Patents by Inventor Tony Burns

Tony Burns 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: 8693992
    Abstract: A method of storage of an e-mail includes either receiving the e-mail at a portable electronic device or sending the e-mail from the portable electronic device. The e-mail is marked for saving at the portable electronic device and transmitted by radio communication for receipt by a server and for storage of the e-mail in a backup database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Piotr K. Tysowski, Michael T. Hardy, Tony Burns
  • Publication number: 20130002427
    Abstract: An electronic device and method for providing customizing notifications is disclosed. Event generation and handling components are associated with different device event types and for generating a notification event upon occurrence of an event handled by the respective event generation and handling component is provided. Profile management component manages user profiles defining user preferences of notifications associated with different incoming device event types and managing profile exceptions defining one or more notification exceptions to the user profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew BOCKING, Tony BURNS, Scotte ZINN, Cassidy GENTLE, Darin WHITE, Ian MILLIGAN
  • Patent number: 8316253
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes receiving a power-down command, determining an automatic power-up date and time based on an earliest one of a next preset power-up and a next time-dependent event reminder, entering a power-down state, monitoring a date and time, and automatically powering up at the automatic power-up date and time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Darrell R. May, Andrew Bocking, Tony Burns
  • Publication number: 20120278419
    Abstract: A method of storage of an e-mail includes either receiving the e-mail at a portable electronic device or sending the e-mail from the portable electronic device. The e-mail is marked for saving at the portable electronic device and transmitted by radio communication for receipt by a server and for storage of the e-mail in a backup database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Piotr K. TYSOWSKI, Michael T. HARDY, Tony BURNS
  • Patent number: 8289158
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device has a notification mechanism for notifying a user of device events in accordance with an active notification profile defining notification options and one or more exception notification profiles defining notification options based on specified attributes of a device event. A mechanism is provided for identifying one or more attributes in an incoming device event and for overriding the active notification profile with one of the exception notification profiles that has attributes corresponding to the identified attributes. The user is thus notified in accordance with notification options specified in the exception profile of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Bocking, Tony Burns, Scotte Zinn, Cassidy Gentle, Darin White, Ian Milligan
  • Patent number: 8238882
    Abstract: A method of storage of an e-mail includes either receiving the e-mail at a portable electronic device or sending the e-mail from the portable electronic device. The e-mail is marked for saving at the portable electronic device and transmitted by radio communication for receipt by a server and for storage of the e-mail in a backup database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Piotr K. Tysowski, Michael T. Hardy, Tony Burns
  • Publication number: 20100100754
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes receiving a power-down command, determining an automatic power-up date and time based on an earliest one of a next preset power-up and a next time-dependent event reminder, entering a power-down state, monitoring a date and time, and automatically powering up at the automatic power-up date and time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Darrell R. MAY, Tony BURNS, Andrew BOCKING
  • Patent number: 7661004
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes receiving a power-down command, determining an automatic power-up date and time based on an earliest one of a next preset power-up and a next time-dependent event reminder, entering a power-down state, monitoring a date and time, and automatically powering up at the automatic power-up date and time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Darrell R. May, Tony Burns, Andrew Bocking
  • Publication number: 20080104421
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes receiving a power-down command, determining an automatic power-up date and time based on an earliest one of a next preset power-up and a next time-dependent event reminder, entering a power-down state, monitoring a date and time, and automatically powering up at the automatic power-up date and time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Darrell R. MAY, Tony BURNS, Andrew BOCKING
  • Publication number: 20080095336
    Abstract: A method of storage of an e-mail includes either receiving the e-mail at a portable electronic device or sending the e-mail from the portable electronic device. The e-mail is marked for saving at the portable electronic device and transmitted by radio communication for receipt by a server and for storage of the e-mail in a backup database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Piotr K. TYSOWSKI, Michael T. HARDY, Tony BURNS
  • Publication number: 20070021108
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device has a notification mechanism for notifying a user of device events in accordance with an active notification profile defining notification options and one or more exception notification profiles defining notification options based on specified attributes of a device event. A mechanism is provided for identifying one or more attributes in an incoming device event and for overriding the active notification profile with one of the exception notification profiles that has attributes corresponding to the identified attributes. The user is thus notified in accordance with notification options specified in the exception profile of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Andrew Bocking, Tony Burns, Scotte Zinn, Cassidy Gentle, Darin White, Ian Milligan