Patents by Inventor Russell S. McGuire

Russell S. McGuire 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: 9880799
    Abstract: A mobile communication device promoting an extendable display. The mobile communication device comprises a software application stored in a memory of the electronic device, when executed by a processor of the electronic device in response to detecting the second proximate display screen, communicates with the second display screen and ad hoc collaborates with the second display screen. The software application further adapts a graphic to display it on the first display screen and the second display screen, with one part of the graphic displayed on the first display screen and the rest of the graphic displayed on the second display screen, without displaying an opaque bar at an edge where display screens touch, wherein the graphic is scaled based on a size of the combined single display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Stephen J. Bye, Von K. McConnell, Russell S. McGuire, Joao Tex Teixeira
  • Patent number: 8166189
    Abstract: A method and medium are provided for augmenting content to be communicated to a user. The method can include receiving original content from a server; determining the extent to which augmentative content should be provided; determining contextually relevant augmentative content to be provided based, at least in part, on click-stream data associated with the user and other attributes associated with the user; augmenting the original content with the augmentative content; and communicating the augmented content to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: Russell S. McGuire