference call. While displaying the interface, a menu offering one or more options is displayed; these one or more options include an option to join the conference call. When an indication of a selection of the option to join the conference call is received, information associated with the conference call is located; this information includes a telephone number for a conference call bridge. A connection with the conference call bridge using the telephone number is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Adrian Logan, Rohit Jain, Eric Fritzley, Christopher Labrador, Michael McAndrews
  • Patent number: 8350818
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a continuous touch on a touch-sensitive display. A position of one or more boundaries is updated when the continuous touch crosses a first boundary of the one or more boundaries. Feedback is provided when the continuous touch crosses the first boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventors: Eric Fritzley, Rohit Rockey Jain, Adrian Michael Logan, Michael Thomas Hardy
  • Publication number: 20120263287
    Abstract: A system and method for reestablishing a voice communications session moderated by a group call server between two or more telephony devices. The method is performed by a processor monitoring the communications session. The method comprises: storing one or more data records representing group call information; detecting disconnection of at least one participating telephony device from the group communications session, and determining that the disconnection was not intentionally initiated; accessing the stored call group information data and causing signals to enable reestablishment of participation by the disconnected device to be sent to the disconnected device; and upon receipt by the group call server from the disconnected device of signals representing a request to reconnect the disconnected device, outputting command signals for reestablishing a communications session between the disconnected device and at feast one other device participating in the group communications session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Douglas Gisby, Christopher Labrador, Brian Oliver, Susie Simon-Daniels, Adrian Logan, Eric Fritzley, Brian McColgan
  • Patent number: 8238537
    Abstract: A system and method for reestablishing a voice communications session moderated by a group call server between two or more telephony devices. The method is performed by a processor monitoring the communications session. The method comprises: storing one or more data records representing group call information; detecting disconnection of at least one participating telephony device from the group communications session, and determining that the disconnection was not intentionally initiated; accessing the stored call group information data and causing signals to enable reestablishment of participation by the disconnected device to be sent to the disconnected device; and upon receipt by the group call server from the disconnected device of signals representing a request to reconnect the disconnected device, outputting command signals for reestablishing a communications session between the disconnected device and at least one other device participating in the group communications session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Doug Gisby, Christopher Labrador, Brian Oliver, Susie Simon-Daniels, Adrian Logan, Eric Fritzley, Brian McColgan
  • Publication number: 20110115716
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a continuous touch on a touch-sensitive display. A position of one or more boundaries is updated when the continuous touch crosses a first boundary of the one or more boundaries. Feedback is provided when the continuous touch crosses the first boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Eric FRITZLEY, Rohit Rocky JAIN, Adrian Michael LOGAN, Michael Thomas HARDY
  • Publication number: 20100220846
    Abstract: A system and method for reestablishing a voice communications session moderated by a group call server between two or more telephony devices. The method is performed by a processor monitoring the communications session. The method comprises: storing one or more data records representing group call information; detecting disconnection of at least one participating telephony device from the group communications session, and determining that the disconnection was not intentionally initiated; accessing the stored call group information data and causing signals to enable reestablishment of participation by the disconnected device to be sent to the disconnected device; and upon receipt by the group call server from the disconnected device of signals representing a request to reconnect the disconnected device, outputting command signals for reestablishing a communications session between the disconnected device and at least one other device participating in the group communications session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Doug Gisby, Christopher Labrador, Brian Oliver, Susie Simon-Daniels, Adrian Logan, Eric Fritzley, Brian McColgan
  • Publication number: 20100211911
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of altering an interface, an interface associated with an application having time-dependent events is displayed. The interface displays at least one activatable component. At a pre-set time relative to a time for one of said time-dependent events, the interface is altered to add an added activatable component, or to set a pre-determined one of the activatable components of the interface as a selected component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Adrian Logan, Rohit Jain, Eric Fritzley
  • Publication number: 20100208625
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of joining a user to a conference call event an interface associated with a time management software application is displayed. The interface displays information relating to the conference call event including a date for a conference call which is subject of the conference call event and a start time of the conference call. While displaying the interface, a menu offering one or more options is displayed; these one or more options include an option to join the conference call. When an indication of a selection of the option to join the conference call is received, information associated with the conference call is located; this information includes a telephone number for a conference call bridge. A connection with the conference call bridge using the telephone number is initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Adrian Logan, Rohit Jain, Eric Fritzley, Christopher Labrador, Michael McAndrews