Patents by Inventor Blake R. Matheny

Blake R. Matheny 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: 20110145057
    Abstract: A system and method for providing coupon targeting delivers a message responsive to a user request and for compensating workers performing diverse tasks assigns point values to various tasks. The response message, which may be an SMS or IM message, includes a list of offers in an order based on a ranking of the offers. A user may select a listed offer and receive information detailing the offer and redemption information. Redemption may be tracked using electronic monitoring. Compensation associated with results from the tasks performed is determined and aggregated over a time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: ChaCha Search, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Jones, Esther M. Friend, Blake R. Matheny