Patents by Inventor Ian Miles OWNBEY

Ian Miles OWNBEY 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).

  • Automated deduction of user locations and activities in a mobile positional social media method and system
    Patent number: 9420015
    Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The social media system automatically determines a location type and/or user activity from context information. The context information can include current and past location and user and/or community information, time-dependent information, and third party information. The location activities can be presented to the community using pictograms selected to represent user activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: PUSHD, INC.
    Inventors: Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Tyler Howarth, Eric Jensen, Andrew Lorek, Ian Miles Ownbey, Matt Sanford
  • Automated sharing of user pictograms in a mobile positional social media system
    Patent number: 9386052
    Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The social media system automatically determines a location type and/or user activity from context information. The context information can include current and past location and user and/or community information, time-dependent information, and third party information. The location activities can be presented to the community using pictograms selected to represent user activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: PUSHD, INC.
    Inventors: Ian Miles Ownbey, Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Tyler Howarth, Eric Jensen, Andrew Lorek, Matt Sanford
  • AUTOMATED MOBILE POSITIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150106448
    Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The social media system automatically determines a location type and/or user activity from context information. The context information can include current and past location and user and/or community information, time-dependent information, and third party information. The location activities can be presented to the community using pictograms selected to represent user activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Ian Miles OWNBEY, Ben CHERRY, Abdur CHOWDHURY, Ophir FRIEDER, Tyler HOWARTH, Eric JENSEN, Andrew LOREK, Matt SANFORD
  • AUTOMATED MOBILE POSITIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150106449
    Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The social media system automatically determines a location type and/or user activity from context information. The context information can include current and past location and user and/or community information, time-dependent information, and third party information. The location activities can be presented to the community using pictograms selected to represent user activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Tyler Howarth, Eric Jensen, Andrew Lorek, Ian Miles Ownbey, Matt Sanford