Patents by Inventor Lydia Ann Colby

Lydia Ann Colby 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).

  • Publication number: 20230351490
    Abstract: This document discloses a method, system, and/or software configured to provide improved color rendering of an item or scene, such as an item for sale through web sites or printed brochures (e.g., color catalogs). This improved color rendering can be provided through improved accuracy when rendering an online item, such as on a user's laptop, smartphone, or desktop computer showing a webpage. Further still, this document discloses ways in which to solve numerous problems in the field of online sales where an accurate rendering of an item, and even a customized rendering of an item to fit a buyer's intended use for the item, is desired. This document also describes ways in which to improve color renderings for a print item through use of a user's device to capture an image using the device's camera, and then display the item more accurately or congruently than it was originally displayed in print.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Lydia Ann Colby, Michael K. Colby
  • Patent number: 11727476
    Abstract: This document discloses a method, system, and/or software configured to provide improved color rendering of an item or scene, such as an item for sale through web sites or printed brochures (e.g., color catalogs). This improved color rendering can be provided through improved accuracy when rendering an online item, such as on a user's laptop, smartphone, or desktop computer showing a webpage. Further still, this document discloses ways in which to solve numerous problems in the field of online sales where an accurate rendering of an item, and even a customized rendering of an item to fit a buyer's intended use for the item, is desired. This document also describes ways in which to improve color renderings for a print item through use of a user's device to capture an image using the device's camera, and then display the item more accurately or congruently than it was originally displayed in print.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: Lydia Ann Colby, Michael K. Colby
  • Publication number: 20210224889
    Abstract: This document discloses a method, system, and/or software configured to provide improved color rendering of an item or scene, such as an item for sale through web sites or printed brochures (e.g., color catalogs). This improved color rendering can be provided through improved accuracy when rendering an online item, such as on a user's laptop, smartphone, or desktop computer showing a webpage. Further still, this document discloses ways in which to solve numerous problems in the field of online sales where an accurate rendering of an item, and even a customized rendering of an item to fit a buyer's intended use for the item, is desired. This document also describes ways in which to improve color renderings for a print item through use of a user's device to capture an image using the device's camera, and then display the item more accurately or congruently than it was originally displayed in print.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Lydia Ann Colby, Michael K. Colby