Patents by Inventor Peter W. Tomfohrde

Peter W. Tomfohrde 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).

  • Managed mobile media platform systems and methods
    Patent number: 9256717
    Abstract: An exemplary system includes 1) a mobile computing device provided by a vertical solution provider for use by a customer of an industry service provider to access one or more services provided by the industry service provider and 2) a mobile media platform provider subsystem operated by the vertical solution provider and configured to communicate with the mobile computing device. The mobile media platform provider subsystem and the mobile computing device are configured to provide a mobile media platform managed by the vertical solution provider and configured to facilitate the use of the mobile computing device by the customer to access the one or more services provided by the industry service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Peter W. Tomfohrde, John R. Williams
  • MANAGED MOBILE MEDIA PLATFORM SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20130232553
    Abstract: An exemplary system includes 1) a mobile computing device provided by a vertical solution provider for use by a customer of a industry service provider to access one or more services provided by the industry service provider and 2) a mobile media platform provider subsystem operated by the vertical solution provider and configured to communicate with the mobile computing device. The mobile media platform provider subsystem and the mobile computing device are configured to provide a mobile media platform managed by the vertical solution provider and configured to facilitate the use of the mobile computing device by the customer to access the one or more services provided by the industry service provider. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Peter W. Tomfohrde, John R. Williams