Patents by Inventor Andrew Ballester

Andrew Ballester 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).

  • Patent number: 8606247
    Abstract: A platform for supporting network enabled applications enables billing for microtransactions associated with the applications using the users wireless network carriers. The platform also enables access to billing for third party network enabled applications by wrapping the third party network enabled applications in code that allows the third party network enabled applications to be rendered to the user and the billing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: SMS.ac, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Publication number: 20130013581
    Abstract: A search engine that can be configured to combine information related to a web page (channel) or content file view and/or “click throughs” with revenue information in order to determine relevance of the various matched content listed in the search results, is disclosed. By combining revenue information with page view/click through information, potentially more relevant results can be presented to the user for viewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: SMS.ac, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Publication number: 20120323737
    Abstract: Software application providers can connect to a common platform to offer access to and use of their applications and/or content to a global community of mobile device users through a variety of different mediums. Users may be automatically charged via user billing accounts with the wireless network carrier to which the users subscribe. The application provider need not have contractual agreements with any of the wireless network carriers, as billing is automatically performed by the platform through the wireless network carriers. According to one aspect, an application pod is provided, with which a user can rate and tag content. In this way, other people who are looking for a song will be able to find songs that have been highly rated by the community. According to another aspect, a method is provided for predicatively selecting content to suggest to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: SMS.AC
    Inventors: Michael C. Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Publication number: 20120259737
    Abstract: A method for integrating a network-enabled music application with a platform. The platform is configured to render the network enabled application for a user, via a user interface associated with the user, in accordance with various APIs included in the platform and used by a program developer to develop the network enabled music application. The rendering can included recognizing that the user interface is a mobile user interface and rendering the network-enabled music application in a manner appropriate and/or optimal for the mobile user interface. The platform may be a social networking site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: SMS.AC
    Inventors: Michael Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Publication number: 20120131106
    Abstract: A network platform for supporting a network-enabled application, comprising a plurality of communication channels to respective plurality of wireless network carries, each of the wireless network carriers having a plurality of users, the network platform comprises at least one processor, at least one interface having access to the internet, a mobile desktop applications, at least one email application, an address book widget, a private view widget, a fake public view profile, and a real public profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: SMS.AC, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Patent number: 8060570
    Abstract: A network platform for supporting a network-enabled application, comprising a plurality of communication channels to respective plurality of wireless network carries, each of the wireless network carriers having a plurality of users, the network platform comprises at least one processor, at least one interface having access to the internet, a mobile desktop applications, at least one email application, an address book widget, a private view widget, a fake public view profile, and a real public profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: SMS, ac, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Patent number: 7826421
    Abstract: A platform for supporting a network-enabled application is configured to render the network enabled application for a user, via a user interface associated with the user, in accordance with various APIs included in the platform and used by a program developer to develop the network-enabled application. The rendering can included recognizing that the user interface is a mobile user interface and rendering the network-enabled application in a manner appropriate and/or optimal for the mobile user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: SMS.ac, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Publication number: 20090320050
    Abstract: A network platform for supporting a network-enabled application, comprises a plurality of communication channels to respective plurality of wireless network carries, each of the wireless network carriers having a plurality of users, the network platform comprising at least one processor; at least one interface having access to the internet; a mobile desktop applications; at least one third party online application; at least one file stored on the mobile desktop; a online operating system defining one or more sequences of instructions for integrating access to the third party online application and the network application via the mobile desktop application; and an Application Programming Interface (API) defining one or more sequences of instructions for allowing a third party online application to operate with the mobile desktop to save, read, and write files, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by the processor causes the processor to receive a request from the third party online ap
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: SMS.AC
    Inventors: Michael Pousti, Andrew Ballester, Scott McHugh
  • Publication number: 20090287785
    Abstract: A network platform for supporting a network-enabled application, comprising a plurality of communication channels to respective plurality of wireless network carries, each of the wireless network carriers having a plurality of users, the network platform comprises at least one processor, at least one interface having access to the internet, a mobile desktop applications, at least one email application, an address book widget, a private view widget, a fake public view profile, and a real public profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: SMS.AC
