Patents by Inventor Shaul S. Wisebourt
Shaul S. Wisebourt 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).
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Publication number: 20230251762Abstract: A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. The message collection user interface is displayed including any dynamic session placeholders in the list of messages. As messages from the conversation are occasioned, the dynamic session placeholder is updated. When the message collection is displayed, it is displayed in accordance with the updated session placeholder.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gerhard D. KLASSEN, Shaul S. WISEBOURT
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Patent number: 11656740Abstract: A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. The message collection user interface is displayed including any dynamic session placeholders in the list of messages. As messages from the conversation are occasioned, the dynamic session placeholder is updated. When the message collection is displayed, it is displayed in accordance with the updated session placeholder.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gerhard D. Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt
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Publication number: 20220155923Abstract: A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. The message collection user interface is displayed including any dynamic session placeholders in the list of messages. As messages from the conversation are occasioned, the dynamic session placeholder is updated. When the message collection is displayed, it is displayed in accordance with the updated session placeholder.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gerhard D. KLASSEN, Shaul S. WISEBOURT
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Patent number: 10664137Abstract: A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. The message collection user interface is displayed including any dynamic session placeholders in the list of messages. As messages from the conversation are occasioned, the dynamic session placeholder is updated. When the message collection is displayed, it is displayed in accordance with the updated session placeholder.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gerhard D. Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt
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Publication number: 20200004392Abstract: A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. The message collection user interface is displayed including any dynamic session placeholders in the list of messages. As messages from the conversation are occasioned, the dynamic session placeholder is updated. When the message collection is displayed, it is displayed in accordance with the updated session placeholder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gerhard D. Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt
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Patent number: 9668092Abstract: A method for visually representing information on a display of a portable electronic device includes receiving location coordinates from at least one other portable electronic device, plotting a visual identifier on a map and displaying the map on the display of the portable electronic device. The position of the visual identifier corresponds to the location coordinates received from the at least one other portable electronic device, which correspond to an actual location of the at least one other portable electronic device. The appearance of the visual identifier is selected to depict the status of the user of the at least one other portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt, Samer Fahmy
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Patent number: 9602446Abstract: A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. The message collection user interface is displayed including any dynamic session placeholders in the list of messages. As messages from the conversation are occasioned, the dynamic session placeholder is updated. When the message collection is displayed, it is displayed in accordance with the updated session placeholder.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gerhard D. Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt
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Publication number: 20160094942Abstract: A method for visually representing information on a display of a portable electronic device includes receiving location coordinates from at least one other portable electronic device, plotting a visual identifier on a map and displaying the map on the display of the portable electronic device. The position of the visual identifier corresponds to the location coordinates received from the at least one other portable electronic device, which correspond to an actual location of the at least one other portable electronic device. The appearance of the visual identifier is selected to depict the status of the user of the at least one other portable electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt, Samer Fahmy
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Publication number: 20150106457Abstract: A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. The message collection user interface is displayed including any dynamic session placeholders in the list of messages. As messages from the conversation are occasioned, the dynamic session placeholder is updated. When the message collection is displayed, it is displayed in accordance with the updated session placeholder.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Gerhard D. KLASSEN, Shaul S. WISEBOURT
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Patent number: 8855690Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer readable media for switching communications from a first messaging protocol/service to a second messaging protocol/service by use of messaging information being embedded in a header of a first message of the first messaging protocol/service to enable the recipient to contact the sender over the second messaging protocol/service, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt
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Patent number: 8688081Abstract: To automatically determine the availability status of the user of a handheld communication device, various conditions of the device may be checked, which imply whether the user is likely Available, or Unavailable or the equivalent. Normally, the conditions are checked only if the user has not explicitly or semi-explicitly set his or her status to Unavailable. The conditions to be checked can vary, but generally include anything from which it might be inferred or implied that the user is likely Available or Unavailable or the equivalent. Such conditions can include, for example, whether or not a specified timeout for use of a mechanical feature has elapsed; whether a real-time application is in use; and preferably any one or more of other conditions, one further example being whether there are any unattended-to notifications such as an unanswered phone call, or a missed e-mail, or other message.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gerhard D. Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt
