Patents by Inventor Jonathan Gold

Jonathan Gold 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: 7756630
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for generating an online listing, such as a yellow pages listing, that includes information about an object, such as a business, and also includes at least one image of the structure containing the object. For example, the image may be a digital image of the store front of a business taken at a street view. Additionally, a user may select an image from a plurality of images that the user perceives as being an appropriate representative image for the business. Based on votes received a default representative image may be identified that is provided in response to a request for information about the business.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: A9.COM, Inc
    Inventors: Barnaby M. Dorfman, Udi Manber, Jonathan A. Gold, Huy T. Ha, Timothy Caro-Bruce, Jason Karls
  • Patent number: 7587276
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for generating a street map that includes a position identifier that identifies a location on the street map. The method and system may also generate and display a plurality of images representative of the location of the position identifier. A user may interact with a position identifier or one of several scroll icons to view images of other locations on the street map and/or to obtain driving directions between two locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan A Gold, Timothy Caro-Bruce, Huy T Ha, John Alan Hjelmstad, Christopher Aaron Volkert
  • Publication number: 20080189130
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for generating an online listing, such as a yellow pages listing, that includes information about an object, such as a business, and also includes at least one image of the structure containing the object. For example, the image may be a digital image of the store front of a business taken at a street view. Additionally, a user may select an image from a plurality of images that the user perceives as being an appropriate representative image for the business. Based on votes received a default representative image may be identified that is provided in response to a request for information about the business.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: A9.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Barnaby M. Dorfman, Udi Manber, Jonathan A. Gold, Huy T. Ha, Timothy Caro-Bruce, Jason Karls
  • Patent number: 7359797
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for generating an online listing, such as a yellow pages listing, that includes information about an object, such as a business, and also includes at least one image of the structure containing the object. For example, the image may be a digital image of the store front of a business taken at a street view. Additionally, a user may select an image from a plurality of images that the user perceives as being an appropriate representative image for the business. Based on votes received a default representative image may be identified that is provided in response to a request for information about the business.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Barnaby M. Dorfman, Udi Manber, Jonathan A. Gold, Huy T. Ha, Timothy Caro-Bruce, Jason Karls
  • Publication number: 20070284924
    Abstract: There is provided a fitting for a child safety seat for use with a vehicle seat comprising a body; provided to said body, a first connector for connecting to an anchorage of a child safety seat; and provided to the body and spaced from the first connector, a second connector for connecting to an anchorage of a vehicle seat. There is also provided a child safety seat for use with a vehicle seat comprising a base arranged for secure fitting to said vehicle seat; a child seat arranged for secure placement of a child therein; and a mounting for mounting said child seat to said base, wherein said base is provided with an anchorage for connecting a connector of a fitting thereto. The child safety seat and fitting may comprise a kit of parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: Catalyst Developments (Europe) Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan Gold, Paul Sharp, Geoffrey Barley
  • Patent number: 7272501
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for collecting images of objects at geographic locations for publication in an online directory, such as online Yellow Pages. A camera and a GPS receiver, both receiving time information from a synchronized clock, are mounted on a vehicle. Time-stamped images captured by the camera and time-stamped geographic locations (e.g., longitude and latitude coordinates) determined by the GPS receiver are recorded. Each image is then associated with a geographic location based on corresponding respective time-stamps. Thereafter, each image is correlated with a street addresses based on each image's associated geographic location, for example by referring to a lookup table that correlates addresses with geographic coordinates. The address-correlated images may then be used in an online directory, where each listing (e.g., business) can be displayed with an image of an object (e.g., store front) taken at the address in the listing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Barnaby M Dorfman, Udi Manber, Jonathan A Gold
  • Publication number: 20070136259
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for generating an online listing, such as a yellow pages listing, that includes information about an object, such as a business, and also includes at least one image of the structure containing the object. For example, the image may be a digital image of the store front of a business taken at a street view. Additionally, a user may select an image from a plurality of images that the user perceives as being an appropriate representative image for the business. Based on votes received a default representative image may be identified that is provided in response to a request for information about the business.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Barnaby Dorfman, Udi Manber, Jonathan Gold, Huy Ha, Timothy Caro-Bruce, Jason Karls
  • Publication number: 20070043504
