Patents by Inventor Anthony Vierra

Anthony Vierra 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: 11593835
    Abstract: Price mining and dynamic online marketing campaign adjustment data processing systems and methods are disclosed. A system and method for dynamically adjusting an online marketing campaign, in various embodiments, is configured to increase and/or decrease one or more keyword bids that make up part of an online marketing campaign for a particular product from a particular retailer based on whether: (1) the particular product is or is not competitively priced relative to one or more competing retailers; and/or (2) an advertisement for the particular product from the particular retailer on a search engine results page or in an online marketplace is in a relatively desirable position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Viesoft, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Patent number: 10885538
    Abstract: Price mining and product re-pricing data processing systems and methods are disclosed. A computer system is configured for displaying (e.g., on an electronic display associated with a particular product in a brick-and-mortar store) a first price for the particular product. The system monitors one or more competitor websites for competing prices, adjusts the first price to a second price if the competitor's pricing for the particular product differs from the first price and updates the first price to the second price on the electronic display. In various embodiments, adjusting the first price to the second price occurs substantially automatically. In some embodiments, the system tracks price change trends of competitors for one or more products and determines a predicted price change prior to an actual competitor price change. In some embodiments, the system changes one of the first price or the second price to the predicted price prior to an actual price change by the competitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Viesoft, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Publication number: 20200380557
    Abstract: Price mining and dynamic online marketing campaign adjustment data processing systems and methods are disclosed. A system and method for dynamically adjusting an online marketing campaign, in various embodiments, is configured to increase and/or decrease one or more keyword bids that make up part of an online marketing campaign for a particular product from a particular retailer based on whether: (1) the particular product is or is not competitively priced relative to one or more competing retailers; and/or (2) an advertisement for the particular product from the particular retailer on a search engine results page or in an online marketplace is in a relatively desirable position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Publication number: 20200320559
    Abstract: Price mining and product re-pricing data processing systems and methods are disclosed. A computer system is configured for displaying (e.g., on an electronic display associated with a particular product in a brick-and-mortar store) a first price for the particular product. The system monitors one or more competitor websites for competing prices, adjusts the first price to a second price if the competitor's pricing for the particular product differs from the first price and updates the first price to the second price on the electronic display. In various embodiments, adjusting the first price to the second price occurs substantially automatically. In some embodiments, the system tracks price change trends of competitors for one or more products and determines a predicted price change prior to an actual competitor price change. In some embodiments, the system changes one of the first price or the second price to the predicted price prior to an actual price change by the competitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Patent number: 10748175
    Abstract: Price mining and dynamic online marketing campaign adjustment data processing systems and methods are disclosed. A system and method for dynamically adjusting an online marketing campaign, in various embodiments, is configured to increase and/or decrease one or more keyword bids that make up part of an online marketing campaign for a particular product from a particular retailer based on whether: (1) the particular product is or is not competitively priced relative to one or more competing retailers; and/or (2) an advertisement for the particular product from the particular retailer on a search engine results page or in an online marketplace is in a relatively desirable position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Viesoft, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Patent number: 10692102
    Abstract: Price mining and product re-pricing data processing systems and methods are disclosed. A computer system is configured for displaying (e.g., on an electronic display associated with a particular product in a brick-and-mortar store) a first price for the particular product. The system monitors one or more competitor websites for competing prices, adjusts the first price to a second price if the competitor's pricing for the particular product differs from the first price and updates the first price to the second price on the electronic display. In various embodiments, adjusting the first price to the second price occurs substantially automatically. In some embodiments, the system tracks price change trends of competitors for one or more products and determines a predicted price change prior to an actual competitor price change. In some embodiments, the system changes one of the first price or the second price to the predicted price prior to an actual price change by the competitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Viesoft, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Patent number: 10650055
