Patents by Inventor John M. Josling

John M. Josling 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: 11244487
    Abstract: A method for proactively creating a photo product includes storing a library of points of interest in a computer storage, detecting one or more images from a user, automatically extracting image capture locations from the images, automatically comparing the image capture locations with the points of interest in the library to obtain one or more identified points of interest, automatically identifying an occasion based on the identified points of interest in the library, automatically selecting, by the computer processor, a photo product type in part based on the occasion, automatically creating a design of a photo product of the photo product type using one or more images from the user, and manufacturing a physical photo product based on the photo product design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Shutterfly, LLC
    Inventors: Jack Yee-Keong Chan, Colin Wayne Crisanti, Mohan A. Dasannacharya, John M. Josling, Greg C. Bosch, Stephanie I. Tang
  • Publication number: 20200342645
    Abstract: A method for proactively creating a photo product includes storing a library of points of interest in a computer storage, detecting one or more images from a user, automatically extracting image capture locations from the images, automatically comparing the image capture locations with the points of interest in the library to obtain one or more identified points of interest, automatically identifying an occasion based on the identified points of interest in the library, automatically selecting, by the computer processor, a photo product type in part based on the occasion, automatically creating a design of a photo product of the photo product type using one or more images from the user, and manufacturing a physical photo product based on the photo product design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Jack Yee-Keong Chan, Colin Wayne Crisanti, Mohan A. Dasannacharya, John M. Josling, Greg C. Bosch, Stephanie I. Tang
  • Patent number: 10726600
    Abstract: A method for proactively creating a photo product includes storing a library of points of interest in a computer system, detecting one or more images from a user, automatically extracting image capture locations from the images, automatically comparing the image capture locations with the points of interest in the library to obtain one or more identified points of interest, automatically identifying an occasion based on the identified points of interest in the library, automatically selecting, by the computer processor, a photo product type in part based on the occasion, automatically creating a design of a photo product of the photo product type using one or more images from the user, and manufacturing a physical photo product based on the photo product design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Shutterfly, LLC
    Inventors: Jack Yee-Keong Chan, Colin Wayne Crisanti, Mohan A. Dasannacharya, John M. Josling, Greg C. Bosch, Stephanie I. Tang
  • Publication number: 20190139285
    Abstract: A method for proactively creating a photo product includes storing a library of points of interest in a computer system, detecting one or more images from a user, automatically extracting image capture locations from the images, automatically comparing the image capture locations with the points of interest in the library to obtain one or more identified points of interest, automatically identifying an occasion based on the identified points of interest in the library, automatically selecting, by the computer processor, a photo product type in part based on the occasion, automatically creating a design of a photo product of the photo product type using one or more images from the user, and manufacturing a physical photo product based on the photo product design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Jack Yee-Keong Chan, Colin Wayne Crisanti, Mohan A. Dasannacharya, John M. Josling, Greg C. Bosch, Stephanie I. Tang
  • Patent number: 10255707
    Abstract: A method for proactively creating a photobook includes identifying a group of images by a computer system and automatically creating a design for a photobook by the computer system without receiving a user's request for designing a photobook if the number of images in the group is determined to be within a predetermined range. Pages of the photobook incorporate a plurality of images in the group. The method further includes presenting the design of the photobook to a user for preview and receiving an order from the user for a physical manifestation of the photobook based on the design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan A. Dasannacharya, John M. Josling, Greg C. Bosch, Stephanie I. Tang
  • Publication number: 20180150987
    Abstract: A method for proactively creating a photobook includes identifying a group of images by a computer system and automatically creating a design for a photobook by the computer system without receiving a user's request for designing a photobook if the number of images in the group is determined to be within a predetermined range. Pages of the photobook incorporate a plurality of images in the group. The method further includes presenting the design of the photobook to a user for preview and receiving an order from the user for a physical manifestation of the photobook based on the design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Mohan A. Dasannacharya, John M. Josling, Greg C. Bosch, Stephanie I. Tang
  • Patent number: 9886787
    Abstract: A method for proactively creating a photobook includes identifying a group of images by a computer system and automatically creating a design for a photobook by the computer system without receiving a user's request for designing a photobook if the number of images in the group is determined to be within a predetermined range. Pages of the photobook incorporate a plurality of images in the group. The method further includes presenting the design of the photobook to a user for preview and receiving an order from the user for a physical manifestation of the photobook based on the design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan A. Dasannacharya, Preeti Nathan, Trynne Anne Miller, Wiley H. Wang, Eugene Chen, John M. Josling, Greg C. Bosch, Stephanie I. Tang
  • Publication number: 20170256085
    Abstract: A method for proactively creating a photobook includes identifying a group of images by a computer system and automatically creating a design for a photobook by the computer system without receiving a user's request for designing a photobook if the number of images in the group is determined to be within a predetermined range. Pages of the photobook incorporate a plurality of images in the group. The method further includes presenting the design of the photobook to a user for preview and receiving an order from the user for a physical manifestation of the photobook based on the design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Mohan A. Dasannacharya, Preeti Nathan, Trynne Anne Miller, Wiley H. Wang, Eugene Chen, John M. Josling, Greg C. Bosch, Stephanie I. Tang
  • Patent number: 9691170
    Abstract: A method for proactively creating a photobook includes identifying a group of images by a computer system and automatically creating a design for a photobook by the computer system without receiving a user's request for designing a photobook if the number of images in the group is determined to be within a predetermined range. Pages of the photobook incorporate a plurality of images in the group. The method further includes presenting the design of the photobook to a user for preview and receiving an order from the user for a physical manifestation of the photobook based on the design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene Chen, Preeti Nathan, Trynne Anne Miller, Wiley H. Wang, Mohan A. Dasannacharya, John M. Josling, Greg C. Bosch, Stephanie I. Tang
  • Publication number: 20160093083
    Abstract: A method for proactively creating a photobook includes identifying a group of images by a computer system and automatically creating a design for a photobook by the computer system without receiving a user's request for designing a photobook if the number of images in the group is determined to be within a predetermined range. Pages of the photobook incorporate a plurality of images in the group. The method further includes presenting the design of the photobook to a user for preview and receiving an order from the user for a physical manifestation of the photobook based on the design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Eugene Chen, Preeti Nathan, Trynne Anne Miller, Wiley H. Wang, Mohan A. Dasannacharya, John M. Josling, Greg C. Bosch, Stephanie I. Tang