Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Laviana

Joseph E. Laviana 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 for sizing message characters for a display
    Patent number: 5212477
    Abstract: An electronic device (100) includes a memory (106) for storing a message, the message having message characters and a message length. The electronic device (100) automatically selects one of at least first and second sizes (301 and 311) for displaying the message characters by comparing the message length to at least one predetermined threshold, the message length being compared greater than each of the at least one predetermined threshold (402,404,406,414,416) indicating a different one of the at least first and second sizes (301 and 311), and each of the at least first and second sizes (301 and 311) corresponding to a different one of at least first and second number of lines (304,314) on a display screen. The electronic device (100) displays (408) at least a portion of the message characters in the selected size and in the corresponding one of at least first and second number of lines on the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack P. Indekeu, Joseph E. Laviana, Carlos E. Marciales
  • Selective call receiver or similar article
    Patent number: D322464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Scheid, Joseph E. Laviana, Thomas J. Rollins
  • Electronic display panel for a pager
    Patent number: D328763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Laviana, William J. Scarpone, Jack P. Indekeu
  • Selective call receiver
    Patent number: D338201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Scheid, Robert Kurcbart, Joseph E. Laviana, Jeffrey S. King
  • Selective call receiver
    Patent number: D342736
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Scheid, Robert Kurcbart, Joseph E. Laviana