Patents by Inventor Marc McEachern
Marc McEachern 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: 9546505Abstract: An adjustable position blocking device for sliding closures that firmly attaches to a glass pane of a closure and limits the sliding translation of the sliding panels of the closure. One embodiment comprises an elongated track (30) which adheres to a glass pane with very high bonding double-sided tape (40). The one embodiment also comprises a blocking slider (10) that adjustably attaches to track (30) at a plurality of track positions and is substantially tall to block the sliding translation of the sliding panels. Slider (10) comprises a modular attachment means that permits the slider (10) to be customized with blocking modules (22, 86, 96) of different form and function. In addition, one embodiment comprises a blocking module (96) which integrates an electronic device to detect the opening of a sliding closure and alert a user, a remote device or a remote system.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Inventor: Marc McEachern
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Patent number: 7999965Abstract: An information management apparatus 50 according to the present invention comprises: a database 30d for storing information relevant to a printer 40 therein; output request reception means 20a for receiving an output request transmitted from a portable terminal 14; inquiry signal transmission means 20a for transmitting an inquiry signal on the printer 40 being an output destination to the portable terminal 14; communication means for receiving image data transmitted from the portable terminal 14; recognition means 30b for recognizing the identification information of the printer 40 by analyzing the image data transmitted in response to the inquiry signal; retrieval means 30c for retrieving the information relevant to the printer 40 from the data base 30d on the basis of the acquired recognition information; and printing means 20c for outputting the information to the printer 40 on the basis of the information relevant to the printer 40 retrieved by the retrieval means 30c.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2009Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignees: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Hewlett-Packard CompanyInventors: Kiyotaka Otsuji, Toshiki Iso, Hiroki Suzuki, Shoji Kurakake, Toshiaki Sugimura, Hidenori Shimizu, Taro Sugahara, Fumitoshi Ukai, Hironori Bouno, Kei Yuasa, Marc McEachern, Shinya Nakagawa
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Patent number: 7933234Abstract: A guide apparatus 50 according to the present invention is provided with a service information DB 30d storing service information containing a service providing place and attribute information of a target user; a recognizing device 30b for acquiring an ID from image data transmitted from a cell phone 14; a retrieving device 30c for retrieving service information from the service information DB 30d on the basis of the acquired ID and for retrieving such service information that attribute information of the user of cell phone 14 coincides with attribute information of a target user, out of service information provided at service providing places near the service providing place; and a route retrieving device 20c for retrieving a route between the information about the service providing place retrieved and the cell phone 14; and transmits the route information and service information as guide information to the cell phone 14.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2004Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignees: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Hewlett-Packard CompanyInventors: Toshiki Iso, Kiyotaka Otsuji, Hiroki Suzuki, Shoji Kurakake, Toshiaki Sugimura, Hidenori Shimizu, Taro Sugahara, Fumitoshi Ukai, Hironori Bouno, Marc McEachern, Shinya Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20090251733Abstract: An information management apparatus 50 according to the present invention comprises: a database 30d for storing information relevant to a printer 40 therein; output request reception means 20a for receiving an output request transmitted from a portable terminal 14; inquiry signal transmission means 20a for transmitting an inquiry signal on the printer 40 being an output destination to the portable terminal 14; communication means for receiving image data transmitted from the portable terminal 14; recognition means 30b for recognizing the identification information of the printer 40 by analyzing the image data transmitted in response to the inquiry signal; retrieval means 30c for retrieving the information relevant to the printer 40 from the data base 30d on the basis of the acquired recognition information; and printing means 20c for outputting the information to the printer 40 on the basis of the information relevant to the printer 40 retrieved by the retrieval means 30c.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicants: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANYInventors: Kiyotaka Otsuji, Toshiki Iso, Hiroki Suzuki, Shoji Kurakake, Toshiaki Sugimura, Hidenori Shimizu, Taro Sugahara, Fumitoshi Ukai, Hironori Bouno, Kei Yuasa, Marc McEachern, Shinya Nakagawa
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Patent number: 7561295Abstract: An information management apparatus 50 according to the present invention comprises: a database 30d for storing information relevant to a printer 40 therein; output request reception means 20a for receiving an output request transmitted from a portable terminal 14; inquiry signal transmission means 20a for transmitting an inquiry signal on the printer 40 being an output destination to the portable terminal 14; communication means for receiving image data transmitted from the portable terminal 14; recognition means 30b for recognizing the identification information of the printer 40 by analyzing the image data transmitted in response to the inquiry signal; retrieval means 30c for retrieving the information relevant to the printer 40 from the data base 30d on the basis of the acquired recognition information; and printing means 20c for outputting the information to the printer 40 on the basis of the information relevant to the printer 40 retrieved by the retrieval means 30c.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2004Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignees: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Hewlett-Packard CompanyInventors: Kiyotaka Otsuji, Toshiki Iso, Hiroki Suzuki, Shoji Kurakake, Toshiaki Sugimura, Hidenori Shimizu, Taro Sugahara, Fumitoshi Ukai, Hironori Bouno, Kei Yuasa, Marc McEachern, Shinya Nakagawa
