Patents by Inventor Henry P. Vellandi

Henry P. Vellandi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electronic bookshelf with multi-user features
    Publication number: 20020073327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electronic books that are accessed over a computer network, such as the Internet. One embodiment of the invention relates to a shared electronic book, i.e. a book in which multiple users each have the right to access the book but only one of the users is allowed to actually access the book at a given point in time. Another embodiment of the invention relates to the detection of potentially fraudulent access of an electronic book. Yet a further embodiment of the invention is concerned with preventing electronic copying of an electronic book when the book is provided to users over an intranet that is not under the direct control of the provider of the electronic book.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventor: Henry P. Vellandi
  • Electronic bookshelf with multi-user features
    Patent number: 6385614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electronic books that are accessed over a computer network, such as the Internet. One embodiment of the invention relates to a shared electronic book, i.e. a book in which multiple users each have the right to access the book but only one of the users is allowed to actually access the book at a given point in time. Another embodiment of the invention relates to the detection of potentially fraudulent access of an electronic book. Yet a further embodiment of the invention is concerned with preventing electronic copying of an electronic book when the book is provided to users over an intranet that is not under the direct control of the provider of the electronic book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: netLibrary Inc.
    Inventor: Henry P. Vellandi