Patents by Inventor Ryan Tracy Smith

Ryan Tracy Smith 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: 9246672
    Abstract: A master key may be used by each participant in a secure communication. Indeed, each participant may select and encryption key from a distinct end of the master key. To eliminate a necessity for the end points in the secure communication to maintain a master key corresponding to every possible correspondent, the participants may communicate through an encryption server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Ryan Tracy Smith
  • Publication number: 20140358693
    Abstract: A price to advertise in an e-book is calculated for a product placement. The price is based on a frequency of a word forming part of the content of the e-book. The word is associated with the product placement in the context of the e-book. Payment and a destination network address are received from a purchaser. The payment is calculated based on the price and representative of consideration for purchase of the word in the e-book. The destination network address is accessible to the plurality of mobile electronic devices via a computer network. Links are provided within the content of the e-book in association with the word, the links configured to direct a mobile electronic device of the plurality of mobile electronic devices to the destination network address. The e-book, including the word and the associated links, is transmitted to the plurality of mobile electronic devices via the computer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Ryan Tracy Smith, Andrew Terrance MacMillan
  • Patent number: 8812364
    Abstract: A method of publishing a work of literature on a network includes transmitting a published portion of the work of literature to a device via the network. The published portion includes an indication that a keyword has been sold to a purchaser for at least one appearance of the keyword in the published portion. The method also includes adding a new installment to the published portion, and updating the published portion to include the indication that the keyword has been sold for at least one appearance of the keyword in the new installment at no additional monetary cost to the purchaser of the keyword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Inventors: Andrew Terrance MacMillan, Ryan Tracy Smith
  • Patent number: 8707199
    Abstract: A method for quick text entry on a portable electronic device and a portable electronic device configured for the same are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for quick text entry, comprising: displaying a text entry user interface within a graphical user interface, the text entry user interface element including a text entry field; receiving text in the text entry field; storing the text received in text entry field in memory in response to corresponding input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventor: Ryan Tracy Smith
  • Publication number: 20120216140
    Abstract: A method for quick text entry on a portable electronic device and a portable electronic device configured for the same are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for quick text entry, comprising: displaying a text entry user interface within a graphical user interface, the text entry user interface element including a text entry field; receiving text in the text entry field; storing the text received in text entry field in memory in response to corresponding input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Ryan Tracy Smith
  • Publication number: 20110317837
    Abstract: A master key may be used by each participant in a secure communication. Indeed, each participant may select and encryption key from a distinct end of the master key. To eliminate a necessity for the end points in the secure communication to maintain a master key corresponding to every possible correspondent, the participants may communicate through an encryption server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Ryan Tracy Smith
  • Publication number: 20100318431
    Abstract: A method of publishing a work of literature on a network includes transmitting a published portion of the work of literature to a device via the network. The published portion includes an indication that a keyword has been sold to a purchaser for at least one appearance of the keyword in the published portion. The method also includes adding a new installment to the published portion, and updating the published portion to include the indication that the keyword has been sold for at least one appearance of the keyword in the new installment at no additional monetary cost to the purchaser of the keyword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Andrew Terrance MacMillan, Ryan Tracy Smith
  • Patent number: 7809606
    Abstract: A method of publishing a work of literature includes storing the work of literature on a first computer being coupled to a network, the work of literature containing a plurality of keywords including all unique words in the work of literature; freely transmitting the work of literature to other computers on the network in response to display requests from the other computers; receiving a purchase request for a keyword in the work of literature from a second computer via the network; and updating the work of literature on the first computer to contain an indication that the keyword has been purchased for each appearance of the keyword in the work of literature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Inventors: Andrew Terrance MacMillan, Ryan Tracy Smith
  • Publication number: 20090150303
    Abstract: A method of publishing a work of literature includes storing the work of literature on a first computer being coupled to a network, the work of literature containing a plurality of keywords including all unique words in the work of literature; freely transmitting the work of literature to other computers on the network in response to display requests from the other computers; receiving a purchase request for a keyword in the work of literature from a second computer via the network; and updating the work of literature on the first computer to contain an indication that the keyword has been purchased for each appearance of the keyword in the work of literature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew Terrance MacMillan, Ryan Tracy Smith