Patents by Inventor William Craig Armstrong

William Craig Armstrong 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).

  • Method and system for enabling the single use of digital cameras
    Patent number: 7023474
    Abstract: To enable the use of a single use digital camera for acquiring, selecting and storing images, thereby providing the ability to delete unwanted images, a method is disclosed in which a customer is provided a single use digital camera, which the customer uses for acquiring, selecting and storing digital images, return of the digital camera is accepted from the customer after the storing of the images and the selected images are retrieved for the customer. The single use digital camera does not provide the customer the ability to retrieve the stored images. A system that provides the ability to perform the steps of the method for use of a single use digital camera is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventor: William Craig Armstrong
  • Method and system for enabling the single use of digital cameras
    Publication number: 20040201678
    Abstract: To enable the use of a single use digital camera for acquiring, selecting and storing images, thereby providing the ability to delete unwanted images, a method is disclosed in which a customer is provided a single use digital camera, which the costumer uses for acquiring, selecting and storing digital images, return of the digital camera is accepted from the customer after the storing of the images and the selected images are retrieved for the customer. The single use digital camera provides no means for the customer to retrieve the stored images. A system that provides means to perform the steps of the method for use of a single use digital camera is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventor: William Craig Armstrong