Patents by Inventor Kris M. Bell

Kris M. Bell 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).

  • Push notification service
    Patent number: 10091005
    Abstract: Gateway devices maintain presence information for various mobile devices. Each gateway is associated with a zone and manages presence information only for mobile devices associated with that zone. Courier devices back-propagate presence information for the mobile devices to respective gateways based at least on the respective zone associated with each mobile device. The gateways and couriers are dynamically configured such that messages can be pushed from a provider application to a mobile device via any gateway and any courier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kris M. Bell, Darryl Neil Bleau, Jeffrey Thomas Davey
  • PUSH NOTIFICATION SERVICE
    Publication number: 20160134426
    Abstract: Gateway devices maintain presence information for various mobile devices. Each gateway is associated with a zone and manages presence information only for mobile devices associated with that zone. Courier devices back-propagate presence information for the mobile devices to respective gateways based at least on the respective zone associated with each mobile device. The gateways and couriers are dynamically configured such that messages can be pushed from a provider application to a mobile device via any gateway and any courier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Kris M. Bell, Darryl Neil Bleau, Jeffrey Thomas Davey
  • Push notification service
    Patent number: 9210685
    Abstract: Gateway devices maintain presence information for various mobile devices. Each gateway is associated with a zone and manages presence information only for mobile devices associated with that zone. Courier devices back-propagate presence information for the mobile devices to respective gateways based at least on the respective zone associated with each mobile device. The gateways and couriers are dynamically configured such that messages can be pushed from a provider application to a mobile device via any gateway and any courier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kris M. Bell, Darryl N. Bleau, Jeffrey T. Davey
  • Push notification service
    Patent number: 8351921
    Abstract: Gateway devices maintain presence information for various mobile devices. Each gateway is associated with a zone and manages presence information only for mobile devices associated with that zone. Courier devices back-propagate presence information for the mobile devices to respective gateways based at least on the respective zone associated with each mobile device. The gateways and couriers are dynamically configured such that messages can be pushed from a provider application to a mobile device via any gateway and any courier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kris M. Bell, Darryl N. Bleau, Jeffrey T. Davey
  • PUSH NOTIFICATION SERVICE
    Publication number: 20120040699
    Abstract: Gateway devices maintain presence information for various mobile devices. Each gateway is associated with a zone and manages presence information only for mobile devices associated with that zone. Courier devices back-propagate presence information for the mobile devices to respective gateways based at least on the respective zone associated with each mobile device. The gateways and couriers are dynamically configured such that messages can be pushed from a provider application to a mobile device via any gateway and any courier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Kris M. Bell, Darryl N. Bleau, Jeffrey T. Davey
  • Push notification service
    Patent number: 8064896
    Abstract: Gateway devices maintain presence information for various mobile devices. Each gateway is associated with a zone and manages presence information only for mobile devices associated with that zone. Courier devices back-propagate presence information for the mobile devices to respective gateways based at least on the respective zone associated with each mobile device. The gateways and couriers are dynamically configured such that messages can be pushed from a provider application to a mobile device via any gateway and any courier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kris M. Bell, Darryl N. Bleau, Jeffrey T. Davey
  • PUSH NOTIFICATION SERVICE
    Publication number: 20100227632
    Abstract: Gateway devices maintain presence information for various mobile devices. Each gateway is associated with a zone and manages presence information only for mobile devices associated with that zone. Courier devices back-propagate presence information for the mobile devices to respective gateways based at least on the respective zone associated with each mobile device. The gateways and couriers are dynamically configured such that messages can be pushed from a provider application to a mobile device via any gateway and any courier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Kris M. Bell, Darryl N. Bleau, Jeffrey T. Davey