Patents by Inventor Bonnie J. Lowell

Bonnie J. Lowell 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).

  • Method and apparatus for tracking network usage
    Patent number: 6381632
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of recording an occurrence of a data transmission between a node and a network, comprising: inspecting the data transmission between the node and the network to locate a network address contained in the data transmission; inspecting the data transmission between the node and the network to determine an activity type to be achieved by the data transmission; and recording the activity type and the network address if the network address is one of a plurality of predetermined desired network addresses and the activity type is one of a plurality of predetermined desired activity types. The present invention also provides for creating an activity file by recording an occurrence of a data transmission between a node and a network, transmitting the activity file over the network to a processing site, evaluating the activity file to determine a reward based upon the activity file, and transmitting indicia of the reward to the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: YOUpowered, Inc.
    Inventor: Bonnie J. Lowell