Patents by Inventor Kathryn L. Harper

Kathryn L. Harper 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).

  • Interactive icons with embedded functionality used in text messages
    Patent number: 10955991
    Abstract: A method and system for providing emojis, or interactive icons, that have embedded functionality and can be used in text messages or other web based communication. The method and system of interactive icons with embedded functionality can convert a word into an exact logo. The converted logo can have embedded functionality, such as hyperlinks, phone number, using GPS to find locations closest to a user, or opening of a company's app. The interactive icons with embedded functionality may be selected from a keyboard, or from a predictive texting function. They can then be shared or viewed, or selected to provide the embedded information without leaving the messaging application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: LOJI, LLC
    Inventor: Kathryn L. Harper
  • INTERACTIVE ICONS WITH EMBEDDED FUNCTIONALITY USED IN TEXT MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20200133464
    Abstract: A method and system for providing emojis, or interactive icons, that have embedded functionality and can be used in text messages or other web based communication. The method and system of interactive icons with embedded functionality can convert a word into an exact logo. The converted logo can have embedded functionality, such as hyperlinks, phone number, using GPS to find locations closest to a user, or opening of a company's app. The interactive icons with embedded functionality may be selected from a keyboard, or from a predictive texting function. They can then be shared or viewed, or selected to provide the embedded information without leaving the messaging application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Kathryn L. Harper
  • INTERACTIVE ICONS WITH EMBEDDED FUNCTIONALITY USED IN TEXT MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20170131870
    Abstract: A method and system for providing emojis, or interactive icons, that have embedded functionality and can be used in text messages or other web based communication. The method and system of interactive icons with embedded functionality can convert a word into an exact logo. The converted logo can have embedded functionality, such as hyperlinks, phone number, using GPS to find locations closest to a user, or opening of a company's app. The interactive icons with embedded functionality may be selected from a keyboard, or from a predictive texting function. They can then be shared or viewed, or selected to provide the embedded information without leaving the messaging application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventor: Kathryn L. Harper