Patents by Inventor Gary Gene Allran

Gary Gene Allran 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).

  • Customized tours using handheld devices
    Patent number: 7240108
    Abstract: Communication of location specific content to client devices including identifying a client device at a location of a location specific device, wherein the client device comprises client device attributes, the client device attributes comprising a client device identification code, and wherein the location specific device comprises a location identification code; recording user preferences for the client device; selecting, in dependence upon the user preferences for the client device and upon the location identification code, content for transmission to the client device; transmitting the selected content through the location specific device to the client device for presentation; and enabling retention of the content within the client device for a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Newton James Smith, Jr., Herman Rodriguez, Gary Gene Allran, Clifford Jay Spinac
  • Customized tours using handheld devices
    Publication number: 20030055901
    Abstract: Communication of location specific content to client devices including identifying a client device at a location of a location specific device, wherein the client device comprises client device attributes, the client device attributes comprising a client device identification code, and wherein the location specific device comprises a location identification code; recording user preferences for the client device; selecting, in dependence upon the user preferences for the client device and upon the location identification code, content for transmission to the client device; transmitting the selected content through the location specific device to the client device for presentation; and enabling retention of the content within the client device for a period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Newton James Smith, Herman Rodriquez, Gary Gene Allran, Clifford Jay Spinac