Patents by Inventor Joshua Eddy

Joshua Eddy 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 to determine a preferred electronic device
    Patent number: 10097591
    Abstract: A method and electronic devices to provide a preferred device mode on a first electronic device and a second electronic device are described. In one example aspect, the present disclosure describes a method for determining a preferred device on a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first and second electronic devices may have established a connection between them. The method includes: receiving a request related to an application on the first electronic device; sending the request to the second electronic device; initiating processing the request on the first electronic device; determining which of the first electronic device and the second electronic device is a preferred device to process the request; if the first electronic device is the preferred device, completing processing of the request on the first electronic device; and if the second electronic device is the preferred device, processing the request on the second electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: James Allen Hymel, Joshua Eddy
  • METHODS AND DEVICES TO DETERMINE A PREFERRED ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130198392
    Abstract: A method and electronic devices to provide a preferred device mode on a first electronic device and a second electronic device are described. In one example aspect, the present disclosure describes a method for determining a preferred device on a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first and second electronic devices may have established a connection between them. The method includes: receiving a request related to an application on the first electronic device; sending the request to the second electronic device; initiating processing the request on the first electronic device; determining which of the first electronic device and the second electronic device is a preferred device to process the request; if the first electronic device is the preferred device, completing processing of the request on the first electronic device; and if the second electronic device is the preferred device, processing the request on the second electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: James Allen Hymel, Joshua Eddy