Patents by Inventor Wayne David RANTALA

Wayne David RANTALA 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).

  • System and method for providing access to presence status for mobile devices
    Patent number: 9270772
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling access to presence status for mobile devices. The method comprises receiving, via an application programming interface, an application inquiry, the application inquiry requesting a presence data for at least one mobile device; responsive to receiving said inquiry, obtaining network data from one or more network infrastructure nodes associated with providing service to the at least one mobile device; determining a response to the application inquiry based upon the network data; and providing the response via the application programming interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Silviu Florian Simen, Leif Edvard Bildoy, Tao Cui, Donald Scott Clayton, Alina Kushnir, Wayne David Rantala
  • System and method for providing access to presence status for mobile devices
    Patent number: 9264504
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling access to presence status for mobile devices. The method comprises receiving, via an application programming interface, a subscription request, the subscription request requesting a presence data for at least one mobile device; registering a subscription for a subscriber device according to the subscription request; obtaining network data from one or more network infrastructure nodes associated with providing service to the at least one mobile device; determining that at least a portion of the network data is associated with the subscription; and providing the at least a portion of the network data to the subscriber device via the application programming interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Silviu Florian Simen, Leif Edvard Bildoy, Tao Cui, Donald Scott Clayton, Alina Kushnir, Wayne David Rantala
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO PRESENCE STATUS FOR MOBILE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20130227118
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling access to presence status for mobile devices. The method comprises receiving, via an application programming interface, an application inquiry, the application inquiry requesting a presence data for at least one mobile device; responsive to receiving said inquiry, obtaining network data from one or more network infrastructure nodes associated with providing service to the at least one mobile device; determining a response to the application inquiry based upon the network data; and providing the response via the application programming interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Silviu Florian SIMEN, Leif Edvard BILDOY, Tao CUI, Donald Scott CLAYTON, Alina KUSHNIR, Wayne David RANTALA
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO PRESENCE STATUS FOR MOBILE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20130227119
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling access to presence status for mobile devices. The method comprises receiving, via an application programming interface, a subscription request, the subscription request requesting a presence data for at least one mobile device; registering a subscription for a subscriber device according to the subscription request; obtaining network data from one or more network infrastructure nodes associated with providing service to the at least one mobile device; determining that at least a portion of the network data is associated with the subscription; and providing the at least a portion of the network data to the subscriber device via the application programming interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Silviu Florian SIMEN, Leif Edvard BILDOY, Tao CUI, Donald Scott CLAYTON, Alina KUSHNIR, Wayne David RANTALA