Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Whittaker

Thomas E. Whittaker 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: 6341316
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, computer program products, and combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for enabling web content (as well as other objects) to be loaded on mobile devices (as well as other types of devices), and for users of mobile devices to operate with such web content on their mobile devices in an interactive manner while in an off-line mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: AvantGo, Inc.
    Inventors: David D. Kloba, Michael R. Gray, David M. Moore, Thomas E. Whittaker, David J. Williams, Rafael Z. Weinstein, Joshua E. Freeman, Linus M. Upson
  • Publication number: 20010047394
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, computer program products, and combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for executing scripts that can be loaded on mobile devices (as well as other types of devices), and for users of mobile devices to interact with such scripts on their devices in an interactive manner. According to embodiments, the present invention performs script operations for mobile devices including steps for sending a request for an object and a list of support languages, and receiving the object and any related scripts in the supported languages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: David D. Kloba, Michael R. Gray, David M. Moore, Thomas E. Whittaker, David J. Williams, Rafael Z. Weinstein, Joshua E. Freeman, Linus M. Upson, Adam T. Dingle
  • Patent number: 5889990
    Abstract: An architecture for an information appliance adapted for a specific application supports a variety of appliance personalities, relying on a single core technology. The information appliance comprises an application-optimized hardware platform, including a processor, a display coupled to the processor, an input/output device coupled to an information source and to the processor, a user input device, and working memory coupled to the processor. Non-volatile memory is coupled to the processor and stores appliance operating software and application software. The appliance operating software includes logic executed by the processor, which manages information flow from the information source through the working memory to the display, and the application software includes logic executed by the processor and responsive to the user input to manage selection of information from the information source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Coleman, Thomas E. Whittaker, David C. W. Yip, Mark A. Moore