Patents by Inventor Eric F. Gagnon

Eric F. Gagnon 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: 6769018
    Abstract: A system for quickly and easily accessing preselected desired addresses or URLs on the Internet is disclosed in which a unique jump code for a particular desired address is published by printing it in an advertisement in a Yellow Pages directory or in a newspaper advertisement or by announcing it during a television or radio program. The user enters the jump code into an Internet location for receiving it, e.g., the home page of the Yellow Pages publisher, to access the desired address without typing the full URL. The user can then receive more information, promotional coupons, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Internet Media Corporation
    Inventor: Eric F. Gagnon
  • Publication number: 20020194270
    Abstract: A system for quickly and easily accessing preselected desired addresses or URLs on the Internet is disclosed in which a unique jump code for a particular desired address is published by printing it in an advertisement in a Yellow Pages directory or in a newspaper advertisement or by announcing it during a television or radio program. The user enters the jump code into an Internet location for receiving it, e.g., the home page of the Yellow Pages publisher, to access the desired address without typing the full URL. The user can then receive more information, promotional coupons, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: INTERNET MEDIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eric F. Gagnon
  • Patent number: 6049835
    Abstract: A system for quickly and easily accessing preselected desired addresses or URLs on the Internet is disclosed in which a published list of Internet or World Wide Web sites together with their unique jump codes is utilized in connection with a corresponding specialized Web site which is accessed by a user using either a personal computer or a TV Internet Terminal and remote control, after which access a jump code corresponding to the preselected desired URL is entered by the user and software contained in the specialized Web site immediately and automatically accesses the desired Web site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Internet Media Corporation
    Inventor: Eric F. Gagnon