Patents by Inventor Eric Martin Ritter

Eric Martin Ritter 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 transferring an ongoing communication from a wireless handheld telephony device
    Patent number: 8798605
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and programmed instructions useful for transferring an end of an existing call session from a wireless handheld telephony device to a second device, such as a desk phone. The second device provides information useful for transferring the call directly to the handheld device on which the call session is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Lloyd Heit, Eric Martin Ritter
  • Apparatus, and associated method, for reconnecting dropped call
    Patent number: 8755780
    Abstract: An apparatus, and an associated method, reconnects a communication party, such as a wireless device, into a call connection responsive to detection of a call connection drop of an ongoing communication session. A detector detects a call connection drop of an ongoing communication session. And, responsive to the detection, the connection is automatically reinitiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Eric Martin Ritter, Brian Alexander Oliver, Joseph Patrick Thomas Goguen, Richard John George
  • APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR RECONNECTING DROPPED CALL
    Publication number: 20130189967
    Abstract: An apparatus, and an associated method, reconnects a communication party, such as a wireless device, into a call connection responsive to detection of a call connection drop of an ongoing communication session. A detector detects a call connection drop of an ongoing communication session. And, responsive to the detection, the connection is automatically reinitiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Eric Martin Ritter, Brian Alexander Oliver, Joseph Patrick Thomas Goguen, Richard John George
  • System and Method for Transferring an Ongoing Communication from A Wireless Handheld Telephony Device
    Publication number: 20110177818
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and programmed instructions useful for transferring an end of an existing call session from a wireless handheld telephony device to a second device, such as a desk phone. The second device provides information useful for transferring the call directly to the handheld device on which the call session is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: David Lloyd Heit, Eric Martin Ritter
  • System and Method for Transferring Telephony Functions Associated With A Wireless Handheld Telephony Device
    Publication number: 20110177801
    Abstract: Devices, methods and programmed instructions useful for transferring one or more telephony functions associated with a wireless handheld telephony device to a second telephony device are disclosed. The wireless handheld telephony device provides information useful in transferring the one or more telephony functions to the second telephony device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: David Lloyd Heit, Eric Martin Ritter