Patents by Inventor Lance Dildine

Lance Dildine 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).

  • Providing image-based product in an electronic marketplace
    Patent number: 8024231
    Abstract: An automated printing system for producing an image-based product comprises a server computer that receives from a first user a group of one or more copyright protected digital images and price information for image-based product. The price information can be distinct for each group of copyright protected digital images. The automated printing system also includes a computer processor that processes the copyright protected digital images in response to an order from a second user and calculates payment to the first user based on the price information and a digital printer that produces the image-based product in response to the processed copyright protected digital image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Taratino, Lance Dildine, Patrick Teo, Su Quek
  • Providing image-based product in an electronic marketplace
    Publication number: 20080103975
    Abstract: An automated printing system for producing an image-based product comprises a server computer that receives from a first user a group of one or more copyright protected digital images and price information for image-based product. The price information can be distinct for each group of copyright protected digital images. The automated printing system also includes a computer processor that processes the copyright protected digital images in response to an order from a second user and calculates payment to the first user based on the price information and a digital printer that produces the image-based product in response to the processed copyright protected digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Paul Taratino, Lance Dildine, Patrick Teo, Su Quek
  • Automated printing system for producing copyright protected image-based product
    Patent number: 7328173
    Abstract: An automated printing system for producing an image-based product comprises a server computer that receives from a first user a group of one or more copyright protected digital images and price information for image-based product. The price information can be distinct for each group of copyright protected digital images. The automated printing system also includes a computer processor that processes the copyright protected digital images in response to an order from a second user and calculates payment to the first user based on the price information and a digital printer that produces the image-based product in response to the processed copyright protected digital image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Taratino, Lance Dildine, Patrick Teo, Su Quek
  • Automated printing system for producing copyright protected image-based product
    Publication number: 20040260614
    Abstract: An automated printing system for producing an image-based product comprises a server computer that receives from a first user a group of one or more copyright protected digital images and price information for image-based product. The price information can be distinct for each group of copyright protected digital images. The automated printing system also includes a computer processor that processes the copyright protected digital images in response to an order from a second user and calculates payment to the first user based on the price information and a digital printer that produces the image-based product in response to the processed copyright protected digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Paul D. Taratino, Lance Dildine, Patrick Teo, Su Mien Quek