Patents Assigned to Eqapez Foundation, L.L.C.
  • Method and system for distributing images to client systems
    Patent number: 8949380
    Abstract: A method and system for distributing images for display by client systems. A distribution system includes an image server system that is connected to image client systems via a communications link, such as the Internet. The image server system is responsible for providing image packages to the image client systems and for collecting information from the image client systems. Each image client system periodically sends a heartbeat communication to the image server system. Upon receiving a heartbeat communication, the image server system determines the state of the image client system that sent the heartbeat communication and responds appropriately. The response may include instructions for the image client system to retrieve new images, to retrieve software updates, to send usage data, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Eqapez Foundation, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Scott E. Lipsky, Paul Brownlow
  • Method and system for displaying multiple aspect ratios of a viewport
    Patent number: 8739060
    Abstract: A method and system for generating an image display plan is provided. In one embodiment, a planning system allows a user to create a display plan that specifies a sequence of images that are to be displayed and how the images are to be displayed. The planning system allows a user to specify different versions of the plan for different aspect ratios. When displaying the image, the planning system may display multiple viewports simultaneously on the image, one for each of the different aspect ratios. The planning system may allow the multiple viewports to be moved around and resized as a unit maintaining a common center point for the viewports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Eqapez Foundation, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Scott E. Lipsky, Paul Brownlow
  • Method and system for distributing images to client systems
    Patent number: 8577955
    Abstract: A method and system for distributing images for display by client systems. A distribution system includes an image server system that is connected to image client systems via a communications link, such as the Internet. The image server system is responsible for providing image packages to the image client systems and for collecting information from the image client systems. Each image client system periodically sends a heartbeat communication to the image server system. Upon receiving a heartbeat communication, the image server system determines the state of the image client system that sent the heartbeat communication and responds appropriately. The response may include instructions for the image client system to retrieve new images, to retrieve software updates, to send usage data, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Eqapez Foundation, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Scott Lipsky, Paul Brownlow
  • Method and system for specifying color of a fill area
    Patent number: 7957587
    Abstract: A method and system for generating an image display plan is provided. In one embodiment, a planning system allows a user to create a display plan that specifies a sequence of images that are to be displayed and how the images are to be displayed. The planning system allows a user to specify different versions of the plan for different aspect ratios. When displaying the image, the planning system may display multiple viewports simultaneously on the image, one for each of the different aspect ratios. The planning system may allow the multiple viewports to be moved around and resized as a unit maintaining a common center point for the viewports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Eqapez Foundation, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Scott E. Lipsky, Paul Brownlow