Patents by Inventor Jon D. Slater

Jon D. Slater 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).

  • Mobile telephone help information
    Patent number: 6519482
    Abstract: A mobile telephone displays user information on a display. The mobile telephone displays an information icon on the display if help information is available that is related to the user information on the display. The mobile telephone generates a control signal if an information key on the mobile telephone is activated. The mobile telephone displays the help information on the display in response to the generation of the control signal when the information icon is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Mittelstadt, Shawn C. Morrison, Gayathri Chittiappa, Jon D. Slater, Steve C. DeTar
  • Mobile telephone status menu with antenna position indication
    Patent number: 6490465
    Abstract: A mobile telephone displays a status menu on a mobile telephone display. The status menu includes an antenna position status that indicates if an antenna for the mobile telephone is properly positioned. The mobile telephone continually updates the antenna position status in the status menu when the status menu is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Mittelstadt, Jon D. Slater, Gayathri Chittiappa, Shawn C. Morrison, Steve C. DeTar
  • Mobile telephone configuration in response to a menu time-out
    Patent number: 6389280
    Abstract: A mobile telephone has an existing configuration and displays a menu. The mobile telephone generates a time-out from the menu if an elapsed time after entering the menu exceeds a time period. In response to the time-out, the mobile telephone implements a new configuration based on the menu in which the time-out occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: David J. Mittelstadt, Shawn C. Morrison, Gayathri Chittiappa, Jon D. Slater, Steve C. DeTar