Patents by Inventor Dan G. Friedrich

Dan G. Friedrich 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 communicating with a card distribution center for selecting, ordering, and sending social expression cards
    Patent number: 6873971
    Abstract: A system for communicating with a card distribution center for selecting, ordering, and sending social expression cards using a personal computer. The user can enter names and addresses of card recipients into the delivery system wherein the information is maintained in a database. The delivery system displays digitized images of the cards on a display screen which are retrieved from a card database. From the cards displayed, the user can select cards for designated recipients and enter personalized messages and a digitized signature. The user may then send the order to a card distribution center, which processes the order, retrieves and prints the selected card images including any user messages or user signature, and mails the cards to designated recipients or customers. The system maintains a database of all recipients, addresses, associated occasions and dates, card preferences, relationships and order history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mary Thomasma Tackbary, Dan G. Friedrich
  • Method and apparatus for communicating with a card distribution center for selecting, ordering, and sending social expression cards
    Patent number: 6092054
    Abstract: A system for communicating with a card distribution center for selecting, ordering, and sending social expression cards using a personal computer. The user can enter names and addresses of card recipients into the system wherein the information is maintained in a database. The system displays digitized images of the cards on a display screen which are retrieved from a card database. From the cards displayed, the user can select cards for designated recipients and enter personalized messages and a digitized signature. The user may then send the order to a card distribution center, which processes the order, retrieves and prints the selected card images, including any user messages or user signature, and mails the cards to designated recipients or customers. The system maintains a database of all recipients, addresses, associated occasions and dates, card preferences, relationships and order history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mary Thomasma Tackbary, Dan G. Friedrich
  • Method and apparatus for communicating with a card distribution center for management, selection, and delivery of social expression cards
    Patent number: 5960412
    Abstract: A system for communicating with a card distribution center for selecting, ordering, and sending social expression cards using a personal computer. The user can enter names and addresses of card recipients into the system wherein the information is maintained in a database. The system displays digitized images of the cards on a display screen which are retrieved from a card database. From the cards displayed, the user can select cards for designated recipients and enter personalized messages and a digitized signature. The user may then send the order to a card distribution center, which processes the order, retrieves and prints the selected card images, including any user messages or user signature, and mails the cards to designated recipients or customers. The system maintains a database of all recipients, addresses, associated occasions and dates, card preferences, relationships and order history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Inventors: Mary Thomasma Tackbary, Dan G. Friedrich
  • Method and apparatus for communicating with a card distribution center for management, selection, and delivery of social expression cards
    Patent number: 5555496
    Abstract: A system for communicating with a card distribution center for selecting, ordering, and sending social expression cards using a personal computer. The user can enter names and addresses of card recipients into the system wherein the information is maintained in a database. The system displays digitized images of the cards on a display screen which are retrieved from a card database. From the cards displayed, the user can select cards for designated recipients and enter personalized messages and a digitized signature. The user may then send the order to a card distribution center, which processes the order, retrieves and prints the selected card images, including any user messages or user signature, and mails the cards to designated recipients or customers. The system maintains a database of all recipients, addresses, associated occasions and dates, card preferences, relationships and order history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Mary T. Tackbary
    Inventors: Mary T. Tackbary, Dan G. Friedrich