Patents by Inventor Michael L. Patnode

Michael L. Patnode 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: 20120265606
    Abstract: A system and method for obtaining consumer information from an advertising display computer (ADC) located at a plurality of advertising locations is disclosed. In one example, the method comprises the acts of displaying a plurality of advertisements on the ADC, capturing at least one image at the plurality of advertising locations, the at least one image including an image of at least one person, determining at least one impression from the image of at least one person, detecting facial recognition information from the image associated with the at least one impression, storing impression information and the facial recognition information associated with the at least one impression, and associating the impression information and the facial recognition information with one of the plurality of advertisements displayed on the ADC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Michael L. Patnode
  • Publication number: 20120265619
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying advertisements on an advertising display computer (ADC) at a plurality of geographic locations. In one example, the method comprises acts of receiving a selection associated with a geographic location of the plurality of geographic locations, receiving a selection associated with the ADC at the geographic location, displaying, via the computer interface, at least one advertising time slot available on the ADC at the geographic location, receiving at least one bid on the at least one advertising time slot available on the ADC, determining at least one winning bid from the at least one received bid, and transmitting an indication of the at least one winning bid to the ADC for display of an advertisement associated with the winning bit at the at lease one advertising time slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Michael L. Patnode