Patents Assigned to Smooth Productions Inc.
  • Patent number: 9324078
    Abstract: The system service provider automatically spawns a custom website for any group created using the system. The group may be created from a user interface and a groups lozenge provided by the interface. Messages may be sent between group members using a multi-user chat provided by the custom website. In addition, video and images and other digital media and content may be shared with group members. The website associated with the group stores any messages sent to the group, any multi-user chat between group members, any shared videos or images, and any shared files. As a result, group members may access this information at any time; however, others people beyond the group are unable to access this information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SMOOTH PRODUCTIONS, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel Louis Palahnuk
  • Patent number: 8965787
    Abstract: A method and system for serving electronic content for placement in a user interface provided by an online service provider system is described. The system stores user data in a user database based on user interaction with the user interface and stores filters associated with the electronic content. The user data is compared to the filters associated with the electronic content and it is determined if the user data matches conditions of the filters. If a match is determined the electronic content is provided for presentation by the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Smooth Productions Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bonev, Samuel Louis Palahnuk
  • Patent number: 8788535
    Abstract: In order to help system users organize the user data and communications, a service provider system organizes the user data according to a specific system data architecture using W4 technology to facilitate organization of user communications, content, and data. The system provides a data structure that organizes data using the human metaphor and provides a user interface to access and manipulate the data using a human metaphor. As a result, users may intuitively interact with, manipulate, and create data without having to learn specific rules and steps based on of file-size, format, and directory structures, among others. In addition, the service provider system provides a single, intuitive to manipulate interface to manage all user communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Smooth Productions Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bonev, Samuel Louis Palahnuk
  • Patent number: 8510137
    Abstract: A network system for serving digital content to a graphical user interface of a user device is provided. The system includes a database storing user data including user preferences and events in a calendar of a system user; a processor configured to automatically scan the database to determine an event scheduled for a predetermined window of time; to automatically determine the event is associated with travel by the user and access one or more travel services, and to prepare content conveying a travel package customized to the event of the user; and a server to serve the content for presentation by the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Smooth Productions Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bonev, Samuel Louis Palahnuk
  • Patent number: 8510123
    Abstract: A network system for serving digital content to a graphical user interface of a user device is provided. The system includes a database storing user data including user preferences and events in a calendar of a system user; a processor configured to automatically scan the database to determine an event scheduled for a predetermined window of time; to automatically determine the event is associated with entertainment of the user and access one or more entertainment services, and to prepare content conveying an entertainment package customized to the event of the user; and a server to serve the content for presentation by the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Smooth Productions Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bonev, Samuel Louis Palahnuk
  • Publication number: 20130179272
    Abstract: In order to help system users organize the user data and communications, a service provider system organizes the user data according to a specific system data architecture using W4 technology to facilitate organization of user communications, content, and data. The system provides a data structure that organizes data using the human metaphor and provides a user interface to access and manipulate the data using a human metaphor. As a result, users may intuitively interact with, manipulate, and create data without having to learn specific rules and steps based on of file-size, format, and directory structures, among others. In addition, the service provider system provides a single, intuitive to manipulate interface to manage all user communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: SMOOTH PRODUCTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Smooth Productions Inc.
  • Patent number: 8341184
    Abstract: In order to help system users organize the user data and communications, a service provider system organizes the user data according to a specific system data architecture using W4 technology to facilitate organization of user communications, content, and data. The system provides a data structure that organizes data using the human metaphor and provides a user interface to access and manipulate the data using a human metaphor. As a result, users may intuitively interact with, manipulate, and create data without having to learn specific rules and steps based on of file-size, format, and directory structures, among others. In addition, the service provider system provides a single, intuitive to manipulate interface to manage all user communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Smooth Productions Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bonev, Samuel Louis Palahnuk
  • Patent number: 8161419
    Abstract: An integrated web-based communications/calendar/organizational/entertainment system provides a user interface to provide the most pertinent data to a user at any time by organizing the data into strips of content organized according to four broad contexts of who, what, when, and where. The user interface focuses information displayed by the interface by automatically adjusting the content displayed by each strip based on a user selection in any one strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Smooth Productions Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Louis Palahnuk, Robert Bonev
  • Patent number: 8086676
    Abstract: An integrated web-based communications service provides a content aggregator to simplify the task of managing personal, friends, family, and business contacts via a process of aggregation and consolidation into a central point. The content aggregator imports contacts from existing databases, harvests additional contact information, and maintain the contact information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Smooth Productions Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Louis Palahnuk, Robert Bonev