Patents by Inventor Roger Bloxberg

Roger Bloxberg 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).

  • Patent number: 11216650
    Abstract: A server including a processor to receive an electronic photo having at least one face from a user and compare the electronic photo with a template having a design element, and a computer implemented algorithm. The processor compares the electronic photo to the template and determines if the face is overlapped by the design element or if the face is cropped out of the photo slot. The processor presents the template combined with the electronic photo to the user only if the design element of the template does not overlap the face in the electronic photo. Multiple templates are compared to the electronic photo, and the templates are displayed based on a priority using criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: PlanetArt, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Malkemus, Thomas Dylan Squires, Roger Bloxberg, Todd Helfstein
  • Patent number: 11039022
    Abstract: A device and algorithm for allowing a customer to choose a photo book cover template that is compatible with a photo having faces. The photo is compared with a set of templates arranged in a first order to determine how compatible the photo is to each of the templates, and a score indicative of compatibility is assigned. A re-sorted set of compatible templates combined with the photo is presented to the customer for consideration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: PlanetArt LLC
    Inventors: Adam Black, Erik Malkemus, Roger Bloxberg, Zhang Ming Jun, Fan Xiang, Wang Ping
  • Publication number: 20210073519
    Abstract: A server including a processor to receive an electronic photo having at least one face from a user and compare the electronic photo with a template having a design element, and a computer implemented algorithm. The processor compares the electronic photo to the template and determines if the face is overlapped by the design element or if the face is cropped out of the photo slot. The processor presents the template combined with the electronic photo to the user only if the design element of the template does not overlap the face in the electronic photo. Multiple templates are compared to the electronic photo, and the templates are displayed based on a priority using criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Erik Malkemus, Thomas Dylan Squires, Roger Bloxberg, Todd Helfstein
  • Patent number: 10853626
    Abstract: A server including a processor to receive an electronic photo having at least one face from a user and compare the electronic photo with a template having a design element, and a computer implemented algorithm. The processor compares the electronic photo to the template and determines if the face is overlapped by the design element or if the face is cropped out of the photo slot. The processor presents the template combined with the electronic photo to the user only if the design element of the template does not overlap the face in the electronic photo. Multiple templates are compared to the electronic photo, and the templates are displayed based on a priority using criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: PlanetArt, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Malkemus, Thomas Dylan Squires, Roger Bloxberg, Todd Helfstein
  • Publication number: 20200322490
    Abstract: A device and algorithm for allowing a customer to choose a photo book cover template that is compatible with a photo having faces. The photo is compared with a set of templates arranged in a first order to determine how compatible the photo is to each of the templates, and a score indicative of compatibility is assigned. A re-sorted set of compatible templates combined with the photo is presented to the customer for consideration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Adam Black, Erik Malkemus, Roger Bloxberg, Zhang Ming Jun, Fan Xiang, Wang Ping
  • Patent number: 10694050
    Abstract: A device and algorithm for allowing a customer to choose a photo book cover template that is compatible with a photo having faces. The photo is compared with a set of templates arranged in a first order to determine how compatible the photo is to each of the templates, and a score indicative of compatibility is assigned. A re-sorted set of compatible templates combined with the photo is presented to the customer for consideration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: PLANET ART, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Black, Erik Malkemus, Roger Bloxberg, Zhang Ming Jun, Fan Xiang, Wang Ping
  • Publication number: 20200057884
    Abstract: A server including a processor to receive an electronic photo having at least one face from a user and compare the electronic photo with a template having a design element, and a computer implemented algorithm. The processor compares the electronic photo to the template and determines if the face is overlapped by the design element or if the face is cropped out of the photo slot. The processor presents the template combined with the electronic photo to the user only if the design element of the template does not overlap the face in the electronic photo. Multiple templates are compared to the electronic photo, and the templates are displayed based on a priority using criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Planet Art, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Malkemus, Thomas Dylan Squires, Roger Bloxberg, Todd Helfstein
  • Patent number: 10511726
    Abstract: A device and algorithm for allowing a customer to choose a photo book cover template that is compatible with a photo having faces. The photo is compared with a set of templates arranged in a first order to determine how compatible the photo is to each of the templates, and a score indicative of compatibility is assigned. A re-sorted set of compatible templates combined with the photo is presented to the customer for consideration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: PLANETART, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Black, Erik Malkemus, Roger Bloxberg, Zhang Ming Jun, Fan Xiang, Wang Ping, Zhang Xui Hao
  • Patent number: 10430850
    Abstract: Some embodiments can include a system. In some embodiments, the system can comprise one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts. In some embodiments, the acts can comprise receiving input from a user, the input can comprise one or more user characters. In various embodiments, each of the one or more user characters can be associated with a different character file of one or more character files. In some embodiments, the acts can comprise generating a plurality of thumbnails of the one or more user characters on a plurality of customized products by, for each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails, composing a monogram file comprising the one or more user characters and combining a monogram container file of one or more monogram container files with the monogram file. Other embodiments of related methods and systems are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: PLANETART, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Bloxberg, Erik Malkemus, Gary Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20180012275
    Abstract: Some embodiments can include a system. In some embodiments, the system can comprise one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts. In some embodiments, the acts can comprise receiving input from a user, the input can comprise one or more user characters. In various embodiments, each of the one or more user characters can be associated with a different character file of one or more character files. In some embodiments, the acts can comprise generating a plurality of thumbnails of the one or more user characters on a plurality of customized products by, for each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails, composing a monogram file comprising the one or more user characters and combining a monogram container file of one or more monogram container files with the monogram file. Other embodiments of related methods and systems are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Avanquest North America Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Bloxberg, Erik Malkemus, Gary Gonzalez