Patents by Inventor Roland K. Wiley

Roland K. Wiley 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: 20120272135
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed for creating a plurality of group websites for a plurality of groups in a club or a league. The method includes receiving, by a computer network system, group data for a plurality of groups in a club or a league, wherein the group data include names for the groups, names and email addresses for managers of the groups, and at least one member's name for each of the plurality of teams; creating, by the computer network system, data structures for a plurality of group websites using the group data; automatically assigning web addresses to the group websites by the computer network system, wherein the plurality of group websites are activated for the plurality of groups in the club or the league; and allowing the managers of the groups to edit the plurality of group websites for their respective groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Roland K. Wiley, Benjamin C. Guthrie, Peter J. Gremett, Marco Santini
  • Publication number: 20120141023
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for producing a photo story includes automatically sorting a plurality of images, by a computer system, according to a primary criterion to produce a list of sorted images, automatically pruning the list of sorted images, by the computer system, based on one or more secondary criteria to produce a list of kept images, wherein the list of kept images is a subset of the list of sorted images, automatically placing the list of kept images in one or more pages, sections, or chapters to produce a photo story, and displaying the photo story by the computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Wiley H. Wang, Roland K. Wiley, Eugene Chen, Christopher M. Denend, Kelly Berger
  • Publication number: 20120082401
    Abstract: A system and method are described for creating, managing and sharing photo stories. For example, one embodiment of a computer implemented method for selecting among a plurality of different photo story templates comprises: receiving a plurality of new photos from a user the photos having metadata associated; analyzing the photos and the metadata associated with the photos; responsively grouping the photos into a plurality of different photo stories based on the analysis of the photos and the metadata associated with the photos; and selecting a set of photo story design templates for each of the different photo stories based on the analysis of the photos and the metadata associated with the photos grouped into the different photo stories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Kelly Berger, Roland K. Wiley, Chris M. Denend