Patents by Inventor Paul Steele

Paul Steele 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: 8380134
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a mobile device comprising: a processor; a display responsive to the processor; a plurality of wireless communication subsystems responsive to the processor; and a memory. The memory is accessible to the processor and stores program code executable by the processor for executing a user interface application. The user interface application is configured to determine a first connection status of the mobile device with respect to a cellular network and a second connection status with respect to a wireless local area network (WLAN). The user interface application, when executed by the processor, is further configured to cause the display to display a selected combination of icons in three display fields in a banner area of the display. The combination of icons is selected from a plurality of icon combinations based on the determined first connection status and the second connection status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Julian Paas, Joel Paul Steele, Giang Manh La, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
  • Patent number: 8347221
    Abstract: A method includes displaying one or more selection options on a touch-sensitive display and detecting a hovering touch associated with a first option of the one or more selection options. Information associated with the first option is previewed in a first format in an information field in response to detecting the hovering touch. A selection of one of the one or more selection options is detected, and a function associated with the selected option is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Todd Andrew Wood, Mihal Lazaridis, Shigeharu Furukawa, Yu Gao, Steven Robert Grenier, Joel Paul Steele
  • Patent number: D662512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Joel Paul Steele, Giang Manh La, Patryk Adamczyk, Donald James Lindsay, Tedford Chan
  • Patent number: D662513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Joel Paul Steele, Giang Manh La, Patryk Adamczyk, Donald James Lindsay, Tedford Chan
  • Patent number: D662946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Research in Motion Limited
    Inventors: Joel Paul Steele, Giang Manh La, Patryk Adamczyk, Donald James Lindsay, Brian Dennis Paschke, Todd Andrew Wood
  • Patent number: D676870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Joel Paul Steele, Przemyslaw Abratowski
  • Patent number: D678322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Joel Paul Steele, Giang Manh La, Patryk Adamczyk, Donald James Lindsay, Tedford Chan, Scott Arnold, Todd Andrew Wood
  • Patent number: D682309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Joel Paul Steele, Przemyslaw Abratowski
  • Patent number: D686241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Joel Paul Steele, Przemyslaw Abratowski
  • Patent number: D690723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Joel Paul Steele, Scott Arnold
  • Patent number: D691633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Abratowski, Joel Paul Steele
  • Patent number: D692022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Abratowski, Joel Paul Steele
  • Patent number: D692023
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Abratowski, Joel Paul Steele
  • Patent number: D692457
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Abratowski, Joel Paul Steele
  • Patent number: D702714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Abratowski, Joel Paul Steele
  • Patent number: D702718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Abratowski, Joel Paul Steele
  • Patent number: D702719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Abratowski, Joel Paul Steele
  • Patent number: D702723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Abratowski, Joel Paul Steele
  • Patent number: D702729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Joel Paul Steele, Przemyslaw Abratowski
  • Patent number: D702730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Joel Paul Steele, Przemyslaw Abratowski