Patents by Inventor Wayne Jay Rothschild

Wayne Jay Rothschild 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).

  • Mechanism for retrieving information using data encoded on an object
    Patent number: 5971277
    Abstract: A client computer with a scanner capable of scanning objects for a code. The client computer scans the object of interest and translates the code into a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that specifies both a server computer and the location within the server of information that is relevant to the object. The client computer transmits the URL to the server computer, receives the information related to the object from the server computer, and communicates the information to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian John Cragun, Wayne Jay Rothschild
  • Mechanism for retrieving information using data encoded on an object
    Patent number: 5804803
    Abstract: A client computer with a scanner capable of scanning objects for a code. The client computer scans the object of interest and translates the code into a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that specifies both a server computer and the location within the server of information that is relevant to the object. The client computer transmits the URL to the server computer, receives the information related to the object from the server computer, and communicates the information to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian John Cragun, Wayne Jay Rothschild