Patents by Inventor William S. Simpson

William S. Simpson 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).

  • Personalized greeting card with electronic storage media and method of personalizing same
    Patent number: 6453300
    Abstract: Method and system for enabling a first person to produce a customized gift for a second person, including: providing a computer-readable storage medium having a control program and non-customized information stored thereon; obtaining data from the first person which relates to the second person; using the data to generate a customization code; providing the gift and the customization code to the second person; causing the control program to request the customization code from the second person; and using the customization code to select information from the non-customized information to provide a customized display to the second person. The gift is preferably purchased and customized through an Internet website or other electronic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: CD coupon, LLC
    Inventor: William S. Simpson
  • PERSONALIZED GREETING CARD WITH ELECTRONIC STORAGE MEDIA AND METHOD OF PERSONALIZING SAME
    Publication number: 20020019776
    Abstract: Method and system for enabling a first person to produce a customized gift for a second person, including: providing a computer-readable storage medium having a control program and non-customized information stored thereon; obtaining data from the first person which relates to the second person; using the data to generate a customization code; providing the gift and the customization code to the second person; causing the control program to request the customization code from the second person; and using the customization code to select information from the non-customized information to provide a customized display to the second person. The gift is preferably purchased and customized through an Internet website or other electronic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Applicant: GREGORY M STONE
    Inventor: WILLIAM S. SIMPSON