Patents by Inventor Steven M. Rahn

Steven M. Rahn 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: 8583744
    Abstract: A scheme for redirecting data items from a messaging host system to a user's mobile device using a redirector component disposed in a wide-area data network. In one embodiment, a method comprises one or more of the following: automatically detecting receipt of a new data item from the messaging host system for a user over the wide-area data network; based on filtering rules configured for the user, determining if the new data item is to be redirected to the user's mobile device over a wireless network; and upon determining that the new data item is to be redirected, processing at least a portion of the new data item for transmission thereof to the user's mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Barry J. Gilhuly, Ngog Anh Van, Steven M. Rahn, Gary P. Mousseau, Mihal Lazaridis
  • Patent number: 8230026
    Abstract: A system and method for message redirection receives an email message originating from a user's mobile data communication device for redirection. A record containing a domain name is obtained, based at least in part on a user ID associated with the email message. If the domain name is blank, the system uses an address associated with the user as the “from” email address and if the domain name is not blank, the system uses a juxtaposition of a user name and the domain name as the “from” email address for transmitting the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Barry J. Gilhuly, Ngoc Anh Van, Steven M. Rahn, Gary P. Mousseau, Mihal Lazaridis
  • Publication number: 20080263224
    Abstract: A redirector scheme operable to redirect messages from a plurality of messaging hosts disposed in a wide-area data network, wherein each messaging host is operable to receive messages for a set of users. In one embodiment, a redirector system comprises, inter alia: a plurality of receive agents and a corresponding plurality of send agents, wherein each pair of receive and send agents interacts together as a redirector agent with respect to a corresponding messaging host; means for automatically detecting arrival of a data item at the redirector agent from the corresponding messaging host for a particular user served by the corresponding messaging host; and means for processing at least a portion of an instance of the data item for transmission to a mobile data communication device associated with the particular user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Barry J. Gilhuly, Anh Ngoc Van, Steven M. Rahn, Gary P. Mousseau, Mihal Lazaridis
  • Publication number: 20040073619
    Abstract: A system and method for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device upon sensing a triggering event is disclosed. A redirector program operating at the host system enables a user to continuously redirect certain user-selected data items from the host system to the user's mobile data communication device upon detecting that one or more user-defined triggering events has occurred. The redirector program operates in connection with event-generating applications and repackaging systems at the host system to configure and detect a particular user-defined event, and then to repackage the user-selected data items in an electronic wrapper prior to pushing the data items to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Barry J. Gilhuly, Anh Ngoc Van, Steven M. Rahn, Gary P. Mousseau, Mihal Lazaridis
  • Patent number: 6701378
    Abstract: A system and method for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device upon sensing a triggering event is disclosed. A redirector program operating at the host system enables a user to continuously redirect certain user-selected data items from the host system to the user's mobile data communication device upon detecting that one or more user-defined triggering events has occurred. The redirector program operates in connection with event-generating applications and repackaging systems at the host system to configure and detect a particular user-defined event, and then to repackage the user-selected data items in an electronic wrapper prior to pushing the data items to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Research in Motion Limited
    Inventors: Barry J. Gilhuly, Anh Ngoc Van, Steven M. Rahn, Gary P. Mousseau, Mihal Lazaridis
  • Publication number: 20020049818
    Abstract: A system and method for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device upon sensing a triggering event is disclosed. A redirector program operating at the host system enables a user to continuously redirect certain user-selected data items from the host system to the user's mobile data communication device upon detecting that one or more user-defined triggering events has occurred. The redirector program operates in connection with event-generating applications and repackaging systems at the host system to configure and detect a particular user-defined event, and then to encrypt and repackage the user-selected data items in an electronic wrapper prior to pushing the data items to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Barry J. Gilhuly, Ngoc A. Van, Steven M. Rahn, Gary P. Mousseau, Mihal Lazaridis