Patents by Inventor Rudolf George Tom Gajdos

Rudolf George Tom Gajdos 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).

  • Targeted advertising in mobile devices
    Patent number: 8838478
    Abstract: A system may identify selected device users of multiple device users as members of a virtual group. The system may identify attributes, characteristics or actions that a sub-set of members of the virtual group may have in common that may be related to goods and/or services for sale. The system may send advertisements related to the goods or services to devices associated with other members of the group not included in the sub-set of members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Martin Kretz, Rudolf George Tom Gajdos
  • Searching and ranking contacts in contact database
    Patent number: 8234272
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method may include receiving a request from a first mobile device for a search for contacts meeting a criterion; searching a database of contacts for the contacts meeting the criterion and including the contacts meeting the criterion in search results; determining whether a second mobile device associated with one of the contacts meeting the criterion is within a vicinity of the first mobile device; and ranking the search results based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Martin Kretz, Rudolf George Tom Gajdos
  • TARGETED ADVERTISING IN MOBILE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20080281694
    Abstract: A system may identify selected device users of multiple device users as members of a virtual group. The system may identify attributes, characteristics or actions that a sub-set of members of the virtual group may have in common that may be related to goods and/or services for sale. The system may send advertisements related to the goods or services to devices associated with other members of the group not included in the sub-set of members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Martin KRETZ, Rudolf George Tom GAJDOS
  • SEARCHING AND RANKING CONTACTS IN CONTACT DATABASE
    Publication number: 20080275865
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method may include receiving a request from a first mobile device for a search for contacts meeting a criterion; searching a database of contacts for the contacts meeting the criterion and including the contacts meeting the criterion in search results; determining whether a second mobile device associated with one of the contacts meeting the criterion is within a vicinity of the first mobile device; and ranking the search results based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Martin KRETZ, Rudolf George Tom GAJDOS