Patents by Inventor John W. Fulbright

John W. Fulbright 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: 11245745
    Abstract: An enterprise hub receives a first local log from a first transaction delivery system of a first media outlet, and a second local log from a second transaction delivery system of a second media outlet The local logs represents media items scheduled for delivery by the media outlets. The enterprise hub also receives a first avail claim, to be inserted into both the first local log and the second local log, from a first content provider. The enterprise hub inserts the first avail claim into the first local log to generate a first revised log, and into the second local log to generate a second revised log. The first and second revised logs are transmitted from the enterprise hub to the corresponding first or second media outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kohinoor Basu, Matthew M. Ferry, John W. Fulbright
  • Patent number: 10817910
    Abstract: A management and delivery method and system for a distributed marketing network. Access to one or more network service gateways associated with a distributed marketing network can be authorized, if particular criteria are satisfied. A business transaction may be coordinated with the distributed marketing network through network service gateways in a near real time fashion and without manual intervention, in response to authorizing the access to the network service gateways. The network service gateways may include a partner interface, a centralized hub that communicates with the partner interfaces, and/or a local market integrated service layer that communicates with the centralized hub and the partner interface. The distributed marketing network may be, for example, a network of radio stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bobbi Denise Schuster, Matthew M. Ferry, John W. Fulbright, David C. Jellison, Jr., Kohinoor Basu, Steven M. Gable
  • Publication number: 20200329093
    Abstract: An enterprise hub receives a first local log from a first transaction delivery system of a first media outlet, and a second local log from a second transaction delivery system of a second media outlet The local logs represents media items scheduled for delivery by the media outlets. The enterprise hub also receives a first avail claim, to be inserted into both the first local log and the second local log, from a first content provider. The enterprise hub inserts the first avail claim into the first local log to generate a first revised log, and into the second local log to generate a second revised log. The first and second revised logs are transmitted from the enterprise hub to the corresponding first or second media outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kohinoor Basu, Matthew M. Ferry, John W. Fulbright
  • Patent number: 10701133
    Abstract: A distributed media outlet can include both a traffic and billing system, and a media delivery system that employ separate broadcast logs, or playlists. An enterprise hub can transmit broadcast instructions to the media outlet via an integrated services layer (ISL), which acts as a multidirectional gateway between the enterprise hub and the media outlet. The ISL can synchronize the separate playlists used by the traffic and billing system and the media delivery system by simultaneously injecting the broadcast instructions into both systems included in the media outlet. The media delivery system and traffic and billing system can continually re-synchronize their playlists by, at least in part, relaying information to one another via the integrated services layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kohinoor Basu, Matthew M. Ferry, John W. Fulbright
  • Publication number: 20190205945
    Abstract: A management and delivery method and system for a distributed marketing network. Access to one or more network service gateways associated with a distributed marketing network can be authorized, if particular criteria are satisfied. A business transaction may be coordinated with the distributed marketing network through network service gateways in a near real time fashion and without manual intervention, in response to authorizing the access to the network service gateways. The network service gateways may include a partner interface, a centralized hub that communicates with the partner interfaces, and/or a local market integrated service layer that communicates with the centralized hub and the partner interface. The distributed marketing network may be, for example, a network of radio stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bobbi Denise Schuster, Matthew M. Ferry, John W. Fulbright, David C. Jellison, JR., Kohinoor Basu, Steven M. Gable
  • Publication number: 20190081718
    Abstract: An improved automated media scheduling system includes a conditional scheduler operating in cooperation with the at least one master scheduler to obtain a contextual condition associated with a conditional media item, and devoid of entity identification information. Satisfying the contextual condition is a prerequisite to pairing the conditional media item with another media item. The conditional scheduler obtains an original schedule generated by the master scheduler, identifies a scheduled media item, from the original schedule, that satisfies the contextual condition, pairs the conditional media item and the scheduled media item to generate a media item pair, and transmits a proposed scheduling change, including the media item pair, to the master scheduler. The master scheduler evaluates the proposed scheduling change for compliance with scheduling rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bobbi Denise Schuster, Matthew M. Ferry, John W. Fulbright, David C. Jellison, JR., Kohinoor Basu, Steven M. Gable, David R. Murray, Shaun Bruner, Joseph Kubon, III, Shawn Coffman, Jason N. Lee, Mark R. Allen, Chris Perluss, Robert Gelb
