Patents by Inventor Franklin Arthur Davis

Franklin Arthur Davis 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).

  • Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing unrestricted content on a user terminal
    Patent number: 8001213
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing unrestricted content on a user terminal may include a processor. The processor may be configured to invoke a substitute function expansion application to request access to content associated with an object, in response to receiving an indication of an unknown function expansion application required to access the content associated with the object. The processor may further be configured to communicate information associated with the object to a network entity via the substitute function expansion application. The processor may also be configured to process the content associated with the object received from the remote network entity via the function expansion application, in response to the network entity accessing the content at a location associated with the network entity, and provide the received content associated with the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Franklin Arthur Davis
  • METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING UNRESTRICTED CONTENT ON A USER TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20100161754
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing unrestricted content on a user terminal may include a processor. The processor may be configured to invoke a substitute function expansion application to request access to content associated with an object, in response to receiving an indication of an unknown function expansion application required to access the content associated with the object. The processor may further be configured to communicate information associated with the object to a network entity via the substitute function expansion application. The processor may also be configured to process the content associated with the object received from the remote network entity via the function expansion application, in response to the network entity accessing the content at a location associated with the network entity, and provide the received content associated with the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventor: Franklin Arthur Davis