Patents by Inventor Andrew Terrance MacMillan

Andrew Terrance MacMillan 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).

  • Publication number: 20140358693
    Abstract: A price to advertise in an e-book is calculated for a product placement. The price is based on a frequency of a word forming part of the content of the e-book. The word is associated with the product placement in the context of the e-book. Payment and a destination network address are received from a purchaser. The payment is calculated based on the price and representative of consideration for purchase of the word in the e-book. The destination network address is accessible to the plurality of mobile electronic devices via a computer network. Links are provided within the content of the e-book in association with the word, the links configured to direct a mobile electronic device of the plurality of mobile electronic devices to the destination network address. The e-book, including the word and the associated links, is transmitted to the plurality of mobile electronic devices via the computer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Ryan Tracy Smith, Andrew Terrance MacMillan
  • Patent number: 8812364
    Abstract: A method of publishing a work of literature on a network includes transmitting a published portion of the work of literature to a device via the network. The published portion includes an indication that a keyword has been sold to a purchaser for at least one appearance of the keyword in the published portion. The method also includes adding a new installment to the published portion, and updating the published portion to include the indication that the keyword has been sold for at least one appearance of the keyword in the new installment at no additional monetary cost to the purchaser of the keyword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Inventors: Andrew Terrance MacMillan, Ryan Tracy Smith
  • Publication number: 20100318431
    Abstract: A method of publishing a work of literature on a network includes transmitting a published portion of the work of literature to a device via the network. The published portion includes an indication that a keyword has been sold to a purchaser for at least one appearance of the keyword in the published portion. The method also includes adding a new installment to the published portion, and updating the published portion to include the indication that the keyword has been sold for at least one appearance of the keyword in the new installment at no additional monetary cost to the purchaser of the keyword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Andrew Terrance MacMillan, Ryan Tracy Smith
  • Patent number: 7809606
    Abstract: A method of publishing a work of literature includes storing the work of literature on a first computer being coupled to a network, the work of literature containing a plurality of keywords including all unique words in the work of literature; freely transmitting the work of literature to other computers on the network in response to display requests from the other computers; receiving a purchase request for a keyword in the work of literature from a second computer via the network; and updating the work of literature on the first computer to contain an indication that the keyword has been purchased for each appearance of the keyword in the work of literature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Inventors: Andrew Terrance MacMillan, Ryan Tracy Smith
  • Publication number: 20090150303
    Abstract: A method of publishing a work of literature includes storing the work of literature on a first computer being coupled to a network, the work of literature containing a plurality of keywords including all unique words in the work of literature; freely transmitting the work of literature to other computers on the network in response to display requests from the other computers; receiving a purchase request for a keyword in the work of literature from a second computer via the network; and updating the work of literature on the first computer to contain an indication that the keyword has been purchased for each appearance of the keyword in the work of literature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew Terrance MacMillan, Ryan Tracy Smith