Patents by Inventor Joann K. Girard

Joann K. Girard 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).

  • Uniform emergency interconnect access in a multi-modal device
    Patent number: 8285244
    Abstract: A wireless communication device (102) includes a processor (406) and a wireless network interface (404, 407), communicatively coupled with the processor (406), for determining the presence of a network providing wireless communication service. The device (102) also includes a memory (408) for storing a plurality of emergency service connection profiles. One of the profiles is selected based on the network determined to be present. The selected profile is then presented via a user interface (302) to a user of the wireless communication device (102) as a single emergency call model that is uniform among the profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Joann K. Girard, Robert H. Pichette, WenJiong Yang
  • UNIFORM EMERGENCY INTERCONNECT ACCESS IN A MULTI-MODAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080076382
    Abstract: A wireless communication device (102) includes a processor (406) and a wireless network interface (404, 407), communicatively coupled with the processor (406), for determining the presence of a network providing wireless communication service. The device (102) also includes a memory (408) for storing a plurality of emergency service connection profiles. One of the profiles is selected based on the network determined to be present. The selected profile is then presented via a user interface (302) to a user of the wireless communication device (102) as a single emergency call model that is uniform among the profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Joann K. Girard, Robert H. Pichette, WenJiong Yang
  • Method of automatically selecting a communication mode in a mobile station having at least two communication modes
    Publication number: 20020132635
    Abstract: A mobile station capable of communicating in more than one mode of communication allows the user to select a desired mode of communication with a single action after deciding on the party to be called. The one-step selection process is accomplished by providing the user with features on the radio, for example, corresponding to the various modes of communication available to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Joann K. Girard, Nicole T. Gaviria, Robert A. Marples