Patents by Inventor Michael Roy Norwood

Michael Roy Norwood 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: 20150278235
    Abstract: A computerized system and method for flexibly parsing documents (including webpages, PDF files, Word documents, images etc.) to generate webpages with additional user interface elements (e.g. an identifier) enabling them to make comments on specific types of content. The website administrator selects the type of parsing (e.g. by lines, sentences, paragraphs, images, video) and where it will be applied on the webpage imported content (e.g. present pages, page range, entire document, selected text, etc.). The parsing code generates webpages that includes identifiers (e.g. line or sentence numbers) that when activated by a reader displays a comment area that enables them to add a comment specific to that identifier (line, sentence, etc.), which is then sent to a remote database file of comments made by multiple readers for the same identified content. The reader may also view via a link the comments of other readers for the same identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: SOCIAL COMMENTING, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Roy Norwood, Stephen Malvern Omohundro
  • Publication number: 20150143262
    Abstract: A software system, method, application that allows television and cinema viewers to create, store, and display on remote websites comments pertaining to viewed content (e.g. programs, streaming movies, advertisements). The viewer utilizes an electronic computing device (e.g. smartphone, television with Internet connectivity, etc.) and comprising an application (e.g. mobile app, IVT app) to enter comments and transmit them to a third party database for storage and/or display on website(s) (e.g. social media). The applications display user interface elements allowing the viewer to identify the television content (i.e. title of show), and to receive comment data input, which is then transmitted to remote second servers for storage, and/or for display by the second servers on websites, and/or viewing in applications by other users, who may respond to the comments. The data from a plurality of end-user's comments may be statistically analyzed before distribution to third parties, such as marketing firms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: SOCIAL COMMENTING, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Roy Norwood, Stephen Malvern Omohundro
  • Publication number: 20150082342
    Abstract: A software system and method allowing television and/or cinema viewers to create, store, and display comments pertaining to media content (e.g. programs, streaming movies, advertisements). Users with electronic computing devices comprising a web browser (e.g. smartphone, smart television, etc.) enter comments and transmit them to a third party database for storage and/or display on website(s) (e.g. social media). Webpages display user interface elements allowing the viewer to identify the television content (title of show), and to receive comment data input, which is then transmitted to remote second servers for storage, and/or for display on second websites. An administrator accesses a webpage of the first website server to enter data (e.g. HTML code) for creating user interface elements. When the webpage containing the code is posted to a website, the code results in a comment display page where users can input comments on television content and on posted comments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: SOCIAL COMMENTING, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Roy Norwood, Stephen Malvern Omohundro
  • Publication number: 20150033112
    Abstract: A software system and method that allows website readers to create and store comments pertaining to website content, with tags identifying the comment, so that the comments may be easily retrieved at a later time. An administrator accesses a website to enter data (e.g. HTML code) for creating reader comment and tag. When the webpage containing the code is posted to a website, the code results in a reader comment and tag display page where website visitors can comment on the content of the website, and create one or more tags that identify their comment. Comments and tags are then saved at a local or remote website database accessible to the reader. A reader can find their comments that they posted on various websites stored within their database record by searching the database for comments with a particular tag. They can also assign new tags to their stored comments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: SOCIAL COMMENTING, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Roy Norwood, Steve Malvern Omohundro
  • Publication number: 20140289611
    Abstract: A webpage commenting solution that involves an end user operating an end user device to access a webpage on a first server. The webpage includes an end user comment submit function. The end user can submit a comment by actuating the end user comment submit function. The first server receives the multimedia comment for the webpage, store the multimedia comment on the system, accesses the multimedia comment for use on the webpage, and transmits (upon actuation of the end user comment submit function and with no need for any other end user action) the multimedia comment to the second server for association with a second identified data record, the second identified data record associated with the end user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: SOCIAL COMMENTING, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Roy Norwood, Stephen Malvem Omohundro
  • Publication number: 20120159336
    Abstract: An electronic list prioritization system for the improved management, sorting and prioritizing of list items is described. The system comprises a computer program that a user may interface on any suitable electronic device. The user may prioritize list items with a number of advance prioritization features describe. The list may be a task list having a task field and in some embodiments a primary and secondary priority field allowing the user the ability to prioritize a list by a secondary priority field without adjusting the priorities in the primary priority field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Roy Norwood
  • Publication number: 20100250322
    Abstract: A system, method, and improved user interface for operating a computerized task management database, typically running on a networked server-client system such as the Internet. The system is designed to simultaneously present, on a single user interface screen, often running within a web browser, key items such as the worker (task assignee) name, and key task information items relevant to the various tasks that are assigned to this worker. Such key task information can include, for example, for each given task, the task name or distinguishing task commentary, and an instant update on the status of the task, which will usually contain at least a latest comment field that contains the most recent communication between the task worker and the task manager. The invention conserves user working memory by presenting key comments for multiple tasks on a single screen, enabling better user comprehension of complex projects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventor: Michael Roy Norwood