Patents by Inventor Myra Rice

Myra Rice 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).

  • Patent number: 7483692
    Abstract: A method of predicting user input to a mobile terminal is presented. The mobile terminal creates a raw user input data record comprised of input to the mobile terminal. A contextual data record is appended to the raw user input data record and both are stored. Another process processes the records contained in the raw user input database to identify repetitive patterns of user input. Identified patterns are stored in a recognized input pattern database. The mobile terminal then monitors current input and compares it to the repetitive patterns stored in the recognized input pattern database. Upon matching the current input to a repetitive pattern within a specified tolerance, the mobile terminal prompts the user to allow the mobile terminal to complete the process of inputting the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Robert A. Zak, Peter M. Mangum, Michael Shannon Welch, Paul Henry Nichols, Myra Rice
  • Publication number: 20060141990
    Abstract: A method of predicting user input to a mobile terminal is presented. The mobile terminal creates a raw user input data record comprised of input to the mobile terminal. A contextual data record is appended to the raw user input data record and both are stored. Another process processes the records contained in the raw user input database to identify repetitive patterns of user input. Identified patterns are stored in a recognized input pattern database. The mobile terminal then monitors current input and compares it to the repetitive patterns stored in the recognized input pattern database. Upon matching the current input to a repetitive pattern within a specified tolerance, the mobile terminal prompts the user to allow the mobile terminal to complete the process of inputting the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Robert Zak, Peter Mangum, Michael Welch, Paul Nichols, Myra Rice
  • Publication number: 20060098085
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a display during a teleconference between a primary participant and one or more secondary participants is described herein. According to the present invention, a primary image corresponding to the primary participant and a subset of secondary images that correspond to secondary participants are displayed on first and second sections of the display, respectively. By scrolling through the secondary images during the teleconference, different subsets of the secondary images may be displayed. Another exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises superimposing an image over another image. By adjusting the opacity of at least one of the images, the user may view and/or access both images during the teleconference. According to another exemplary embodiment, a user may interchange the primary image with a selected one of the secondary images, responsive to user input, to focus on the selected image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Paul Nichols, Myra Rice, Carey Moulton
  • Publication number: 20060098027
    Abstract: The present invention describes a method and apparatus for providing an image in association with a call between two or more communication devices. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a personal image of a user is either selected or modified responsive to supplied mood data. The resulting personal image is output to an output device in association with the call. In some embodiments, the personal image is output to a display in association with the call. In other embodiments, the personal image is output to a transceiver, which transmits the personal image to a remote communication device in association with the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Myra Rice, Michael Welch