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  • Publication number: 20090248892
    Abstract: A method for interconnecting a user's location to a destination location on a network. The unique information is received at the user's location, which unique information has no associated routing information embedded therein. Network routing information is associated with the received unique information in response to receipt thereof. The user's location is then interconnected to the destination location across the network in accordance with the routing associated therewith in the step of associating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: LV PARTNERS, L.P.
    Inventors: JEFFRY JOVAN PHILYAW, DAVID KENT MATHEWS
  • Patent number: 7792696
    Abstract: The present invention disclosed and claimed herein comprises a system and method for launching an advertisement on a computer having an audio input interface and a display; an audio output acoustically coupled from a broadcast source to the input interface for outputting an audio signal having encoded therein an advertisement; and a program operable on the computer and responsive to the audio signal output from the broadcast source for reproducing the advertisement upon the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: RPX-LV Acquisition, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, David Kent Mathews
  • Patent number: 7321941
    Abstract: A method for utilizing a product code having product information contained therein for interfacing over a network. The product information is extracted from the product code, which product code is disposed on or in close association with an associated product. In response to this extraction, network routing information is associated with the product code information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: LV Partners, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, David Kent Matthews
  • Patent number: 7694020
    Abstract: A method for utilizing a product code having product information contained therein for interfacing over a network. A representation of the product information is extracted from the product code, which product code is disposed on or in close association with an associated product. In response to this extraction, network routing information is associated with the product code information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: RPX-LV Acquisition LLC
    Inventors: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, David Kent Matthews
  • Publication number: 20040199615
    Abstract: An architecture for automatically configuring equipment. A piece of equipment connected externally to a user PC has one or more machine-resolvable codes (MRCs) associated therewith. The piece of equipment receives configuration information from a remote location disposed on the network in response to reading a select one of the one or more MRCs with a reader. Configuration information associated with the select one of the one or more MRCs is transmitted from the remote location to the piece of equipment via the user PC, and the piece of equipment is then configured according to the configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventor: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw
  • Patent number: 6701354
    Abstract: A method for accessing information over a network. A tool is utilized in conjunction with an operation on a user's processor at a user location on the network. The tool has associated therewith a unique tool ID. In response to utilizing the tool, the user's location is interconnected on the network to a predetermined destination at a remote location on the network, which destination has an association with the unique ID of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: L. V. Partners, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, David Kent Mathews
  • Patent number: 7979576
    Abstract: A method for interconnecting a user's location to a destination location on a network. The unique information is received at the user's location, which unique information has no associated routing information embedded therein. Network routing information is associated with the received unique information in response to receipt thereof. The user's location is then interconnected to the destination location across the network in accordance with the routing associated therewith in the step of associating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: RPX-LV Acquisition LLC
    Inventors: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, David Kent Mathews
  • Patent number: 7440993
    Abstract: A method for interconnecting a user's location to a destination location on a network. The unique information is received at the user's location, which unique information has no associated routing information embedded therein. Network routing information is associated with the received unique information in response to receipt thereof. The user's location is then interconnected to the destination location across the network in accordance with the routing associated therewith in the step of associating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: LV Partners, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, David Kent Mathews
  • Patent number: 7526532
    Abstract: A method for accessing information over a network. A tool is utilized in conjunction with an operation on a user's processor at a user location on the network. The tool has associated therewith a unique tool ID. In response to utilizing the tool, the user's location is interconnected on the network to a predetermined destination at a remote location on the network, which destination has an association with the unique ID of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: LV Partners, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, David Kent Mathews
  • Patent number: 7296746
    Abstract: An aiming indicia is provided for a bar code comprising a sequence of parallel code bars and intervening code spaces disposed along a longitudinal code axis in accordance with a predefined standard. The aiming indicia comprises a non-encoded graphic element disposed on the longitudinal code axis adjacent the bar code and spaced apart from the nearest code bars by a distance of at least 10 times a minimum unit width for the code bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: LV Partners, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, James D. Roberts
  • Patent number: 6843417
    Abstract: An aiming indicia is provided for a bar code comprising a sequence of parallel code bars and intervening code spaces disposed along a longitudinal code axis in accordance with a predefined standard. The aiming indicia comprises a non-encoded graphic element disposed on the longitudinal code axis adjacent the bar code and spaced apart from the nearest code bars by a distance of at least 10 times a minimum unit width for the code bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: L. V. Partners, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, James D. Roberts
  • Patent number: 7308483
    Abstract: An architecture for automatically configuring equipment. A piece of equipment connected externally to a user PC has one or more machine-resolvable codes (MRCs) associated therewith. The piece of equipment receives configuration information from a remote location disposed on the network in response to reading a select one of the one or more MRCs with a reader. Configuration information associated with the select one of the one or more MRCs is transmitted from the remote location to the piece of equipment via the user PC, and the piece of equipment is then configured according to the configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: LV Partners, L.P.
