Patents by Inventor Elliot M. Lynde

Elliot M. Lynde 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 system for localized short-term broadcasts
    Patent number: 8010623
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for using a multimedia service associated with a venue. The method includes steps of obtaining a pre-approved activation code associated with the venue, activating the multimedia service associated with the venue using the pre-approved activation code and an identification of a multimedia device, requesting the multimedia service using the multimedia device, and receiving the multimedia service using the multimedia device within a pre-determined range from a pre-determined locality of the venue, wherein the request is authenticated based on a locality of the multimedia device being within the pre-determined range from the pre-determined locality of the venue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Matthew Fitch, Thomas A. Frasher, Elliot M. Lynde