Patents by Inventor Robert Andrew Connell

Robert Andrew Connell 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: 8745522
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) and method are provided for displaying items associated with selected media content and to cycle such that multiple items are displayed over time. A UE is provided that includes at least one component configured to display a plurality of items provided in a filmstrip format and associated with a plurality of content and to cycle the items in the filmstrip format. A method therefore is also contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Kalu Onuka Kalu, Tudor Coman, Robert Andrew Connell, Edward Chun Kei Chan, Shiladitya Sircar
  • Patent number: 8407259
    Abstract: A system and method are provided which avoid the storage of multiple objects for a single entry in memory, in particular where the entry needs to be stored at least once anyway, a reusable data structure can be implemented which allows both easy and efficient use/reuse of Patricia tree components that are already in use. The data structure can be an integer built from a combination (e.g. concatenation) of a location where the corresponding string has been stored in memory, an offset for finding the word within the string, and a length for extracting all characters from the string that make up the word. Another data component can also be added, which can encode any other feature associated with the word such as a bias level for sorting multiple search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Robert Andrew Connell
  • Publication number: 20120079417
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) and method are provided for displaying items associated with selected media content and to cycle such that multiple items are displayed over time. A UE is provided that includes at least one component configured to display a plurality of items provided in a filmstrip format and associated with a plurality of content and to cycle the items in the filmstrip format. A method therefore is also contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Kalu Onuka Kalu, Tudor Coman, Robert Andrew Connell, Edward Chun Kei Chan, Shiladitya Sircar
  • Publication number: 20110093495
    Abstract: A system and method are provided which avoid the storage of multiple objects for a single entry in memory, in particular where the entry needs to be stored at least once anyway, a reusable data structure can be implemented which allows both easy and efficient use/reuse of Patricia tree components that are already in use. The data structure can be an integer built from a combination (e.g. concatenation) of a location where the corresponding string has been stored in memory, an offset for finding the word within the string, and a length for extracting all characters from the string that make up the word. Another data component can also be added, which can encode any other feature associated with the word such as a bias level for sorting multiple search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Robert Andrew Connell