Patents by Inventor Lea T. Adams

Lea T. Adams 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).

  • Multi-function, multi-state input control device
    Patent number: 7386303
    Abstract: In a two-way radio communications system wherein subscriber units are provided with multiple features from the software running on a server, a user interface of the subscriber unit permits the subscriber unit user to change the control state of the server software depending on different types of actuations of the user interface. In the preferred embodiment, one, two or more “clicks” on a momentary input switch, as well as pushing and holding and releasing the input switch can be used to select or de-select between multiple services and applications provided to the subscriber unit by the server software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Dale R. Buchholz, Ira A. Gerson, Lea T. Adams
  • Multi-function, multi-state input control device
    Publication number: 20020173299
    Abstract: In a two-way radio communications system wherein subscriber units are provided with multiple features from the software running on a server, a user interface of the subscriber unit permits the subscriber unit user to change the control state of the server software depending on different types of actuations of the user interface. In the preferred embodiment, one, two or more “clicks” on a momentary input switch, as well as pushing and holding and releasing the input switch can be used to select or de-select between multiple services and applications provided to the subscriber unit by the server software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Dale R. Buchholz, Ira A. Gerson, Lea T. Adams