Kristopher O Davis

US Patent:

8231469, Jul 31, 2012

Filed:

Jan 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/029997

Inventors:

Jason Ford - Overland Park KS, US
Kristopher J. Davis - Lawrence KS, US
Michael S. Nasalroad - Prairie Village KS, US

Assignee:

Sprint Spectrum L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 42, 463 39, 463 40, 463 41

Abstract:

A game server stores data pertaining game players prematurely dropping out from games during the occurrence of the games, either voluntarily, involuntarily, or both. The games involve use of the wireless devices, such as cell phones, PDAs, or other types of devices. The game server includes a processor and machine instructions executable by the processor making available the data, or a ranking for each game player derived from the data, to the game players. Thus, the game players can access the data and make an informed decision as to whether to include a particular game player in a future game, based on their past history of prematurely dropping out of games.

US Patent:

7454237, Nov 18, 2008

Filed:

Oct 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/972997

Inventors:

Kristopher J. Davis - Lawrence KS, US

Assignee:

Sprint Spectrum L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H04B 1/38
H04M 1/00

US Classification:

455566, 455403, 4554141, 455418, 4555501

Abstract:

Electronic devices such as mobile telephones including an alphanumeric keypad and at least one shift key and methods for using the alphanumeric keypad and the at least one shift key to display and transmit characters over a wireless network using no more than two key strokes.