Patents by Inventor John M. Bednarczyk

John M. Bednarczyk 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).

  • Wireless camera with image sharing prioritization
    Patent number: 9253340
    Abstract: A digital camera, comprising an image sensor and an optical system for capturing an image of a scene and a wireless communication system. User interface elements are provided enabling a user to select a sharing destination for a captured digital image. A plurality of network pathways are identified for communication with the sharing destination using the wireless communication system. A priority is determined for each of the network pathways and the digital image is transmitted to the sharing destination using the highest priority network pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLC
    Inventors: John M. Bednarczyk, Mark D. Wood, Frank William Armstrong, Gregory R. Bryniarski
  • METHOD FOR WIRELESS SHARING OF IMAGES
    Publication number: 20130120592
    Abstract: A computer program product for controlling a programmable communication device that includes a local-area wireless communication system, a wide-area wireless communication system, and a data processing system. The computer program product causes the data processing system to perform the steps of: designating a digital camera from which digital images will be received; receiving a digital image and associated sharing data indicating one or more sharing destinations from the digital camera using the local-area wireless communication system; and transmitting the digital image to the one or more sharing destinations using the wide-area wireless communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: John M. Bednarczyk, Frank William Armstrong, Mark D. Wood, Gregory R. Bryniarski, Peter C. Ozug
  • WIRELESS CAMERA WITH IMAGE SHARING PRIORITIZATION
    Publication number: 20130120591
    Abstract: A digital camera, comprising an image sensor and an optical system for capturing an image of a scene and a wireless communication system. User interface elements are provided enabling a user to select a sharing destination for a captured digital image. A plurality of network pathways are identified for communication with the sharing destination using the wireless communication system. A priority is determined for each of the network pathways and the digital image is transmitted to the sharing destination using the highest priority network pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: John M. Bednarczyk, Mark D. Wood, Frank William Armstrong, Gregory R. Bryniarski