Patents by Inventor W. Shane Blaser

W. Shane Blaser 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).

  • Internet service error tracking
    Patent number: 7240110
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a client application for enabling access to an online service and displaying advertisements while the user is accessing the online service. The client application receives play lists from the online service provider. The play lists include information about advertisements to be played and the order of play. In conjunction with the client application displaying advertisements, the client application and an online service provider server also track and record the occurrence of hardware and software errors and malfunctions that occur in relation to the provision of the online service. The types of errors may include errors in a communication channel from a local device to an online service provider server, data access errors, and any other errors that may occur in the operation of software and hardware, such as software crashes and the incorrect display of advertisements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: NetZero, Inc.
    Inventors: Stacy Haitsuka, Ronald Burr, Harold MacKenzie, Marwan Zebian, Terry Warren, W. Shane Blaser, Colin Giffen
  • Internet service error tracking
    Patent number: 6766369
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a client application for enabling access to an online service and displaying advertisements while the user is accessing the online service. The client application receives play lists from the online service provider. The play lists include information about advertisements to be played and the order of play. In conjunction with the client application displaying advertisements, the client application and an online service provider server also track and record the occurrence of hardware and software errors and malfunctions that occur in relation to the provision of the online service. The types of errors may include errors in a communication channel from a local device to an online service provider server, data access errors, and any other errors that may occur in the operation of software and hardware, such as software crashes and the incorrect display of advertisements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Net Zero, Inc.
    Inventors: Stacy Haitsuka, Ronald Burr, Harold MacKenzie, Marwan Zebian, Terry Warren, W. Shane Blaser, Colin Giffen