Blackberry Corporation

Research in Motion Corporation

Scott Hayman

Todd Andrew Wood

Joel Paul Steele

Giang Manh La

Julian Paas

Laura Doktorova

Rakesh Kumar Arora

Jay David Steele

Jon-David Kenneth Lacey

Kenneth John Whatmough

Christopher Dale Billard

John Paul Hayman

Shaun R Johansen

A computing device () and computing environment displays a graphical user interface () that presents a plurality of icons (). Each icon is related to a different aspect of a resident software application. The icons are used to indicate the status of their associated aspects of the software application. Changes of state of the aspects of the software application represented by the displayed icons are determined and used to update the displayed icons so that the displayed icons present current status information concerning the associated aspects of the software application.

Indicating status of application program with icons

A method and apparatus for providing rich content to media devices are disclosed. Information content is converted at a content provider system for transmission to a media device over a wireless communication network. The converted content is processed by a media engine on the media device. The content is preferable converted at the content provider system into a binary format having separate visual elements and behavior elements.

Method and apparatus for providing content to media devices

Set of icons for a hand-held electronic display device

Growing community of inventors

Oakville, Canada

Scott Hayman