Patents by Inventor Ben Cherry
Ben Cherry 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: 20170061931Abstract: A digital picture frame including a camera integrated with the frame, and a network connection module allowing the frame for use as a Mobile Positional Social Media (MPSM) device for displaying social media pictures from a user's social media account or her or his community members' social media accounts. The integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer, and a viewer profile automatically determined from the identity of the viewer. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: PUSHD, INC.Inventors: Ophir Frieder, Abdur CHOWDHURY, Eric JENSEN, Ben CHERRY, Richard SANFORD, Jonathan WIRT, Scott MILSTEIN, Alek KOLCZ, Daniel WALDRON
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Publication number: 20170027529Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically monitoring for possible mental or physical health concerns. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The method and system automatically learns user activity patterns and detects significant deviations therefrom. The deviations are automatically analyzed for known correlations to mental or physical concerns, which can then be automatically communicated to a relevant friend, family member, and/or medical professional.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: PUSHD, INC.Inventors: Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Abdur Chowdhury, Ben Cherry, Matt Sanford
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Publication number: 20160366556Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The social media system can automatically determine a location type and/or user activity from context information. The context information can include current and past location and user and/or community information, time-dependent information, and third party information. The automated location and context information allows for users to set triggering conditions for other users, such as to provide an alert to one user or more users upon a particular action of the monitored other user being automatically determined by the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Applicant: PUSHD, INC.Inventors: Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Ben Cherry, Matt Sanford
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Publication number: 20160360379Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The social media system automatically determines a location type and/or user activity from context information. The context information can include current and past location and user and/or community information, time-dependent information, and third party information. The location activities can be presented to the community using pictograms selected to represent user activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: PUSHD, INC.Inventors: Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Matt Sanford
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Patent number: 9498163Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically monitoring for possible mental or physical health concerns. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The method and system automatically learns user activity patterns and detects significant deviations therefrom. The deviations are automatically analyzed for known correlations to mental or physical concerns, which can then be automatically communicated to a relevant friend, family member, and/or medical professional.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: PUSHD, INC.Inventors: Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Abdur Chowdhury, Ben Cherry, Matt Sanford
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Patent number: 9472166Abstract: A digital picture frame including a camera integrated with the frame, and a network connection module allowing the frame for use as a Mobile Positional Social Media (MPSM) device for displaying social media pictures from a user's social media account or her or his community members' social media accounts. The integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer, and a viewer profile automatically determined from the identity of the viewer. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: PUSHD, INC.Inventors: Ophir Frieder, Abdur Chowdhury, Eric Jensen, Ben Cherry, Richard Sanford, Jonathan Wirt, Scott Milstein, Alek Kolcz, Daniel Waldron
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Patent number: 9439038Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The social media system can automatically determine a location type and/or user activity from context information. The context information can include current and past location and user and/or community information, time-dependent information, and third party information. The automated location and context information allows for users to set triggering conditions for other users, such as to provide an alert to one user or more users upon a particular action of the monitored other user being automatically determined by the system.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: PUSHD, INC.Inventors: Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Ben Cherry, Andrew Lorek, Matt Sanford
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Publication number: 20160255162Abstract: A digital picture frame including a camera integrated with the frame, and a network connection module allowing the frame for direct contact and upload of photos from electronic devices or from a user's social media account or her or his community members' social media accounts. The integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer, and a viewer profile automatically determined from the identity of the viewer. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: pushd, Inc.Inventors: Ophir Frieder, Abdur Chowdhury, Eric Jensen, Ben Cherry, Richard Sanford, Jonathan Wirt, Scott Milstein, Alek Kolcz, Daniel Waldron
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Patent number: 9420015Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The social media system automatically determines a location type and/or user activity from context information. The context information can include current and past location and user and/or community information, time-dependent information, and third party information. The location activities can be presented to the community using pictograms selected to represent user activities.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: PUSHD, INC.Inventors: Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Tyler Howarth, Eric Jensen, Andrew Lorek, Ian Miles Ownbey, Matt Sanford
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Patent number: 9386052Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The social media system automatically determines a location type and/or user activity from context information. The context information can include current and past location and user and/or community information, time-dependent information, and third party information. The location activities can be presented to the community using pictograms selected to represent user activities.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: PUSHD, INC.Inventors: Ian Miles Ownbey, Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Tyler Howarth, Eric Jensen, Andrew Lorek, Matt Sanford
