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Ian Robertson

Ian Robertson, Cambridge GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110106792System and method for word matching and indexing - The invention provides a method for retrieving similar sounding words from an electronic database. An input or query word is first converted to a string of corresponding phonemes. The string of phonemes is then used to generate a key, with the key made up of elements corresponding to the phonemes. In a preferred embodiment the key elements correspond to classes of phonemes. The electronic database comprises a plurality of words, each of which have a corresponding, phoneme-based key. Words in the database having a key identical to the key of the input word are retrieved and output. The use of phonemes in generating the search key results in the retrieval of similar sounding words. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of providing a similarity score for an output word or a list of output words compared to an input word. All of the output words are converted into phonemes and the score is based on a comparison of the phonemes in the input word with the phonemes in each output word.05-05-2011

Ian Robertson, Waterloo CA

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20090109898SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A MESSAGE TRANSPORT FOR A MULTI-MODE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for selecting a network for use by a communication device to process a data transmission is provided. In the method, the following actions are conducted: tracking transmission characteristics of networks used by the device; maintaining a set of options for the device relating to the networks, including at least one option based on the transmission characteristics; utilizing a selected option identify a selected network to process the data transmission by the communication device; and processing the data transmission using the selected network.04-30-2009
20090179859Handheld Electronic Device Comprising A Keypad Having Multiple Character Sets Assigned Thereto, With The Character Sets Being Individually Illuminable - An improved handheld electronic device has a keypad that includes a plurality of different character sets selectively illuminable thereon. Different types of light and different mechanisms for delivering light provide the selective illumination of a particular character set. When a particular character set is illuminated, a corresponding character lookup table is active on the handheld electronic device whereby the processor determines the particular character or characters that were intended in an actuation of a key of the keypad.07-16-2009
20100014499Probabilistic Location Prediction for a Mobile Station - A probabilistic prediction is made of the location of a wireless-enabled mobile station in a wireless local area network. The prediction includes calculating a vector representing movement of the mobile station through a space in which two or more access points of the network are located, and determining a region surrounding the vector in which the mobile station has at least a given probability to be located within a certain period of time.01-21-2010
20100056228AUTHORIZATION STATUS FOR SMART BATTERY USED IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile communication device is capable of communicating with a battery authorization server. Determining an authorization status of a smart battery currently powering the mobile communication device involves an initial authorization process and a subsequent authorization process. The initial authorization process is conducted between the mobile communication device and the smart battery. If the initial authorization process is successful, it is followed by a subsequent authorization process between the mobile communication device and the battery authorization server.03-04-2010
20100222035MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE TO RECEIVE ADVERTISING MESSAGES BASED UPON KEYWORDS IN VOICE COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED METHODS - A communications system may include an advertising server for sending advertisement messages based upon keywords. The communications system may further include at least one mobile wireless communications device having a processor cooperating with at least one audio transducer and a wireless transceiver for recognizing keywords in voice communications. The processor may cooperate with the advertising server to receive advertisement messages therefrom based upon the keywords.09-02-2010
20100223094Verification of Advertisement Presentation - The presentation of advertisements via a communication device is verified using biosensor or biometric analysis to confirm that a user is present during the presentation. During and preferably at multiple times throughout the presentation, instances of biosensor or biometric input are received to determine a verification result. The biosensor or biometric input is determined from a measure of at least one human biological or physiological change or process or a human anatomical or physical characteristic of a user of the communication device. The verification may be useful to measure an effectiveness of the advertisement or to determine a benefit such as a subsidization of charges within a service plan for wireless or other communication devices.09-02-2010

Patent applications by Ian Robertson, Waterloo CA

Ian Robertson, Watrerloo CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080316180Touch Screen Keyboard With Tactile Feedback, and Associated Method - An electronic device employing a flexible display module overlying a key module enable a virtual key to be positioned on the display module to overlap at least one physical key on the key module and to enable an actuation force applied to a virtual key by the user to be transferred to the at least one physical key to provide an indication of the actuating of the virtual key to a processor of the electronic device.12-25-2008