35 patents
Utility
Facilitating Physical Gifting from a Virtual Environment
28 Dec 23
A system and method is provided that incident to a triggering event within a virtual environment, includes receiving recipient-profile information of an initial recipient who is associated with the virtual environment and configuration information of a first physical product that is useable to facilitate conveying the first physical product in the real world to the initial recipient and utilizing the descriptive information to facilitate conveying the first physical product to the initial recipient.
Jennifer Richards Garbos, Timothy Charles Janes, William David Moses, Gary Thomas Pratt, Kevin Weldon Swanson
Filed: 27 Jun 23
Utility
Associating and Retrieving Memories with Physical Objects
28 Dec 23
Systems and methods are provided that include presenting on a display of a computing device a representation of a physical item that is uniquely identifiable by an identification system, receiving an indication of a digital asset to be associated with the selected physical item, associating the digital asset with the physical item, thereby creating a digital link between the digital asset and the physical item, and storing the link in a datastore accessible by the identification system such that the digital asset is retrievable incident receiving a request to present the digital asset based on a subsequent digital capture of the uniquely identifiable item.
Jennifer Richards Garbos
Filed: 18 Apr 23
Utility
System and Method for Curating Memories
28 Dec 23
Systems and methods are provided that include receiving a first image of a first portion of a greeting card wherein the first image includes identifying data useable to identify the first image, storing the identifying data in a datastore, associating the identifying data with a first user, determining characterization information from the first image that characterizes aspects of the first image, receiving from a computing device a second image of a second portion of the greeting card wherein the second image includes at least part of the first portion of the greeting card, utilizing the second image to identify the first user, correlating the characterization information of the first image to attributes of one or more product offerings, and communicating an indication of at least one of the product offerings to the computing device.
Jennifer Richards Garbos
Filed: 18 Apr 23
Utility
Animation Rendering Engine for Digital Greetings
28 Dec 23
Systems and methods are provided that include presenting a user interface that enables customization of a greeting card, receiving personalization information useable to personalize the greeting card, generating an image file based on the personalization information, storing the personalization information, storing the image file, storing metadata associated with the image file (the metadata can be useable to discern characteristics of the image file), associating a link with the customized digital greeting card, receiving an indication that the link has been referenced, retrieving the image file and the personalization information, utilizing the image file and the personalization information to generate one or more textures, applying the one or more textures to a 3D model of a greeting card, and generating a digital animated version of a greeting card from the 3D model, wherein the animated version presents a representation of the image file and that is consistent with the personalization information.
Jennifer Richards Garbos
Filed: 18 Apr 23
Utility
Greeting Card for Automated Printing
7 Dec 23
This application is related to a greeting card that is conducive to automated printing, as well as methods and systems for printing on the greeting card.
Orlanda Lacy, Susan Priscilla Crilley
Filed: 7 Jun 22
Utility
Digital Asset Generation and Communication
30 Nov 23
A greeting card is provided that includes, for example, two fold lines that define a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel, where each of those panels include front and back surfaces.
Kevin Weldon Swanson, Jennifer Richards Garbos, David Galen Saville, Krista Masilionis, Stephanie Young, Cecilia Jeanne Merkle, Anne Horton
Filed: 18 Apr 23
Utility
Creating and Conveying a Context-relevant Digital Presentation
26 Oct 23
Methods and systems are provided for receiving from a remote computing device an indication of a unique identifier that is associated with a digital presentation, which can include a digital representation of value; referencing a datastore to identify the digital presentation; and causing the digital presentation to be presented via the remote computing device, including presenting the digital representation of value consistent with a set of presentation instructions.
Kevin Weldon Swanson, Jennifer Richards Garbos, David Galen Saville, Krista Masilionis, Stephanie Young, Cecilia Jeanne Merkle, Anne Horton
Filed: 18 Apr 23
Utility
Automated Greeting Card Conveyance System
19 Oct 23
An automated greeting card conveyance system is disclosed that includes a first conveyor configured to transport pre-decorated greeting cards along a first conveyance path and a second conveyor configured to transport envelopes along a second conveyance path.
GERALD LITTLE, DAVID LEWIS, WESLEY LINDQUIST, JENNIFER GARBOS
Filed: 26 Jun 23
Utility
Automated Greeting Card Conveyance System
19 Oct 23
An automated greeting card conveyance system is disclosed that includes a first conveyor configured to transport pre-decorated greeting cards along a first conveyance path and a second conveyor configured to transport envelopes along a second conveyance path.
