Patents by Inventor Brian Nguyen

Brian Nguyen 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).

  • 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: 20060186348
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for analysing and authenticating a luminescent tag are provided wherein a luminescence is triggered in the tag and relative light intensities emitted thereby measured within at least two luminescence bands. The measured intensities are compared with at least one reference tag representative of relative intensities emitted by an authentic tag to determine whether the luminescent tag corresponds with any of the at least one reference tag. If the measured intensities match the representative intensities, the luminescent tag is authenticated. A computer program to be implemented by the apparatus and system is also disclosed. Further, a method and system for verifying the authenticity of one or plural objects are disclosed, wherein each of the objects is to be associated with a respective tag. The respective tags are coded to emit light, when triggered, within at least two luminescence bands at respective predetermined relative light intensities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Brian Nguyen, Duc-Huy Giang, My Nguyen
  • 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