Patents by Inventor John Hodgson

John Hodgson 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: 9020462
    Abstract: A wireless communications device can be triggered by a user in a duress situation to provide to a predetermined recipient, or to a monitoring service, a duress message containing emergency-response information, such as GPS coordinates, a photograph and/or an audio clip to facilitate an emergency response to the duress situation. The wireless device can periodically send follow-up duress messages to provide updated GPS data, photos or other information. The wireless device monitoring can also reply to specific queries from the monitoring service to provide requested information that would be most useful to the recipient attempting to coordinate an emergency response. In the event that the device is outside data packet coverage, the duress message can be transmitted using an alternate mode of communication such as SMS or MMS. If no mode of communication is available, the device stores the duress message until communications are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: John Hodgson, Nicholas Bryson Wilson
  • Patent number: 8713706
    Abstract: A system and methods for coordinating the operation of a client security module and a host security module on a mobile electronic device. The modules communicate with each other through a platform abstraction layer using application programming interfaces to coordinate their activities. In particular, the client security module instructs the host security module when to lock and unlock the device, and the host security module alerts the client security module to attempts by the user to lock or unlock the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Melanie Barker, John Hodgson
  • Publication number: 20120174238
    Abstract: A system and methods for coordinating the operation of a client security module and a host security module on a mobile electronic device. The modules communicate with each other through a platform abstraction layer using application programming interfaces to coordinate their activities. In particular, the client security module instructs the host security module when to lock and unlock the device, and the host security module alerts the client security module to attempts by the user to lock or unlock the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Melanie Barker, John Hodgson
  • Patent number: 7996908
    Abstract: A system and methods for coordinating the operation of a client security module and a host security module on a mobile electronic device. The modules communicate with each other through a platform abstraction layer using application programming interfaces to coordinate their activities. In particular, the client security module instructs the host security module when to lock and unlock the device, and the host security module alerts the client security module to attempts by the user to lock or unlock the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Melanie Barker, John Hodgson
  • Publication number: 20080227429
    Abstract: A wireless communications device can be triggered by a user in a duress situation to provide to a predetermined recipient, or to a monitoring service, a duress message containing emergency-response information, such as GPS coordinates, a photograph and/or an audio clip to facilitate an emergency response to the duress situation. The wireless device can periodically send follow-up duress messages to provide updated GPS data, photos or other information. The wireless device monitoring can also reply to specific queries from the monitoring service to provide requested information that would be most useful to the recipient attempting to coordinate an emergency response. In the event that the device is outside data packet coverage, the duress message can be transmitted using an alternate mode of communication such as SMS or MMS. If no mode of communication is available, the device stores the duress message until communications are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: John Hodgson, Nicholas Bryson Wilson
  • Publication number: 20080076709
    Abstract: This invention relates to newly identified Staphylococcal polynucleotides, polypeptides encoded by such polynucleotides, the uses of such polynucleotides and polypeptides, as well as the production of such polynucleotides and polypeptides and recombinant host cells transformed with the polynucleotides. This invention also relates to inhibiting the biosynthesis or action of such polynucleotides or polypeptides and to the use of such inhibitors in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: Affinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Black, Martin Burnham, Jason Fedon, John Hodgson, David Knowles, Michael Lonetto, Richard Nicholas, Leslie Palmer, Julie Pratt, Raymond Reichard, Martin Rosenberg, Christopher Traini, Judith Ward, Richard Warren
  • Publication number: 20070140400
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, this invention creates the process of cold fusion with the creation of electromagnetic scalar waves and the deuterium loading of cathode in the invention. This process of combining the deuterium loading and current flow of the cathode with the electromagnetic scalar waves are used to allow temporary changes of the columbic barrier and the van der walls forces to lower levels that will allow fusion of the deuterium atoms in the helium atoms and the release of energy that is involved. Once all these conditions are met cold fusion will occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventor: John Hodgson
  • Publication number: 20070016682
    Abstract: A system and method for propagating device settings to a data communications client from a host on a mobile device, the system having at least one host application adapted to operate on the mobile device host and further adapted to change device settings on the mobile device; a notification means adapted to notify the data communications client of device settings changes on the mobile device; a mode setting at the data communications client, the mode setting adapted to indicate whether client applications on the data communications client should use device settings from the host; and a client settings application adapted to receive a notification from the notification means and change device settings for the client applications if the mode setting indicates the client applications should use device settings from the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: John Hodgson
  • Publication number: 20070009546
    Abstract: The invention provides novel polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing such polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Black, John Hodgson, David Knowles, Michael Lonetto, Richard Nicholas, Robert Stodola, Martin Burnham
  • Publication number: 20060250217
    Abstract: A container has a lid and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a male wall with a switch. A female wall mounts to the inside wall of the container and, when closed, encompasses the male wall. The female wall has a magnet that activates the switch. A lever contained inside the male wall moves into and out of a slot formed in the female wall. The switch completes a circuit that generates a close signal to the lever when the lid is closed. A button extends through a hole in the lid such that the button can be depressed to indicate locking and cannot be depressed when unlocked. When unlocked, the button cannot be depressed because the lever blocks the button. To open the container when closed, the actuation mechanism moves the lever in response to an entered code that must match a stored code or calculated content-specific code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: Safetystream Mobile Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Hamling, John Hodgson, Thomas Routt
