Patents by Inventor Michael Hollins

Michael Hollins 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: 20070063012
    Abstract: A method of performing an action in relation to an object, the method including: determining a request to perform the action in relation to the object; identifying, using the request, action data indicative of at least one of: the action; the object; and, a target device to perform the action in relation to the object; and, performing, using the action data, the action in relation to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Hollins, Paul Lapstun, Zhamak Dehghani, Kia Silverbrook
  • Publication number: 20070066349
    Abstract: A method of performing an action in relation to a first association between a reusable sticker and an object, the reusable sticker having disposed therein or thereon coded data indicative of a sticker identity and of a first interactive element representing the action, the method including: receiving first indicating data from a sensing device, the first indicating data being at least partially indicative of the sticker identity and the first interactive element, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the first interactive element, sensing at least some of the coded data to generate the first indicating data; identifying, using the first indicating data, the action and the first association; and, performing the action in relation to the first association.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Hollins, Paul Lapstun, Simon Walmsley, Kia Silverbrook
  • Publication number: 20070066357
    Abstract: A method of printing content using a print medium, comprising the steps of: determining, using a sensor module, a print media identifier from the print medium, the print media identifier having been linked to the content, and the content associated with previously printed content on the print medium; and, printing, using a printer, the content on the print medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Hollins, Paul Lapstun, Kia Silverbrook
  • Publication number: 20070066346
    Abstract: A method of generating an association between an object and a sticker on a surface, the sticker having disposed therein or thereon coded data at least partially indicative of a sticker identity, the method including, in a computer system: receiving indicating data from a sensing device, the indicating data being at least partially indicative of the identity of the sticker, the sensing device being responsive to sensing at least some of the coded data to generate the indicating data; identifying, using the indicating data, the identity of the sticker on the surface; and, generating an association based at least partially on the sticker identity and an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Paul Lapstun, Michael Hollins, Simon Walmsley, Kia Silverbrook
  • Publication number: 20070066285
    Abstract: A method of generating an association between a sticker and an object of an object type, the sticker having disposed therein or thereon coded data at least partially indicative of a sticker identity and the object type, the method including, in a computer system: receiving indicating data from a sensing device, the indicating data being at least partially indicative of the identity of the sticker and the object type, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the sticker, being responsive to sense at least some of the coded data and generate the indicating data using the sensed coded data; identifying, using the indicating data, the identity of the sticker, the object type and the object of the object type; and, generating an association based at least partially on the sticker identity and the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Paul Lapstun, Michael Hollins, Simon Walmsley, Kia Silverbrook
  • Publication number: 20070038538
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of copying, using a substrate, object data to a clipboard of a graphical user interface operating system, the substrate having a graphical representation of the object data disposed therein or thereon, the substrate also having coded data disposed therein or thereon, the coded data identifying a plurality of locations on the substrate, the coded data also identifying a layout of the graphical representation of the object data, the method including the steps of: receiving, from a sensing device and in a computer system, indicating data, the indicating data describing movement of the sensing device relative to the substrate, the indicating data also identifying the layout of the graphical representation of the object data, the sensing device, when moved relative to the substrate, adapted to read at least some of the coded data and generate, from the at least some coded data, the indicating data; retrieving, in the computer system and using the indicating data, the object
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Kia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun, Michael Hollins, Gregg Kelly, Cathryn Chamley
  • Publication number: 20060023257
    Abstract: A method of generating an association between an object and a position on a surface, the surface having disposed therein or thereon coded data being at least partially indicative of an identity of the surface and a plurality of locations on the surface, the method including, in a computer system: receiving indicating data from a sensing device, the indicating data being at least partially indicative of the identity of the surface and the position of the sensing device relative to the surface, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the surface, being responsive to sense at least some of the coded data and generate the indicating data using the sensed coded data; identifying, using the indicating data, the identity of the surface, the position and the object; and, generating an association based at least partially on the identity of the surface, the position and the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Paul Lapstun, Kia Silverbrook, Robert Gates, Michael Hollins
  • Publication number: 20060025116
    Abstract: A method of retrieving an image using a print medium, comprising the steps of: determining a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device, the print media identifier having been linked to the image; and, retrieving, using the mobile telecommunications device, the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Kia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun, Simon Walmsley, Michael Hollins
  • Publication number: 20060025117
    Abstract: A method of retrieving contact details using a print medium, comprising the steps of: determining a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device, the print media identifier having been linked to the contact details; and, retrieving, using the mobile telecommunications device, the contact details.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Kia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun, Michael Hollins, Colin Pickup
  • Publication number: 20060012814
    Abstract: A method of capturing an object and linking the object to a print medium, the method including: capturing the object; and submitting a request to associate the object with a print media identifier of the print medium, submission of the request facilitating identification of the object and the print media identifier; wherein, the association of the object and the print media identifier is recorded in a database, the object retrievable from the database using the print media identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Paul Lapstun, Kia Silverbrook, Michael Hollins
  • Publication number: 20050202804
    Abstract: A method of using a mobile device to authenticate a printed token and output an image associated with the token, the mobile device comprising a sensor and processing means, the method comprising the steps of: using the sensor to sense coded data on the printed token; using the processing means to determine, from the sensed coded data, at least an identity of the token; authenticating the token using the identity; based on at least the identity, determining an image associated with the token; and outputting the image from the mobile device in a visible form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Kia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun, Simon Walmsley, Tobin King, Michael Hollins