Patents by Inventor Thomas B. Bridgwater
Thomas B. Bridgwater 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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Patent number: 9203940Abstract: An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user's typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2011Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jeffrey C Hawkins, Thomas B Bridgwater, Robert Y Haitani, William B Rees
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Patent number: 8538478Abstract: An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user's typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Palm, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey C Hawkins, Thomas B Bridgwater, Robert Y Haitani, William B Rees
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Patent number: 8495517Abstract: On a device having keys with multiple values, a user may perform either an iterative directory filtering operation or a direct-dial operation, without specifying which of the operations is intended. Hence, a user is allowed to perform any of a number of different operations to specify a number to be dialed or to identify a directory record, without requiring the user to specify a mode. A user's intended operation is determined by analyzing the entered keystrokes, and activates the appropriate feedback and functionality for the determined operation. In one embodiment iterative directory filtering is performed on multiple fields concurrently, including derived fields and combination fields.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Palm, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Thomas B. Bridgwater, Robert Y. Haitani, Srikiran Prasad, William B. Rees
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Patent number: 8433314Abstract: An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user's typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2009Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Thomas B. Bridgwater, Robert Y. Haitani, William B. Rees
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Publication number: 20130005400Abstract: An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user's typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Thomas B. Bridgwater, Robert Y. Haitani, William B. Rees
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Patent number: 8224379Abstract: An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user's typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Thomas B. Bridgwater, Robert Y. Haitani, William B. Rees
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Publication number: 20110230234Abstract: An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user's typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Inventors: Jeffrey C. HAWKINS, Thomas B. Bridgwater, Robert Y. Haitani, William B. Rees
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Publication number: 20100299636Abstract: On a device having keys with multiple values, a user may perform either an iterative directory filtering operation or a direct-dial operation, without specifying which of the operations is intended. Hence, a user is allowed to perform any of a number of different operations to specify a number to be dialed or to identify a directory record, without requiring the user to specify a mode. A user's intended operation is determined by analyzing the entered keystrokes, and activates the appropriate feedback and functionality for the determined operation. In one embodiment iterative directory filtering is performed on multiple fields concurrently, including derived fields and combination fields.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: PALM, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Thomas B. Bridgwater, Robert Y. Haitani, Srikiran Prasad, William B. Rees
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Publication number: 20100087185Abstract: An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user's typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: PALM, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Thomas B. Bridgwater, Robert Y. Haitani, William B. Rees
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Patent number: 7681146Abstract: On a device having keys with multiple values, a user may perform either an iterative directory filtering operation or a direct-dial operation, without specifying which of the operations is intended. The invention thereby allows the user to perform any of a number of different operations to specify a number to be dialed or to identify a directory record, without requiring the user to specify a mode. The invention determines which of the operations the user intends by analyzing the entered keystrokes, and activates the appropriate feedback and functionality for the determined operation. The invention further performs iterative directory filtering on multiple fields concurrently, including derived fields and combination fields.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Palm, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey C Hawkins, Thomas B Bridgwater, Robert Y Haitani, Srikiran Prasad, William B Rees
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Patent number: 7650147Abstract: An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user's typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2008Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Palm, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Thomas B. Bridgwater, Robert Y. Haitani, William B. Rees
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Publication number: 20090150224Abstract: A computer-implemented advertising management process includes receiving one or more indicators for a daypart or network on which to run a broadcast advertisement, and a proposed impression-based payment amount for running the advertisement, identifying one or more historical advertisement slots associated with the one or more indicators and applying the impression-based payment amount to advertising data for the one or more historical advertisement slots, and reporting an estimated advertising cost of running the advertisement using the impression-based payment amount and impression estimates derived from the advertising data for the one or more historical advertisement slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Jeff T. Lu, Ajoy Bhambani, Thomas B. Bridgwater
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Publication number: 20080280645Abstract: An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user's typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2008Publication date: November 13, 2008Applicant: Palm, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Thomas B. Bridgwater, Robert Y. Haitani, William B. Rees
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Publication number: 20080261652Abstract: An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user's typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: Palm, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Thomas B. Bridgwater, Robert Y. Haitani, William B. Rees
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Patent number: 7395089Abstract: An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user's typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2001Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Palm, IncInventors: Jeffrey C Hawkins, Thomas B Bridgwater, Robert Y Haitani, William B Rees
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Patent number: 6950988Abstract: On a device having keys with multiple values, a user may perform either an iterative directory filtering operation or a direct-dial operation, without specifying which of the operations is intended. The invention thereby allows the user to perform any of a number of different operations to specify a number to be dialed or to identify a directory record, without requiring the user to specify a mode. The invention determines which of the operations the user intends by analyzing the entered keystrokes, and activates the appropriate feedback and functionality for the determined operation. The invention further performs iterative directory filtering on multiple fields concurrently, including derived fields and combination fields.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2001Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: Handspring, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Thomas B. Bridgwater, Robert Y. Haitani, Srikiran Prasad, William B. Rees