Patents by Inventor Brian J. Boroff

Brian J. Boroff 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).

  • Publication number: 20230108024
    Abstract: A system and method including a downloadable application which forces to view targeted advertisements on their mobile device in order to gain access to use of the mobile device. The ads appear on a lock screen of the mobile device upon powering up or waking up of the mobile device. The user can take one of several actions with respect to the displayed ad and upon such action screen is unlocked and the user is provided with full function of the mobile device. The user can be incented for each action through the accumulation of points which can be used towards paying the user's phone bill or for receiving another reward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: BRIAN J. BOROFF, TOM WICKY, JEFFREY TOEWE, RICHARD KANE
  • Patent number: 11526910
    Abstract: A system and method including a downloadable application which forces to view targeted advertisements on their mobile device in order to gain access to use of the mobile device. The ads appear on a lock screen of the mobile device upon powering up or waking up of the mobile device. The user can take one of several actions with respect to the displayed ad and upon such action screen is unlocked and the user is provided with full function of the mobile device. The user can be incented for each action through the accumulation of points which can be used towards paying the user's phone bill or for receiving another reward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: PLAY2PAY, INC.
    Inventors: Brian J. Boroff, Tom Wicky, Jeffrey Toewe, Richard Kane