Patents Assigned to Adknowledge, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10997628
    Abstract: A method and system for directing a browser or browsing application associated with a user to a targeted web site after the user performs at least two activations or “clicks” of his pointing device. The first “click” is typically on a communication provided by the system, serving as an intermediary, and the second “click” is typically on a first data object or web page of the intermediary, before the browser of the user is redirected to a second data object or targeted web page, typically associated with a party unrelated to the party or entity controlling the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott W. Lynn
  • Publication number: 20200074505
    Abstract: A method and system for directing a browser or browsing application associated with a user to a targeted web site after the user performs at least two activations or “clicks” of his pointing device. The first “click” is typically on a communication provided by the system, serving as an intermediary, and the second “click” is typically on a first data object or web page of the intermediary, before the browser of the user is redirected to a second data object or targeted web page, typically associated with a party unrelated to the party or entity controlling the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: ADKNOWLEDGE, INC.
    Inventor: Scott W. Lynn
  • Patent number: 10504146
    Abstract: A system directs a browser or browsing application associated with a user to a targeted web site after the user performs at least two activations or “clicks” of his pointing device. The first “click” is typically on a communication provided by the system, serving as an intermediary, and the second “click” is typically on a first data object or web page of the intermediary, before the browser of the user is redirected to a second data object or targeted web page, typically associated with a party unrelated to the party or entity controlling the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott W. Lynn
  • Patent number: 9281939
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for delivering e-mail, typically with time relevant content, to users, whose e-mail addresses are encrypted. Specifically, the e-mails are administered by a host or home server that is transparent to the e-mail addresses of the computers and e-mail clients, that electronic communications are being sent to and received from.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventor: Arthur G. Esclamada
  • Patent number: 9159086
    Abstract: Systems and methods for Desktop-To-Mobile (D2M) application installation that allows a publisher to extend their relationship with a consumer from the Desktop PC (PC) to a mobile device. In accordance with some implementations, a mobile application store may be used to offer apps on a user's mobile device as a result of a user acceptance of an offer(s) for the apps. The user may install a personal computer (PC)-based application that runs in the background. The PC-based application receives offers to install mobile applications and may use the mobile app store or a PC to install the mobile applications to the user's mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Barton, Rudis Muiznieks
  • Patent number: 8799079
    Abstract: A user creates an advertising campaign by selecting categories and building communications associated with the requisite categories selected. Each user places a bid amount on each category and when the requisite category is selected, the communications associated with the highest bid amounts are sent to recipients, typically over e-mail and/or web channels. The communications typically include text and a link, that includes the uniform resource locator (URL) of a targeted web sire associated with the user, such that when the recipient user activates the link, the browser of the recipient is directed to the targeted web site of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott W. Lynn, Travis W. Tisa, Kevin Eppinger
  • Patent number: 8768767
    Abstract: A system directs a browser or browsing application associated with a user to a targeted web site after the user performs at least two activations or “clicks” of his pointing device. The first “click” is typically on a communication provided by the system, serving as an intermediary, and the second “click” is typically on a first data object or web page of the intermediary, before the browser of the user is redirected to a second data object or targeted web page, typically associated with a party unrelated to the party or entity controlling the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Lynn
  • Patent number: 8756104
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing content in accordance with informational campaigns or advertisements administered by one or more distribution partners. the distribution partners typically revenue share with the system administrator (system owner), who coordinates the informational campaigns and sends electronic mails (e-mails) associated therewith. By applying a distribution optimization formula to various informational or advertising campaigns of the distribution partners, e-mails with links to these distribution partners will be sent to users, and each user who opens the e-mail and clicks on a portion of the e-mail over an underlying link, will be directed to the requisite distribution partner, typically the server associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Adknowledge Inc.
