Patents by Inventor Raymond Paul Vander Veen
Raymond Paul Vander Veen 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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Publication number: 20230034472Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Raymond Paul VANDER VEEN
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Patent number: 11468407Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Publication number: 20210357866Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Raymond Paul VANDER VEEN
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Patent number: 11113671Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Patent number: 11019196Abstract: A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gary Phillip Mousseau, David Paul Yach, Mihal Lazaridis, Harry Richmond Major, Raymond Paul Vander Veen, Atul Asthana
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Publication number: 20210120120Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is listed on the call log. An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method also provide a call history for any phone call from the improved call log that is selected by the user. The call history includes a listing of all of the calls stored by the device that are associated with the selected call log call.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Andrew Douglas Bocking, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Patent number: 10880426Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is listed on the call log. An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method also provide a call history for any phone call from the improved call log that is selected by the user. The call history includes a listing of all of the calls stored by the device that are associated with the selected call log call.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Andrew Douglas Bocking, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Publication number: 20200014793Abstract: A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gary Phillip MOUSSEAU, David Paul YACH, Mihal LAZARIDIS, Harry Richmond MAJOR, Raymond Paul VANDER VEEN, Atul ASTHANA
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Patent number: 10491744Abstract: A method and system are disclosed. An active application, which is an application other than a phone application and an address book application, displays information. A selection is received of an information portion from within the displayed information, the information portion being other than a telephone number. Based on determining the pressing of the call-initiation key while the information portion is selected, and based on accessing contact information stored within the address book application without opening or displaying the address book application, a detected contact entry stored by the address book application is determined where the detected contact entry includes the information portion. A target telephone number associated with the detected contact entry is determined based on determining the detected contact entry. A call to the target telephone number is placed.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Andrew Douglas Bocking, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Patent number: 10419600Abstract: A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gary Phillip Mousseau, Mihal Lazaridis, David Paul Yach, Raymond Paul Vander Veen, Harry Richmond Major, Atul Asthana
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Publication number: 20190268464Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is listed on the call log. An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method also provide a call history for any phone call from the improved call log that is selected by the user. The call history includes a listing of all of the calls stored by the device that are associated with the selected call log call.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Andrew Douglas Bocking, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Patent number: 10291770Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is listed on the call log. An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method also provide a call history for any phone call from the improved call log that is selected by the user. The call history includes a listing of all of the calls stored by the device that are associated with the selected call log call.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Andrew Douglas Bocking, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Publication number: 20180341921Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Raymond Paul VANDER VEEN
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Patent number: 10062056Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Publication number: 20180097930Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is listed on the call log. An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method also provide a call history for any phone call from the improved call log that is selected by the user. The call history includes a listing of all of the calls stored by the device that are associated with the selected call log call.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Andrew Douglas Bocking, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Patent number: 9843666Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is listed on the call log. An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method also provide a call history for any phone call from the improved call log that is selected by the user. The call history includes a listing of all of the calls stored by the device that are associated with the selected call log call.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2013Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Andrew Douglas Bocking, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Publication number: 20170308862Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Raymond Paul VANDER VEEN
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Patent number: 9497318Abstract: The present disclosure provide embodiments of an apparatus and method for selecting a line from two or more lines on a communication device. In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method, comprising: detecting initiation of an outgoing call from a communication device to a target party, the communication device having at least two lines; identifying the target party in contact information; determining which of the at least two lines is associated with the target party; in response to the detecting the initiation of the outgoing call, operating the communication device to make the outgoing call to the target party using the associated line.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Raymond Paul Vander Veen, Neil Patrick Adams, Lawrence Edward Kuhl
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Patent number: 9471199Abstract: A method and apparatus for modifying notification settings on a mobile electronic device is provided, the mobile electronic device comprising a processing unit, a display, a memory, an input device, and at least one notification device. It is determined that the at least one notification device has been activated using a given notification setting. A menu list is responsively changed to include a notification setting change option, the menu list associated with the input device and stored in the memory, such that when the input device is activated, the display is controlled by the processing unit to provide a representation of the menu list such that the notification setting option can be selected and the given notification setting changed.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Raymond Paul Vander Veen, David Paul Yach, Michael Thomas Hardy
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Publication number: 20160105548Abstract: The present disclosure provide embodiments of an apparatus and method for selecting a line from two or more lines on a communication device. In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method, comprising: detecting initiation of an outgoing call from a communication device to a target party, the communication device having at least two lines; identifying the target party in contact information; determining which of the at least two lines is associated with the target party; in response to the detecting the initiation of the outgoing call, operating the communication device to make the outgoing call to the target party using the associated line.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Raymond Paul VANDER VEEN, Neil Patrick ADAMS, Lawrence Edward KUHL