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Publication number: 20130297736Abstract: There is provided a method and system for communicating data items about a communication network. An original data item for communicating to a destination device is cached to a network data store in association with unique ID (UID) generated to identify the original data item. The UID is then sent as a proxy for the original data item to the destination device. The original data item may be processed (e.g. in response to a type of the destination device) to create a processed data item and the processed data item sent in place of the original data item. The processed data item may also be cached in association with the UID, for example, for reuse to eliminate duplicate processing. The destination device is adapted to return the UID when further communicating the original data item thereby to reduce communication of the original data item about the communication network.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Gerhard Dietrich KLASSEN, Shaul S. Wisebourt
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Publication number: 20130252648Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer readable media for switching communications from a first messaging protocol/service to a second messaging protocol/service by use of messaging information being embedded in a header of a first message of the first messaging protocol/service to enable the recipient to contact the sender over the second messaging protocol/service, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt
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Patent number: 8510471Abstract: There is provided a method and system for communicating data items about a communication network. An original data item for communicating to a destination device is cached to a network data store in association with unique ID (UID) generated to identify the original data item. The UID is then sent as a proxy for the original data item to the destination device. The original data item may be processed (e.g. in response to a type of the destination device) to create a processed data item and the processed data item sent in place of the original data item. The processed data item may also be cached in association with the UID, for example, for reuse to eliminate duplicate processing. The destination device is adapted to return the UID when further communicating the original data item thereby to reduce communication of the original data item about the communication network.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2006Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt
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Patent number: 8508547Abstract: There is provided a method of changing a theme for a user interface of a computer system comprising receiving an identification of an image with which to define a color palette of a theme for rendering elements of a user interface on a color display of the computer system; analyzing the image to determine at least one predominant color; and defining the color palette in response to the analysis. The image may comprise a background image selected by a user for display by the computer system. Dynamic generation of the color palette matches the user interface to colors to provide flexible and appealing themes. A computer readable memory having recorded thereon instructions to carry out this method is also provided, as well as a device comprising such memory.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt, Lawrence Edward Kuhl
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Patent number: 8472989Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer readable media for switching communications from a first messaging protocol/service to a second messaging protocol/service by use of messaging information being embedded in a header of a first message of the first messaging protocol/service to enable the recipient to contact the sender over the second messaging protocol/service, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2012Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt
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Patent number: 8463305Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer readable media for switching communications from a first messaging protocol/service to a second messaging protocol/service by use of messaging information being embedded in a header of a first message of the first messaging protocol/service to enable the recipient to contact the sender over the second messaging protocol/service, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2012Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt
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Publication number: 20120306743Abstract: There is provided a method of changing a theme for a user interface of a computer system comprising receiving an identification of an image with which to define a color palette of a theme for rendering elements of a user interface on a color display of the computer system; analysing the image to determine at least one predominant color; and defining the color palette in response to the analysis. The image may comprise a background image selected by a user for display by the computer system. Dynamic generation of the color palette matches the user interface to colors to provide flexible and appealing themes. A computer readable memory having recorded thereon instructions to carry out this method is also provided, as well as a device comprising such memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Gerhard Dietrich KLASSEN, Shaul S. WISEBOURT, Lawrence Edward KUHL
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Patent number: 8259129Abstract: There is provided a method of changing a theme for a user interface of a computer system comprising receiving an identification of an image with which to define a color palette of a theme for rendering elements of a user interface on a color display of the computer system; analyzing the image to determine at least one predominant color; and defining the color palette in response to the analysis. The image may comprise a background image selected by a user for display by the computer system. Dynamic generation of the color palette matches the user interface to colors to provide flexible and appealing themes. A computer readable memory having recorded thereon instructions to carry out this method is also provided, as well as a device comprising such memory.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt, Lawrence Edward Kuhl
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Patent number: RE49470Abstract: A method for visually representing information on a display of a portable electronic device includes receiving location coordinates from at least one other portable electronic device, plotting a visual identifier on a map and displaying the map on the display of the portable electronic device. The position of the visual identifier corresponds to the location coordinates received from the at least one other portable electronic device, which correspond to an actual location of the at least one other portable electronic device. The appearance of the visual identifier is selected to depict the status of the user of the at least one other portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Inventors: Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Shaul S. Wisebourt, Samer Fahmy