Patents by Inventor David Kopans
David Kopans 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: 10771415Abstract: A message creator encodes message information into an original message. The message creator transmits the original message to a message recipient via a first medium. The message recipient receives the original message and decodes the original message to extract the encoded message information. The message recipient adds and/or modifies an attribute of the original message and re-encodes the message information in a modified message. The computer system transmits the modified message as if it were transmitted from the message creator to the message recipient. One attribute that the message recipient may modify is the message medium. As a result, the modified message may be transmitted via a different medium than the original message.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: PF Loop, Inc.Inventor: David Kopans
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Publication number: 20190342238Abstract: A message creator encodes message information into an original message. The message creator transmits the original message to a message recipient via a first medium. The message recipient receives the original message and decodes the original message to extract the encoded message information. The message recipient adds and/or modifies an attribute of the original message and re-encodes the message information in a modified message. The computer system transmits the modified message as if it were transmitted from the message creator to the message recipient. One attribute that the message recipient may modify is the message medium. As a result, the modified message may be transmitted via a different medium than the original message.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventor: David Kopans
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Patent number: 10361979Abstract: A message creator encodes message information into an original message. The message creator transmits the original message to a message recipient via a first medium. The message recipient receives the original message and decodes the original message to extract the encoded message information. The message recipient adds and/or modifies an attribute of the original message and re-encodes the message information in a modified message. The computer system transmits the modified message as if it were transmitted from the message creator to the message recipient. One attribute that the message recipient may modify is the message medium. As a result, the modified message may be transmitted via a different medium than the original message.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: PF Loop Inc.Inventor: David Kopans
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Patent number: 10099131Abstract: A computer system creates, stores, transmits, modifies, and enables users to exchange units of social currency, referred to as “social currency events” (SCEs). Each SCE represents social approval and/or disapproval of a behavior of one or more users by the same user or one or more other users. The users who send and receive an SCE may each assign their own distinct values to it. The computer system generates various metrics based on one or more SCEs, such as by generating a single SCE score for a user based on variables such as the number and value of SCEs the user has sent and received. SCEs are used to recognize positive and/or negative social behaviors by users of the system, to encourage such users to engage in additional positive social behaviors, and to discourage such users from engaging in additional negative social behaviors.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: PF Loop Inc.Inventor: David Kopans
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Publication number: 20180232815Abstract: A computer system creates, stores, transmits, modifies, and enables users to exchange Sensor Tagged and Rankable Data Structures. The computer system receives sensor input about a sender via at least one sensor. The computer system identifies an identifier of the sender. The computer system identifies an identifier of a recipient. The computer system determines, based on the sensor input, whether the sender approves or disapproves of the recipient, and a degree of approval or disapproval of the recipient (and/or a characteristic of or action performed by the recipient) by the sender. The computer system generates, based on the sender identifier, the recipient identifier, and the sensor input, a Sensor Tagged and Rankable Data Structure containing data representing the sender, the recipient, and the sender's approval or disapproval of the recipient (and/or a characteristic of or action performed by the recipient), and the degree thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventor: David Kopans
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Publication number: 20170368457Abstract: A computer system creates, stores, transmits, modifies, and enables users to exchange units of social currency, referred to as “social currency events” (SCEs). Each SCE represents social approval and/or disapproval of a behavior of one or more users by the same user or one or more other users. The users who send and receive an SCE may each assign their own distinct values to it. The computer system may generate various metrics based on one or more SCEs. For example, the computer system may generate a single SCE score for a user based on variables such as the number and value of SCEs the user has sent and received. SCEs may be used to recognize positive and/or negative social behaviors by users of the system, to encourage such users to engage in additional positive social behaviors, and to discourage such users from engaging in additional negative social behaviors.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventor: David Kopans
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Patent number: 9737809Abstract: A computer system creates, stores, transmits, modifies, and enables users to exchange units of social currency, referred to as “social currency events” (SCEs). Each SCE represents social approval and/or disapproval of a behavior of one or more users by the same user or one or more other users. The users who send and receive an SCE may each assign their own distinct values to it. The computer system may generate various metrics based on one or more SCEs. For example, the computer system may generate a single SCE score for a user based on variables such as the number and value of SCEs the user has sent and received. SCEs may be used to recognize positive and/or negative social behaviors by users of the system, to encourage such users to engage in additional positive social behaviors, and to discourage such users from engaging in additional negative social behaviors.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: PF Loop, Inc.Inventor: David Kopans
