Patents by Inventor Jonathan S Sutton

Jonathan S Sutton 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).

  • Data retrieval method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7578441
    Abstract: An association is created in a computer system between the appearance of a token and one or more stored files for the purpose of retrieving and presenting said one or more stored files. The appearance of the token is measured and a token identity is created from the obtained measurement. The token identity is stored in an identity store. The stored file is associated with the token identity within the computer system. The appearance of the token is subsequently measured and a subsequent identity is created for the token using subsequent measurement data obtained from the subsequent measurement. The identity store is searched for a match with the subsequent identity and upon the location of a match, the one or more stored files are retrieved and presented to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: British Telecommunications plc
    Inventors: Andrew P Gower, Martin W Trimby, Jonathan S Sutton