Patents by Inventor Jeff Francis

Jeff Francis 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).

  • Publication number: 20150134457
    Abstract: In this disclosure, a system and method for displaying digital flyer having dynamic flyer content on a communication device are disclosed. The system includes a communication module configured to request for a digital flyer from a server and to receive flyer content of the digital flyer from the server, the digital flyer comprising a source flyer image for the flyer content, the source flyer image having one or more regions and an associated modular co ordinate system, a flyer processing module configured to collect selection information and for generating a request for the digital flyer, the request including the selection information, and a flyer display module configured to display the flyer content communicated from the server, the flyer display module displaying the flyer content using the modular co-ordinate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew Cheung, Erik Charlebois, Jeff Francis, Wehnus Tan
  • Patent number: 8988468
    Abstract: An interactive flyer system is disclosed. The system includes a flyer image tiler for creating a flyer image tile set, the set including multiple copies of a flyer image segmented into a plurality of flyer image tiles with each copy representing the flyer image at one of a plurality of zoom levels, wherein a copy of the multiple copies is configured to fit within a viewport having a resolution, and a flyer image tile store for storing the flyer image tile set. There is also disclosed a method for displaying the interactive digital flyer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Wishabi Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Cheung, David Au-Yeung, Jeff Francis, David Meyers, Wehuns Tan
  • Publication number: 20130335427
    Abstract: In this disclosure, a method and system are disclosed executed on a communication device. The method and system are configured to request for a dynamic display ad from a dynamic display ad system; receive an animation sequence from the dynamic display ad system, the animation sequence comprising one or more instructions to show one or more interest areas on a selected digital flyer; and display the dynamic display ad using the animation sequence, wherein the animation sequence is used to render the dynamic display ad using flyer content of the selected digital flyer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Matthew CHEUNG, Erik CHARLEBOIS, Jeff FRANCIS, Wehuns TAN
  • Publication number: 20130091420
    Abstract: In this disclosure, a flyer content integration system and method is disclosed. The system includes a request processing module for receiving an integration request from an integration trigger module embedded in an editorial and a content integration module for creating a subset of flyer content from a collection of pre-selected digital flyer content for the editorial, the subset being created based on location of a viewer of the editorial and availability of the digital flyer content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: David SHIN, David MEYERS, Jeff FRANCIS, Matthew CHEUNG, Wehuns TAN
  • Publication number: 20130044113
    Abstract: A system, method and communication device are disclosed for organizing and presenting a plurality of digital flyers. Using flyer stack information, which organizes the plurality of digital flyers into at least one flyer stack, the plurality of digital flyers are presented to allow for inter-flyer and intra-flyer navigation. Moreover, the flyer stack information may be used to allow the inter-flyer and intra-flyer content to be searched. This is achieved by providing a method and communication device that receives the flyer stack information from a server, and presents the flyer stack information in a flyer navigation interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Matthew Cheung, Jeff Francis, Wehuns Tan, David Meyers, David Au-Yeung
  • Publication number: 20120188247
    Abstract: A system for contextualizing a digital flyer is disclosed. The system includes a polygon mapping module for incorporating contextual information in the digital flyer using polygon mapping information, the polygon mapping information comprising a polygon for defining a polygonal area on a source flyer image of the digital flyer, the polygon being tagged with the contextual information, and a flyer data store for storing the tagged polygon. There is also disclosed for displaying the contextualized digital flyer and generating feedback using the contextualized digital flyer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: WISHABI INC.
    Inventors: Matthew CHEUNG, David AU-YEUNG, Jeff FRANCIS, David MEYERS, Wehuns TAN
  • Publication number: 20120188280
    Abstract: In the present disclosure, there is disclosed a communication device including a pre-loading module configured to retrieve a first and a second set of flyer image tiles from a flyer image tile set stored in memory, the first set of flyer image tiles being associated with the most zoomed-out state and the second set of flyer image tiles being associated with a zoom level of a current viewport. The pre-loading module is further configured to associate the first set of flyer image tiles with an underlay viewport. The communication device further includes a display configured to display the first set of flyer image tiles in the underlay viewport that are visible in the current viewport and overlay the second set of flyer image tiles visible in the current viewport onto the first set of flyer image tiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Erik CHARLEBOIS, Matthew CHEUNG, David AU-YEUNG, Jeff FRANCIS, David MEYERS, Wehuns TAN
  • Publication number: 20120188246
    Abstract: An interactive flyer system is disclosed. The system includes a flyer image tiler for creating a flyer image tile set, the set including multiple copies of a flyer image segmented into a plurality of flyer image tiles with each copy representing the flyer image at one of a plurality of zoom levels, wherein a copy of the multiple copies is configured to fit within a viewport having a resolution, and a flyer image tile store for storing the flyer image tile set. There is also disclosed a method for displaying the interactive digital flyer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: WISHABI INC.