  • Publication number: 20170346882
    Abstract: A distributed media outlet can include both a traffic and billing system, and a media delivery system that employ separate broadcast logs, or playlists. An enterprise hub can transmit broadcast instructions to the media outlet via an integrated services layer (ISL), which acts as a multidirectional gateway between the enterprise hub and the media outlet. The ISL can synchronize the separate playlists used by the traffic and billing system and the media delivery system by simultaneously injecting the broadcast instructions into both systems included in the media outlet. The media delivery system and traffic and billing system can continually re-synchronize their playlists by, at least in part, relaying information to one another via the integrated services layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kohinoor Basu, Matthew M. Ferry, John W. Fulbright
  • Patent number: 9762653
    Abstract: A method can include sending a request to a media content provider requesting media content and receiving the media content and instructions from the media provider. The instructions can be utilized by the media provider to broadcast the media content. The media provider can store the received media content in a database process the instructions then distribute the media content and the instructions to distributed media outlets. The media content provider can receive information indicating that the media content was broadcast by the distributed media outlets according to the instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kohinoor Basu, Matthew M. Ferry, John W. Fulbright
  • Publication number: 20160359951
    Abstract: A method can include sending a request to a media content provider requesting media content and receiving the media content and instructions from the media provider. The instructions can be utilized by the media provider to broadcast the media content. The media provider can store the received media content in a database process the instructions then distribute the media content and the instructions to distributed media outlets. The media content provider can receive information indicating that the media content was broadcast by the distributed media outlets according to the instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kohinoor Basu, Matthew M. Ferry, John W. Fulbright
  • Patent number: 9426017
    Abstract: A method can include sending a request to a media content provider requesting media content and receiving the media content and instructions from the media provider. The instructions can be utilized by the media provider to broadcast the media content. The media provider can store the received media content in a database process the instructions then distribute the media content and the instructions to distributed media outlets. The media content provider can receive information indicating that the media content was broadcast by the distributed media outlets according to the instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Kohinoor Basu, Matthew M. Ferry, John W. Fulbright
  • Publication number: 20130238754
    Abstract: A method can include sending a request to a media content provider requesting media content and receiving the media content and instructions from the media provider. The instructions can be utilized by the media provider to broadcast the media content. The media provider can store the received media content in a database process the instructions then distribute the media content and the instructions to distributed media outlets. The media content provider can receive information indicating that the media content was broadcast by the distributed media outlets according to the instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Clear Channel Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kohinoor Basu, Matthew M. Ferry, John W. Fulbright
  • Patent number: 8443046
    Abstract: A method can include sending a request to a media content provider requesting media content and receiving the media content and instructions from the media provider. The instructions can be utilized by the media provider to broadcast the media content. The media provider can store the received media content in a database process the instructions then distribute the media content and the instructions to distributed media outlets. The media content provider can receive information indicating that the media content was broadcast by the distributed media outlets according to the instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Clear Channel Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kohinoor Basu, Matthew M. Ferry, John W. Fulbright
  • Publication number: 20090241000
    Abstract: A method can include sending a request to a media content provider requesting media content and receiving the media content and instructions from the media provider. The instructions can be utilized by the media provider to broadcast the media content. The media provider can store the received media content in a database process the instructions then distribute the media content and the instructions to distributed media outlets. The media content provider can receive information indicating that the media content was broadcast by the distributed media outlets according to the instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Kohinoor Basu, Matthew M. Ferry, John W. Fulbright