Patents by Inventor Norman Croan

Norman Croan 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: 20220318334
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media that support electronic mail (e-mail) messages that include image(s) having multiple distinct selectable regions configured to direct a browser to different respective links. To illustrate, a user device may obtain an image that includes multiple interactive regions and image information that is associated with the image. The image information may indicate layouts of the interactive regions and links that correspond to the interactive regions. The image may be divided into multiple sub-images based on the image information, such that the sub-images correspond to the interactive regions and, optionally, other regions. An e-mail message may be generated that includes a composite image of the multiple sub-images. The composite image may include multiple selectable regions that, upon selection at a receiving device, cause a browser to access a link associated with the selected region (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Derek J. Yimoyines, Samuel Rossetti, Norman Croan, Allison Laure Vernerey, Kunal Mehta