    Abstract: A wearable sound capturing and retrieval system that includes a wearable sound capturing device that comprises a data collection device including at least one microphone configured for capturing sound data adjacent a user in at least a substantially continuous manner. The system may, for example: (1) store the captured sound data; (2) convert the captured sound data to captured textual data; (3) index data selected from: one or more segments of captured sound data and one or more segments of captured textual data; and (3) facilitate retrieval of at least a portion of the indexed data, wherein facilitating the retrieval includes (I) scanning the indexed data to identify one or more key phrases, (ii) retrieving one or more segments of indexed data that was communicated by the user at least about contemporaneously with the one or more key phrases, and (iii) saving the one or more segments of indexed data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Viesoft, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Publication number: 20190370838
    Abstract: Price mining and product re-pricing data processing systems and methods are disclosed. A computer system is configured for displaying (e.g., on an electronic display associated with a particular product in a brick-and-mortar store) a first price for the particular product. The system monitors one or more competitor websites for competing prices, adjusts the first price to a second price if the competitor's pricing for the particular product differs from the first price and updates the first price to the second price on the electronic display. In various embodiments, adjusting the first price to the second price occurs substantially automatically. In some embodiments, the system tracks price change trends of competitors for one or more products and determines a predicted price change prior to an actual competitor price change. In some embodiments, the system changes one of the first price or the second price to the predicted price prior to an actual price change by the competitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Publication number: 20190370820
    Abstract: Price mining and minimum advertised pricing policy compliance management data processing systems and methods are disclosed. A system and method of creating one or more direct connections between a manufacturer computer system and one or more third party retailer computer systems for the transfer of product and minimum advertised practicing (MAP) data. In various embodiments, the system is configured to maintain a database of manufacturer product data and automatically update a corresponding database of third party retailer product data to include changes to the manufacturer product data. In particular embodiments, the system is configured to authorize requests to list manufacturer products for sale by retailers based on the third party retailer product data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Publication number: 20190370853
    Abstract: Price mining and dynamic online marketing campaign adjustment data processing systems and methods are disclosed. A system and method for dynamically adjusting an online marketing campaign, in various embodiments, is configured to increase and/or decrease one or more keyword bids that make up part of an online marketing campaign for a particular product from a particular retailer based on whether: (1) the particular product is or is not competitively priced relative to one or more competing retailers; and/or (2) an advertisement for the particular product from the particular retailer on a search engine results page or in an online marketplace is in a relatively desirable position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Publication number: 20190370819
    Abstract: Price mining and minimum advertised pricing policy compliance management data processing systems and methods are disclosed. A system and method that is configured to: (1) communicate from a manufacturer to one or more retailers a minimum advertised pricing policy, (2) update the minimum advertised pricing policy in real time, (3) allow a retailer to check whether a current or proposed price violates the manufacturer's current minimum advertised pricing policy; and (4) allow the retailer to determine if a competitor is violating the manufacturer's current minimum advertised pricing policy. In various embodiments, the retailer can report a competitor's violation of the manufacturer's current minimum advertised pricing policy and the system is further configured to allow the manufacturer and competitor to communicate and resolve the potential manufacturer's current minimum advertised pricing policy violation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Patent number: 10389752
    Abstract: A price-mining prevention system, in various embodiments, is configured for: (A) detecting an access to a particular web page containing pricing information; (B) determining whether a source of the access is an individual employed by one or more competitors of a company that owns the particular web page being accessed; and (C) at least partially in response to determining that the individual is employed by one or more competitors of a company that owns the particular web page being assessed, taking one or more defensive actions against the source of the access. The step of determining whether the individual is employed by a competitor of the company may comprise scanning a post made on one or more public message boards to determine, based on the content of the post, whether the message board poster is employed by a competitor of a company that owns the particular web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: VIESOFT, INC.
