Maria G Thompson

US Patent:

7539796, May 26, 2009

Filed:

Mar 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/694549

Inventors:

Steven Nowlan - South Barrington IL, US
William F. Zancho - Hawthorn Woods IL, US
Jon Godston - Chicago IL, US
Kenneth W. Douros - South Barington IL, US
Maria B. Thompson - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Christopher W. Drackett - Chicago IL, US
Deborah A. Matteo - Schaumburg IL, US

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

G06F 13/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

710 72, 710 8, 710 9, 710 10, 710 73, 710 71, 710301, 709228, 705 26, 705 40, 707 2, 707 9

Abstract:

A configuration of an electronic device () is managed by obtaining () stakeholder attributes of a component resident in the electronic device from stakeholder requirements (FIGS. ) of one or more stakeholders and correlating () the respective stakeholder attributes as well as available sets of values of attributes of the component to determine () a set of selected values of the attributes, and establishing () at least a portion of a new configuration of the electronic device using the set of selected values of the attributes of the component. When the stakeholder requirements cannot be met with an existing application in the electronic device, the application may be formed () from components of existing applications.

US Patent:

20030119445, Jun 26, 2003

Filed:

Dec 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/027223

Inventors:

Richard Bromham - Chicago IL, US
Walter Davis - Arlington WA, US
Robert Gardner - Gilbert AZ, US
Shrirang Jambhekar - Palatine IL, US
Maria Thompson - Hoffman Estates IL, US

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc.

International Classification:

H04B005/00

US Classification:

455/039000, 455/041000, 455/456000

Abstract:

A radio () communicates compatibly with a dedicated short range roadside information service and is adapted and configured to be worn by a pedestrian or otherwise mounted on or installed in a variety of nonautomotive roaming objects. Various modes of operation are supported including a beacon mode (), a remote transmitter mode (), a remote disable mode (), and a location based operating mode ().

US Patent:

20040088157, May 6, 2004

Filed:

Oct 30, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/283652

Inventors:

Lawrence Lach - Chicago IL, US
Thomas Tirpak - Glenview IL, US
Maria Thompson - Hoffman Estates IL, US

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc.

International Classification:

G06F017/27

US Classification:

704/009000

Abstract:

Textual documents are readily classified and/or characterized with respect to other documents by determining a corresponding level of semantic distance between such documents. For example, particular parts of speech are identified, and those words in the documents that correspond to such parts of speech are identified and extracted. Matches of such wording between the documents permit identification of a given corresponding semantic distance value. When no matches occur (or when otherwise desired), synonyms for such words can be used to ascertain more distant semantic relationships. The process can be repeated in an iterative fashion using ever-deepening tiers of synonyms.

US Patent:

20080074488, Mar 27, 2008

Filed:

Sep 12, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/530924

Inventors:

Maria B. Thompson - Hoffman Estates IL, US

Assignee:

MOTOROLA, INC. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H04N 7/14

US Classification:

348 1408

Abstract:

A method () or system () of controlling audible alerts includes detecting () a communication event among participant devices ( and ), detecting () a non-participant device ( or ) within a predetermined range of a participant device, and sending () a wireless control signal by at least one among the participant devices to the non-participant device to control audible alert functions. The wireless control signal can be sent () after a start of the communication event and can be sent () for example using Bluetooth signaling, signaling using an IEEE 802.11 standard, or any other signaling. The method can mute () audible alerts on the non-participant device in response to receipt of the wireless control signal. Detecting the communication event can include detection of an instant messaging session, a telephone conference, a video conference, a audio-visual conference, internet or online or web conferencing, or a calendared event.

US Patent:

20080244470, Oct 2, 2008

Filed:

Mar 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/694593

Inventors:

Steven Nowlan - South Barrington IL, US
Kenneth W. Douros - South Barrington IL, US
Maria B. Thompson - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Deborah A. Matteo - Schaumburg IL, US

Assignee:

MOTOROLA, INC. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715866

Abstract:

An electronic device () uses a theme record () which defines themes desired for the electronic device. An example patriotic theme might call for red, white and blue screen colors. A processor compares the theme record () against at least components () of the electronic device to determine operation characteristics of the electronic device (). The processor can execute a correlation process () to resolve conflicts among configurations. The theme records () can be shared among users of the portable devices.