Patents by Inventor Konstantin J. Balashov
Konstantin J. Balashov 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).
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Patent number: 8738744Abstract: A rich media file is a self-contained file, including both the information to be viewed by a user and the viewer that displays the information to the user. The information can be formatted however the client likes: for example, the information can be split across several pages, and can include text and still and animated images. There can also be web links to pages on a network, and e-mail forms to simplify sending an e-mail message to the client. The rich media file can include viewing limitations, so that only the proper password can unlock the file, or that the rich media file will automatically expire after a specified condition occurs. The rich media file also assists the user in obtaining the latest version of the rich media file, by offering to retrieve a newer version for the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Marger Johnson & McCollom PCInventors: Robert M. Caruso, Konstantin J. Balashov
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Patent number: 8396944Abstract: A rich media file is a self-contained file, including both the information to be viewed by a user and the viewer that displays the information to the user. The information can be formatted however the client likes: for example, the information can be split across several pages, and can include text and still and animated images. There can also be web links to pages on a network, and e-mail forms to simplify sending an e-mail message to the client. The rich media file can include viewing limitations, so that only the proper password can unlock the file, or that the rich media file will automatically expire after a specified condition occurs. The rich media file also assists the user in obtaining the latest version of the rich media file, by offering to retrieve a newer version for the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Marger Johnson & McCollom, P.C.Inventors: Robert M. Caruso, Konstantin J. Balashov
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Publication number: 20120203869Abstract: A rich media file is a self-contained file, including both the information to be viewed by a user and the viewer that displays the information to the user. The information can be formatted however the client likes: for example, the information can be split across several pages, and can include text and still and animated images. There can also be web links to pages on a network, and e-mail forms to simplify sending an e-mail message to the client. The rich media file can include viewing limitations, so that only the proper password can unlock the file, or that the rich media file will automatically expire after a specified condition occurs. The rich media file also assists the user in obtaining the latest version of the rich media file, by offering to retrieve a newer version for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: MARGER JOHNSON & MCCOLLOM, P.C.Inventors: Robert M. Caruso, Konstantin J. Balashov
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Patent number: 8176113Abstract: A rich media file is a self-contained file, including both the information to be viewed by a user and the viewer that displays the information to the user. The information can be formatted however the client likes: for example, the information can be split across several pages, and can include text and still and animated images. There can also be web links to pages on a network, and e-mail forms to simplify sending an e-mail message to the client. The rich media file can include viewing limitations, so that only the proper password can unlock the file, or that the rich media file will automatically expire after a specified condition occurs. The rich media file also assists the user in obtaining the latest version of the rich media file, by offering to retrieve a newer version for the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Marger Johnson & McCollom, P.C.Inventors: Robert M. Caruso, Konstantin J. Balashov
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Patent number: 8050495Abstract: A rich media file is a self-contained file, including both the information to be viewed by a user and the viewer that displays the information to the user. The information can be formatted however the client likes: for example, the information can be split across several pages, and can include text and still and animated images. There can also be web links to pages on a network, and e-mail forms to simplify sending an e-mail message to the client. The rich media file can include viewing limitations, so that only the proper password can unlock the file, or that the rich media file will automatically expire after a specified condition occurs. The rich media file also assists the user in obtaining the latest version of the rich media file, by offering to retrieve a newer version for the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Marger Johnson & McCollom, P.C.Inventors: Robert M. Caruso, Konstantin J. Balashov
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Patent number: 7801942Abstract: A rich media file is a self-contained file, including both the information to be viewed by a user and the viewer that displays the information to the user. The information can be formatted however the client likes: for example, the information can be split across several pages, and can include text and still and animated images. There can also be web links to pages on a network, and e-mail forms to simplify sending an e-mail message to the client. The rich media file can include viewing limitations, so that only the proper password can unlock the file, or that the rich media file will automatically expire after a specified condition occurs. The rich media file also assists the user in obtaining the latest version of the rich media file, by offering to retrieve a newer version for the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Marger Johnson & McCollom, P.C.Inventors: Robert M. Caruso, Konstantin J. Balashov
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Publication number: 20080275886Abstract: A rich media file is a self-contained file, including both the information to be viewed by a user and the viewer that displays the information to the user. The information can be formatted however the client likes: for example, the information can be split across several pages, and can include text and still and animated images. There can also be web links to pages on a network, and e-mail forms to simplify sending an e-mail message to the client. The rich media file can include viewing limitations, so that only the proper password can unlock the file, or that the rich media file will automatically expire after a specified condition occurs. The rich media file also assists the user in obtaining the latest version of the rich media file, by offering to retrieve a newer version for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: MARGER JOHNSON & MCCOLLOM, P.C.Inventors: Robert M. Caruso, Konstantin J. Balashov
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Patent number: 7412478Abstract: A rich media file is a self-contained file, including both the information to be viewed by a user and the viewer that displays the information to the user. The information can be formatted however the client likes: for example, the information can be split across several pages, and can include text and still and animated images. There can also be web links to pages on a network, and e-mail forms to simplify sending an e-mail message to the client. The rich media file can include viewing limitations, so that only the proper password can unlock the file, or that the rich media file will automatically expire after a specified condition occurs. The rich media file also assists the user in obtaining the latest version of the rich media file, by offering to retrieve a newer version for the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2001Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: Marger Johnson & McCollom, P.C.Inventors: Robert M. Caruso, Konstantin J. Balashov
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Patent number: 7295704Abstract: To compress an image, each pixel is considered. The color of each pixel, represented as an index into a color palette, is compared with the color of the pixel's upper and left neighbors and encoded to an entry in the color palette. A probability distribution is updated based on the colors of the pixel and its left and upper neighbors. Once all pixels are encoded, the color palette is optimized using the probability distribution, and the indices into the color palette for the pixels are compressed. In the preferred embodiment, the compression is achieved using a single pass over the pixels in the image, and the probability distribution is updated dynamically as each pixel is compressed.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: Marger, Johnson & McCollom, P.C.Inventors: Robert M. Caruso, Konstantin J. Balashov
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Patent number: 7113638Abstract: To compress an image, each pixel is considered. The color of each pixel, represented as an index into a color palette, is compared with the color of the pixel's upper and left neighbors and encoded to an entry in the color palette. A probability distribution is updated based on the colors of the pixel and its left and upper neighbors. Once all pixels are encoded, the color palette is optimized using the probability distribution, and the indices into the color palette for the pixels are compressed. In the preferred embodiment, the compression is achieved using a single pass over the pixels in the image, and the probability distribution is updated dynamically as each pixel is compressed.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2004Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Marger Johnson & McCollom, P.C.Inventors: Robert M. Caruso, Konstantin J. Balashov
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Patent number: 6909804Abstract: To compress an image, each pixel is considered. The color of each pixel, represented as an index into a color palette, is compared with the color of the pixel's upper and left neighbors and encoded to an entry in the color palette. A probability distribution is updated based on the colors of the pixel and its left and upper neighbors. Once all pixels are encoded, the color palette is optimized using the probability distribution, and the indices into the color palette for the pixels are compressed. In the preferred embodiment, the compression is achieved using a single pass over the pixels in the image, and the probability distribution is updated dynamically as each pixel is compressed.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2001Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: Marger Johnson & McCollom, P.C.Inventors: Robert M. Caruso, Konstantin J. Balashov