GERALD LITTLE, STEPHEN EIKOS, DENNIS EVANS, TIMOTHY LIEN
Filed: 26 Jun 23
Utility
Automated Greeting Card Conveyance System
19 Oct 23
An automated greeting card conveyance system is disclosed that includes a first conveyor configured to transport pre-decorated greeting cards along a first conveyance path and a second conveyor configured to transport envelopes along a second conveyance path.
GERALD LITTLE, TIMOTHY LIEN
Filed: 26 Jun 23
Utility
Digital Asset Generation and Communication
10 Aug 23
Methods and systems are provided that include receiving an instruction to associate a unique identifier with a digital presentation, where the unique identifier is associated with a tangible object, receiving a first digital asset from a first remote device, determining a first media component to prepend to the first digital asset, determining a second media component to append to the first digital asset (which influences the determination of the first media component or the second media component), incorporating the prepended content, digital asset, and appended content into the digital presentation, and associating the unique identifier with the digital presentation in a data store.
Kevin Weldon Swanson, Jennifer Richards Garbos, David Galen Saville, Krista Masilionis, Stephanie Young, Cecilia Jeanne Merkle, Anne Horton
Filed: 18 Apr 23
Utility
Handwritten Postage
6 Jul 23
The technology described herein provides a handwritten postage that comprises handwriting on a postal item that forms a unique identifier for the postal item (e.g., envelope, postcard, sticker) when analyzed by a computer vision application.
Jennifer R. GARBOS, Andrew C. OLSON, Krista M. MASILIONIS
Filed: 5 Jan 23
Utility
Collaborative Asset Generation and Communication
20 Apr 23
The technology described herein allows a sender to initiate generation of a collaborative asset, which may be a video generated by merging videos provided by a group of users.
Kevin SWANSON, Jennifer R. GARBOS, David Galen SAVILLE, Krista MASILIONIS, Stephanie YOUNG
Filed: 17 Oct 22
Utility
Collaborative Asset Generation and Communication
20 Apr 23
The technology described herein allows a sender to initiate generation of a collaborative asset, which may be a video generated by merging videos provided by a group of users.
Kevin SWANSON, Jennifer R. GARBOS, David Galen SAVILLE, Krista MASILIONIS, Stephanie YOUNG
Filed: 6 Dec 22
Utility
Greeting Card Lever and Spiral Lift
23 Mar 23
An openable structure, such as a greeting card or book, with a body, a cam lift mechanism, and at least one decorative element fixed to tab portions of the cam lift mechanism extending through cam slots in the body.
Douglas M. BOWEN, Robert R. PAVLU, JR., Thomas A. WALLEN
Filed: 28 Nov 22
Utility
Removably Securing a Sliceform to a Foldable Article
5 Jan 23
A foldable article having a sliceform removably secured to one or more panels of the foldable article.
Thomas A. Wallen
Filed: 1 Sep 22
Utility
Foldable Multi-purpose Container Filler
20 Oct 22
A foldable multi-purpose container filler includes a sheet of material that may be reversibly convertible between a compact form for storage or packaging and an expanded form to fill a container opening (e.g., bag, drinkware, vase, etc.).
Mary Hund EMANUEL, Lai Pui Betty KO, Wing Ki LI, Fung Yee WAI
Filed: 14 Apr 21
Utility
Signature-based Unique Identifier
12 May 22
The technology described herein generates a unique identifier for a visual media that comprises pre-printed visual indications on the visual media and a user's handwritten signature.
Scott A. Schimke, Jennifer R. Garbos, David Niel Johnson
Filed: 20 Jan 22
Utility
Immersive Story Creation
12 May 22
Immersive, dynamic storytelling functionality is described.
Randy S. Knipp, Kevin M. Brooks, Stephen Richard Eikos, Jason Blake Penrod, Jeffrey Alan Jones, Tim P. Patch, Timothy J. Lien
Filed: 21 Jan 22
Utility
Removably Securing a Sliceform to a Foldable Article
14 Apr 22
A foldable article having a sliceform removably secured to one or more panels of the foldable article.
Thomas A. Wallen
Filed: 22 Dec 21