Patents by Inventor William Elliot Inman

William Elliot Inman 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: 8824649
    Abstract: In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for optimizing distribution of advertisement information. In one example, call tracking data may be generated from a plurality of telephone calls made to a business entity, where the call tracking data includes geographical information to identify locations from which the plurality of telephone calls originated. A call distribution may be determined from the call tracking data, where the call distribution groups the call tracking data based at least in part on distances between the business entity and the locations from which the plurality of telephone calls originated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Balaji Gopalakrishnan, William Elliot Inman, Thomas Robert Lehman, John Clare Brocklebank
  • Publication number: 20140156382
    Abstract: In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for optimizing distribution of advertisement information. In one example, call tracking data may be generated from a plurality of telephone calls made to a business entity, where the call tracking data includes geographical information to identify locations from which the plurality of telephone calls originated. A call distribution may be determined from the call tracking data, where the call distribution groups the call tracking data based at least in part on distances between the business entity and the locations from which the plurality of telephone calls originated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Balaji Gopalakrishnan, William Elliot Inman, Thomas Robert Lehman, John Clare Brocklebank
  • Patent number: 8619955
    Abstract: In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for optimizing distribution of advertisement information. In one example, call tracking data may be generated from a plurality of telephone calls made to a business entity, where the call tracking data includes geographical information to identify locations from which the plurality of telephone calls originated. A call distribution may be determined from the call tracking data, where the call distribution groups the call tracking data based at least in part on distances between the business entity and the locations from which the plurality of telephone calls originated. A probability density function may be generated from the call distribution and used in the generation of the advertisement distribution plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Balaji Gopalakrishnan, William Elliot Inman, Thomas Robert Lehman, John Clare Brocklebank
  • Publication number: 20130129060
    Abstract: In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for optimizing distribution of advertisement information. In one example, call tracking data may be generated from a plurality of telephone calls made to a business entity, where the call tracking data includes geographical information to identify locations from which the plurality of telephone calls originated. A call distribution may be determined from the call tracking data, where the call distribution groups the call tracking data based at least in part on distances between the business entity and the locations from which the plurality of telephone calls originated. A probability density function may be generated from the call distribution and used in the generation of the advertisement distribution plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Balaji Gopalakrishnan, William Elliot Inman, Thomas Robert Lehman, John Clare Brocklebank