Patents by Inventor Allan J. Block

Allan J. Block 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).

  • Method and apparatus for electronic postcard communication
    Patent number: 7653690
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for communicating with electronic postcards include a server for processing electronic postcards. Input sites remote from the server are selected based upon exposure to significant numbers of business travelers and tourists and provided with input devices. A verified communication link is established between the input devices and the server. A sender generated postcard request received at one of the input devices including an addressee e-mail address (38), a sender message (36) and a scene selection (33) transmits an electronic postcard (30) to the addressee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Block Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Allan J. Block
  • Method and Apparatus for Electronic Postcard Communication
    Publication number: 20080059585
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for communicating with electronic postcards include a server for processing electronic postcards. Input sites remote from the server are selected based upon exposure to significant numbers of business travelers and tourists and provided with input devices. A verified communication link is established between the input devices and the server. A sender generated postcard request received at one of the input devices including an addressee e-mail address (38), a sender message (36) and a scene selection (33) transmits an electronic postcard (30) to the addressee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Allan J. Block