Allan James Block

US Patent:

20080059585, Mar 6, 2008

Filed:

Jun 5, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/559714

Inventors:

Allan J. Block - Toledo OH, US

Assignee:

BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - TOLEDO OH

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

A method and an apparatus for communicating with electronic postcards include a server for processing electronic postcards. Input sites remote from the server are selected based upon exposure to significant numbers of business travelers and tourists and provided with input devices. A verified communication link is established between the input devices and the server. A sender generated postcard request received at one of the input devices including an addressee e-mail address (), a sender message () and a scene selection () transmits an electronic postcard () to the addressee.

US Patent:

20120266057, Oct 18, 2012

Filed:

Apr 18, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/449973

Inventors:

Allan James Block - Toledo OH, US
John David Crisp - Sylvania OH, US
Erlend I. Viddal - Tampa FL, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715202

Abstract:

A system for conveying printed information to a user, the system including a server receiving a data file representing an image, a software hosted on the server to generate an HyperText Markup Language environment including the image represented by the data file, wherein the HyperText Markup Language environment facilitates the manipulation of the image represented by the data file, and a user interface having a web browser to display the HyperText Markup Language environment to the user, wherein the image represented by the data file is viewable by the user.