Patents by Inventor Robert Hamilton

Robert Hamilton 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: 9684378
    Abstract: A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. A gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application. At least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed without opening the second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Donald James Lindsay, Alistair Robert Hamilton, Robert Simon Lessing, Jason Tyler Griffin, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Todd Andrew Wood
  • Patent number: 9665178
    Abstract: An electronic device, such as a mobile communication device, and a method are provided for selective access to certain homescreen panels displayable by the device. The device is provided with a homescreen display, which includes a plurality of panels. The panels include at least one panel that is a fullscreen view of a first application executing on the device. This first application can be a messaging application, and the fullscreen view can be a unified inbox view for a plurality of different message types. The panels also include at least one launch panel having a number of graphical user interface elements, such as icons, representing access points to a corresponding application on the device. When navigating from one of the launch panels to the fullscreen view, an intermediate lock interface for receiving an unlocking input is displayed. The unlocking input is received before the fullscreen view is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Bukurak, Thomas Carl Sanchez, Mihal Lazaridis, Donald James Lindsay, Todd Andrew Wood, Jason Tyler Griffin, Alistair Robert Hamilton, Robert Daniel Payne, Andrew Douglas Bocking, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Danny Thomas Dodge
  • Publication number: 20170119347
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, there is provided a headset mountable on a head, the headset including a probe for emitting energy into the head. The headset further includes a support structure coupled to the probe. The support structure includes translation actuators for translating the probe along axes about a surface of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Neural Analytics, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman Flores, II, Matthew Hutter, Gerard Salinas, Michael Costa, Matthew Sylvester, Robert Hamilton, Corey Thibeault, Leo Petrossian, Shankar Radhakrishnan, Michael O'Brien, Seth Wilk, Jan Zwierstra
  • Patent number: 9620095
    Abstract: Notwithstanding practical limitations imposed by mobile device platforms and applications, truly captivating musical instruments may be synthesized in ways that allow musically expressive performances to be captured and rendered in real-time. In some cases, synthetic musical instruments can provide a game, grading or instructional mode in which one or more qualities of a user's performance are assessed relative to a musical score. By constantly adapting to such modes to actual performance characteristics and, in some cases, to the level of a given user musician's skill, user interactions with synthetic musical instruments can be made more engaging and may capture user interest and economic opportunities (e.g., for in-app purchase and/or social networking) over generally longer periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Smule, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Hamilton, Amanda S. Chaudhary, Ari Lazier, Jeffrey C. Smith
  • Patent number: 9557913
    Abstract: A method comprising receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard rendered on a display, and displaying the input character left of a cursor located within a ticker rendered on the display proximate to the virtual keyboard, wherein the cursor has a set position located towards a centre of the ticker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Alistair Robert Hamilton, Andrew Douglas Bocking, Mihal Lazaridis
  • Publication number: 20160367217
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, there is provided a headset mountable on a head, the headset including a probe for emitting energy into the head. The headset further includes a support structure coupled to the probe. The support structure includes translation actuators for translating the probe along two axes generally parallel to a surface of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Neural Analytics, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman Flores, II, Matthew Hutter, Gerard Salinas, Michael Costa, Matthew Sylvester, Robert Hamilton, Corey Thibeault, Leo Petrossian, Aaron Green, Shankar Radhakrishnan
  • Patent number: 9477311
    Abstract: A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. A gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application. At least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed without opening the second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Donald James Lindsay, Alistair Robert Hamilton, Robert Simon Lessing, Jason Tyler Griffin, Joseph Eytan Benedek, Todd Andrew Wood
  • Publication number: 20160278736
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include a non-invasive diagnostic tool for intracranial hypertension (IH) detection and other neurological conditions like mild and moderate TBI that utilizes the transcranial Doppler (TCD) measurement of cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) in one or more cerebral vessels. A headset includes a TCD scanner which automatically locates various cerebral arteries and exerts an appropriate pressure on the head to acquire good CBFV signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Robert HAMILTON, Leo PETROSSIAN, Dan HANCHEY
  • Publication number: 20160077733
    Abstract: A method for providing visual cues rendered on a display is provided. The method comprises: detecting a touch input associated with a user interface element rendered on the display; determining an input direction of the touch input; and displaying on the display a visual cue associated with the user interface element, wherein the visual cue is located at a position based on the input direction of the touch input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Jason Tyler GRIFFIN, Alistair Robert HAMILTON, Jerome Pasquero
  • Publication number: 20160069144
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide tubing-pulling system including: a hydraulic power unit including a power source and a hydraulic pump; a tubing-pulling unit; and a hydraulic hose adapted and configured to circulate hydraulic fluid pressurized by the hydraulic pump through the tubing-pulling unit. This object of the invention can have a variety of embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Hamilton ROSS
  • Patent number: 9253632
    Abstract: A portable bridge device and methods for transmitting application data from the portable bridge device to one or more local devices of varying types, platforms and operating systems are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises establishing communication channels between the portable bridge device and first and second local devices, determining a platform or operating system of the local devices, and formatting, based on the determined platform or operating system, application data and transmitting the formatted application data to a portable bridge device interface module of the local devices via the communication channels. The portable bridge device may also establish a long-range communication channel to a remote computing device, and may operate as a gateway to a remote source of applications or resources. Operation of locally connected devices with the portable bridge device is not impacted by a temporary loss of connectivity between the portable bridge device and remote sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Alistair Robert Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20160019348