    Inventors: Matthew CHEUNG, David AU-YEUNG, Jeff FRANCIS, David MEYERS, Wehuns TAN
  • Patent number: 7486047
    Abstract: A shipping method including shipping specialized pallets from a factory to a distribution center, shipping specialized pallets from a distribution center to a customer, returning specialized pallets from the customer to the factory, and reusing the specialized pallets, wherein the specialized pallets separate batteries of battery packs during the shipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J Phillips, David A Carrier, Danh Thanh Trinh, Andrew E Seman, Jr., Daniele C Brotto, Christopher R Yahnker, Jeff Francis, Harry J Campbell
  • Patent number: 7463007
    Abstract: A battery pack with a first battery and a second battery, wherein each battery is a plurality of cells connected in series, and operable in a storage mode and a use mode, a storage mode defined by isolating the first battery from the second battery, and a use mode defined by electrically connecting the first battery to the second battery. The storage mode may include: electrically isolating said first plurality of cells from said second plurality of cells or physically isolating said first plurality of cells from said second plurality of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Phillips, David A. Carrier, Danh Thanh Trinh, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Daniele C. Brotto, Christopher R. Yahnker, Jeff Francis, Harry J. Campbell
  • Patent number: 7397219
    Abstract: A battery pack with a housing and a plurality of cells disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to provide a storage capacity between about 2.17 and 2.67 ampere hours with an equivalent lithium content between about 6.5 and 8.0. The plurality of cells includes a first battery disposed in the housing and including a first plurality of cells connected in series and a second battery disposed in the housing and including a second plurality of cells connected in series, wherein the first battery and the second battery are operable in a storage mode and a use mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J Phillips, David A Carrier, Danh Thanh Trinh, Andrew E Seman, Jr., Daniele C Brotto, Christopher R Yahnker, Jeff Francis, Harry J Campbell
  • Publication number: 20060070910
    Abstract: A battery pack packaging system and method includes a kit box with a body, a first receptacle in the body operable to receive at least one of a cordless device and a charging device, a second receptacle in the body, and a battery container removably received by the second receptacle, the battery container configured to meet regulatory rules for shipping a battery pack with a cordless device or separately from a cordless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Steven Phillips, David Carrier, Danh Trinh, Andrew Seman, Daniele Brotto, Christopher Yahnker, Jeff Francis, Harry Campbell
  • Publication number: 20060071636
    Abstract: A battery pack with a housing and a plurality of cells disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to provide a storage capacity between about 2.17 and 2.67 ampere hours with an equivalent lithium content between about 6.5 and 8.0. The plurality of cells includes a first battery disposed in the housing and including a first plurality of cells connected in series and a second battery disposed in the housing and including a second plurality of cells connected in series, wherein the first battery and the second battery are operable in a storage mode and a use mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Steven Phillips, David Carrier, Danh Trinh, Andrew Seman, Daniele Brotto, Christopher Yahnker, Jeff Francis, Harry Campbell
  • Publication number: 20060070555
    Abstract: A shipping method including shipping specialized pallets from a factory to a distribution center, shipping specialized pallets from a distribution center to a customer, returning specialized pallets from the customer to the factory, and reusing the specialized pallets, wherein the specialized pallets separate batteries of battery packs during the shipping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Steven Phillips, David Carrier, Danh Trinh, Andrew Seman, Daniele Brotto, Christopher Yahnker, Jeff Francis, Harry Campbell
  • Publication number: 20050253553
    Abstract: A battery pack with a first battery and a second battery, wherein each battery is a plurality of cells connected in series, and operable in a storage mode and a use mode, a storage mode defined by isolating the first battery from the second battery, and a use mode defined by electrically connecting the first battery to the second battery. The storage mode may include: electrically isolating said first plurality of cells from said second plurality of cells or physically isolating said first plurality of cells from said second plurality of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Steven Phillips, David Carrier, Danh Trinh, Andrew Seman, Daniele Brotto, Christopher Yahnker, Jeff Francis, Harry Campbell