Patents by Inventor Michael M. Piehler

Michael M. Piehler 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).

  • System and Method for Extracting a Plurality of Images from a Single Scan
    Publication number: 20140320932
    Abstract: A user interface is presented to a remote user via a network, such as through a computer. A preview command is received from the user. A scanning process (e.g., scanning multiple photographs simultaneously) is initiated at a scanner coupled with the user's computer, in response to receiving the preview command. The act of initiating is performed from a location remote from the user. A single scanned image is obtained through the scanner. A plurality of crop selections are received from the user, all of which are made within the single scanned image. Several regions within multiple scanned photographs may be selected for cropping. A plurality of image files are created based on the crop selections. The plurality of image files may be created in response to the user clicking just once on a button presented by the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: MAKING EVERLASTING MEMORIES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael M. Piehler, Shawna M. Becknell, Benjamin M. Evans, Jeffrey J. Johnson, Steven C. Sefton, G. Scott Mindrum
  • System and Method for Extracting a Plurality of Images from a Single Scan
    Publication number: 20100299621
    Abstract: A user interface is presented to a remote user via a network, such as through a computer. A preview command is received from the user. A scanning process (e.g., scanning multiple photographs simultaneously) is initiated at a scanner coupled with the user's computer, in response to receiving the preview command. The act of initiating is performed from a location remote from the user. A single scanned image is obtained through the scanner. A plurality of crop selections are received from the user, all of which are made within the single scanned image. Several regions within multiple scanned photographs may be selected for cropping. A plurality of image files are created based on the crop selections. The plurality of image files may be created in response to the user clicking just once on a button presented by the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Making Everlasting Memories, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael M. Piehler, Shawna M. Becknell, Benjamin M. Evans, Jeffrey J. Johnson, Steven C. Sefton, G. Scott Mindrum