    Inventor: Scott W. Lynn
  • Publication number: 20140095312
    Abstract: A system directs a browser or browsing application associated with a user to a targeted web site after the user performs at least two activations or “clicks” of his pointing device. The first “click” is typically on a communication provided by the system, serving as an intermediary, and the second “click” is typically on a first data object or web page of the intermediary, before the browser of the user is redirected to a second data object or targeted web page, typically associated with a party unrelated to the party or entity controlling the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott W. Lynn
  • Patent number: 8626845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to generating time relevant content for electronic communications, such as electronic mail (e-mail). The time relevant content is delivered when the electronic communications are acknowledged by the recipient based upon receipt of an electronic indicator, such as a returned request(s), at a home server. In the case of electronic mail, the time relevant content is dynamic, as it is assembled at the time the e-mail is opened, as opposed to the time when the e-mail is sent, as is the case with conventional or static e-mail and other similar electronic communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Lynn, Shane Brady, John Linden
  • Patent number: 8527362
    Abstract: A search engine at a service provider is configured to identify commercial suppliers in response to a keyword specified by a user. Keywords are received and searches are performed on an index database to identify displayable text items. Images are stored in the form of commercially relevant graphical images such as logos. A logo is linked to each item of displayable text and an output list is produced in which each text item includes a displayable graphical image. The system may store different image formats to allow the graphical images to be displayed on a variety of platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Ishag, Sebastian Luke Bishop, Nicholas Desmond James Bancroft Cooke, Judd Harcombe
  • Publication number: 20130110950
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for providing content for electronic communications, which are typically sent by a separate sender entity. The system provides suggested templates for supporting content supporting graphics, also known as creatives, to the sender entity. The sender entity packages the suggested template and creative into an electronic communication and sends it to the intended recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventor: Adknowledge, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8429190
    Abstract: Content is provided to electronic mail, commonly known as e-mail, over a network, such as the Internet. This content is provided in accordance with keywords, typically organized in a hierarchy. The presently highest ranked keyword, that is active, is passed to various content servers, along the network, in response to a request, returned from the e-mail client of a recipient user. The keywords are managed, such that after a certain number of responses from the recipients of the electronic mails, to content in each e-mail generated from a particular keyword, use of that particular keyword is terminated, as the keyword is inactivated. Content is then delivered in accordance with another keyword, typically the next highest ranked keyword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Gutierrez
  • Publication number: 20130091011
    Abstract: Methods and systems provide suggestions for additional categories (and also keywords, phrases, etc.), for advertisers and information providers, and publishers, to bid on, based on conditional probabilities. The conditional probabilities are based on consumer conversions at target web sites of advertisers and information providers, associated with a category, keyword, phrase etc. The category suggestions are subject to a further trimming process, before being recommended to the advertisers and information providers, and publishers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: ADKNOWLEDGE, INC.
    Inventor: JOHN DAVID YOUNG, III
  • Publication number: 20130086216
    Abstract: Systems and methods serve to provide individualized content to users, via their computers, linked to a network, such as the Internet, which these users may not be aware of The content includes, for example, articles and advertisements, in electronic format. The content is accessible by activating activatable links to the content, the activatable links underlying text or images in web pages that have been rendered to the browsing application of a computer associated with a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: ADKNOWLEDGE, INC.
    Inventor: ADKNOWLEDGE, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130041933
    Abstract: A system directs a browser or browsing application associated with a user to a targeted web site after the user performs at least two activations or “clicks” of his pointing device. The first “click” is typically on a communication provided by the system, serving as an intermediary, and the second “click” is typically on a first data object or web page of the intermediary, before the browser of the user is redirected to a second data object or targeted web page, typically associated with a party unrelated to the party or entity controlling the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott W. LYNN
  • Patent number: 8363544
    Abstract: A system and method of determining a quality ranking of user traffic directed from at least one traffic producer Web site to a traffic consumer Web site. A reference for the traffic consumer is established on a Web site of the traffic producer. The reference includes a link from the traffic producer to a traffic quality intermediary and a unique identifier to identify the traffic consumer. The traffic quality intermediary receives user traffic data associated with the user traffic directed from the traffic producer and determines a quality ranking of the user traffic based upon the user traffic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniil Fishteyn, Dmitry Korsunsky, William K. Loss
  • Publication number: 20120310733
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing content in accordance with informational campaigns or advertisements administered by one or more distribution partners. the distribution partners typically revenue share with the system administrator (system owner), who coordinates the informational campaigns and sends electronic mails (e-mails) associated therewith. By applying a distribution optimization formula to various informational or advertising campaigns of the distribution partners, e-mails with links to these distribution partners will be sent to users, and each user who opens the e-mail and clicks on a portion of the e-mail over an underlying link, will be directed to the requisite distribution partner, typically the server associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: ADKNOWLEDGE, INC.
    Inventor: Scott W. Lynn
  • Publication number: 20120265986
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for delivering e-mail, typically with time relevant content, to users, whose e-mail addresses are encrypted. Specifically, the e-mails are administered by a host or home server that is transparent to the e-mail addresses of the computers and e-mail clients, that electronic communications are being sent to and received from.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: ADKNOWLEDGE, INC.
    Inventor: Arthur G. ESCLAMADA
  • Publication number: 20120253948
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed that keep conversions constant, by changing the price (based on the bid), that an advertiser or information provider pays for clicks. As a result, the advertiser's or information provider's campaign has a uniform cost per action (CPA) (or pay per click (PPC)) and conversion rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: ADKNOWLEDGE, INC.
    Inventor: DAN O'BRYAN