Patents by Inventor Joseph F. Frantz, II

Joseph F. Frantz, II 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).

  • System for hosting an on-line shopping service for remotely-located service providers
    Patent number: 6119152
    Abstract: An on-line communications service allows a plurality of service providers to provide services to respective groups of subscribers, with the on-line service from each provider being independent of the on-line service from other providers. The subscribers' access to features is maintained through service maps which are customized by the service provider interactively with the host computer. Upon log-on, the service map is downloaded to a subscriber's computer and defines the services which can be accessed, the appearance of the user interface and navigation through the services. Data for each provider's service is maintained separately from the data for other providers. Billing can be customized for each provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Telescan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard K. Carlin, Joseph F. Frantz, II
  • Interactive system for remoting creating, editing and administrating an online communcation system for a plurality of online service providers
    Patent number: 5845073
    Abstract: An on-line communications service allows a plurality of service providers to provide services to respective groups of subscribers, with the on-line service from each provider being independent of the on-line service from other providers. The subscribers' access to features is maintained through service maps which are customized by the service provider interactively with the host computer. Upon log-on, the service map is downloaded to a subscriber's computer and defines the services which can be accessed, the appearance of the user interface and navigation through the services. Data for each provider's service is maintained separately from the data for other providers. Billing can be customized for each provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Telescan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard K. Carlin, Joseph F. Frantz, II
  • Multi-provider on-line communications system
    Patent number: 5694549
    Abstract: An on-line communications service allows a plurality of service providers to provide services to respective groups of subscribers, with the on-line service from each provider being independent of the on-line service from other providers. The subscribers' access to features is maintained through service maps which are customized by the service provider interactively with the host computer. Upon log-on, the service map is downloaded to a subscriber's computer and defines the services which can be accessed, the appearance of the user interface and navigation through the services. Data for each provider's service is maintained separately from the data for other providers. Billing can be customized for each provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Telescan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard K. Carlin, Joseph F. Frantz, II