Patents by Inventor Todd Pinkerton

Todd Pinkerton 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: 20160379264
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein disclose a mobile device for managing and saving incentive offers within an application executed by the mobile device. A location of the device may be detected. An incentive offer may be displayed on a touch-sensitive display based on the detected location. In response, the user may perform a directional touch input on the display. In one example, the directional touch input is a swipe gesture towards a direction (e.g., right). In response to the swipe gesture, the offer may be associated with the user's account information. A request to use a selected incentive offer is received. The display then displays the offer to be used. Thus, the user is presented with relevant offers based on the location, and may easily save offers of interest in a manner that is consistent with typical gestures used on the touch-sensitive display device of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Carey Kolaja, Todd Pinkerton, Adriana Bello
  • Patent number: 7562314
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus for inputting data by writing characters on a touch sensitive display screen. The data processing apparatus comprises a character recognition processor operable to generate an estimate of a character hand written by a user on the touch sensitive screen. The data processing apparatus includes a processing unit operable to receive the estimated character, and a graphics display device operable to receive the estimated character from the processing unit. The graphics display device is operable to display the estimated characters within a text input window of the display screen. The processing unit is operable in combination with the graphics display driver to display the estimated character on the display screen, substantially at a position proximate to a location to where the user has written the character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Orange SA
    Inventors: Alan Blount, Todd Pinkerton
  • Publication number: 20040223647
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus for inputting data by writing characters on a touch sensitive display screen. The data processing apparatus comprises a character recognition processor operable to generate an estimate of a character hand written by a user on the touch sensitive screen. The data processing apparatus includes a processing unit operable to receive the estimated character, and a graphics display device operable to receive the estimated character from the processing unit. The graphics display device is operable to display the estimated characters within a text input window of the display screen. The processing unit is operable in combination with the graphics display driver to display the estimated character on the display screen, substantially at a position proximate to a location to where the user has written the character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: Orange SA
    Inventors: Alan Blount, Todd Pinkerton