Patents by Inventor Jason G. Maxham

Jason G. Maxham 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).

  • Unlocking an electronic device
    Patent number: 8847903
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for unlocking an electronic device includes displaying (110) a lockscreen with an initial image in an initial region on a touch screen of the electronic device when it is in a locked state (100). Responsive to detecting (120) a first touch contact in the initial region, the electronic device displays (130) an intermediate image in a secondary region of the touch screen. Responsive to detecting (140) a second touch contact in the secondary region, the electronic device displays (150) an action image in a tertiary region of the touch screen. Responsive to detecting (160) a third touch contact in the tertiary region, the electronic device executes (180) an action associated with the action image and transitions the electronic device to an unlocked state (190).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Mark S Stokes, Jason G Maxham, Catherine T Nguyen, Enrique Sanchez, Denis B Stolyarov
  • Unlocking an Electronic Device
    Publication number: 20130285925
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for unlocking an electronic device includes displaying (110) a lockscreen with an initial image in an initial region on a touch screen of the electronic device when it is in a locked state (100). Responsive to detecting (120) a first touch contact in the initial region, the electronic device displays (130) an intermediate image in a secondary region of the touch screen. Responsive to detecting (140) a second touch contact in the secondary region, the electronic device displays (150) an action image in a tertiary region of the touch screen. Responsive to detecting (160) a third touch contact in the tertiary region, the electronic device executes (180) an action associated with the action image and transitions the electronic device to an unlocked state (190).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility, Inc
    Inventors: Mark S. Stokes, Jason G. Maxham, Catherine T. Nguyen, Enrique Sanchez, Denis B. Stolyarov
  • Document management apparatus, system and method
    Publication number: 20040187075
    Abstract: The concepts herein address a novel document management system including a cluster computer arrangement in which native documents may be stored substantially equally amongst each node. Also disclosed are methods for performing a search based on user-defined search criteria, as well as user-defined classifications that may be applied to documents represented by the search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Jason G. Maxham, Andrew M. Jenks, Matthew K. Work, J. Leslie Brennan