Patents by Inventor Krys Taylor

Krys Taylor 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: 8959429
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a user interface are described for personalizing and sending stationery/cards. A reminder list on the user interface includes a list of reminder entries each identifying an upcoming event including events generated based on a specified relationship between the user and one or more contacts of the user. A recommendation region is populated one or more recommended stationery/card designs associated with one of the entries in the reminder list. A stationery/card personalization engine provides the user with a set of personalization options related to the selected stationery/card design, and generates personalized stationery based on the selected stationery/card design and the user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Tanya Cheng, Alessandro Isaacs
  • Publication number: 20120278710
    Abstract: A graphical user interface, system and method are described for managing a contacts database within an online stationery service. A presentation logic receives contacts to whom personalized stationery will be mailed and generates a graphical user interface comprising: a first region for displaying the contacts received from the stationery service contacts manager, the contacts within the contacts selectable via a user input device, a second region comprising a series of data field for entering a new contact via a user input device, and a third region displaying the contacts to whom the online stationery service will mail stationery directly on behalf of the user, the contacts within the third region selected from the first region or entered in the second region. A print module generates a print job to print the personalized stationery and envelopes containing the address information for the user-selected contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Bryan Wu, Dimitre Piskyulev
  • Publication number: 20120271863
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a user interface are described for personalizing and sending stationery/cards. A reminder list on the user interface includes a list of reminder entries each identifying an upcoming event including events generated based on a specified relationship between the user and one or more contacts of the user. A recommendation region is populated one or more recommended stationery/card designs associated with one of the entries in the reminder list. A stationery/card personalization engine provides the user with a set of personalization options related to the selected stationery/card design, and generates personalized stationery based on the selected stationery/card design and the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Tanya Cheng, Alessandro Isaacs
  • Publication number: 20120260187
    Abstract: “A system, method and graphical user interface (GUI) are described for managing a contacts and calendar database within an online stationery/card service. A stationery personalization engine provides a user with a set of personalization options related to the selected stationery/card design, to generate personalized stationery with the selected stationery/card design based on user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Tanya Cheng, Alessandro Isaacs
  • Patent number: 8255290
    Abstract: A system and method are described for managing a contacts database within an online stationery service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Bryan Wu, Dimitre Piskyulev
  • Patent number: 8239290
    Abstract: A graphical user interface, system and method are described for managing a contacts database within an online stationery service. For example, one embodiment of the invention comprises a graphical user interface comprising: a first region for displaying the listing of contacts received from the stationery service contacts manager, the contacts within the listing of contacts selectable via a user input device; a second region comprising a series of data field for entering a new contact via a user input device; a third region displaying a list of contacts to whom the online stationery service will mail stationery directly on behalf of the end user, the contacts within the third region selected from the first region or entered in the second region; and a print module to generate a print job to print the personalized stationery and envelopes containing the address information for the user-selected contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Bryan Wu, Dimitre Piskyulev
  • Patent number: 8234181
    Abstract: A system implemented by an online stationery/card service is described allowing a user to personalize and send non-electronic stationery/cards, the system comprising: a Web-based GUI for designing stationery/cards and envelopes for the stationery/cards comprising: an envelope design region for designing an envelope to be used for mailing the stationery/cards selected by the end user, the envelope design region comprising: a return address region comprising one or more text boxes for entering a return address of the end user; an address region comprising one or more text boxes for entering the address of a recipient, wherein the address region includes a first link to generate a list of contacts in the user's contacts database and a second link to generate one or more options for contacting the recipient when the user does not know the address of the recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Tanya Cheng, Alessandro Isaacs
  • Patent number: 8196038
    Abstract: A system, method and graphical user interface (GUI) are described for managing a contacts and calendar database within an online stationery/card service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Tanya Cheng, Alessandro Isaacs
  • Publication number: 20110279851
    Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for requesting and managing RSVP responses to invitations created within an online stationery service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Ramin Naimi, Lily Liang, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Michael Iskander Boulos, Karthik Sadhasivam
  • Publication number: 20110283210
    Abstract: A graphical user interface and method are described for designing and managing photo stories. For example, a graphical user interface (“GUI”) for creating photo stories according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: a photo story creation region associated with a particular photo story and having a plurality of photos assigned thereto, the photos being responsively grouped into a the photo story based on an analysis of the photos and the metadata associated with the photos; a photo story design template displaying a preview image of a photo story design using the photos within the photo story creation region; wherein the photos within the photo story design template are arranged based on the order in which they are displayed within the photo story creation region and wherein the photos within the photo story design are rearranged in response to user modification of the photos within the photo story creation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Alessandro Isaacs, Krys Taylor
  • Publication number: 20110145342
    Abstract: A system implemented by an online stationery/card service is described allowing a user to personalize and send non-electronic stationery/cards, the system comprising: a Web-based GUI for designing stationery/cards and envelopes for the stationery/cards comprising: an envelope design region for designing an envelope to be used for mailing the stationery/cards selected by the end user, the envelope design region comprising: a return address region comprising one or more text boxes for entering a return address of the end user; an address region comprising one or more text boxes for entering the address of a recipient, wherein the address region includes a first link to generate a list of contacts in the user's contacts database and a second link to generate one or more options for contacting the recipient when the user does not know the address of the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Tanya Cheng, Alessandro Isaacs
  • Publication number: 20110145097
    Abstract: A system and method are described for managing a contacts database within an online stationery service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Bryan Wu, Dimitre Piskyulev
  • Publication number: 20110145098
    Abstract: A system and method are described for managing a contacts database within an online stationery service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Bryan Wu, Dimitre Piskyulev
  • Publication number: 20110145099
    Abstract: A graphical user interface, system and method are described for managing a contacts database within an online stationery service. For example, one embodiment of the invention comprises a graphical user interface comprising: a first region for displaying the listing of contacts received from the stationery service contacts manager, the contacts within the listing of contacts selectable via a user input device; a second region comprising a series of data field for entering a new contact via a user input device; a third region displaying a list of contacts to whom the online stationery service will mail stationery directly on behalf of the end user, the contacts within the third region selected from the first region or entered in the second region; and a print module to generate a print job to print the personalized stationery and envelopes containing the address information for the user-selected contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Bryan Wu, Dimitre Piskyulev
  • Publication number: 20110145101
    Abstract: A system, method and graphical user interface (GUI) are described for managing a contacts and calendar database within an online stationery/card service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Adnan Asar, Kevin Chang, Krys Taylor, Tanya Cheng, Alessandro Isaacs