Patents by Inventor DANIELLE M. CALDWELL

DANIELLE M. CALDWELL 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: 11027571
    Abstract: A greeting card and associated techniques for storing audio tracks corresponding to definable touch zones of the greeting card is provided. In one aspect, the greeting card includes a body for securing a photograph thereon. A sensor array can be disposed within the body of the greeting card to detect touch gestures through the secured photograph, among other things. The greeting card can include a microprocessor that enables touch zones to be defined via the sensor array, such that a touch zone can correspond to various objects depicted on the card or a photograph secured thereon. Among other things, the greeting card can include a microphone for recording an audio track corresponding to each generated touch zone, a speaker for playing back an audio track corresponding to a selected touch zone, and a memory for storing touch zones and/or associated audio tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Garbos, Tyler James Richmond, Christopher Jason Shields, Nicholas Pedersen, Danielle M. Caldwell
  • Publication number: 20190054755
    Abstract: A greeting card and associated techniques for storing audio tracks corresponding to definable touch zones of the greeting card is provided. In one aspect, the greeting card includes a body for securing a photograph thereon. A sensor array can be disposed within the body of the greeting card to detect touch gestures through the secured photograph, among other things. The greeting card can include a microprocessor that enables touch zones to be defined via the sensor array, such that a touch zone can correspond to various objects depicted on the card or a photograph secured thereon. Among other things, the greeting card can include a microphone for recording an audio track corresponding to each generated touch zone, a speaker for playing back an audio track corresponding to a selected touch zone, and a memory for storing touch zones and/or associated audio tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: JENNIFER R. GARBOS, TYLER JAMES RICHMOND, CHRISTOPHER JASON SHIELDS, NICHOLAS PEDERSEN, DANIELLE M. CALDWELL
  • Publication number: 20160139721
    Abstract: Methods and devices for storing and associating audio tracks to user-defined touch zones on a photo frame are provided. In one aspect, the photo frame includes a capacitive sensor array that provides a platform for a user to overlie a photo thereon. The capacitive sensor is coupled to a microprocessor that permits the generation of user-defined touch zones based on the user selecting an object in the photo by encircling the object with a touch gesture. The frame also includes a microphone for recording an audio track corresponding to each user-defined touch zone. The audio tracks and corresponding touch zones are stored in a memory. In some embodiments, the microprocessor can determine a selected touch zone based on a location of the user's touch and, based on the location, playback the audio track corresponding to the selected touch zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: TYLER JAMES RICHMOND, CHRISTOPHER JAMES SHIELDS, NICHOLAS PEDERSEN, DANIELLE M. CALDWELL