Patents by Inventor Paul Mark Joseph DUMAIS
Paul Mark Joseph DUMAIS 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).
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Patent number: 9584624Abstract: A method and system are provided for triggering a transmittal of an application to a device connected to a host computer. The method comprises: displaying in a web browser on the host computer a list of at least one application available for download to the device; receiving instructions through the web browser to download the application to the device; and in response to receiving instructions to download the application to the device: i) transmitting a request for the application to an application delivery server; ii) receiving the application from the application delivery server at the host computer; and iii) transmitting the application from the host computer to the device.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: William Carson McCormick, Paul Mark Joseph Dumais, Trevor Peter Sweeney, Scott Bjorn Birksted
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Patent number: 9471296Abstract: A method and device for installing an application to a device are provided. The method includes: receiving, at the device, application files associated with the application, the application files including computer readable instruction files and resource files; installing, by an installation manager, the computer readable instruction files to a first memory component associated with the device; and storing the resource files on a second memory component associated with the device.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Paul Mark Joseph Dumais, Brian Alexander Zubert, Michael Grant Kirkup
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Patent number: 9288666Abstract: Methods and devices for restoring digital goods previously acquired and associated with an application are described. In one aspect, the method includes: receiving, at an application delivery server, a request for the application to be delivered to a communication device; and in response to receiving the request: retrieving the application associated with the request; sending the application associated with the request to the communication device; and restoring the digital goods previously acquired and associated with the application to the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Paul Mark Joseph Dumais, Kimberly Chaila Horne, Raymond Lee Canton, Stephen Reeves
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Publication number: 20150128127Abstract: A method and device for installing an application to a device are provided. The method includes: receiving, at the device, application files associated with the application, the application files including computer readable instruction files and resource files; installing, by an installation manager, the computer readable instruction files to a first memory component associated with the device; and storing the resource files on a second memory component associated with the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2015Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Paul Mark Joseph DUMAIS, Brian Alexander ZUBERT, Michael Grant KIRKUP
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Patent number: 8959653Abstract: A method, server and system for obtaining a licensed application is provided. In one example embodiment, the method comprises: receiving an application download request from a user of the electronic device by way of an input mechanism associated with the electronic; transmitting a download request from the electronic device to an application delivery server; receiving an application from the application delivery server at the electronic device; receiving a license key from the application delivery server; and automatically injecting the license key into the application.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Paul Mark Joseph Dumais
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Patent number: 8954954Abstract: A method and device for installing an application to a device are provided. The method includes: receiving, at the device, application files associated with the application, the application files including computer readable instruction files and resource files; installing, by an installation manager, the computer readable instruction files to a first memory component associated with the device; and storing the resource files on a second memory component associated with the device.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Paul Mark Joseph Dumais, Brian Alexander Zubert, Michael Grant Kirkup
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Patent number: 8893296Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a wireless transceiver and a controller coupled to the wireless transceiver. The controller may be configured to determine if an email address is associated with the mobile wireless communications device. The controller may further be configured to wirelessly send a validation request to a validation server based upon the email address, and wait for a validation email to be wirelessly received from the validation server based upon the validation request if the email address is associated with the wireless communications device, and if the validation email is wirelessly received, then validate access an application based upon the validation email.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Paul Mark Joseph Dumais, Raymond Lee Canton, Kimberly Chaila Horne
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Publication number: 20130171978Abstract: Methods and devices for restoring digital goods previously acquired and associated with an application are described. In one aspect, the method includes: receiving, at an application delivery server, a request for the application to be delivered to a communication device; and in response to receiving the request: retrieving the application associated with the request; sending the application associated with the request to the communication device; and restoring the digital goods previously acquired and associated with the application to the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: Rearch In Motion LimitedInventors: Paul Mark Joseph Dumais, Kimberly Chaila Horne, Raymond Lee Canton, Stephen Reeves
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Publication number: 20130091585Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a wireless transceiver and a controller coupled to the wireless transceiver. The controller may be configured to determine if an email address is associated with the mobile wireless communications device. The controller may further be configured to wirelessly send a validation request to a validation server based upon the email address, and wait for a validation email to be wirelessly received from the validation server based upon the validation request if the email address is associated with the wireless communications device, and if the validation email is wirelessly received, then validate access an application based upon the validation email.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: Research in Motion LimitedInventors: Paul Mark Joseph Dumais, Raymond Lee Canton, Kimberly Chaila Horne
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Publication number: 20110271273Abstract: A method and device for installing an application to a device are provided. The method includes: receiving, at the device, application files associated with the application, the application files including computer readable instruction files and resource files; installing, by an installation manager, the computer readable instruction files to a first memory component associated with the device; and storing the resource files on a second memory component associated with the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Inventors: Paul Mark Joseph Dumais, Brian Alexander Zubert, Michael Grant Kirkup
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Publication number: 20110258301Abstract: A method and system are provided for triggering a transmittal of an application to a device connected to a host computer. The method comprises: displaying in a web browser on the host computer a list of at least one application available for download to the device; receiving instructions through the web browser to download the application to the device; and in response to receiving instructions to download the application to the device: i) transmitting a request for the application to an application delivery server; ii) receiving the application from the application delivery server at the host computer; and iii) transmitting the application from the host computer to the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: William Carson McCormick, Paul Mark Joseph Dumais, Trevor Peter Sweeney, Scott Bjorn Birksted
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Publication number: 20110022986Abstract: A method, server and system for executing an application on an electronic device is provided. In one example embodiment, the method comprises: receiving an input command from an input mechanism associated with the electronic device; determining whether the input command is a command to execute an archived application, the archived application being stored in a storage memory; if the input command is a command to execute the archived application, automatically installing the archived application to application memory; and automatically executing the installed application after the application is installed to the application memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventor: Paul Mark Joseph Dumais
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Publication number: 20100248699Abstract: A method, server and system for delivering an application are provided. In one example embodiment, the method comprises receiving application data associated with an application from a first mobile communication device; in response to receiving the application data, storing the application data in a memory; receiving a request for the application from a second mobile communication device which is associated with the first mobile communication device; and in response to receiving the request: retrieving the application associated with the request; sending the application to the second mobile communication device; retrieving the application data associated with the application; and sending the application data to the second mobile communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventor: Paul Mark Joseph DUMAIS
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Publication number: 20100251346Abstract: A method, server and system for obtaining a licensed application is provided. In one example embodiment, the method comprises: receiving an application download request from a user of the electronic device by way of an input mechanism associated with the electronic; transmitting a download request from the electronic device to an application delivery server; receiving an application from the application delivery server at the electronic device; receiving a license key from the application delivery server; and automatically injecting the license key into the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventor: Paul Mark Joseph DUMAIS