Patents by Inventor John Barry FENN

John Barry FENN 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 and apparatus for activating an emergency beacon signal
    Patent number: 9591466
    Abstract: A portable communication device comprises a radio frequency signal transceiver configured to receive an instruction signal; and control electronics configured to detect that the instruction signal has been received; and cause the portable communication device to transmit a beacon signal responsive to the instruction signal being detected by the control electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: John Barry Fenn, Nicholas Patrick Alfano, Gordon Peter Young
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING AN EMERGENCY BEACON SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20140011469
    Abstract: A portable communication device comprises a radio frequency signal transceiver configured to receive an instruction signal; and control electronics configured to detect that the instruction signal has been received; and cause the portable communication device to transmit a beacon signal responsive to the instruction signal being detected by the control electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: John Barry FENN, Nicholas Patrick ALFANO, Gordon Peter YOUNG
  • Portable electronic device and method of controlling same
    Patent number: 8531461
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes receiving a selection of a character of a string at the portable electronic device, rendering the character at a first font size on a display of the portable electronic device, and re-rendering the character at a second font size when a subsequent selection of a subsequent character of a new string is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: John Barry Fenn
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
    Publication number: 20110074790
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes receiving a selection of a character of a string at the portable electronic device, rendering the character at a first font size on a display of the portable electronic device, and re-rendering the character at a second font size when a subsequent selection of a subsequent character of a new string is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: John Barry FENN