Patents Assigned to 1020, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9959552
    Abstract: A method and system for communicating promotional offers by registering an electronic device with a server, activating a promotional offer stored on the server, receiving location information of the electronic device by the server over a network, determining the electronic device is to receive the promotional offer based upon the received location information, sending the promotional offer from the server to the electronic device over the network, sending a positive response to the promotional offer from the electronic device, over the network, and to the server, and sending a confirmation of the positive response from the server, over the network, and to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: 1020, Inc.
    Inventors: Anne Bezancon, Daniel Parkes, Blair A. Swedeen
  • Patent number: 9390136
    Abstract: A system and method for processing electronic information that includes generating a plurality of identifier codes each of which corresponds to a location and/or a place, receiving a plurality of electronic information, wherein each electronic information has a relevancy to one or more locations and/or places, associating each of the received plurality of electronic information with any of the identifier codes that correspond to the one or more locations and/or places having the relevancy to the electronic information, receiving a query relevant to at least one of the locations and/or places, identifying any of the identifier codes that correspond to the at least one of the locations and/or places relevant to the query, and responding to the query by providing the electronic information that are associated with the identified identifier codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: 1020, Inc.
    Inventors: Anne Bezancon, Daniel Parkes
  • Patent number: 9378507
    Abstract: A system and method for disseminating electronic content by defining a plurality of places each having a location and at least one place attribute associated therewith, receiving electronic content from a network, identifying a target geographic extent for the electronic content, identifying a target time extent for the electronic content, identifying at least one of the plurality of places based upon its location being within the target geographic extent, identifying an electronic device located at or proximate to the identified at least one place while within the target time extent, and distributing the electronic content to the identified electronic device over a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: 1020, Inc.
    Inventors: Anne Bezancon, Daniel Parkes
  • Patent number: 7942319
    Abstract: A method of managing product-location specific information is provided. Product-location specific information is collected from multiple users at a centralized network hub and transformed into location-harmonized data with one or more attached attributes including product data. The location-harmonized product-location specific data and/or content derived therefrom is distributed, and/or other content is distributed based on the location-harmonized product-location specific data and/or on the location harmonized data, to the same or different users. One or more efficient customer access methods is/are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: 1020, Inc.
    Inventor: Anne Bezancon
  • Publication number: 20080275759
    Abstract: A method of publishing and/or allocating content to particular destinations includes determining probable content destinations. One or more probable demographics are inferred based on the probable destinations along with one or more further characteristics relating to consumption of electronic content at the destination. Specific electronic content is selected and allocated and/or published to one or more electronic devices at one or more of the destinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: 1020, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Parkes, Anne Bezancon
  • Publication number: 20080271120
    Abstract: A method of dynamic pre-authentication includes receiving at an access point from one or more content platforms a white-list of internet domains that are to be deemed valid for serving content to a non-authenticated user. Updates to the white list are dynamically received from the one or more content platforms which are each responsible for a particular promotional campaign that features specific content. A request is received at the access point from a non-authenticated user for certain of the specific content, which is allowed such that a domain of the content platform responsible for the certain specific content is accessed by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: 1020, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Parkes, Anne Bezancon
  • Publication number: 20070260741
    Abstract: A system and method for location-specific content messaging enables location matching between users of internet access devices and content that is particularly relevant at or near a certain location. The location-specific content is communicated only to one or more internet protocol-enabled (IP) devices that are accessible by wired or wireless (or both) access devices located at or near said certain location. The location-specific content is provided to an access device that is wired or wireless, or both, of a user connected to one of the IP devices. The user automatically receives the location-specific content at the access device when at or near the certain location whether or not entering location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: 1020, INC.
    Inventor: Anne Bezancon
  • Publication number: 20070260531
    Abstract: A method of managing product-location specific information is provided. Product-location specific information is collected from multiple users at a centralized network hub and transformed into location-harmonized data with one or more attached attributes including product data. The location-harmonized product-location specific data and/or content derived therefrom is distributed, and/or other content is distributed based on the location-harmonized product-location specific data and/or on the location harmonized data, to the same or different users. One or more efficient customer access methods is/are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: 1020, INC.
    Inventor: Anne Bezancon