Patents by Inventor Timothy L. Nichols

Timothy L. Nichols 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: 20110270813
    Abstract: A computer or computer system stores digital images, user personalization profiles, and image usage profiles. The image usage profiles contain information identifying how often and by what user a digital image was viewed, shared, printed or otherwise used by a user. The user personalization profiles include information identifying the digital images that are viewed, shared, printed or otherwise used by a user. The system automatically generates and stores a preferred product or service associated with a user personalization profile based on the information in the user profile and on information in an image usage profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Ronald S. Cok, Kenneth A. Parulski, Timothy L. Nichols, Charles Parker, Bryan D. Morgan, Daniel L. Ahlberg, Manish Sharma
  • Publication number: 20090106671
    Abstract: A method for producing and presenting a virtual immersive multimedia presentation in a virtual world environment. The method includes obtaining access to a plurality of digital multimedia, obtaining access to a virtual world environment capable of displaying digital multimedia. Based on a designated criteria automatically selecting one or more of the following: a subset of the digital multimedia from the plurality of digital multimedia, an immersive virtual environment from the plurality of prefabricated environments, and an avatar configuration from the plurality of avatar configurations for creating the digital multimedia presentation for display in the virtual world environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Donald E. Olson, John V. Nelson, Timothy L. Nichols, Andrew C. Blose