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Patent number: 7340450Abstract: Data and/or services associated with a given object are easily searched by using a search system having a global unique object identifier, a metadata store, an input for entering the global unique identifier, a metadata reader for reading a set of metadata including the input global unique identifier from the metadata store, and a metadata search engine for searching for specific metadata by searching for a specific description sentence included in each metadata of the read set of metadata.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2004Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Taro Sugahara, Hidenori Shimizu, Fumitoshi Ukai, Hironori Bouno, Marc McEachern, Shinya Nakagawa, Kiyotaka Otsuji, Toshiki Iso, Hiroki Suzuki, Shoji Kurakake, Toshiaki Sugimura
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Patent number: 7233955Abstract: Method and computer program product stored on a tangible medium that store instructions including providing a procedure file, storing and managing a plurality of tickets, each ticket including a first identifier given to a commodity, and searching, based on the first identifier and a ticket request submitted by a user, a ticket of the plurality of tickets corresponding to the first identifier. The method and computer program product then presents information about the commodity included in the ticket, information about a service that provides the commodity, and service provision content information acquired during the search.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2003Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignees: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Hewlett-Packard CompanyInventors: Motohiro Machida, Toshiki Iso, Masaji Katagiri, Toshiaki Sugimura, Hidenori Shimizu, Taro Sugahara, Fumitoshi Ukai, Hironori Bouno, Kei Yuasa, Marc McEachern, Shinya Nakagawa
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Patent number: 7133502Abstract: Disclosed is a method of targeting a multi-cast message, comprising the steps of gathering user information related to one or more users, categorizing the user information into one or more interest categories, associating respective ones of the users with ones of the interest categories, receiving service information from a service provider, determining an association between the received service information and ones of the interest categories to determine at least one associated interest category, selecting users using the at least one associated interest category to determine selected users and communicating the received service information to the selected users using the multi-cast message.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2002Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP.Inventors: Hans J. Wolters, Marc McEachern
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Publication number: 20050097079Abstract: An object is to implement timely service provision or information provision better suited for users, while decreasing efforts to construct link information or affiliation relation prepared for linkage with many service providers (or information providers), for both the service providers (or information providers) and users.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2003Publication date: May 5, 2005Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Motohiro Machida, Toshiki Iso, Masaji Katagiri, Toshiaki Sugimura, Hidenori Shimizu, Taro Sugahara, Fumitoshi Ukai, Hironori Bouno, Kei Yuasa, Marc McEachern, Shinya Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20050026630Abstract: A guide apparatus 50 according to the present invention is provided with a service information DB 30d storing service information containing a service providing place and attribute information of a target user; a recognizing device 30b for acquiring an ID from image data transmitted from a cell phone 14; a retrieving device 30c for retrieving service information from the service information DB 30d on the basis of the acquired ID and for retrieving such service information that attribute information of the user of cell phone 14 coincides with attribute information of a target user, out of service information provided at service providing places near the service providing place; and a route retrieving device 20c for retrieving a route between the information about the service providing place retrieved and the cell phone 14; and transmits the route information and service information as guide information to the cell phone 14.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Applicants: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANYInventors: Toshiki Iso, Kiyotaka Otsuji, Hiroki Suzuki, Shoji Kurakake, Toshiaki Sugimura, Hidenori Shimizu, Taro Sugahara, Fumitoshi Ukai, Hironori Bouno, Marc McEachern, Shinya Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20040244039Abstract: Data and/or services associated with a given object are easily searched by using a search system having a global unique object identifier, a metadata store, an input for entering the global unique identifier, a metadata reader for reading a set of metadata including the input global unique identifier from the metadata store, and a metadata search engine for searching for specific metadata by searching for a specific description sentence included in each metadata of the read set of metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Inventors: Taro Sugahara, Hidenori Shimizu, Fumitoshi Ukai, Hironori Bouno, Marc McEachern, Shinya Nakagawa, Kiyotaka Otsuji, Toshiki Iso, Hiroki Suzuki, Shoji Kurakake, Toshiaki Sugimura
