Patents by Inventor John Cross Neumann

John Cross Neumann 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 devices for generating an action item summary
    Patent number: 9015034
    Abstract: Methods and devices for generating an action item summary are described. In one example embodiment, the present application describes a processor-implemented method. The method includes: receiving a request for creation of an action item, the action item comprising a record of a proposed future action; obtaining context information associated with the action item; storing the action item and context information; and generating a sentence describing the action item based on the context information associated with the action item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Carl Magnus Borg, Lars Johan Anders Olsson, John Cross Neumann
  • Handheld electronic device using status awareness
    Patent number: 8700102
    Abstract: Through status awareness, a handheld communications device may determine the location, activity, and/or physical or emotional state of the user. This information may in turn be used for various purposes, such as 1) determining how to alert the user of an incoming communication, 2) determining what format to use for communicating with the user, and 3) determining how to present the user's status to another person's communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bran Ferren, Lama Nachman, Kieran Del Pasqua, Wendy March, John Cross Neumann, Rahul Shah, Junaith A. Shahabdeen, Jennifer A. Healey, Sushmita Subramanian, Giuseppe Raffa, Alexander Essaian, Jonathan Huang
  • Handheld electronic device using status awareness
    Patent number: 8700012
    Abstract: Through status awareness, a handheld communications device may determine the location, activity, and/or physical or emotional state of the user. This information may in turn be used for various purposes, such as 1) determining how to alert the user of an incoming communication, 2) determining what format to use for communicating with the user, and 3) determining how to present the user's status to another person's communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bran Ferren, Lama Nachman, Kieran Del Pasqua, Wendy March, John Cross Neumann, Rahul Shah, Junaith A. Shahabdeen, Jennifer A. Healey, Sushmita Subramanian, Giuseppe Raffa, Alexander Essaian, Jonathan Huang
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING ACTION ITEM REMINDERS
    Publication number: 20130307681
    Abstract: Methods and devices for providing action item reminders are described. In one example embodiment, the present application describes a method performed by a processor on an electronic device. The method includes: receiving a request for creation of an action item, the action item being a record of a proposed future action; obtaining context information associated with the action item, the context information specifying two or more reminder conditions associated with the action item; and triggering a reminder of the action item based on the two or more reminder conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Carl Magnus BORG, Lars Johan Anders OLSSON, John Cross NEUMANN
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING AN ACTION ITEM SUMMARY
    Publication number: 20130311167
    Abstract: Methods and devices for generating an action item summary are described. In one example embodiment, the present application describes a processor-implemented method. The method includes: receiving a request for creation of an action item, the action item comprising a record of a proposed future action; obtaining context information associated with the action item; storing the action item and context information; and generating a sentence describing the action item based on the context information associated with the action item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Carl Magnus BORG, Lars Johan Anders OLSSON, John Cross NEUMANN
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING STATUS AWARENESS
    Publication number: 20130237287
    Abstract: Through status awareness, a communications device may determine the location, activity, and/or physical or emotional state of the user. This information may in turn be used for various purposes, such as 1) determining how to alert the user of an incoming communication, 2) determining what format to use for communicating with the user, and 3) determining how to present the user's status to another person's communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: BRAN FERREN, Lama Nachman, Kieran Del Pasqua, Wendy March, John Cross Neumann, Rahul Shah, Junaith A. Shahabdeen, Jennifer A. Healey, Sushmita Subramanian, Giuseppe Raffa, Alexander Essaian, Jonathan Huang
  • HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING STATUS AWARENESS
    Publication number: 20120276932
    Abstract: Through status awareness, a handheld communications device may determine the location, activity, and/or physical or emotional state of the user. This information may in turn be used for various purposes, such as 1) determining how to alert the user of an incoming communication, 2) determining what format to use for communicating with the user, and 3) determining how to present the user's status to another person's communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Bran Ferren, Lama Nachman, Kieran Del Pasqua, Wendy March, John Cross Neumann, Rahul Shah, Junaith A. Shahabdeen, Jennifer A. Healey, Sushmita Subramanian, Giuseppe Raffa, Alexander Essaian, Jonathan Huang
  • HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING STATUS AWARENESS
    Publication number: 20120270575
    Abstract: Through status awareness, a handheld communications device may determine the location, activity, and/or physical or emotional state of the user. This information may in turn be used for various purposes, such as 1) determining how to alert the user of an incoming communication, 2) determining what format to use for communicating with the user, and 3) determining how to present the user's status to another person's communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Bran Ferren, Lama Nachman, Kieran Del Pasqua, Wendy March, John Cross Neumann, Rahul Shah, Junaith A. Shahabdeen, Jennifer A. Healey, Sushmita Subramanian, Giuseppe Raffa, Alexander Essaian, Jonathan Huang
  • HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING STATUS AWARENESS
    Publication number: 20120157127
    Abstract: Through status awareness, a handheld communications device may determine the location, activity, and/or physical or emotional state of the user. This information may in turn be used for various purposes, such as 1) determining how to alert the user of an incoming communication, 2) determining what format to use for communicating with the user, and 3) determining how to present the user's status to another person's communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Bran Ferren, Lama Nachman, Kieran Del Pasqua, Wendy March, John Cross Neumann, Rahul Shah, Junaith A. Shahabdeen, Jennifer A. Healey, Sushmita Subramanian, Giuseppe Raffa, Alexander Essaian, Jonathan Huang