Patents by Inventor Phillip D. Nelson

Phillip D. Nelson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for computing device with status display
    Patent number: 6311282
    Abstract: A portable computing device (e.g. a notebook type computer) also includes communications features including a pager receiver and a radio frequency modem which are supported by allowing the device, under application program control, to resume operation from a suspend (sleep) state upon receipt of a paging message. Additionally, depending upon the contents of the paging message, various application programs can be automatically launched in the main processor. Under application program control, the device can operate in a background state with for instance the main screen, its backlight and the keyboard powered down, but with the main processor running at full speed for unattended operation. Under application program control in normal or background mode, the device can request that the unit suspend operation without user intervention, for battery power savings during unattended operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip D. Nelson, Robert B. Jaeger
  • Method of operating battery powered computing device with radio transmitter
    Patent number: 6018232
    Abstract: A portable computing device (e.g. a notebook type computer) also includes communications features including a pager receiver and a radio frequency modem which are supported by allowing the device, under application program control, to resume operation from a suspend (sleep) state upon receipt of a paging message. Additionally, depending upon the contents of the paging message, various application programs can be automatically launched in the main processor. Under application program control, the device can operate in a background state with for instance the main screen, its backlight and the keyboard powered down, but with the main processor running at full speed for unattended operation. Under application program control in normal or background mode, the device can request that the unit suspend operation without user intervention, for battery power savings during unattended operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Phillip D. Nelson, Robert B. Jaeger