  • Publication number: 20060239991
    Abstract: The invention provides tRNA synthetase polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding tRNA synthetase polypetides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing tRNA synthetase polypeptide for the protection against infection, particularly bacterial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: John Hodgson, Elizabeth Lawlor
  • Publication number: 20060135141
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing a licensee having mobile station hardware to support its own set of carriers and software demands of these carriers, the software including licensor software, the method comprising the steps of: assigning a unique third party identifier to the licensee; assigning a range of carrier identifiers for the licensee; allowing the licensee to create a unique identifier by combining the unique third party identifier with an identifier chosen from the range of carrier identifiers; and associating, in a gateway program, the unique identifier with one or more software versions acceptable by a carrier for download onto the mobile station hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Nicholas Wilson, John Hodgson, Paul Landry
  • Publication number: 20060083752
    Abstract: This invention relates to newly identified Staphylococcal polynucleotides, polypeptides encoded by such polynucleotides, the uses of such polynucleotides and polypeptides, as well as the production of such polynucleotides and polypeptides and recombinant host cells transformed with the polynucleotides. This invention also relates to inhibiting the biosynthesis or action of such polynucleotides or polypeptides and to the use of such inhibitors in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: Affinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Black, Martin Burnham, Jason Fedon, John Hodgson, David Knowles, Michael Lonetto, Richard Nicholas, Leslie Palmer, Julie Pratt, Raymond Reichard, Martin Rosenberg, Christopher Traini, Judith Ward, Richard Warren
  • Publication number: 20060026689
    Abstract: A system and methods for coordinating the operation of a client security module and a host security module on a mobile electronic device. The modules communicate with each other through a platform abstraction layer using application programming interfaces to coordinate their activities. In particular, the client security module instructs the host security module when to lock and unlock the device, and the host security module alerts the client security module to attempts by the user to lock or unlock the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Melanie Barker, John Hodgson
  • Publication number: 20060026198
    Abstract: A mobile device for synchronizing contact data stores comprising: a host having: a database for storing contact records; and a contact application communicating with the database and being capable of altering the contact records; a client having: a client contact application capable of altering the contact records; and a client data manager communicating with the client contact application for storing contact records; a state machine; a client listener to determine when a change has been made and propagate the change to the host; and a host listener to determine when a client record has been changed in the database and propagate the change to the client, wherein the database and the client data manager are synchronized through the state machine. Also, a method for synchronizing contact record storage by notification and propagation of changes through the state machine upon changes occurring in the database and client data manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Jeffrey Emery, Ronald Zinn, John Hodgson
  • Publication number: 20060026335
    Abstract: An apparatus for provisioning a data communications client on a host communications device, the host communications device adapted to operate on a communications network, the apparatus comprising: a first data store adapted to store variant configuration information; a second data store adapted to store provisioning information; a provisioning module adapted to select the provisioning information stored in said second data store as a function of the variant configuration information stored in said first data store and apply the selected provisioning information to provision the data communications client; and a user interface interacting with said provisioning module to enable a user of the host communications device to provision the data communications client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: John Hodgson, Thomas Plestid, Jeffrey Emery
  • Publication number: 20060026281
    Abstract: A system and a method (100, 500) for integrating an uncertified client (104) with a certified host device (102) are provided. The integration system (100) is configured to integrate the uncertified client (104), which has a plurality of client applications (106), with the certified host device (102), and has a client virtual machine (108), host applications (142), and an abstraction layer (138, 156). The client virtual machine (108) is coupled to the uncertified client (104) and is configured to execute the plurality of client applications (106). The host applications (142) are coupled to the certified host device (102) and are configured to control host dependent features on the certified host device (102). The abstraction layer (138, 156) are coupled to the host applications (142) and to the client virtual machine (108), and are configured to translate feature calls from the plurality of client applications (106) to function calls for the host applications (142).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: John Hodgson, Matthew Bells, Thomas Plestid, Edward Willis, Sean Wilson, David Yach
  • Publication number: 20050056579
    Abstract: This invention is a new phenomena of the creation of enhanced water, with using electromagnetic scalar waves, upon drinking or absorption or assimilation of the enhance water, a enhanced biological functions occur as a result of drinking, absorption and assimilation of the enhanced water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventor: John Hodgson
  • Publication number: 20050032161
    Abstract: The invention provides xanthine phosphoribosyl transferase polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding xanthine phosphoribosyl transferase polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing xanthine phosphoribosyl transferase polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Black, John Hodgson, David Knowles, Michael Lonetto, Richard Nicholas, Robert Stodola, Martin Burnham
  • Patent number: 6524813
    Abstract: The invention provides spo0J1 polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding spo0J1 polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing spo0J1 polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignees: SmithKline Beecham Corporation, SmithKline Beecham plc
    Inventors: Martin Karl Russel Burnham, Andrew Fosberry, John Hodgson, Deborah Jaworski, Elizabeth Lawlor, Martin Rosenberg, Lisa Kathleen Shilling, Min Wang, Judith Ward