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).
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Patent number: 9020462Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 13, 2007Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: John Hodgson, Nicholas Bryson Wilson
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Patent number: 8713706Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 4, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Melanie Barker, John Hodgson
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Publication number: 20120174238Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Melanie Barker, John Hodgson
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Patent number: 7996908Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 10, 2004Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Melanie Barker, John Hodgson
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Publication number: 20080227429Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2007Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: John Hodgson, Nicholas Bryson Wilson
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Publication number: 20080076709Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: March 27, 2008Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20070140400Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2006Publication date: June 21, 2007Inventor: John Hodgson
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Publication number: 20070016682Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2005Publication date: January 18, 2007Inventor: John Hodgson
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Publication number: 20070009546Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2006Publication date: January 11, 2007Inventors: Michael Black, John Hodgson, David Knowles, Michael Lonetto, Richard Nicholas, Robert Stodola, Martin Burnham
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Publication number: 20060250217Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Applicant: Safetystream Mobile LimitedInventors: Christopher Hamling, John Hodgson, Thomas Routt
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Publication number: 20060239991Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2006Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: John Hodgson, Elizabeth Lawlor
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Publication number: 20060135141Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2004Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventors: Nicholas Wilson, John Hodgson, Paul Landry
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Publication number: 20060083752Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2005Publication date: April 20, 2006Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20060026689Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2004Publication date: February 2, 2006Inventors: Melanie Barker, John Hodgson
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Publication number: 20060026198Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2005Publication date: February 2, 2006Inventors: Jeffrey Emery, Ronald Zinn, John Hodgson
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Publication number: 20060026335Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2005Publication date: February 2, 2006Inventors: John Hodgson, Thomas Plestid, Jeffrey Emery
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Publication number: 20060026281Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2005Publication date: February 2, 2006Inventors: John Hodgson, Matthew Bells, Thomas Plestid, Edward Willis, Sean Wilson, David Yach
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Publication number: 20050056579Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2004Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventor: John Hodgson
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Publication number: 20050032161Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2004Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventors: Michael Black, John Hodgson, David Knowles, Michael Lonetto, Richard Nicholas, Robert Stodola, Martin Burnham
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Patent number: 6524813Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 18, 1998Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignees: SmithKline Beecham Corporation, SmithKline Beecham plcInventors: Martin Karl Russel Burnham, Andrew Fosberry, John Hodgson, Deborah Jaworski, Elizabeth Lawlor, Martin Rosenberg, Lisa Kathleen Shilling, Min Wang, Judith Ward