Patents by Inventor Alan J. MILFORD
Alan J. MILFORD 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).
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Publication number: 20230344913Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Nicholas P. MILLER, Simon D. EDWARDS, Alan J. MILFORD, Denys P. KIM, Bart W.R. SCHELFHOUT
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Patent number: 11729285Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Yahoo Ad Tech LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Miller, Simon D. Edwards, Alan J. Milford, Denys P. Kim, Bart W. R. Schelfhout
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Publication number: 20220230202Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Nicholas P. MILLER, Simon D. EDWARDS, Alan J. MILFORD, Denys P. KIM, Bart W.R. SCHELFHOUT
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Patent number: 11328323Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Yahoo Ad Tech LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Miller, Simon D. Edwards, Alan J. Milford, Denys P. Kim, Bart W. R. Schelfhout
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Publication number: 20220116468Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Nicholas P. MILLER, Simon D. EDWARDS, Alan J. MILFORD, Denys P. KIM, Bart W.R. SCHELFHOUT
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Patent number: 11240327Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.Inventors: Nicholas P. Miller, Simon D. Edwards, Alan J. Milford, Denys P. Kim, Bart W. R. Schelfhout
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Publication number: 20210006630Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Nicholas P. MILLER, Simon D. Edwards, Alan J. Milford, Denys P. Kim, Bart W.R. Schelfhout
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Patent number: 10812604Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.Inventors: Nicholas P. Miller, Simon D. Edwards, Alan J. Milford, Denys P. Kim, Bart W. R. Schelfhout
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Publication number: 20200145507Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Nicholas P. MILLER, Simon D. EDWARDS, Alan J. MILFORD, Denys P. KIM, Bart W.R. SCHELFHOUT
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Patent number: 10567530Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Oath (Americas) Inc.Inventors: Nicholas P. Miller, Simon D. Edwards, Alan J. Milford, Denys P. Kim, Bart W. R. Schelfhout
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Publication number: 20190109914Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Nicholas P. MILLER, Simon D. EDWARDS, Alan J. MILFORD, Denys P. KIM, Bart W.R. SCHELFHOUT
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Patent number: 10187482Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: OATH (AMERICAS) INC.Inventors: Nicholas P. Miller, Simon D. Edwards, Alan J. Milford, Denys P. Kim, Bart W. R. Schelfhout
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Publication number: 20150341453Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: AOL Advertising Inc.Inventors: Nicholas P. MILLER, Simon D. EDWARDS, Alan J. MILFORD, Denys P. KIM, Bart W.R. SCHELFHOUT
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Publication number: 20150106198Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: AOL Advertising Inc.Inventors: Nicholas P. MILLER, Simon D. EDWARDS, Alan J. MILFORD, Denys P. KIM, Bart W.R. SCHELFHOUT