Patents by Inventor Mike E. Anderer

Mike E. Anderer 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).

  • Printed medium activated interactive communication of multimedia information, including advertising
    Patent number: 6753883
    Abstract: The present invention describes a revolutionary new device bridging the gap between the virtual multimedia-based Internet world and the real world, best exemplified by print media. More particularly, the invention relates to communicating multimedia information using a scanner for machine-readable code containing a link information corresponding to a provider information depicted on the printed medium, a user interface for obtaining user input information corresponding to the provider information, a communications bridge for sending the link information and the user input information via the network, a receiver in communication with the scanner, capable of receiving the link information and user input information, and further capable of receiving and playing a multimedia information sequence, and a portal server in communication with the scanner via the network capable of selecting a multimedia information sequence corresponding to the link information and the user input information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Airclic Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Schena, Mike E. Anderer, Peter B. Ritz, Mike Bernstein
  • Printed medium activated interactive communication of multimedia information, including advertising
    Patent number: 6448979
    Abstract: The present invention describes a revolutionary new device bridging the gap between the virtual multimedia-based Internet world and the real world, best exemplified by print media. More particularly, the invention relates to communicating multimedia information using a scanner for machine-readable code containing a link information corresponding to a provider information depicted on the printed medium, a user interface for obtaining user input information corresponding to the provider information, a communications bridge for sending the link information and the user input information via the network, a receiver in communication with the scanner, capable of receiving the link information and user input information, and further capable of receiving and playing a multimedia information sequence, and a portal server in communication with the scanner via the network capable of selecting a multimedia information sequence corresponding to the link information and the user input information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Airclic, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Schena, Mike E. Anderer, Peter B. Ritz, Mike Bernstein
  • Printed medium activated interactive communication of multimedia information, including advertising
    Publication number: 20020075298
    Abstract: The present invention describes a revolutionary new device bridging the gap between the virtual multimedia-based Internet world and the real world, best exemplified by print media. More particularly, the invention relates to communicating multimedia information using a scanner for machine-readable code containing a link information corresponding to a provider information depicted on the printed medium, a user interface for obtaining user input information corresponding to the provider information, a communications bridge for sending the link information and the user input information via the network, a receiver in communication with the scanner, capable of receiving the link information and user input information, and further capable of receiving and playing a multimedia information sequence, and a portal server in communication with the scanner via the network capable of selecting a multimedia information sequence corresponding to the link information and the user input information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Robert J. Schena, Mike E. Anderer, Peter B. Ritz, Mike Bernstein