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Publication number: 20040212827Abstract: An information management apparatus 50 according to the present invention comprises: a database 30d for storing information relevant to a printer 40 therein; output request reception means 20a for receiving an output request transmitted from a portable terminal 14; inquiry signal transmission means 20a for transmitting an inquiry signal on the printer 40 being an output destination to the portable terminal 14; communication means for receiving image data transmitted from the portable terminal 14; recognition means 30b for recognizing the identification information of the printer 40 by analyzing the image data transmitted in response to the inquiry signal; retrieval means 30c for retrieving the information relevant to the printer 40 from the data base 30d on the basis of the acquired recognition information; and printing means 20c for outputting the information to the printer 40 on the basis of the information relevant to the printer 40 retrieved by the retrieval means 30c.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicants: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANYInventors: Kiyotaka Otsuji, Toshiki Iso, Hiroki Suzuki, Shoji Kurakake, Toshiaki Sugimura, Hidenori Shimizu, Taro Sugahara, Fumitoshi Ukai, Hironori Bouno, Kei Yuasa, Marc McEachern, Shinya Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20040176971Abstract: An object is to reduce the burden of processing on both a service server and a service utilizing terminal and improve operability for the both. There is provided a storage part 11 for integrally managing service provision information of various service types about an identical commodity, whereby user 50 can receive provision of a desired service by simply outputting a service provision request containing at least a commodity ID to system 1, which reduces the burden on the user who was required before to individually request the service provision from service providers 60 different depending upon the service types. The load of registration and the load of management of service provision information are also lighter than in conventional cases where the service provision information about one commodity was separately registered.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2003Publication date: September 9, 2004Inventors: Motohiro Machida, Toshiki Iso, Masaji Katagiri, Toshiaki Sugimura, Hidenori Shimizu, Taro Sugahara, Fumitoshi Ukai, Hironori Bouno, Kei Yuasa, Marc McEachern
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Publication number: 20040073574Abstract: A system is provided for printing data with an output device installed at a remote location such as an office where a user occasionally visits. The system comprises an information ticket database for storing one or more information tickets that can be retrieved using an identifier of an object as a search key. The system also includes a service portal that searches the information ticket database to provide service information to a user in response to the identifier transmitted from a user's mobile device through the Internet. The database stores, for each of output devices registered in the system, an access-information ticket containing information for accessing the output device. The service portal searches the database to retrieve the ticket of the output device identified by the identifier transmitted from the user's mobile device and outputs the data specified by the mobile device onto the output device according to the information obtained from the ticket.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Applicants: HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Hidenori Shimizu, Taro Sugahara, Fumitoshi Ukai, Hironori Bouno, Kei Yuasa, Shinya Nakagawa, Motohiro Machida, Toshiki Iso, Masaji Katagiri, Toshiaki Sugimura, Marc McEachern
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Publication number: 20040039726Abstract: The system comprises a terminal apparatus that views or plays the content acquired from a data provider which embeds an identifier to the content. The system comprises a database for storing information tickets for each of the identifiers. The terminal apparatus captures the identifier embedded in the content. The system further comprises a service portal that, in response to the identifier which has been captured by and transmitted from the terminal apparatus over the Internet, searches the database and provides a service for connecting the terminal apparatus to a web page associated with the identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2003Publication date: February 26, 2004Applicants: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANYInventors: Hidenori Shimizu, Taro Sugahara, Fumitoshi Ukai, Hironori Bouno, Kei Yuasa, Shinya Nakagawa, Motohiro Machida, Toshiki Iso, Masaji Katagiri, Toshiaki Sugimura, Marc McEachern
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Publication number: 20030143982Abstract: Disclosed is a method of targeting a multi-cast message, comprising the steps of gathering user information related to one or more users, categorizing the user information into one or more interest categories, associating respective ones of the users with ones of the interest categories, receiving service information from a service provider, determining an association between the received service information and ones of the interest categories to determine at least one associated interest category, selecting users using the at least one associated interest category to determine selected users and communicating the received service information to the selected users using the multi-cast message.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2002Publication date: July 31, 2003Inventors: Hans J. Wolters, Marc McEachern
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Patent number: D537419Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2004Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Marc McEachern, Karl Kamb
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Patent number: D537800Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2004Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Marc McEachern, Karl Kamb
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Patent number: D545302Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2004Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development, L.P.Inventors: Marc McEachern, Karl Kamb