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Publication number: 20190245887
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a network protocol modification system is configured to identify a malicious attack on a particular computing system, and modify a protocol (e.g., Border Gateway Protocol) that dictates a path of network traffic to the particular computing system. The system may, for example, modify a protocol (e.g., Border Gateway Protocol) that dictates the path of network traffic to the particular computing system for: (1) all network traffic; (2) any network traffic from one or more particular sources; and/or (3) any other suitable combination of traffic. In some embodiments, the system may interface with one or more ISP or other systems in order to propagate network protocol updates. In particular embodiments, the system is particularly configured to mitigate one or more DDoS attacks against a particular target network or service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Publication number: 20190171671
    Abstract: A wearable sound capturing and retrieval system that includes a wearable sound capturing device that comprises a data collection device including at least one microphone configured for capturing sound data adjacent a user in at least a substantially continuous manner. The system may, for example: (1) store the captured sound data; (2) convert the captured sound data to captured textual data; (3) index data selected from: one or more segments of captured sound data and one or more segments of captured textual data; and (3) facilitate retrieval of at least a portion of the indexed data, wherein facilitating the retrieval includes (I) scanning the indexed data to identify one or more key phrases, (ii) retrieving one or more segments of indexed data that was communicated by the user at least about contemporaneously with the one or more key phrases, and (iii) saving the one or more segments of indexed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Patent number: 10304445
    Abstract: A wearable utterance training system includes a wearable utterance training device. The system may, for example: (1) receive one or more target utterances from the user; (2) detect a use of one of the one or more target utterances by the user; and (3) in response, provide one or more responsive effects. The one or more responsive effects may include, for example: (1) providing one or more shocks to the user using the wearable utterance training device; (2) initiating a transfer of money between an account associated with the user and a third party account; (3) creating a public disclosure of the utterance (e.g., by posting the disclosure on one or more social media websites) and/or (4) playing a recording of the user's use of the target utterance or other sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Viesoft, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Publication number: 20180108348
    Abstract: A wearable utterance training system includes a wearable utterance training device. The system may, for example: (1) receive one or more target utterances from the user; (2) detect a use of one of the one or more target utterances by the user; and (3) in response, provide one or more responsive effects. The one or more responsive effects may include, for example: (1) providing one or more shocks to the user using the wearable utterance training device; (2) initiating a transfer of money between an account associated with the user and a third party account; (3) creating a public disclosure of the utterance (e.g., by posting the disclosure on one or more social media websites) and/or (4) playing a recording of the user's use of the target utterance or other sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Publication number: 20170358013
    Abstract: A system and method for dynamically adjusting an online marketing campaign, in various embodiments, is configured to increase and/or decrease one or more keyword bids that make up part of an online mark'seting campaign for a particular product from a particular retailer based on whether: (1) the particular product is or is not competitively priced relative to one or more competing retailers; and/or (2) an advertisement for the particular product from the particular retailer on a search engine results page or in an online marketplace is in a relatively desirable position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Publication number: 20170093909
    Abstract: A price-mining prevention system, in various embodiments, is configured for: (A) detecting an access to a particular web page containing pricing information; (B) determining whether a source of the access is an individual employed by one or more competitors of a company that owns the particular web page being accessed; and (C) at least partially in response to determining that the individual is employed by one or more competitors of a company that owns the particular web page being assessed, taking one or more defensive actions against the source of the access. The step of determining whether the individual is employed by a competitor of the company may comprise scanning a post made on one or more public message boards to determine, based on the content of the post, whether the message board poster is employed by a competitor of a company that owns the particular web page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Patent number: 9552487
    Abstract: A price-mining prevention system, in various embodiments, is configured for: (A) detecting an access request for a particular web page; (B) at least partially in response to detecting the access request, determining, based at least in part on the access request, a source of the request; (C) determining, based at least in part on the source, whether the source is an unwanted source; and (D) at least partially in response to determining that the source is an unwanted source, taking one or more defensive actions against the source. The one or more defensive actions may include, for example: (1) requiring the source of the access to complete one or more CAPTCHAs; (2) blocking access to the particular web page from the source; and/or (3) providing access to a modified version of the particular webpage to the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Viesoft, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra
  • Publication number: 20170011439
    Abstract: A system and method of creating one or more direct connections between a manufacturer computer system and one or more third party retailer computer systems for the transfer of product and minimum advertised practicing (MAP) data. In various embodiments, the system is configured to maintain a database of manufacturer product data and automatically update a corresponding database of third party retailer product data to include changes to the manufacturer product data. In particular embodiments, the system is configured to authorize requests to list manufacturer products for sale by retailers based on the third party retailer product data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Anthony Vierra