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for accessing, managing, and exchanging patient information across a plurality of providers that may have various discrete medical record systems, including, but not limited to medical facilities, clinics, ambulatory emergency health systems, and other providers (e.g., heterogeneous healthcare providers). In various embodiments, the system receives a request from a requesting party for one or more records of a particular patient. In response, in one or more embodiments, the system identifies what information (if any) the requester is authorized to receive, retrieves the information the requester is authorized to receive from various discrete medical record systems, then normalizes and aggregates the retrieved information. In a particular embodiment, the system also denormalizes the data (e.g., converts the data to the local format and terms of the requester) before transmitting the retrieved data to the requester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher John BOSTON, Gary Robert HAMILTON, Robert George HAMILTON, Charles David MYERS, William Francis PLOURDE, Ruben Dario SOSA
  • Publication number: 20160019346
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for accessing, managing, and exchanging patient information across a plurality of providers that may have various discrete medical record systems, including, but not limited to medical facilities, clinics, ambulatory emergency health systems, and other providers (e.g., heterogeneous healthcare providers). In various embodiments, the system receives a request from a requesting party for one or more records of a particular patient. In response, in one or more embodiments, the system identifies what information (if any) the requester is authorized to receive, retrieves the information the requester is authorized to receive from various discrete medical record systems, then normalizes and aggregates the retrieved information. In a particular embodiment, the system also denormalizes the data (e.g., converts the data to the local format and terms of the requester) before transmitting the retrieved data to the requester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher John BOSTON, Gary Robert HAMILTON, Robert George HAMILTON, Charles David MYERS, William Francis PLOURDE, Ruben Dario SOSA
  • Publication number: 20160019347
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for accessing, managing, and exchanging patient information across a plurality of providers that may have various discrete medical record systems, including, but not limited to medical facilities, clinics, ambulatory emergency health systems, and other providers (e.g., heterogeneous healthcare providers). In various embodiments, the system receives a request from a requesting party for one or more records of a particular patient. In response, in one or more embodiments, the system identifies what information (if any) the requester is authorized to receive, retrieves the information the requester is authorized to receive from various discrete medical record systems, then normalizes and aggregates the retrieved information. In a particular embodiment, the system also denormalizes the data (e.g., converts the data to the local format and terms of the requester) before transmitting the retrieved data to the requester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher John BOSTON, Gary Robert HAMILTON, Robert George HAMILTON, Charles David MYERS, William Francis PLOURDE, Ruben Dario SOSA
  • Patent number: 9223948
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed whereby an activity launch modifier is combined with a passcode. The activity launch modifier is used to determine a portion of an application to activate upon valid authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Alistair Robert Hamilton
  • Patent number: 9201510
    Abstract: A method for providing visual cues rendered on a display is provided. The method comprises: detecting a touch input associated with a user interface element rendered on the display; determining an input direction of the touch input; and displaying on the display a visual cue associated with the user interface element, wherein the visual cue is located at a position based on the input direction of the touch input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Jerome Pasquero, Alistair Robert Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20150319280
    Abstract: Displaying information related to a message on a display screen of a handheld electronic device. In response to a movement of the handheld electronic device from an initial position to a first orientation, displaying on the display screen a first notice related to the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Dan Zacharias GĂ„RDENFORS, Leif Fredrik ADEMAR, Jason Tyler GRIFFIN, Alistair Robert HAMILTON, Karl-Anders Reinhold JOHANSSON, Mihal LAZARIDIS
  • Publication number: 20150254518
    Abstract: The display of text by a first device, that is extracted and used by a second communication device, based upon a determined context of the text, is provided. The image displayed for the first device is captured by an image capture element of a second communication device, which also has a recognition module and an extraction module. The image includes the text and a context element representing a context of the text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Alistair Robert Hamilton
  • Patent number: 9128921
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touchscreen keyboard with corrective word prediction. A method for correcting text input on an electronic device is described. The method comprises: displaying a virtual keyboard on a touchscreen, the virtual keyboard including a plurality of keys; receiving input from the virtual keyboard; generating one or more predicted sets of characters in accordance with the received input; and displaying a predicted set of characters at a designated location when the received input does not match one of the predicted sets of characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Alistair Robert Hamilton, Donald Somerset McCulloch McKenzie, Jerome Pasquero
  • Patent number: 9122672
    Abstract: A method including receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard rendered on a display, generating a set of characters that includes the character, and displaying the generated set of characters at a location associated with a key of the virtual keyboard of the display which corresponds to a subsequent candidate input character. An electronic device including a display having a virtual keyboard rendered thereupon and a processor, the processor being configured to perform the method. Also disclosed is a keyboard, including a plurality of keys, each key corresponding to one or more different characters of a plurality of characters, wherein in response to receiving an input of a character, the keyboard is configured to perform the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Jerome Pasquero, Donald Somerset McKenzie, Alistair Robert Hamilton