Patents Examined by Colleen A Hoar
  • Patent number: 10685380
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and computer-readable media for performing at least the following: receiving a specification of a geolocation; receiving content to be associated with the geolocation; associating the geolocation with the content; defining a delivery condition for delivering the content, the delivery condition comprising a course of travel of a mobile computing device; receiving a first indication associated with a first location of a mobile computing device; determining that the first location is within a radius of the geolocation; receiving a second indication associated with a second location of the mobile computing device; determining the course of travel of the mobile computing device based on a comparison of the first location to the second location; and transmitting, when the delivery condition is met, the content associated with the geolocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: BoardActive Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas L. Pittman
  • Patent number: 10672027
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for predicting imputed revenue of inquiries includes: one or more computing devices comprising computer hardware and configured to: obtain data relating to a plurality of inquiries. Each of the plurality of inquiries is (a) indicative of a request for information about one or more programs providing a service, and (b) received from a particular channel of a plurality of online channels for presenting the one or more programs. The plurality of inquiries are represented using one or more data structures in one or more data sources. The computing devices are further configured to determine a model for predicting enrollment rates of the plurality of inquiries based at least in part on historical enrollment data of at least one program of the one or more programs, the model specifying a predicted enrollment rate value for one or more characteristics associated with the plurality of inquiries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: CPL ASSETS, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Ostrover, Jonathan Frederick Ripper
  • Patent number: 10650399
    Abstract: A method of shopping within an electronic commerce environment includes enabling a first user of a plurality of users to add one or more items to a virtual shopping cart of the first user that is maintained by a server computer system, generating, by the server computer system, statistical data related to the one or more items, and providing the statistical data to the first user in a web page that is generated by the server computer system. The statistical data includes a total quantity of at least one of the one or more items that are contained in the virtual shopping carts of all of the plurality of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Etsy, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Kalin
  • Patent number: 10643253
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for playback and event reporting of video advertisements on a user device. Two different event reporting protocols are simultaneously supported to enable application-based playback of video advertisements while collecting event information associated with the video playback. In some configurations, initialization of the event reporting protocols is serialized to avoid conflict conditions during the video playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Oath Inc.
    Inventors: Amanda Roever, Richard William Collins, Daniel Lachman Roosevelt
  • Patent number: 10643218
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for persisting advertisement data on a computing device and tracking consumer access to the advertisement data. A web-based advertisement viewed by a consumer on a consumer computing device contains a hyperlink or clickable control allowing the consumer to request advertisement data regarding a product or service offered in the ad. If the consumer clicks the hyperlink or control, a data object containing the advertisement data is delivered to the consumer computing device for storage on the device as a contact. Access to the contact containing the advertisement data by the consumer computing device may be tracked as well as access to a landing page referenced in the stored contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventors: David Erdmann, Andrew S. Craft
  • Patent number: 10643250
    Abstract: The disclosure provides technology for managing the placement of advertisements. An ad insertion platform contains one or more lists that allow the ad insertion platform to filter advertisement placements and manage placing advertisement opportunities to the appropriate buyers. The disclosure also provides a database and monitoring software to allow faster querying and management of data for the real time bidding system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Oath Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Brown, Thomas Schmidt, Giao Huu Phan, Amanda Roever, Pravin Savkar, Karim Seada
  • Patent number: 10628856
    Abstract: A system for providing multimedia content. The system includes means for transmitting targeted multimedia content to customers via a telecommunications network; and automatically receiving and outputting the content on a mobile platform. In the illustrative embodiment, the system includes means for encoding, compressing and storing content on a server. An applet is transmitted from the server to each mobile platform. When executed at the mobile platform, the applet deciphers the content and retrieves a schedule with a playback time. The content is then played out without interrupting the user. The applet may include credit code which adds time to a SIM card on the mobile platform giving a user credit time to use the device for one or more functions (communication, games, etc.) at no additional charge. The applet may also include a bar code which when displayed to a third party vendor, allows the user to receive a discount on purchases of goods or services related to the ad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventor: Robert B. Hubbard
  • Patent number: 10621620