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Publication number: 20160183048Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking and sending electronic reminder messages to a mobile user using the user's mobile device as a function of the user's tracked location. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location of a user and her community for actuating reminders based upon the user's location and/or the location of members of the community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as GPS, cell phone usage, WiFi triangulation, and/or other device applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: PUSHD, INC.Inventors: Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Matt Sanford
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Publication number: 20160140934Abstract: A digital picture frame including a camera integrated with the frame, and a network connection module allowing the frame for use as a Mobile Positional Social Media (MPSM) device for displaying social media pictures from a user's social media account or her or his community members' social media accounts. The integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer, and a viewer profile automatically determined from the identity of the viewer. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2015Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Ophir FRIEDER, Abdur CHOWDHURY, Eric JENSEN, Ben CHERRY, Richard SANFORD, Jonathan WIRT, Scott MILSTEIN, Alek KOLCZ, Daniel WALDRON
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Patent number: 9338759Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The method provides a tracking functionality that uses less battery power than a GPS system. The method includes a location module configured to receive location transmissions, places the location module into a sleep mode when possible, awakens the location module upon receipt of a location transmission, and determines a location with the location module and the location transmission. These steps are desirably repeated to continually and automatically track the mobile user.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: PUSHD INC.Inventors: Abdur Chowdhury, Chris Carella, Ben Cherry, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Tyler Howarth, Matt Sanford
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Patent number: 9288616Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking and sending electronic reminder messages to a mobile user using the user's mobile device as a function of the user's tracked location. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location of a user and her community for actuating reminders based upon the user's location and/or the location of members of the community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as GPS, cell phone usage, WiFi triangulation, and/or other device applications.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: PUSHD, INC.Inventors: Ben Cherry, Chris Carella, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Tyler Howarth, Eric Jensen, Matt Sanford
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Publication number: 20160066864Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically monitoring for possible mental or physical health concerns. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The method and system automatically learns user activity patterns and detects significant deviations therefrom. The deviations are automatically analyzed for known correlations to mental or physical concerns, which can then be automatically communicated to a relevant friend, family member, and/or medical professional.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Ophir Frieder, Eric JENSEN, Abdur CHOWDHURY, Ben CHERRY, Matt SANFORD
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Patent number: 9225789Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for sharing locations and/or activities of a user participating in a social networking service. User information about a destination is received and automatically associated with the destination. The user information is automatically shared in the social networking service upon further user arrivals at the destination prior to receiving any additional user information.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: pushd, Inc.Inventors: Eric Jensen, Chris Carella, Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Tyler Howarth, Matt Sanford
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Publication number: 20150373493Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The social media system can automatically determine a location type and/or user activity from context information. The context information can include current and past location and user and/or community information, time-dependent information, and third party information. The automated location and context information allows for users to set triggering conditions for other users, such as to provide an alert to one user or more users upon a particular action of the monitored other user being automatically determined by the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Ben Cherry, Andrew Lorek, Matt Sanford
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Publication number: 20150106443Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for sharing locations and/or activities of a user participating in a social networking service. User information about a destination is received and automatically associated with the destination. The user information is automatically shared in the social networking service upon further user arrivals at the destination prior to receiving any additional user information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Eric Jensen, Chris Carella, Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Tyler Howarth, Matt Sanford
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Publication number: 20150105096Abstract: A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The method provides a tracking functionality that uses less battery power than a GPS system. The method includes a location module configured to receive location transmissions, places the location module into a sleep mode when possible, awakens the location module upon receipt of a location transmission, and determines a location with the location module and the location transmission. These steps are desirably repeated to continually and automatically track the mobile user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Abdur Chowdhury, Chris Carella, Ben Cherry, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Tyler Howarth, Matt Sanford
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Patent number: D805309Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: PUSHD, INC.Inventors: Emily Moyer, Abdur Chowdhury, Eric Jensen, Ben Cherry, Matt Sanford, Scott Milstein, Jonathan Wirt, Daniel Waldron, Alek Kolcz, Neil Bhakta, Alice Urmey, Scott Chapps, Ophir Frieder