Patents by Inventor Neal J. Karasic
Neal J. Karasic 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).
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Patent number: 10803482Abstract: A system for exclusivity bidding for mobile sponsored content includes one or more computers having computer readable mediums having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of the one or more computers, causes the system to perform the steps of (a) receiving a bid for an exclusive sponsored content item to be presented on a mobile communication facility, the bid including an amount and at least two exclusivity characteristics, wherein the exclusivity characteristics relate to (i) a usage history as recorded via use of the mobile communication facility by a user thereof; and (ii) a geography associated with the mobile communication facility, respectively; and (b) matching the at least two exclusivity characteristics with the exclusive sponsored content item based at least in part on a relevancy for presentation to the mobile communication facility.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Patent number: 9058406Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for delivery of a sponsored content to a mobile communication facility user. In embodiments, a request may be received for a sponsored content from a publisher, and one or more content inventories may be searched for a content that is relevant to the request. Content may be selected for delivery to the publisher from one or more content inventory. The content may be selected based at least in part on a relevance between the content and the request. The content, and the content inventory from which the relevant content is chosen, may be selected based at least in part on a statistical weight relating to the amount of revenue a wireless operator may realize upon presentation of the content to a mobile communication facility.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2012Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Millennial Media, Inc.Inventors: Adam Soroca, Neal J. Karasic
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Patent number: 8989718Abstract: In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for providing a user interface that simultaneously and dynamically presents a sponsored content concurrently with activating a mobile communication facility, wherein the dynamic presentation is based at least in part on a mobile subscriber characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Millennial Media, Inc.Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Patent number: 8958779Abstract: A system for targeted delivery of advertising including the steps of: (a) receiving a navigation request from a mobile communication facility; (b) receiving an indicator input comprising (i) a geographical location in which the user is situated and (ii) queries or accesses to content associated with a plurality of other mobile communication facilities within the geographical location; (c) receiving a business rule; (d) receiving rendering capability data corresponding to a rendering capability of the mobile communication facility; (e) dynamically creating an advertisement based at least in part on the navigation request, the indicator input, the business rule, and the rendering capability data; and (f) transmitting the advertisement to the mobile communication facility for display thereon.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Millennial Media, Inc.Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Patent number: 8805339Abstract: A system for categorization of a mobile user profile based on a browse and viewing behavior of a user includes (a) using data of a wireless provider to ascertain a plurality of web browser activities as performed on a mobile communication facility of the user; (b) storing the plurality of mobile web browser activities relating to the user; (c) accessing from the wireless provider a viewing history of television content of the user, wherein the wireless provider has provided the television content; (d) analyzing the plurality of mobile web browser activities and the viewing history of television content to determine a relationship thereamongst; (e) creating a category of user profile based at least in part on the analysis; (f) associating the category of user profile with the user; and (g) transmitting content corresponding to the category of user profile to the mobile communication facility for display thereon.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Millennial Media, Inc.Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Publication number: 20140180825Abstract: In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for associating an interactive element with a sponsored content, presenting the sponsored content to a mobile communication facility based at least in part on a relevancy to a mobile subscriber characteristic associated with the mobile communication facility, and allowing a user of the mobile communication facility to engage the interactive element within the sponsored content.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Millennial Media, Inc.Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Patent number: 8666376Abstract: In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for presenting an affinity program enrollment opportunity to a mobile communication facility based at least in part on a navigation request made on the mobile communication facility and a location of the mobile communication facility, providing a sponsored affinity program content to an affinity program enrollee, and providing an incentive to the enrollee for an interaction with the sponsored affinity program content.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Millennial MediaInventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Patent number: 8660891Abstract: In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for associating an interactive element with a sponsored content, presenting the sponsored content to a mobile communication facility based at least in part on a relevancy to a mobile subscriber characteristic associated with the mobile communication facility, and allowing a user of the mobile communication facility to engage the interactive element within the sponsored content.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Millennial MediaInventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Patent number: 8620285Abstract: A system for targeting mobile coupon placement on a mobile communication facility includes performing the steps of: (a) receiving a navigation request from the mobile communication facility operated by a user, wherein the navigation request comprises an action by the user with the mobile communication facility; (b) receiving information corresponding to a location of the mobile communication facility; (c) receiving information corresponding to a rendering capability of the mobile communication facility; (d) selecting a sponsored mobile coupon based at least in part on a relevance between the navigation request, the location, the rendering capability of the mobile communication facility, and a mobile subscriber characteristic or usage history characteristic; and (e) transmitting the sponsored mobile coupon to the mobile communication facility for display thereon.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Millennial MediaInventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Publication number: 20130325610Abstract: A system for targeted delivery of advertising including the steps of: (a) receiving a navigation request from a mobile communication facility; (b) receiving an indicator input comprising (i) a geographical location in which the user is situated and (ii) queries or accesses to content associated with a plurality of other mobile communication facilities within the geographical location; (c) receiving a business rule; (d) receiving rendering capability data corresponding to a rendering capability of the mobile communication facility; (e) dynamically creating an advertisement based at least in part on the navigation request, the indicator input, the business rule, and the rendering capability data; and (f) transmitting the advertisement to the mobile communication facility for display thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: Jumptap, Inc.Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Publication number: 20130311297Abstract: In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for distribution of advertising of sponsored content within an application of a mobile communication facility, wherein selection of the sponsored content is based at least on one or more predefined hardware or software characteristics of the mobile communication facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Jumptap, Inc.Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Patent number: 8484234Abstract: In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for distribution of advertising of sponsored content within an application of a mobile communication facility, wherein selection of the sponsored content is based at least on one or more predefined hardware or software characteristics of the mobile communication facility.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2012Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Jumptab, Inc.Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Publication number: 20120330750Abstract: A system for targeting mobile coupon placement on a mobile communication facility includes performing the steps of: (a) receiving a navigation request from the mobile communication facility operated by a user, wherein the navigation request comprises an action by the user with the mobile communication facility; (b) receiving information corresponding to a location of the mobile communication facility; (c) receiving information corresponding to a rendering capability of the mobile communication facility; (d) selecting a sponsored mobile coupon based at least in part on a relevance between the navigation request, the location, the rendering capability of the mobile communication facility, and a mobile subscriber characteristic or usage history characteristic; and (e) transmitting the sponsored mobile coupon to the mobile communication facility for display thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Patent number: 8301125Abstract: A system for targeted delivery of advertising including the steps of: (i) receiving a navigation request from a mobile communication facility including a user selection of a first advertisement displayed on the mobile communication facility; (ii) receiving an indicator input including (a) a geographical location and (b) queries or accesses to content associated with a plurality of other mobile communication facilities within the geographical location; (iii) dynamically creating second and third advertisements configured to be displayed on the mobile communication facility based on the navigation request and/or the indicator input, and a rendering capability of the mobile communication facility; (iv) transmitting the second advertisement to the mobile communication facility; (v) caching the third advertisement until a determination is made that the user is situated in a different geographical location; and (vi) transmitting the third advertisement to the mobile communication facility.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Jumptap, Inc.Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Patent number: 8302030Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for delivery of a sponsored content to a mobile communication facility user. In embodiments, a request may be received for a sponsored content from a publisher, and one or more content inventories may be searched for a content that is relevant to the request. Content may be selected for delivery to the publisher from one or more content inventory. The content may be selected based at least in part on a relevance between the content and the request. The content, and the content inventory from which the relevant content is chosen, may be selected based at least in part on a statistical weight relating to the amount of revenue a wireless operator may realize upon presentation of the content to a mobile communication facility.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Jumptap, Inc.Inventors: Adam Soroca, Neal J. Karasic
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Publication number: 20120265613Abstract: In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for distribution of advertising of sponsored content within an application of a mobile communication facility, wherein selection of the sponsored content is based at least on one or more predefined hardware or software characteristics of the mobile communication facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Patent number: 8290810Abstract: In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for associating a survey question with an interactive sponsored content, selecting the interactive sponsored content based at least in part on a mobile subscriber characteristic associated with a mobile communication facility, presenting the interactive sponsored content to the mobile communication facility, receiving a response to the survey question from the mobile communication facility, analyzing a plurality of user responses to the survey question, and presenting a survey analytic to the mobile communication facility based at least in part on the analysis.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Jumptap, Inc.Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Publication number: 20120239498Abstract: A system for targeted delivery of advertising including the steps of: (i) receiving a navigation request from a mobile communication facility including a user selection of a first advertisement displayed on the mobile communication facility; (ii) receiving an indicator input including (a) a geographical location and (b) queries or accesses to content associated with a plurality of other mobile communication facilities within the geographical location; (iii) dynamically creating second and third advertisements configured to be displayed on the mobile communication facility based on the navigation request and/or the indicator input, and a rendering capability of the mobile communication facility; (iv) transmitting the second advertisement to the mobile communication facility; (v) caching the third advertisement until a determination is made that the user is situated in a different geographical location; and (vi) transmitting the third advertisement to the mobile communication facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Publication number: 20120215640Abstract: A system for targeting advertising content includes the steps of: (a) receiving first and second requests for advertising associated with first and second users, wherein the users are identified; (b) retrieving data pertaining to the users from a data provider; (c) selecting respective advertising content from the first and second sponsors based at least on a determination of relevancy of each advertising content to the data provider's data, wherein the relevancy determination generates respective relevancy scores; (d) determining the advertising content of the first sponsor is more relevant to the first user and the advertising content of the second sponsor is more relevant to the second user based on the respective relevancy scores; and (e) transmitting the advertising content of the first sponsor to the first mobile communication facility for display and transmitting the advertising content of the second sponsor to the second mobile communication facility for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic
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Publication number: 20120215639Abstract: A system for targeting advertising content includes the steps of: (a) receiving first and second requests for advertising associated with first and second users, wherein the users are identified; (b) retrieving data pertaining to the users from a data provider; (c) selecting respective advertising content from the first and second sponsors based at least on a determination of relevancy of each advertising content to the data provider's data, wherein the relevancy determination generates respective relevancy scores; (d) determining the advertising content of the first sponsor is more relevant to the first user and the advertising content of the second sponsor is more relevant to the second user based on the respective relevancy scores; and (e) transmitting the advertising content of the first sponsor to the first mobile communication facility for display and transmitting the advertising content of the second sponsor to the second mobile communication facility for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty, Neal J. Karasic