Patents by Inventor James Edwin Harris, III

James Edwin Harris, III 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).

  • Method for determining effectiveness of display of objects in advertising images
    Patent number: 8429005
    Abstract: Interactive electronic representations of advertising images published in visual media sources enable data about interest in an object or objects appearing in the advertising images to be collected. From comparing against aggregated data from interactions with interactive electronic representations, the effectiveness of displaying an object, such as representing a product or service, in a particular advertising image can be relatively measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Activ8Now, LLC
    Inventors: Peeter Todd Mannik, Stephen Andrew Hyser, Kristopher Derek Hutchinson, Garland Todd Headrick, James Edwin Harris, III
  • System and method for displaying an interactive electronic representation of a corresponding static media object
    Patent number: 6557006
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying an interactive electronic representation (“IER”) of a corresponding static media object is provided by associating a unique identification tag with a static media object. The unique identification tag is also associated with the IER, which is stored in a computer database. An application program for retrieving the IER embodying aspects of the present invention may receive the unique identification tag and, based upon the unique identification tag, locate and display the corresponding IER. A user of the application program may then interact with the IER by selecting portions of the IER. When a portion of the IER is selected, additional information regarding the selected portion of the IER may be displayed to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Inventors: Garland Todd Headrick, Kristofer Derek Hutchinson, James Edwin Harris, III, Stephen Andrew Hyser, Peeter Todd Mannik
  • System and method for obtaining and displaying an interactive electronic representation of a conventional static media object
    Patent number: 6535889
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying an interactive electronic representation (“IER”) of a conventional static media object, such as an electronic publication containing a digital image, is provided by associating a unique identification tag with a static media object. The unique identification tag is also associated with the IER, which is stored in a computer database. An application program for retrieving the IER embodying aspects of the present invention may receive the unique identification tag and, based upon the unique identification tag, locate and display the corresponding IER. A user of the application program may then interact with the IER by selecting portions of the IER. When a portion of the IER is selected, additional information regarding the selected portion of the IER may be displayed to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventors: Garland Todd Headrick, Kristopher Derek Hutchinson, Robert Bruno Mignone, James Edwin Harris, III, Peeter Todd Mannik, Stephen Andrew Hyser