Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.

Location: Los Altos, CA
No. of patents: 33

Number	Title	Issue Date
8176135	Method and system for enhanced messaging Techniques for acquiring, sending, receiving or using status information from a remote location over a network are disclosed. The status information is transmitted over the network between or among electronic devices. The status information can be provided by one or...	05/08/2012
8170915	Online store product availability A technique for effecting electronic commerce using a data network is described. The data network includes a plurality of subsystems which, together, form an integrated system for receiving customer orders for selected items via a data network, fulfilling the custom...	05/01/2012
8140183	Method and system for order fulfillment in a distribution center Order allocation techniques that reduce the number of stops that a container makes in the process of fulfilling a customer order is disclosed. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by first identifying a pod that stocks the largest number of different items in a c...	03/20/2012
8118740	Moisture sensor for skin A moisture sensor for skin is disclosed. With the moisture sensor, a user can determine that her skin is too dry, and can conveniently apply a skin-care product. In addition, in one embodiment, the sensor can assist in identifying different types of skin-care produc...	02/21/2012
8112104	Adaptable communication techniques for electronic devices Improved approaches for users of electronic devices to communicate with one another are disclosed. The electronic devices have audio and/or textual output capabilities. The improved approaches can enable users to communicate in different ways depending on device con...	02/07/2012
8109629	Eyewear supporting electrical components and apparatus therefor Techniques for providing eyewear with electrical components are disclosed. The electrical components can provide electrical technology to eyewear without having to substantially compromise aesthetic design principles of the eyewear. The electrical components can be ...	02/07/2012
8090626	Item substitution for unavailable items relating to a customer order A technique is disclosed for automatically implementing item substitutions for unavailable items in a customer order. According to one embodiment, line item orders from selected customer orders may be aggregated and processed for substitution analysis. Substitutions...	01/03/2012
8010411	Restricted purchase of regulated items over a network A technique is disclosed for implementing electronic commerce transactions via a data network. A regulated item selected by a customer is identified. The regulated item may correspond to an item which satisfies predetermined criteria, indicating that the regulated i...	08/30/2011
7953809	Method and system for enhanced messaging Techniques for acquiring, sending, receiving or using status information from a remote location over a network are disclosed. The status information is transmitted over the network between or among electronic devices. The status information can be provided by one or...	05/31/2011
7937599	Thermal and power management for computer systems Improved approaches to providing thermal and power management for a computing device are disclosed. These approaches facilitate intelligent control of a processor's clock frequency and/or a fan's speed so as to provide thermal and/or power management for the computi...	05/03/2011
7930416	Load balancing technique implemented in a data network device utilizing a data cache Techniques for implementing a load balanced server system are described which may be used for effecting electronic commerce over a data network. The system comprises a load balancing system and a plurality of servers in communication with the load balancing system. ...	04/19/2011
7922321	Eyewear supporting after-market electrical components Techniques for providing eyewear with electrical components are disclosed. The electrical components can provide electrical technology to eyewear (e.g., eyeglasses) without having to substantially compromise aesthetic design principles of the eyewear. Often, the ele...	04/12/2011
7905832	Method and system for personalized medical monitoring and notifications therefor Improved methods and systems for personal medical monitoring are disclosed. The monitoring yields status information pertaining to persons being monitored. Notifications, recommendations and/or actions can be initiated by examination or analysis of the status inform...	03/15/2011
7904975	Real-time display of available products over the internet Computer implemented methods and apparatus for determining availability information for a first one of a plurality of products for publication via a wide area network. The availability information is calculated with reference to a delivery date, an available number ...	03/15/2011
7890128	Adaptable communication techniques for electronic devices Improved approaches for users of electronic devices to communicate with one another are disclosed. The electronic devices have audio and/or textual output capabilities. The improved approaches can enable users to communicate in different ways depending on device con...	02/15/2011
7806525	Eyeglasses having a camera One embodiment pertains to a pair of glasses with a camera. For example, the camera can be partially or fully embedded in the glasses. In another embodiment, the camera can be removably attached to the glasses, such as removably attached to a temple of the glasses. ...	10/05/2010
