Patents by Inventor Justyn Howard

Justyn Howard 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: 20230362120
    Abstract: A system for integrating social media information or other electronic interactions may comprise a database configured to store instances of interaction among a plurality of users, such as users of one or more electronic social media networks, and an application configured to be installed on the computer system of a first one of the plurality of users. The application may be configured to collect information from a website displayed in a web browser on the user's computer system, determine if the information includes a second one of the plurality of users, and display on the user's computer system one or more instances of interaction between the first user and the second user that are stored in the database. The application may be configured to operate with one or both of social media network websites and non-social-media network websites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Sprout Social, Inc.
    Inventors: AARON RANKIN, JUSTYN HOWARD, SUNDEEP MALLADI
  • Publication number: 20210258271
    Abstract: A system for integrating social media information or other electronic interactions may comprise a database configured to store instances of interaction among a plurality of users, such as users of one or more electronic social media networks, and an application configured to be installed on the computer system of a first one of the plurality of users. The application may be configured to collect information from a website displayed in a web browser on the user's computer system, determine if the information includes a second one of the plurality of users, and display on the user's computer system one or more instances of interaction between the first user and the second user that are stored in the database. The application may be configured to operate with one or both of social media network websites and non-social-media network websites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Sprout Social Inc.
    Inventors: AARON RANKIN, JUSTYN HOWARD, SUNDEEP MALLADI
  • Publication number: 20200067864
    Abstract: A system for integrating social media information or other electronic interactions may comprise a database configured to store instances of interaction among a plurality of users, such as users of one or more electronic social media networks, and an application configured to be installed on the computer system of a first one of the plurality of users. The application may be configured to collect information from a website displayed in a web browser on the user's computer system, determine if the information includes a second one of the plurality of users, and display on the user's computer system one or more instances of interaction between the first user and the second user that are stored in the database. The application may be configured to operate with one or both of social media network websites and non-social-media network websites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Sprout Social Inc.
    Inventors: AARON RANKIN, JUSTYN HOWARD, SUNDEEP MALLADI
  • 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: 20150312190
    Abstract: A system for integrating social media information or other electronic interactions may comprise a database configured to store instances of interaction among a plurality of users, such as users of one or more electronic social media networks, and an application configured to be installed on the computer system of a first one of the plurality of users. The application may be configured to collect information from a website displayed in a web browser on the user's computer system, determine if the information includes a second one of the plurality of users, and display on the user's computer system one or more instances of interaction between the first user and the second user that are stored in the database. The application may be configured to operate with one or both of social media network websites and non-social-media network websites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: AARON RANKIN, JUSTYN HOWARD, SUNDEEP MALLADI
  • 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