Patents by Inventor Melissa Jane Mercer

Melissa Jane Mercer 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).

  • Methods and Apparatus for Sending or Receiving an Image
    Publication number: 20170011064
    Abstract: Methods of sending an image include receiving, from a requesting device, a request for an image associated with a geographic area, generating the image by determining a plurality of photograph thumbnails, each photograph thumbnail being associated with a respective location or sub-region within the geographic area, and forming the image from the photograph thumbnails, and sending the image to the requesting device. A method of receiving an image includes sending, to a server, a request for an image associated with a geographic area, and receiving the image from the server, wherein the image comprises an image formed from a plurality of photograph thumbnails, each photograph thumbnail being associated with a respective location or sub-region within the geographic area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Melissa Jane Mercer, Andrew Richard Lindsay Weir