Patents by Inventor Albert Vollrath

Albert Vollrath 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).

  • Automated broadcast advertising transaction system and method
    Patent number: 8352305
    Abstract: A system and method for synchronizing broadcast advertising inventory data between a broadcast vendor system and a media buyer's media resource planning system features a database that stores advertising inventory data received from the broadcast vendor system and the media buyer's resource planning system. A matching application in communication with the database performs a comparison between a previous package of advertising inventory data and a revised package of advertising inventory data. An analysis application in communication with the matching application and the database enables a user to review results of the comparison and directs uploading of the revised package of advertising data from the database to the media buyer's resource planning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Starcom Mediavest Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Vollrath, Stephen Poulin
  • Automated broadcast advertising transaction system and method
    Publication number: 20070219864
    Abstract: A system and method for synchronizing broadcast advertising inventory data between a broadcast vendor system and a media buyer's media resource planning system features a database that stores advertising inventory data received from the broadcast vendor system and the media buyer's resource planning system. A matching application in communication with the database performs a comparison between a previous package of advertising inventory data and a revised package of advertising inventory data. An analysis application in communication with the matching application and the database enables a user to review results of the comparison and directs uploading of the revised package of advertising data from the database to the media buyer's resource planning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Albert Vollrath, Stephen Poulin