    Abstract: The present disclosure may provide a stand-alone application, API, or SDK, configured to, for example, but not be limited to: i) register digital assets, physical assets, virtual assets, brand assets, media assets, and mobile assets associated a platform Admin (e.g., an AppAddress™), ii) associate content to be delivered in response to an activation of those assets (e.g., an AdDrop™), including interactivity criteria, if applicable, iii) specify triggers for delivering the AdDrop™ (e.g., space/time/event) and target consumer profiles for receiving the AdDrop™ (e.g., Gender/Demographic/Propensity/Interest/Behavior/Etc.), iv) transmit interactive AdDrop™ for engaging the consumer at the right time/place, with the targeted profile, and v) track user engagement and provide analytics on consumer engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: BoardActive Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas L. Pittman
  • Patent number: 10621621
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system (collectively “platform”) of geolocation and time-based advertising. The platform may include receiving, using a communication interface, a first geolocation from a client device. Further, the platform may include, receiving, using the communication interface, an advertisement content from the client device. Additionally, the platform may include creating, using the processor, an association between the first geolocation and the advertisement content. Further, the platform may include storing, using a storage device, each of the first geolocation, the advertisement content and the association. Furthermore, the platform may include receiving, using the communication interface, a second geolocation from a client device. Additionally, the platform may include comparing, using the processor, the second geolocation with the first geolocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: BoardActive Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas L. Pittman
  • Patent number: 10600075
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for providing suggested edits for content placed into a webpage under construction using a webpage content recommendation system. Attributes associated with placed content added to a webpage under construction can be compared with predictive content to determine if any edits are predicted to increase effectives of the webpage. Predictive content can be content that is the same, or similar to, the placed content added to the webpage. Predictive content can be taken from a webpage in the same category as the webpage (e.g., a category can be vertical sporting goods stores or healthcare providers) or from deployed pages on the same website as the webpage. In this way, a suggested edit can be determined based on the predictive content and provided to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Christopher Fabbri, Melanie Anne Megregian
  • Patent number: 10586248
    Abstract: A method and a system that identify content within a network-based system are provided. The method and system may operate to receive a request including an identification from a device of a user, assign a matching identification entry to the identification or to the user using the identification and a set of identification entries comprising the matching identification entry, and transmit the matching identification entry to an identification module configured to identify at least one content for display on a content page using the matching identification entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Henri Moissinac, Laura Robyn Chambers, Jeffrey Wong, Jacob Aqraou
  • Patent number: 10559008
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel system and process to provide an interactive environment for advertisers utilizing physical advertisement structures to provide their advertisements to users. Users are able to receive advertisement information associated with the advertisements on these structures along with additional information associated with the advertisements. This is also beneficial for the advertisers because this static form of advertising now becomes dynamic and interactive. Advertisers are now able to provide more detailed information regarding their products, services, etc. than what is normally available via an advertisement structure such as a billboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: TED TECH HOLDINGS LLC.
    Inventor: Gonzalo Labarca
  • Patent number: 10521822
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system (collectively “platform”) of geolocation and time based advertising. The platform may include receiving, using a communication interface, a first geolocation from a client device. Further, the platform may include, receiving, using the communication interface, an advertisement content from the client device. Additionally, the platform may include creating, using the processor, an association between the first geolocation and the advertisement content. Further, the platform may include storing, using a storage device, each of the first geolocation, the advertisement content and the association. Furthermore, the platform may include receiving, using the communication interface, a second geolocation from a client device. Additionally, the platform may include comparing, using the processor, the second geolocation with the first geolocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: BoardActive Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas L. Pittman
  • Patent number: 10475081
    Abstract: A coupon processing system may include a promotions server and a mobile wireless communications device associated with a purchaser and having a device identification (ID) associated therewith. The mobile device may acquire a product identifier image for a given product having an incentive associated therewith and communicate the product identifier image to the promotions server using a short message service short code. The mobile device may also communicate a geographic location and the device ID to the promotions server. The promotions server may assign the incentive to a digital wallet for the purchaser based upon the product identifier image and redeem the incentive based upon the geographic location of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: INMAR CLEARING, INC.
