Patents by Inventor Polly Greathouse

Polly Greathouse 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).

  • Publication number: 20080068380
    Abstract: An electronic wall map design and printing system enables a user to select or specify the size, coverage area and detail level of a wall map and to customize the wall map based on the user's needs via a fully automated electronic interface. For ease of viewing during the creation of the wall map, the design and printing system displays the wall map being designed on the electronic user interface at a first detail level or resolution that is less than the level of detail or resolution used to print the wall map. However, the user may use the electronic interface to view portions of the wall map on the user interface at the same level of detail to be actually printed on the wall map to thereby enable the user to assure that the level of detail to be printed on the wall map is adequate for the user's purposes without making the wall map, as printed, hard to read. Once the user has designed the wall map by selecting the size, coverage area, and other customizable features such as titles, specialized icons, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: RAND McNALLY & COMPANY
    Inventors: John McAvoy, Lloyd Wendland, Brian Nguyen, Tara Arnold, Alan Yefsky, Polly Greathouse, Sean Breyer, Barbara Benstead, Ashton Lamont
  • Patent number: 7274378
    Abstract: An electronic wall map design and printing system enables a user to select or specify the size, coverage area and detail level of a wall map and to customize the wall map based on the user's needs via a fully automated electronic interface. For ease of viewing during the creation of the wall map, the design and printing system displays the wall map being designed on the electronic user interface at a first detail level or resolution that is less than the level of detail or resolution used to print the wall map. However, the user may use the electronic interface to view portions of the wall map on the user interface at the same level of detail to be actually printed on the wall map to thereby enable the user to assure that the level of detail to be printed on the wall map is adequate for the user's purposes without making the wall map, as printed, hard to read. Once the user has designed the wall map by selecting the size, coverage area, and other customizable features such as titles, specialized icons, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Rand McNally & Company
    Inventors: John McAvoy, Lloyd Wendland, Brian Nguyen, Tara Arnold, Alan Yefsky, Polly Greathouse, Sean Breyer, Barbara Benstead, Ashton Lamont
  • Publication number: 20060010100
    Abstract: An electronic wall map design and printing system enables a user to select or specify the size, coverage area and detail level of a wall map and to customize the wall map based on the user's needs via a fully automated electronic interface. For ease of viewing during the creation of the wall map, the design and printing system displays the wall map being designed on the electronic user interface at a first detail level or resolution that is less than the level of detail or resolution used to print the wall map. However, the user may use the electronic interface to view portions of the wall map on the user interface at the same level of detail to be actually printed on the wall map to thereby enable the user to assure that the level of detail to be printed on the wall map is adequate for the user's purposes without making the wall map, as printed, hard to read. Once the user has designed the wall map by selecting the size, coverage area, and other customizable features such as titles, specialized icons, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: RAND McNALLY & COMPANY
    Inventors: John McAvoy, Lloyd Wendland, Brian Nguyen, Tara Arnold, Alan Yefsky, Polly Greathouse, Sean Breyer, Barbara Benstead, Ashton Lamont