7801570	Directional speaker for portable electronic device A directional speaker for an electronic device having audio output capabilities is disclosed. The directional speaker can thus be used with the electronic device to direct audio output in a directionally constrained manner. As a result, a certain degree of privacy w...	09/21/2010
7792712	Techniques for processing customer service transactions at customer site using mobile computing device Techniques are described for facilitating delivery and adjustments of customer orders at a customer delivery site. A delivery courier is assigned a mobile field computing device for facilitating delivery and order adjustments of customer orders associated with that ...	09/07/2010
7792552	Eyeglasses for wireless communications A pair of eyeglasses that includes wireless communication capabilities is disclosed. The eyeglasses are referred to herein as “wireless eyeglasses.” The eyeglasses can also include one or more operation indicators. The wireless eyeglasses can allow a user to com...	09/07/2010
7729688	Systems and processes to manage multiple modes of communication A computer-implemented system and method to manage the communication of a user are disclosed. In one embodiment, when a person tries to electronically convey a message to the user, the status of the user, the identity of the person, and the urgency of the message ca...	06/01/2010
7707133	Method and system for managing computer systems A management system for a computer system is disclosed. The computer system operates or includes various products (e.g., software products) that can be managed in a management system or collectively by a group of management systems. Typically, the management system ...	04/27/2010
7677723	Eyeglasses with a heart rate monitor A pair of glasses with a heart-rate monitor according to one embodiment. The heart-rate monitor is configured to measure the heart rate of the user of the glasses. The heart-rate monitor can include a sensor with a radiation transmitter and a radiation receiver. The...	03/16/2010
7621634	Tethered electrical components for eyeglasses Tethered electrical components coupled to electrical components in or attached to a pair of eyeglasses are disclosed. Tethered electrical components, alone or in combination with eyeglass electrical components, can be used for a variety of different applications and...	11/24/2009
7587227	Directional wireless communication systems A wireless communication system based on a directional speaker is disclosed. The system can include an interface unit and a base unit. The audio signals from the speaker can be generated by transforming ultrasonic signals in air. This allows the production of direct...	09/08/2009
7581833	Eyewear supporting after-market electrical components Techniques for providing eyewear with electrical components are disclosed. The electrical components can provide electrical technology to eyewear without having to substantially compromise aesthetic design principles of the eyewear. The electrical components can be ...	09/01/2009
7500747	Eyeglasses with electrical components A pair of glasses with one or more electrical components partially or fully embedded in the glasses is disclosed. In one embodiment, a pair of glasses includes a speaker and an electrical connector, both at least partially embedded in the glasses, with the speaker a...	03/10/2009
7481531	Eyeglasses with user monitoring In one embodiment, eyewear having user monitoring capabilities is disclosed. In one example, the user monitoring can pertain to activity monitoring. In another example, the user monitoring can pertain to physical or emotional characteristics monitoring of a user. Th...	01/27/2009
7401918	Eyeglasses with activity monitoring In one embodiment, eyewear having an activity monitoring capability is disclosed. Activity, such as motion, steps or distance, can be measured by an activity detector. The measured activity can then be used in providing activity-related information to a user of the ...	07/22/2008
7388962	Directional hearing enhancement systems A hearing enhancement system that enhances a user's hearing based on a directional speaker is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system can include an interface unit that has a directional speaker and a microphone. The microphone captures input audio signals that are...	06/17/2008
7380936	Eyeglasses with a clock or other electrical component A pair of glasses includes a clock that is at least partially embedded in the glasses. The clock can be in one of the temples of the glasses. In one implementation, the clock can be positioned at a region close to a hinge of the corresponding temple, with the clock ...	06/03/2008
7376434	Adaptable communication techniques for electronic devices Improved approaches for users of electronic devices to communicate with one another are disclosed. The electronic devices have audio and/or textual output capabilities. The improved approaches can enable users to communicate in different ways depending on device con...	05/20/2008
7321774	Inexpensive position sensing device Inexpensive position sensing devices that allow widespread use and availability of position information are disclosed. One embodiment of the position-sensing device acquires, down converts and extracts raw position data from position signals. Then, the position-sens...	01/22/2008
7269452	Directional wireless communication systems A wireless communication system based on a directional speaker is disclosed. The system can include an interface unit and a base unit. The audio signals from the speaker can be generated by transforming ultrasonic signals in air. This allows the production of direct...	09/11/2007

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Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.