Patents by Inventor Ryan Kazda

Ryan Kazda 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).

  • Patent number: 8812029
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for checking in at a business with a mobile computing device. For example, the mobile computing device may receive via a data network, location information for a venue. The mobile computing device may also determine whether a location of the mobile computing device is available. Conditioned upon the location of the mobile computing device being available, the mobile computing device may determine whether the location of the mobile computing device is within a threshold distance of the venue. Conditioned upon the location of the mobile computing device being within the threshold distance of the venue, the mobile computing device may send a check-in message to a server. The check-in message may indicate that the user of the mobile computing device is at the venue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Whitepages, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Cao, Ryan Kazda, Sanam Mehta, Bret Moore, Owyn Richen, John Siu
  • Patent number: 8660541
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for determining a neighborhood location of a person using a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device may transmit its location to an application server system. The application server system may perform at least one search of a venue database over a plurality of venue categories considering the received location and may determine a neighborhood location of the mobile computing device based on results of the search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Whitepages, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Beresniewicz, Ryan Kazda, Sanam Mehta, Vishal Modi, Bret Moore, Brent Newman, Owyn Richen, John Siu