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Publication number: 20170021277Abstract: A computer system creates, stores, transmits, modifies, and enables users to exchange units of social currency, referred to as “social currency events” (SCEs). Each SCE represents social approval and/or disapproval of a behavior of one or more users by the same user or one or more other users. The users who send and receive an SCE may each assign their own distinct values to it. The computer system may generate various metrics based on one or more SCEs. For example, the computer system may generate a single SCE score for a user based on variables such as the number and value of SCEs the user has sent and received. SCEs may be used to recognize positive and/or negative social behaviors by users of the system, to encourage such users to engage in additional positive social behaviors, and to discourage such users from engaging in additional negative social behaviors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventor: David Kopans
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Publication number: 20160380935Abstract: A message creator encodes message information into an original message. The message creator transmits the original message to a message recipient via a first medium. The message recipient receives the original message and decodes the original message to extract the encoded message information. The message recipient adds and/or modifies an attribute of the original message and re-encodes the message information in a modified message. The computer system transmits the modified message as if it were transmitted from the message creator to the message recipient. One attribute that the message recipient may modify is the message medium. As a result, the modified message may be transmitted via a different medium than the original message.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: PF Loop Inc.Inventor: David Kopans
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Patent number: 9463383Abstract: A computer system creates, stores, transmits, modifies, and enables users to exchange units of social currency, referred to as “social currency events” (SCEs). Each SCE represents social approval and/or disapproval of a behavior of one or more users by the same user or one or more other users. The users who send and receive an SCE may each assign their own distinct values to it. The computer system may generate various metrics based on one or more SCEs. For example, the computer system may generate a single SCE score for a user based on variables such as the number and value of SCEs the user has sent and received. SCEs may be used to recognize positive and/or negative social behaviors by users of the system, to encourage such users to engage in additional positive social behaviors, and to discourage such users from engaging in additional negative social behaviors.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: PF Loop Inc.Inventor: David Kopans
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Publication number: 20150057073Abstract: A computer system creates, stores, transmits, modifies, and enables users to exchange units of social currency, referred to as “social currency events” (SCEs). Each SCE represents social approval and/or disapproval of a behavior of one or more users by the same user or one or more other users. The users who send and receive an SCE may each assign their own distinct values to it. The computer system may generate various metrics based on one or more SCEs. For example, the computer system may generate a single SCE score for a user based on variables such as the number and value of SCEs the user has sent and received. SCEs may be used to recognize positive and/or negative social behaviors by users of the system, to encourage such users to engage in additional positive social behaviors, and to discourage such users from engaging in additional negative social behaviors.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventor: David Kopans
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Patent number: 6421709Abstract: A system and method of filtering junk e-mails. A user is provided with or compiles a list of e-mail addresses or character strings which a user would not wish to receive to produce a first filter. A second filter is provided including names and character strings which the user wishes to receive. Any e-mail addresses or strings contained in the first filter will be automatically eliminated from the user's system. Any e-mail addresses or strings contained in the second filter would be automatically sent to the user's “in box”. Any e-mail not provided in either of the filtered lists will be sent to a “waiting room” for user review. This user review results in the user rejecting any e-mail, the addresses as well as specific character strings included in this e-mail would be transmitted to a central location to be included in a master list. This master list is periodically sent to each of the users allowing the first filter to be updated.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 1999Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: Accepted Marketing, Inc.Inventors: William B. McCormick, David Kopans, George Stojanoff
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Patent number: 6023723Abstract: A system and method of filtering junk e-mails. The user is provided with or compiles a list of e-mail addresses or character strings which the user would not wish to receive to produce a first filter. A second filter is provided including names and character strings which the user wishes to receive. Any e-mail addresses or strings contained in the first filter will be automatically eliminated from the users system. Any e-mail addresses or strings contained in the second filter would be automatically sent to the users "In Box". Any e-mail not provided in either of the filter lists will be sent to a "Waiting Room" for user review. If this user review results in the user rejecting any e-mail, the address as well as specific character strings included in this e-mail would be transmitted to a central location to be included in a master list. This master list is periodically sent to each of the users allowing the first filter to be updated.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1997Date of Patent: February 8, 2000Assignee: Accepted Marketing, Inc.Inventors: William B. McCormick, David Kopans