Patents by Inventor Daniel W. Bouie

Daniel W. Bouie 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).

  • Patent number: 8166106
    Abstract: Filtering mobile applications in a mobile applications store based on a determined mobile operator associated with a mobile computing device. Mobile operators select mobile applications to be made available to mobile computing devices associated with the mobile operators. Users visit the online mobile applications store via the mobile computing devices. During the visits, the mobile operators associated with the mobile computing device are determined. The mobile applications selected by the mobile operators are presented to the mobile computing devices. In some embodiments, branding content from the mobile operators is provided to the mobile computing device when presenting the filtered mobile applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Biggs, Kamran Rajabi Zargahi, Todd Thoreau Brix, Daniel W. Bouie
  • Publication number: 20110258249
    Abstract: Filtering mobile applications in a mobile applications store based on a determined mobile operator associated with a mobile computing device. Mobile operators select mobile applications to be made available to mobile computing devices associated with the mobile operators. Users visit the online mobile applications store via the mobile computing devices. During the visits, the mobile operators associated with the mobile computing device are determined. The mobile applications selected by the mobile operators are presented to the mobile computing devices. In some embodiments, branding content from the mobile operators is provided to the mobile computing device when presenting the filtered mobile applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Todd Biggs, Kamran Rajabi Zargahi, Todd Thoreau Brix, Daniel W. Bouie
  • Publication number: 20110251886
    Abstract: Assigning a mobile application to a promotional slot in a mobile application marketplace managed by an operator. One or more bids for the promotional slot in the mobile application marketplace are received. Each of the received bids is associated with one of a plurality of applications and includes a value representing a proposed revenue share with the operator. Revenue potential information corresponding to the applications associated with the bids is accessed. Expected revenue for the operator for the applications associated with the bids is calculated based on the received bids and the accessed revenue potential information. The calculated expected revenue differentiates the mobile applications. One of the applications is selected to be assigned to the promotional slot based at least on the calculated expected revenue for the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Todd Biggs, Daniel W. Bouie, Kamran Rajabi Zargahi, John P. Bruno, JR.