    Inventors: Michael Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Publication number: 20090063178
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a mobile desktop user interface for accessing and using community-based contact management, communication tools, websites and application pods in a convenient and integrated fashion via an online operating system. In one aspect, the mobile desktop application is accessed via a user's browser and provides access to the aforementioned community-based services in a convenient, integrated manner. The mobile desktop application can link social content, e.g., social networking sites, content, e.g., widgets made available on social networking sites, and billing mechanisms, all while maintaining seamless interoperability with desktop applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: SMS.AC
    Inventors: Michael C. Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Publication number: 20090024614
    Abstract: A search engine that can be configured to combine information related to a web page (channel) or content file view and/or “click throughs” with revenue information in order to determine relevance of the various matched content listed in the search results, is disclosed. By combining revenue information with page view/click through information, potentially more relevant results can be presented to the user for viewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: SMS.AC
    Inventors: Michael C. Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Publication number: 20080288582
    Abstract: A system for providing an application pod to a user is disclosed. The system can include a third-party developer, a web application database server, an application pod storage server, and a network community platform server. The web application server can be configured to host an application pod importer engine. The application pod importer engine can be configured to allow the third-party developer to input a universal resource locator (URL) address that is representative of where the application pod is stored, the application pod being in a first application format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: SMS.AC
    Inventors: Michael C. Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Publication number: 20080263571
    Abstract: A method for allowing a third-party application developer to utilize a subscriber for sending invitations to utilize a software application associated with the software developer, is disclosed. In accordance with this method, the third party application developer creates a software application. The software application is modified to include a communication synchronization application programming interface (API) script. The modified software application is registered to a network community platform. The subscriber accessed the modified software application from the network community platform. The subscriber then sends an instruction authorizing access to an address book associated with the subscriber. A plurality of addresses from the address book are extracted. An invitation to use the modified software application is sent to at least one of the plurality of addresses extracted from the address book.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: SMS.ac
    Inventors: Michael C. Pousti, Andrew Ballester, Scott McHugh
  • Publication number: 20080201201
    Abstract: Software application providers can connect to a common platform in order to offer access to and use of their applications and/or content to a global community of mobile device users through a variety of different mediums. The users are automatically charged via the user's billing account with the wireless network carrier to which the user subscribes. The platform can also use billing mechanisms to bill the user other than the user's wireless network carrier, such as credit cards, bank accounts, prepaid cards, web-based payment services, etc. The application provider need not have contractual agreements with any of the wireless network carriers, as billing is automatically performed by the platform through the wireless network carriers his or her behalf. According to one aspect, an application pod is provided, with which a user can rate and tag content such as music and video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: SMS.AC
    Inventors: Michael C. Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Publication number: 20080194228
    Abstract: A platform for supporting network enabled applications enables billing for microtransactions associated with the applications using the users wireless network carriers. The platform also enables access to billing for third party network enabled applications by wrapping the third party network enabled applications in code that allows the third party network enabled applications to be rendered to the user and the billing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: SMS.ac
    Inventors: Michael C. Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Publication number: 20080040733
    Abstract: A platform for supporting a network-enabled application is configured to render the network enabled application for a user, via a user interface associated with the user, in accordance with various APIs included in the platform and used by a program developer to develop the network-enabled application. The rendering can included recognizing that the user interface is a mobile user interface and rendering the network-enabled application in a manner appropriate and/or optimal for the mobile user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: SMS.AC
    Inventors: Michael Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Publication number: 20080040139
    Abstract: A platform for supporting a network-enabled music application is configured to render the network enabled application for a user, via a user interface associated with the user, in accordance with various APIs included in the platform and used by a program developer to develop the network-enabled music application. The rendering can included recognizing that the user interface is a mobile user interface and rendering the network-enabled music application in a manner appropriate and/or optimal for the mobile user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: SMS.ac
    Inventors: Michael Pousti, Andrew Ballester
  • Publication number: 20070266034
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically uploading information about a program or blog, and allowing third parties to develop the program or blog and allow users in a mobile community to have access to the developed product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Pousti, Andrew Ballester, Szeying Tan