Patents Assigned to AppFolio, LLC
  • Patent number: 8086541
    Abstract: A method for displaying targeted advertisements to users of workflow software, based on information corresponding to the workflow, the related industry, and the user of the workflow software includes: receiving, from an identified user, a request to display a step in a workflow, the workflow corresponding to a given industry; determining, based on (i) the identified user, (ii) the step in the workflow, and (iii) the corresponding industry, an advertisement to be displayed in conjunction with the step in the workflow; and transmitting, to the identified user, the requested workflow step and the determined advertisement. Corresponding systems are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: AppFolio, LLC
    Inventors: Klaus Schauser, Jon Walker