Patents by Inventor Gary Phillip Mousseau

Gary Phillip Mousseau 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: 11019196
    Abstract: A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gary Phillip Mousseau, David Paul Yach, Mihal Lazaridis, Harry Richmond Major, Raymond Paul Vander Veen, Atul Asthana
  • Publication number: 20200014793
    Abstract: A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gary Phillip MOUSSEAU, David Paul YACH, Mihal LAZARIDIS, Harry Richmond MAJOR, Raymond Paul VANDER VEEN, Atul ASTHANA
  • Patent number: 10419600
    Abstract: A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gary Phillip Mousseau, Mihal Lazaridis, David Paul Yach, Raymond Paul Vander Veen, Harry Richmond Major, Atul Asthana
  • Patent number: 9210205
    Abstract: Various embodiments for a system and method for providing streaming data to a device are provided herein. In one example, a method comprises receiving a request for streaming data from a mobile device, receiving settings with regards to the delivery of the streaming data to the mobile device, retrieving the streaming data from a source of the streaming data, reformatting the streaming data for the mobile device according to the settings and sending the reformatted streaming data to the mobile device in accordance with the settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gary Phillip Mousseau, Mihal Lazaridis
  • Publication number: 20150172451
    Abstract: A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gary Phillip MOUSSEAU, Mihal LAZARIDIS, David Paul YACH, Raymond Paul VANDER VEEN, Harry Richmond MAJOR, Atul ASTHANA
  • Patent number: 8971504
    Abstract: A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gary Phillip Mousseau, Mihal Lazaridis, David Paul Yach, Raymond Vander Veen, Harry Richmond Major, Atul Asthana
  • Patent number: 8694650
    Abstract: A system and method for distributing information from a host service in communication with a computer network to a mobile station in communication with a wireless network is provided. A data item associated with the mobile station is received at the host service. The host service then determines whether a network resource of the wireless network is currently associated with the mobile station. If the network resource of the wireless network is not currently associated with the mobile station, then the host service transmits a resource request message to the mobile station to instruct the mobile station to acquire the network resource. Subsequently to acquiring the network resource, the host service is then able to transmit the data item to the mobile station using the network resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Gary Phillip Mousseau, Barry J. Gilhuly
  • Publication number: 20140052828
    Abstract: Various embodiments for a system and method for providing streaming data to a device are provided herein. In one example, a method comprises receiving a request for streaming data from a mobile device, receiving settings with regards to the delivery of the streaming data to the mobile device, retrieving the streaming data from a source of the streaming data, reformatting the streaming data for the mobile device according to the settings and sending the reformatted streaming data to the mobile device in accordance with the settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gary Phillip Mousseau, Mihal Lazaridis
  • Patent number: 8620318
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for mobile stations for enhancing the ease of use of a mobile station. An example method includes connecting with a first wireless network and displaying a first indicator associated with the first network. The example method includes connecting with a second wireless network while connected to the first wireless network and displaying a second indicator associated with the second network. The example method includes selecting one of the first network and the second network to place a voice call and placing the call using the selected network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Gary Phillip Mousseau
  • Patent number: 8583729
    Abstract: A client for a text-based messaging application for a dual-mode mobile communication device may initiate an audio conference based on a text-based message. Contents of fields of the text-based message may be extracted and utilized to construct an audio conference request message that is subsequently transmitted to an audio conference gateway. Where the text-based messaging application is an instant messaging (IM) client application, it may be configured to recognize a voice connection as being related to an ongoing Data Mode IM conversation. As a consequence of the recognition, the IM client application may maintain the user interface for facilitating participation in the Voice Mode IM conversation. Updates related to the status of the Voice Mode IM conversation may be received at the dual-mode mobile communication device over the voice connection and reflected in changes to the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Gary Phillip Mousseau, Eric Ng
  • Publication number: 20130286900
    Abstract: A unified messaging system, method and user interface is provided for a handheld mobile communication device. The method may include the following steps: (a) receiving a notification signal at the wireless device via the wireless data channel indicating that the unified messaging system received and stored a voice mail message intended for a user of the wireless device; (b) transmitting a command signal from the wireless device to the unified messaging system via the wireless data channel, the command signal including a message retrieval command; (c) receiving via the wireless voice channel a voice call initiated by a voice mail system component of the unified messaging system in response to the message retrieval command transmitted from the wireless device; and (d) receiving the voice mail message from the unified messaging system via the wireless voice channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: William David Castell, Mihal Lazaridis, Gary Phillip Mousseau
  • Patent number: 8565740
    Abstract: Various embodiments for a system and method for providing streaming data to a device are provided herein. In one example, a method comprises receiving a request for streaming data from a mobile device, receiving settings with regards to the delivery of the streaming data to the mobile device, retrieving the streaming data from a source of the streaming data, reformatting the streaming data for the mobile device according to the settings and sending the reformatted streaming data to the mobile device in accordance with the settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Gary Phillip Mousseau
  • Publication number: 20120113854
    Abstract: Techniques for use in delivering data from a host service to a mobile device operative in a wireless network are disclosed. The host service is configured to maintain in a host memory an availability status indicative of the availability of the mobile device in the wireless network. A router receives an indication signal from the mobile device within a predetermined interval. The indication signal indicates one or more functional states or parameter levels of the mobile device. When the one or more functional states or parameter levels of the indication signal are indicative of availability, and a cached availability status in cache memory of the router equals to unavailable, the router changes the cached availability status from unavailable to available and transmits the changed availability status from the router to the host service for setting the availability status at the host service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Allan David Lewis, Gary Phillip Mousseau
  • Publication number: 20090280784
    Abstract: Various embodiments for a system and method for providing streaming data to a device are provided herein. In one example, a method comprises receiving a request for streaming data from a mobile device, receiving settings with regards to the delivery of the streaming data to the mobile device, retrieving the streaming data from a source of the streaming data, reformatting the streaming data for the mobile device according to the settings and sending the reformatted streaming data to the mobile device in accordance with the settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Gary Phillip Mousseau, Mihal Lazaridis