Patents by Inventor Patty Scardino

Patty Scardino 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).

  • Specifying, assigning, and maintaining user defined metadata in a network-based photosharing system
    Patent number: 7266563
    Abstract: A method and system for allowing a user to define and use custom metadata is disclosed. The method and system include providing a network accessible server with a metadata library having plurality of metadata vocabularies. The server allows the user to create a custom metadata vocabulary by displaying a user interface on a client computer in which the user specifies a plurality of properties defining the custom metadata vocabulary. When the custom metadata vocabulary is defined, it is stored in the metadata library for subsequent access. The method and system further allow the user to search the metadata library to select at least one of the metadata vocabularies to apply to an electronic resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: FotoMedia Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Paul Morris, Hugh Svendsen, Patty Scardino