    Inventor: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw
  • Patent number: 7237104
    Abstract: An architecture for automatically configuring software of a piece of equipment. The piece of equipment is in communication with a network, the piece of equipment having one or more machine-resolvable codes associated therewith. The piece of equipment connects to a remote location disposed on the network in response to reading a select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes with a reader. Software associated with the select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes is downloaded from the remote location to the piece of equipment, and the piece of equipment is then configured according to the software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: LV Partners, L.P.
    Inventor: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw
  • Patent number: 6704864
    Abstract: An architecture for automatically configuring software of a piece of equipment. The piece of equipment is in communication with a network, the piece of equipment having one or more machine-resolvable codes associated therewith. The piece of equipment connects to a remote location disposed on the network in response to reading a select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes with a reader. Software associated with the select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes is downloaded from the remote location to the piece of equipment, and the piece of equipment is then configured according to the software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: L.V. Partners, L.P.
    Inventor: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw
  • Patent number: 6384744
    Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting data from an optical reader following scanning by the optical reader of an indica encoding information in accordance with one of a plurality of information encoding types. The method includes determining that a particular one of the plurality of encoding types was used for encoding the scanned indicia. A message packet is then transmitted from the optical reader which is indicative of the particular one of the plurality of encoding types that was used for encoding the scanned indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Digital:Convergence Corp.
    Inventors: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, Douglas L. Davis
  • Patent number: 7653446
    Abstract: An architecture for automatically configuring equipment. A piece of equipment connected externally to a user PC has one or more machine-resolvable codes (MRCs) associated therewith. The piece of equipment receives configuration information from a remote location disposed on the network in response to reading a select one of the one or more MRCs with a reader. Configuration information associated with the select one of the one or more MRCs is transmitted from the remote location to the piece of equipment via the user PC, and the piece of equipment is then configured according to the configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: RPX-LV Acquisition LLC
    Inventor: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw
  • Patent number: 7908467
    Abstract: An architecture for automatically configuring software of a piece of equipment. The piece of equipment is in communication with a network, the piece of equipment having one or more machine-resolvable codes associated therewith. The piece of equipment connects to a remote location disposed on the network in response to reading a select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes with a reader. Software associated with the select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes is downloaded from the remote location to the piece of equipment, and the piece of equipment is then configured according to the software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: RPX-LV Acquistion LLC
    Inventor: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw
  • Patent number: 7975022
    Abstract: A method of displaying a web page to a user. A triggering device having a unique code stored therein is provided to the user. The unique code is extracted from the triggering device with an activation system, the activation system disposed on a network. Location information associated with the unique code is retrieved from a database, the location information corresponding to a location of the web page on a remote location disposed on the network. In response to retrieving the location information, the activation system is connected to the remote location. The web page corresponding to the location information of the remote location is then presented to the user via the activation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: RPX-LV Acquisition LLC
    Inventor: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw
  • Patent number: 8484362
    Abstract: A method for controlling a computer wherein one or more remote locations disposed on a network are accessed in response to sensing a machine-resolvable code. A computer disposed on a network is operably connected to an input device for sensing a machine-resolvable code. A software application which includes a software identification code runs on the computer. In response to sensing a machine-resolvable code with the input device, the computer accesses at least one remote location corresponding to the software identification code. The one or more remote locations accessed may then return remote information to the computer for presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: RPX Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw
  • Patent number: D432539
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: DigitalConvergence.:Com Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffry Jovan Philyaw
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