Patents by Inventor Joel Alexander Booth

Joel Alexander Booth 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).

  • Publication number: 20200012654
    Abstract: A system and methods are disclosed for determining the ideal times for a person, software client, or other entity to post a message to a social networking site. An ideal time is a time when the post will have a maximum impact, where impact is some measure of success as defined by the posting entity. To determine the ideal times, the posting patterns of individual users are aggregated in a weighted fashion, taking into consideration both the entity's desired impact and the likelihood that the user will be online and able to view the post within a specified time frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: JOEL ALEXANDER BOOTH, JUSTYN HOWARD, AARON RANKIN
  • Patent number: 10360222
    Abstract: A system and methods are disclosed for determining the ideal times for a person, software client, or other entity to post a message to a social networking site. An ideal time is a time when the post will have a maximum impact, where impact is some measure of success as defined by the posting entity. To determine the ideal times, the posting patterns of individual users are aggregated in a weighted fashion, taking into consideration both the entity's desired impact and the likelihood that the user will be online and able to view the post within a specified time frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SPROUT SOCIAL, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Alexander Booth, Justyn Howard, Aaron Rankin
  • Publication number: 20160210290
    Abstract: A system and methods are disclosed for determining the ideal times for a person, software client, or other entity to post a message to a social networking site. An ideal time is a time when the post will have a maximum impact, where impact is some measure of success as defined by the posting entity. To determine the ideal times, the posting patterns of individual users are aggregated in a weighted fashion, taking into consideration both the entity's desired impact and the likelihood that the user will be online and able to view the post within a specified time frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Joel Alexander Booth, Justyn Howard, Aaron Rankin
  • Patent number: 9224095
    Abstract: A system and methods are disclosed for determining the ideal times for a person, software client, or other entity to post a message to a social networking site. An ideal time is a time when the post will have a maximum impact, where impact is some measure of success as defined by the posting entity. To determine the ideal times, the posting patterns of individual users are aggregated in a weighted fashion, taking into consideration both the entity's desired impact and the likelihood that the user will be online and able to view the post within a specified time frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Sprout Social Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Alexander Booth, Justyn Howard, Aaron Rankin
  • Publication number: 20130275348
    Abstract: A system and methods are disclosed for determining the ideal times for a person, software client, or other entity to post a message to a social networking site. An ideal time is a time when the post will have a maximum impact, where impact is some measure of success as defined by the posting entity. To determine the ideal times, the posting patterns of individual users are aggregated in a weighted fashion, taking into consideration both the entity's desired impact and the likelihood that the user will be online and able to view the post within a specified time frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Joel Alexander Booth, Justyn Howard, Aaron Rankin