    Inventors: Jess D. Walker, Bryan Bartow, David E. Johnson, Chris Rebstock
  • Patent number: 10467648
    Abstract: A coupon processing system may include a point-of-sale (POS) terminal at a retail location. The POS terminal may be configured to communicate instant redeemable coupon (IRC) data associated with a physical IRC for a given product. The coupon processing system may also include a promotions server remote from the retail location and cooperating with the POS terminal to redeem the physical IRC for the given product based upon the IRC data and assign a post-purchase coupon value to a digital wallet associated with a purchaser of the given product based upon redeeming of the physical IRC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: INMAR CLEARING, INC.
    Inventors: Jess D. Walker, Bryan Bartow, David E. Johnson, Chris Rebstock, Laird Garner
  • Patent number: 10296937
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for targeting specific users with specific requested actions to be performed by the user and verified by any methods on behalf of an advertiser within an Internet display advertising campaign. The system discloses techniques for receiving an advertiser's requested actions and corresponding definitions of what constitutes a satisfaction of the action. The disclosure also details techniques for determining if and when and to what degree a requested action has been completed or satisfied by the targeted user, and details corresponding techniques for compensating the user and any other real or virtual entity who had contributed to the satisfaction of the requested action. The system implements a network of sensors that can aid in the determination of if and when and to what degree a requested action has been completed or satisfied. The network of sensors registers sensor recordings within a specialized sensor recording marketplace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC
    Inventors: Chris W. Higgins, Athellina Athsani, Carrie Burgener, Marc Davis, Simon P. King, Rahul Nair, Christopher T. Paretti
  • Patent number: 10229427
    Abstract: A virtual keyboard trackable referral system that inserts trackable referral links into communications from a referring user to one or more recipients, and credits the referring user for actions or transactions resulting from these referrals. Uses a referral matcher coupled with a virtual keyboard, so that it is usable with any application or service that uses the keyboard. The referral matcher analyzes text or audio input to identify matches from a database of participating products, services, and merchants, and offers the user the option to insert a referral link to matching items. The matcher may also obtain and analyze other input, including audio or images. If a recipient uses the referral link and completes the action, a referral tracker credits the referring user. Referral links may initially direct a recipient to an intermediate server that may perform additional matching and selection and then redirect the recipient to a target destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: WILDFIRE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Jordan Glazier
  • Patent number: 10169780
    Abstract: A system for providing multimedia content. The system includes means for transmitting targeted multimedia content to customers via a telecommunications network; and automatically receiving and outputting the content on a mobile platform. In the illustrative embodiment, the system includes means for encoding, compressing and storing content on a server. An applet is transmitted from the server to each mobile platform. When executed at the mobile platform, the applet deciphers the content and retrieves a schedule with a playback time. The content is then played out without interrupting the user. The applet may include credit code which adds time to a SIM card on the mobile platform giving a user credit time to use the device for one or more functions (communication, games, etc.) at no additional charge. The applet may also include a bar code which when displayed to a third party vendor, allows the user to receive a discount on purchases of goods or services related to the ad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Inventor: Robert B. Hubbard
  • Patent number: 10169770
    Abstract: A digital communications monetization system that includes a referral matcher that analyzes input from a first user to identify within the input at least one match to merchants, products, services, brands, and promotions, etc., to generate a referral link that comprises one or more of a link that leads to a site associated with the match or an intermediate server that redirects to the site, wherein the referral link includes an identifier to the match and the first user and wherein the referral matcher inserts the referral link into a communication from said first user to one or more second user. The system also includes a referral tracker that tracks the usage of the referral link by at least one second user and attributes, to the first user, an action that takes place at the site by the at least one second user that uses the referral link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: WILDFIRE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Jordan Glazier, Ian Miller
  • Patent number: 9990652
    Abstract: A viewing user is provided with social advertisements when accessing content associated with a social networking system. A social advertisement can include a candidate advertisement and an associated social story. Candidate advertisements are advertisements provided by one or more advertisers, where the advertisements each specify a relationship between their advertising content and one or more social networking objects. To identify social stories associated with the candidate advertisements, the social networking system identifies other users associated with the viewing user who has interacted with social networking objects that are related to candidate advertisements. Additionally, the social networking system identifies the one or more interactions between the other users and the one or more objects as a social story.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Junliang Zhang, Gang Wu