Patents by Inventor Annarosa Tomasi
Annarosa Tomasi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8930990Abstract: A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Interval Licensing LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie M. Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Steven E. Saunders, J. Thomas Ngo, Gavin Miller, Michele M. Covell, Paul A. Freiberger
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Patent number: 8910199Abstract: The invention enables and/or facilitates the display of personalized content to content observers by content providers (e.g., advertisers) who disseminate content over a network. In particular, the invention can be used to enable the display of targeted content to television viewers and/or targeted product placements within a television program. The invention can advantageously enable identification of the content observer(s) observing a content display device at a particular time and/or identification of the content display site, and selection of targeted content for display based on a determination of content appropriate for display to those content observer(s) in accordance with a criterion based on the identity and/or a characteristic of the content observer(s) and/or the content display site.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2009Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Interval Licensing LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie M. Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi
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Publication number: 20130086608Abstract: A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Interval Licensing LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie M. Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Steven E. Saunders, Tom Ngo, Gavin Miller, Michele M. Covell, Paul A. Freiberger
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Publication number: 20120233638Abstract: A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Interval Licensing LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Steven E. Saunders, Tom Ngo, Gavin Miller, Michele M. Covell, Paul Freiberger
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Patent number: 8185923Abstract: A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2010Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Interval Licensing LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie M. Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Steven E. Saunders, J. Thomas Ngo, Gavin Miller, Michele M. Covell, Paul A. Freiberger
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Publication number: 20100242063Abstract: A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: Vulcan Patents LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Steven E. Saunders, Tom Ngo, Gavin Miller, Michele M. Covell, Paul Freiberger
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Patent number: 7661116Abstract: Displaying personalized content to content observers by content providers (e.g., advertisers) who disseminate content over a network is disclosed. In particular, enabling the display of targeted content to television viewers is disclosed. Identification of the content observer(s) observing a content display device at a particular time (and/or identification of the content display site) is made, and targeted content for display is selected based on a determination of content appropriate for display to those content observer(s) in accordance with a criterion based on the identity and/or a characteristic of the content observer(s) (and/or the content display site). The attention of each content observer can be sold to the content provider that places the highest value on that content observer's attention. In particular, the value paid by content providers over time can be maximized.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2007Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Vulcan Patents LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie M. Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Matthew B. Humphries
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Publication number: 20090210902Abstract: The invention enables and/or facilitates the display of personalized content to content observers by content providers (e.g., advertisers) who disseminate content over a network. In particular, the invention can be used to enable the display of targeted content to television viewers and/or targeted product placements within a television program. The invention can advantageously enable identification of the content observer(s) observing a content display device at a particular time and/or identification of the content display site, and selection of targeted content for display based on a determination of content appropriate for display to those content observer(s) in accordance with a criterion based on the identity and/or a characteristic of the content observer(s) and/or the content display site.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie M. Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi
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Publication number: 20080109284Abstract: Displaying personalized content to content observers by content providers (e.g., advertisers) who disseminate content over a network is disclosed. In particular, enabling the display of targeted content to television viewers is disclosed. Identification of the content observer(s) observing a content display device at a particular time (and/or identification of the content display site) is made, and targeted content for display is selected based on a determination of content appropriate for display to those content observer(s) in accordance with a criterion based on the identity and/or a characteristic of the content observer(s) (and/or the content display site). The attention of each content observer can be sold to the content provider that places the highest value on that content observer's attention. In particular, the value paid by content providers over time can be maximized.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Inventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Matthew Humphries
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Patent number: 7143357Abstract: Collaborative digital media artifact production is disclosed. Included are structured collaborative digital media creation environments intended to enable communities to create full and partial digital media products. Activities such as creating individual identities, browsing identities of other users, creating and viewing digital media artifacts, tracking the development history of a digital media artifact, voting on, rating, and modifying digital media products developed by other users are included. A collaborative digital media creation system is also included for digital media artifact production, including a studio having interfaces for user interaction for community development.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2001Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Vulcan Portals, Inc.Inventors: Scott S. Snibbe, Baldo Faieta, William L. Verplank, Cy de Groat, Lukas Girling, Annarosa Tomasi
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Patent number: 6968565Abstract: The invention enables and/or facilitates the display of personalized content to content observers by content providers (e.g., advertisers) who disseminate content over a network. The invention enables identification of particular content observers at a content display site using analysis of content observation behavior at a content display site, data regarding one or more physical characteristics of content observers in the vicinity of the content display device during display of particular content, and/or analysis of demographic characteristics of possible content observers at the content display site. The invention prevents unauthorized access to data produced as part of identification of the content observer.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2000Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Assignee: Vulcan Patents LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie M. Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Michele M. Covell, Gavin S. P. Miller, Steven E. Saunders
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Publication number: 20020062481Abstract: A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2001Publication date: May 23, 2002Inventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Steven E. Saunders, Tom Ngo, Gavin Miller, Michele M. Covell, Paul Freiberger