Patents by Inventor Shannon L. Stone

Shannon L. Stone 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).

  • Network access tiered based on application launcher installation
    Patent number: 9794727
    Abstract: A mobile communication device. The device comprises a cellular radio transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a custom application launcher stored in the memory. When executed by the processor, the custom application launcher periodically sends a message to an application server, wherein the message informs the application server that the custom application launcher is installed on the mobile communication device and, responsive to initiation of a process of removing the custom application launcher, sends a removal message to the application server, wherein the removal message informs the application server that the custom application launcher is being removed from the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Jason R. Delker, Drew T. Dennis, Cynthia Fung, M. Jeffrey Stone, Shannon L. Stone
  • Network access tiered based on application launcher installation
    Patent number: 9398462
    Abstract: A mobile communication device. The device comprises a cellular radio transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a custom application launcher stored in the memory. When executed by the processor, the custom application launcher periodically sends a message to an application server, wherein the message informs the application server that the custom application launcher is installed on the mobile communication device and, responsive to initiation of a process of removing the custom application launcher, sends a removal message to the application server, wherein the removal message informs the application server that the custom application launcher is being removed from the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Jason R. Delker, Drew T. Dennis, Cynthia Fung, M. Jeffrey Stone, Shannon L. Stone
  • Subscriber identity module (SIM) card initiation of custom application launcher installation on a mobile communication device
    Patent number: 9357378
    Abstract: A subscriber identity module (SIM) card. The SIM card comprises a processor, a memory, and an operation object. The memory stores, in part, the operation object, an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID), an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and an authentication key. When executed by the processor, the operation object causes a browser to be executed on a mobile communication device into which the SIM card is installed, provides a uniform resource locator (URL) to the browser, wherein the URL identifies a Web site, and causes the browser to send a request to the URL to download a custom application launcher and to install the custom application launcher on the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Jason R. Delker, Drew T. Dennis, Cynthia Fung, M. Jeffrey Stone, Shannon L. Stone