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).

  • Publication number: 20170061931
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: PUSHD, INC.
    Inventors: Ophir Frieder, Abdur CHOWDHURY, Eric JENSEN, Ben CHERRY, Richard SANFORD, Jonathan WIRT, Scott MILSTEIN, Alek KOLCZ, Daniel WALDRON
  • Publication number: 20170027529
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: PUSHD, INC.
    Inventors: Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Abdur Chowdhury, Ben Cherry, Matt Sanford
  • Publication number: 20160366556
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: PUSHD, INC.
    Inventors: Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Ben Cherry, Matt Sanford
  • Publication number: 20160360379
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: PUSHD, INC.
    Inventors: Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Matt Sanford
  • Patent number: 9498163
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: PUSHD, INC.
    Inventors: Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Abdur Chowdhury, Ben Cherry, Matt Sanford
  • Patent number: 9472166
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: PUSHD, INC.
    Inventors: Ophir Frieder, Abdur Chowdhury, Eric Jensen, Ben Cherry, Richard Sanford, Jonathan Wirt, Scott Milstein, Alek Kolcz, Daniel Waldron
  • Patent number: 9439038
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: PUSHD, INC.
    Inventors: Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Ben Cherry, Andrew Lorek, Matt Sanford
  • Publication number: 20160255162
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: pushd, Inc.
    Inventors: Ophir Frieder, Abdur Chowdhury, Eric Jensen, Ben Cherry, Richard Sanford, Jonathan Wirt, Scott Milstein, Alek Kolcz, Daniel Waldron
  • Patent number: 9420015
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: PUSHD, INC.
    Inventors: Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Tyler Howarth, Eric Jensen, Andrew Lorek, Ian Miles Ownbey, Matt Sanford
  • Patent number: 9386052
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: PUSHD, INC.
    Inventors: Ian Miles Ownbey, Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Tyler Howarth, Eric Jensen, Andrew Lorek, Matt Sanford
  • Publication number: 20160183048
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: PUSHD, INC.
    Inventors: Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Matt Sanford
  • Publication number: 20160140934
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Ophir FRIEDER, Abdur CHOWDHURY, Eric JENSEN, Ben CHERRY, Richard SANFORD, Jonathan WIRT, Scott MILSTEIN, Alek KOLCZ, Daniel WALDRON
  • Patent number: 9338759
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: PUSHD INC.
    Inventors: Abdur Chowdhury, Chris Carella, Ben Cherry, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Tyler Howarth, Matt Sanford
  • Patent number: 9288616
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: PUSHD, INC.
    Inventors: Ben Cherry, Chris Carella, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Tyler Howarth, Eric Jensen, Matt Sanford
  • Publication number: 20160066864
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Ophir Frieder, Eric JENSEN, Abdur CHOWDHURY, Ben CHERRY, Matt SANFORD
  • Patent number: 9225789
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: pushd, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Jensen, Chris Carella, Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Tyler Howarth, Matt Sanford
  • Publication number: 20150373493
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Ben Cherry, Andrew Lorek, Matt Sanford
  • Publication number: 20150106443
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Eric Jensen, Chris Carella, Ben Cherry, Abdur Chowdhury, Ophir Frieder, Tyler Howarth, Matt Sanford
  • Publication number: 20150105096
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Abdur Chowdhury, Chris Carella, Ben Cherry, Ophir Frieder, Eric Jensen, Tyler Howarth, Matt Sanford
  • Patent number: D805309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: 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