Patents by Inventor Doug Pollack

Doug Pollack 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: 11876837
    Abstract: A user of a client device accesses a service provided by a server computer. The server computer gathers data about the user. The data gathered may be kept private by the server computer, shared only with other computers and users owned by the same entity, shared with selected third parties, or made public. The server computer provides a privacy policy document that describes how the data gathered is used. A privacy server analyzes the privacy policy document and, based on the analysis, generates a privacy score. The privacy score or an informational message selected based on the privacy score are provided to the client device. In response, the client device presents the privacy score or the informational message to the user. In this way, the user is informed of privacy risks that result from accessing the server computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: IDENTITY THEFT GUARD SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Brent VanLoo, Christopher Semke, Doug Pollack
  • Publication number: 20230067728
    Abstract: A user of a client device accesses a service provided by a server computer. The server computer gathers data about the user. The data gathered may be kept private by the server computer, shared only with other computers and users owned by the same entity, shared with selected third parties, or made public. The server computer provides a privacy policy document that describes how the data gathered is used. A privacy server analyzes the privacy policy document and, based on the analysis, generates a privacy score. The privacy score or an informational message selected based on the privacy score are provided to the client device. In response, the client device presents the privacy score or the informational message to the user. In this way, the user is informed of privacy risks that result from accessing the server computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Brent VanLoo, Christopher Semke, Doug Pollack
  • Patent number: 11563778
    Abstract: A user of a client device accesses a service provided by a server computer. The server computer gathers data about the user. The data gathered may be kept private by the server computer, shared only with other computers and users owned by the same entity, shared with selected third parties, or made public. The server computer provides a privacy policy document that describes how the data gathered is used. A privacy server analyzes the privacy policy document and, based on the analysis, generates a privacy score. The privacy score or an informational message selected based on the privacy score are provided to the client device. In response, the client device presents the privacy score or the informational message to the user. In this way, the user is informed of privacy risks that result from accessing the server computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: IDENTITY THEFT GUARD SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Brent VanLoo, Christopher Semke, Doug Pollack
  • Publication number: 20080228537
    Abstract: The present inventions manage and deliver electronic advertisements to targeted users of an electronic communication network. The present inventions target advertisements based on the user's interactions with or behaviors exhibited on sites within the communication network. The present inventions also define audiences of target users based on the users' interaction with or behaviors on the sites and/or their responses to advertisements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew Monfried, Doug Pollack, Jeremy Pinkham, Devin Rust