Patents by Inventor Grover Mundell

Grover Mundell 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: 8327255
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer program product that includes electronic transcripts, exhibits, and an association therebetween. In one example, the method includes providing one or more electronic transcript files; providing one or more exhibit files associated with the one or more electronic transcript files; and providing an executable viewer file. The transcript and exhibit image files and their association, as well as the executable viewer file, may be stored in a local, remote, or removable media. In this manner, a user can activate the viewer and view the electronic transcripts and associated exhibits without the need for any additional software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: West Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Koch, Grover Mundell
  • Patent number: 8271359
    Abstract: A device and method for permitting access to a real time data stream through prepayments or other payment arrangements and/or calculating a fee corresponding to usage of a real time data stream, wherein the real time data stream includes transcript data from a court transcription. In one example, a device may include a data collection device for receiving prepayment data, such as a code, key, token, pass that may contain purchase units therein; and a counter. In one embodiment, if the counter contains a value representing unused real time connections, then the data collection device permits the computing device to access to the real time data stream. In one example, the prepayment data includes a code containing a number representing a quantity of connections that may be made to the real time data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: West Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Grover Mundell, Kevin S. Koch
  • Patent number: 8010893
    Abstract: An electronic file such as an HTML web page accessible via a browser by a user. The electronic file may include one or more textual field descriptors for display within the browser; one or more editable data fields associated with the textual field descriptors, the editable data fields for receiving data for the user of the browser; and a module having a view mode and an edit mode, the view mode for displaying the textual field descriptors, the edit mode for permitting the user to enter data in the editable data fields. In one example, the view mode may be invoked when the electronic file is open in the browser. The edit mode may be invoked only if the browser contains a control for activating the edit mode. In this way, the user is able to edit the data in the document and retransmit the document to other users who can only view the data as read-only data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: West Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Koch, Grover Mundell
  • Publication number: 20050086596
    Abstract: An electronic file such as an HTML web page accessible via a browser by a user. The electronic file may include one or more textual field descriptors for display within the browser; one or more editable data fields associated with the textual field descriptors, the editable data fields for receiving data for the user of the browser; and a module having a view mode and an edit mode, the view mode for displaying the textual field descriptors, the edit mode for permitting the user to enter data in the editable data fields. In one example, the view mode may be invoked when the electronic file is open in the browser. The edit mode may be invoked only if the browser contains a control for activating the edit mode. In this way, the user is able to edit the data in the document and retransmit the document to other users who can only view the data as read-only data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Kevin Koch, Grover Mundell
  • Publication number: 20050043958
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer program product that includes electronic transcripts, exhibits, and an association therebetween. In one example, the method includes providing one or more electronic transcript files; providing one or more exhibit files associated with the one or more electronic transcript files; and providing an executable viewer file. The transcript and exhibit image files and their association, as well as the executable viewer file, may be stored in a local, remote, or removable media. In this manner, a user can activate the viewer and view the electronic transcripts and associated exhibits without the need for any additional software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Kevin Koch, Grover Mundell
  • Publication number: 20050033753
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for managing electronic transcripts and electronic exhibits. In particular, the present invention provides a system that allows a user defined association between an electronic transcript and at least one electronic exhibit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Grover Mundell, Kevin Koch
  • Publication number: 20050033697
    Abstract: A device and method for permitting access to a real time data stream through prepayments or other payment arrangements and/or calculating a fee corresponding to usage of a real time data stream, wherein the real time data stream includes transcript data from a court transcription. In one example, a device may include a data collection device for receiving prepayment data, such as a code, key, token, pass that may contain purchase units therein; and a counter. In one embodiment, if the counter contains a value representing unused real time connections, then the data collection device permits the computing device to access to the real time data stream. In one example, the prepayment data includes a code containing a number representing a quantity of connections that may be made to the real time data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Grover Mundell, Kevin Koch