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for collecting images of objects at geographic locations for publication in an online directory, such as online Yellow Pages. A camera and a GPS receiver, both receiving time information from a synchronized clock, are mounted on a vehicle. Time-stamped images captured by the camera and time-stamped geographic locations (e.g., longitude and latitude coordinates) determined by the GPS receiver are recorded. Each image is then associated with a geographic location based on corresponding respective time-stamps. Thereafter, each image is correlated with a street addresses based on each image's associated geographic location, for example by referring to a lookup table that correlates addresses with geographic coordinates. The address-correlated images may then be used in an online directory, where each listing (e.g., business) can be displayed with an image of an object (e.g., store front) taken at the address in the listing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Barnaby Dorfman, Udi Manber, Jonathan Gold
  • Patent number: 7155336
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for collecting images of objects at geographic locations for publication in an online directory, such as online Yellow Pages. A camera and a GPS receiver, both receiving time information from a synchronized clock, are mounted on a vehicle. Time-stamped images captured by the camera and time-stamped geographic locations (e.g., longitude and latitude coordinates) determined by the GPS receiver are recorded. Each image is then associated with a geographic location based on corresponding respective time-stamps. Thereafter, each image is correlated with a street addresses based on each image's associated geographic location, for example by referring to a lookup table that correlates addresses with geographic coordinates. The address-correlated images may then be used in an online directory, where each listing (e.g., business) can be displayed with an image of an object (e.g., store front) taken at the address in the listing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Barnaby M. Dorfman, Udi Manber, Jonathan A. Gold
  • Publication number: 20060271287
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for generating a street map that includes a position identifier that identifies a location on the street map. The method and system may also generate and display a plurality of images representative of the location of the position identifier. A user may interact with a position identifier or one of several scroll icons to view images of other locations on the street map and/or to obtain driving directions between two locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Jonathan Gold, Timothy Caro-Bruce, Huy Ha, John Hjelmstad, Christopher Volkert
  • Publication number: 20060170262
    Abstract: There is provided a child safety seat for use with a vehicle seat. The child safety seat comprises a cradle arranged for secure fitting to said vehicle seat, said cradle having a base part and an upright support part; a turntable, rotationally mounting to the base part of the cradle; and a seat shell, mounting on the turntable such that the turntable and the seat shell are rotatable in tandem relative to the cradle. The turntable also rotationally mounts to the upright support part of the cradle. There is also provided a cradle, turntable and seat shell for use in child safety seat as separate components, sub-assemblies or as a kit of parts. Seat belt tensioning means are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Jonathan Gold, Paul Sharp, Andrew Chatnin, Daniel Tyler, Geoffrey Barley
  • Publication number: 20060089792
    Abstract: A system is provided for providing location-specific images to a mobile device for display. The system generally comprises three components: a mobile device having a screen, a position identification system (e.g., a GPS receiver) that determines the position of the mobile device, and a database containing location-specific images taken at various locations. Each location-specific image is associated with geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was taken. Based on the position of the mobile device as determined by the position identification system, a location-specific image is selected from the database and displayed on the screen of the mobile device. For example, when a user is using the mobile device as a car navigation system, a location-specific image of the user's destination location can be selected and displayed when the determined position of the mobile device comes within a certain distance from the geographic coordinates of the destination location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Udi Manber, Barnaby Dorfman, Jonathan Gold
  • Publication number: 20050216193
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for collecting images of objects at geographic locations for publication in an online directory, such as online Yellow Pages. A camera and a GPS receiver, both receiving time information from a synchronized clock, are mounted on a vehicle. Time-stamped images captured by the camera and time-stamped geographic locations (e.g., longitude and latitude coordinates) determined by the GPS receiver are recorded. Each image is then associated with a geographic location based on corresponding respective time-stamps. Thereafter, each image is correlated with a street addresses based on each image's associated geographic location, for example by referring to a lookup table that correlates addresses with geographic coordinates. The address-correlated images may then be used in an online directory, where each listing (e.g., business) can be displayed with an image of an object (e.g., store front) taken at the address in the listing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Barnaby Dorfman, Udi Manber, Jonathan Gold
  • Publication number: 20050216186
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for generating an online listing, such as a yellow pages listing, that includes information about an object, such as a business, and also includes at least one image of the structure containing the object. For example, the image may be a digital image of the store front of a business taken at a street view. Additionally, a user may select an image from a plurality of images that the user perceives as being an appropriate representative image for the business. Based on votes received a default representative image may be identified that is provided in response to a request for information about the business.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Barnaby Dorfman, Udi Manber, Jonathan Gold, Huy Ha, Timothy Caro-Bruce, Jason Karls