Patents by Inventor Frederic Benard

Frederic Benard 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).

  • Methods and apparatuses for processing time zone identifiers
    Patent number: 9417612
    Abstract: According to some aspects, methods and apparatuses for processing time zone IDs are provided. A time zone ID may be received at a client device. After determining that the time zone ID is unknown to the client device, the client device may transmit a request for time zone rules for the received time zone ID. The request may be transmitted to a network component such as a server. If time zone rules for the received time zone ID are available, the network component may transmit the rules to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Darrell Reginald May, Jean-Philippe Lespinasse, Frederic Benard
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING TIME ZONE IDENTIFIERS
    Publication number: 20150323905
    Abstract: According to some aspects, methods and apparatuses for processing time zone IDs are provided. A time zone ID may be received at a client device. After determining that the time zone ID is unknown to the client device, the client device may transmit a request for time zone rules for the received time zone ID. The request may be transmitted to a network component such as a server. If time zone rules for the received time zone ID are available, the network component may transmit the rules to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Darrell Reginald May, Jean-Philippe Lespinasse, Frederic Benard