Patents by Inventor Don Merritt

Don Merritt 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).

  • System and method for managing in-theater display advertisements
    Publication number: 20040158865
    Abstract: A library of video advertisements are stored at a clearing house for distribution to a plurality of geographically separated theaters along with display schedules of the transmitted video advertisements. A network such as the Internet connects the clearing house to the theaters. At the theaters, the transmitted video advertisements are displayed according to the schedules. A log of the displayed advertisements is compiled at each theater and transmitted by the network to the clearing house. In addition, one or more parameters representative of attendance and/or demographics at the theater are also transmitted by the network to the clearing house.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Kubler, John C. Poortinga, Joseph J. Hasson, Jeff Johnson, Don Merritt, Tom Hintz