Patents by Inventor Lucas V. Pettinati

Lucas V. Pettinati 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).

  • Interactive calendar interface for defining and displaying date ranges
    Patent number: 7379889
    Abstract: A method for designating dates in an interactive travel calendar including the steps of providing an interface for users to specify event ranges, each event range having a start date that chronologically precedes an end date, receiving a signal designating a first date associated with an event, receiving a signal designating a second date associated with an event, setting the first date or the second date as a start date for an event range based upon a chronological relationship between the first date and the second date, with the start date being the date earlier chronologically among the first and second date and the end date being the date chronologically later among the first and second date, and presenting information reflecting the event range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: GetThere Inc.
    Inventors: Cordell R. Ratzlaff, Lucas V. Pettinati
  • Interactive calendar interface for defining and displaying date ranges
    Publication number: 20030171965
    Abstract: A method for designating dates in an interactive travel calendar including the steps of providing an interface for users to specify event ranges, each event range having a start date that chronologically precedes an end date, receiving a signal designating a first date associated with an event, receiving a signal designating a second date associated with an event, setting the first date or the second date as a start date for an event range based upon a chronological relationship between the first date and the second date, with the start date being the date earlier chronologically among the first and second date and the end date being the date chronologically later among the first and second date, and presenting information reflecting the event range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: GetThere Inc.
    Inventors: Cordell R. Ratzlaff, Lucas V. Pettinati