Patents by Inventor Neil Patrick Adams

Neil Patrick 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).

  • Publication number: 20230156082
    Abstract: System and methods for tracking events in a sports game using one or more event input devices. Each event input device tracks a subset of the game events and the devices work together to provide a simplified input experience by sharing input and context from other event input devices. Since the user is only responsible for capturing a subset of the events, and because each device simplifies the input requirements of the other event input devices, the end user is still able to enjoy watching the game while also opening up the input task to users who would not have typically done so. The combined results of the devices provides a complete picture of the game in the form of a game play-by-play for the fans and statistics for the coaches. Integration with the scoreboard, communication system and player devices provide further event input simplification, rich content for viewers and simplification for traditional scorekeepers and sound controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventor: Neil Patrick Adams
  • Publication number: 20230124410
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may communicate with a terminal including a first NFC device, the terminal being capable of receiving data from a provisioning server. The mobile wireless communications device may include a housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the housing, a second NFC device carried by the housing, a memory carried by the housing, a display carried by the housing, and a processor carried by the housing and coupled to the wireless transceiver, the second NFC device, the memory, and the display. The processor may be configured to implement a digital wallet including user cards, receive from the terminal, via the second NFC device, a blank user card including user data fields, and fill the user data fields of the blank user card to define a completed user card and send the completed user card to the provisioning server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Ravi SINGH, Neil Patrick ADAMS, Geoffrey Wendell MACGILLIVRAY
  • Patent number: 11625495
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting a privacy violation in an image file. A policy to be used by a master imaging application is obtained and a file system is monitored for a digital image modified by a monitored imaging application. It is then determined that the digital image file includes at least some content in violation of a defined setting for the master imaging application and, based on the determination that the digital image file includes at least some content in violation of the defined setting for the master imaging application, taking an action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Robert Joseph Lombardi
  • Patent number: 11586750
    Abstract: A method of managing access to protected file content is disclosed. The method includes: receiving a request to open a first file stored on the computing device; determining that the first file is a protected file; in response to determining that the first file is a protected file: identifying a first application that is suitable for opening the first file; determining that the first application is an unsecured application; and in response to determining that the first application is an unsecured application, locking the first application to prevent unauthorized access of application data of the first application in a locked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Lombardi, Neil Patrick Adams, Jasmin Mulaosmanovic
  • Patent number: 11580201
    Abstract: A method at a computing device, the method including detecting, at the computing device, a trigger that authentication is pending for an application or service; indicating a state of a credential vault via a user interface of the computing device; and when the credential vault is in a locked state, activating an authentication mechanism for the credential vault without changing focus on the user interface for the application or service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Mark Alex Cullum, Nick Waterman
  • Patent number: 11582301
    Abstract: System and methods for tracking events in a sports game using one or more event input devices. Each event input device tracks a subset of the game events and the devices work together to provide a simplified input experience by sharing input and context from other event input devices. Since the user is only responsible for capturing a subset of the events, and because each device simplifies the input requirements of the other event input devices, the end user is still able to enjoy watching the game while also opening up the input task to users who would not have typically done so. The combined results of the devices provides a complete picture of the game in the form of a game play-by-play for the fans and statistics for the coaches. Integration with the scoreboard, communication system and player devices provide further event input simplification, rich content for viewers and simplification for traditional scorekeepers and sound controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventor: Neil Patrick Adams
  • Publication number: 20230034472
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method comprises displaying a user interface for responding to a first message; receiving a second message after the first message; and displaying an update message that indicates receipt of the second message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Raymond Paul VANDER VEEN
  • Patent number: 11562343
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device communicates with a terminal including a first NFC device, the terminal being capable of receiving data from a provisioning server. The mobile wireless communications device includes a housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the housing, a second NFC device carried by the housing, a memory carried by the housing, a display carried by the housing, and a processor carried by the housing and coupled to the wireless transceiver, the second NFC device, the memory, and the display. The processor is configured to implement a digital wallet including user cards, receive from the terminal, via the second NFC device, a blank user card including user data fields, and fill the user data fields of the blank user card to define a completed user card and send the completed user card to the provisioning server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams, Geoffrey Wendell Macgillivray
  • Publication number: 20220345498
    Abstract: Methods and systems for removing sensitive information from a digital image. An instruction to share a digital image is received. It is then determined that the digital image contains a depiction of a corporate display medium that is classified as sensitive based on a policy and, based on the determination that the digital image contains the depiction of the corporate display medium that is classified as sensitive based on the policy, the digital image is processed to modify the depiction. The digital image is shared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Robert Joseph LOMBARDI
  • Patent number: 11468407
    Abstract: A method for updating an electronic mail (“email”) message presented to a user on a display screen of a data processing system, the email message belonging to a thread of email messages received by the data processing system, the method comprising: determining whether one or more of the email messages in the thread was received after the email message is opened on the display screen; and, if so, displaying an update message on the display screen indicating that one or more of the email messages in the thread was so received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
