Patents by Inventor Benjamin D. Standefer

Benjamin D. Standefer 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).

  • Using a polygon to select a geolocation
    Patent number: 9774696
    Abstract: Selecting a geolocation using a polygon is disclosed. User input is received. One or more polygons used to define an audience are determined based at least in part on the received user input. At least one polygon is displayed. Content is sent to the audience defined by the polygon in response to a received confirmation of the at least one polygon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Urban Airship, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Calvert, Benjamin D. Standefer
  • Querying for devices based on location
    Patent number: 9553838
    Abstract: Querying for devices based on location is disclosed. A request to send a push notification to a location is received. One or more bucket indexes to search for the presence of a device identifier are determined. The one or more bucket indexes are searched for the presence of the device identifier. One or more device identifiers are received in response to the search. The push notification is sent to one or more devices associated with the received one or more device identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Urban Airship, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikhail Panchenko, Wade W. Simmons, Benjamin D. Standefer, Erik A. Onnen
  • Processing location information
    Patent number: 9338594
    Abstract: A system for processing location information is disclosed. The location information is received from a mobile device. One or more polygons associated with the received location information are determined. A representation of the mobile device is stored based at least in part on the determined one or more polygons associated with the received location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Urban Airship, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik A. Onnen, Mikhail Panchenko, Wade W. Simmons, Benjamin D. Standefer, Jeffrey A. Towle
  • Processing location information
    Patent number: 8983494
    Abstract: A system for processing location information is disclosed. The location information is received from a mobile device. One or more polygons associated with the received location information are determined. A representation of the mobile device is stored based at least in part on the determined one or more polygons associated with the received location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Urban Airship, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik A. Onnen, Mikhail Panchenko, Wade W. Simmons, Benjamin D. Standefer, Jeffrey A. Towle