  • Patent number: 11418545
    Abstract: Methods and systems for removing sensitive information from a digital image. An instruction to share a digital image is received. It is then determined that the digital image contains a depiction of a corporate display medium that is classified as sensitive based on a policy and, based on the determination that the digital image contains the depiction of the corporate display medium that is classified as sensitive based on the policy, the digital image is processed to modify the depiction. The digital image is shared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Robert Joseph Lombardi
  • Patent number: 11386229
    Abstract: As vehicles collect more data in autonomous or semi-autonomous operation, the collected data such as video, navigation and telemetry data, can containing personally identifiable information (PII). The PII may be governed by specific handling requirements or privacy policies. In order to comply with these requirements and policies a method, system and computer readable memory are provided for determining a location of a vehicle to enable determination of an enforcement policy associated with the location of the vehicle. The enforcement policy defines one or more PII objects that are to be filtered from the vehicle data. The PII objects contained within the vehicle data can then be filtered such that the PII objects are not identifiable. The filtered data can then be stored or transmitted to a remote location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Jasmin Mulaosmanovic, Robert Joseph Lombardi
  • Patent number: 11379610
    Abstract: An automatic file encryption method and device for automatically encrypting a file. A processor identifies a characteristic associated with likely sensitive content based on a usage pattern of encrypting files having the characteristic. Creation of a new file is detected and the newly-created file is analyzed to determine whether the file contains sensitive content based upon it having the characteristic. If the file is found to have the characteristic, then the file is automatically encrypted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Robert Joseph Lombardi, Jasmin Mulaosmanovic
  • Publication number: 20220198344
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises obtaining data associated with an event ticket and data associated with a digital health certificate of a user; generating a scannable code that includes the data associated with the event ticket and the data associated with the digital health certificate of the user, the scannable code configured to be scanned by a relying party device and causing the relying party device to display at least a notification indicating a ticket status and information associated with the user; and provide the scannable code to memory of a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Stephen John BARRETT, James Robert ALFRED, Ming Chee TSANG, Michael Peter MONTEMURRO, Adam Richard SCHIEMAN, Neil Patrick ADAMS
  • Publication number: 20220200810
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises sending, to a first device, a request for a signed certificate, the request for the signed certificate comprising a signed hash of data associated with a user, a corresponding public key of the user, and the data associated with the user; sending, to a second device different from the first device, a request for the signed certificate, the request comprising information to retrieve the signed certificate; and obtaining, from the second device, a signed certificate, the signed certificate comprising the public key of the user, the hash of the data associated with the user, and information indicating a health status of the user, the data associated with the user being absent from the signed certificate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Stephen John BARRETT, James Robert ALFRED, Ming Chee TSANG, Michael Peter MONTEMURRO, Adam Richard SCHIEMAN, Neil Patrick ADAMS, Robert Joseph LOMBARDI
  • Publication number: 20220046089
    Abstract: System and methods for tracking events in a sports game using one or more event input devices. Each event input device tracks a subset of the game events and the devices work together to provide a simplified input experience by sharing input and context from other event input devices. Since the user is only responsible for capturing a subset of the events, and because each device simplifies the input requirements of the other event input devices, the end user is still able to enjoy watching the game while also opening up the input task to users who would not have typically done so. The combined results of the devices provides a complete picture of the game in the form of a game play-by-play for the fans and statistics for the coaches. Integration with the scoreboard, communication system and player devices provide further event input simplification, rich content for viewers and simplification for traditional scorekeepers and sound controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: NEIL PATRICK ADAMS
  • Publication number: 20220014572
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for managing a meeting session. In accordance with one example, there is provided a method of managing a meeting session on a server that manages the meeting session, the meeting session comprising one or more participant devices and a presenter device. The method comprises receiving one or more break request messages from the participant devices, and sending a break message to the participant devices, the break message causing a break notification to be displayed on a display of the participant devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Ge ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20210357866
    Abstract: A method for updating an electronic mail (“email”) message presented to a user on a display screen of a data processing system, the email message belonging to a thread of email messages received by the data processing system, the method comprising: determining whether one or more of the email messages in the thread was received after the email message is opened on the display screen; and, if so, displaying an update message on the display screen indicating that one or more of the email messages in the thread was so received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Raymond Paul VANDER VEEN
  • Patent number: 11134111
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for managing a meeting session. In accordance with one example, there is provided a method of managing a meeting session on a server that manages the meeting session, the meeting session comprising one or more participant devices and a presenter device. The method comprises receiving one or more break request messages from the participant devices, and sending a break message to the participant devices, the break message causing a break notification to be displayed on a display of the participant devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Ge Zhong
  • Patent number: 11129085
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for selecting a network for use by a communication device to process a data transmission. The method comprises: determining whether an amount of data sent by the communication device over a first network in communication with the communication device has reached a data limit; and if the amount of data has reached the data limit, selecting a second network for use by the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Ian Robertson