Patents by Inventor Brad Chesman

Brad Chesman 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).

  • On-line method and apparatus for collecting demographic information about a user of a world-wide-web site and dynamically selecting questions to present to the user
    Patent number: 6873965
    Abstract: An on-line method and apparatus for collecting demographic information from a user of a home WWW site and for dynamically selecting questions to present to the user is disclosed. A plurality of sponsor symbols are displayed for the user on the home WWW site. A signal is received at the home WWW site from the user indicating a selection of one of the sponsor symbols by the user. In response to the selected sponsor symbol, a first set of one or more prize symbols are displayed for the user on the home WWW site. A further signal is then received at the home WWW site from the user indicating a selection of a prize symbol from the first set of prize symbols by the user. Next, the system determines whether the user is a registered user of the home WWW site and, if the user is not a registered user of the home WWW site, the system collects demographic information about the user during registration of the user on the home WWW site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: iVillage
    Inventors: Daniel Feldman, Allan Lee, Brad Chesman
  • On-line method and apparatus for collecting demographic information about a user of a world-wide-web site and dynamically selecting questions to present to the user
    Publication number: 20030236705
    Abstract: An on-line method and apparatus for collecting demographic information from a user of a home WWW site and for dynamically selecting questions to present to the user. A plurality of sponsor symbols are displayed for the user on the home WWW site. Each of the sponsor symbol corresponds to an entity that has paid an owner of the home WWW site for the right to be presented to the user on the site. A signal is received at the home WWW site from the user indicating a selection of one of the sponsor symbols by the user. In response to the selected sponsor symbol, a first set of one or more prize symbols are displayed for the user on the home WWW site. Each prize symbol corresponds to a prize that the user can register to win at no cost to the user. A further signal is then received at the home WWW site from the user indicating a selection of a prize symbol from the first set of prize symbols by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Daniel Feldman, Allan Lee, Brad Chesman
  • On-line method and apparatus for collecting demographic information about a user of a world-wide-web site and dynamically selecting questions to present to the user
    Patent number: 6594638
    Abstract: An on-line method and apparatus for collecting demographic information from a user of a home WWW site and for dynamically selecting questions to present to the user. A plurality of sponsor symbols are displayed for the user on the home WWW site. Each of the sponsor symbol corresponds to an entity that has paid an owner of the home WWW site for the right to be presented to the user on the site. A signal is received at the home WWW site from the user indicating a selection of one of the sponsor symbols by the user. In response to the selected sponsor symbol, a first set of one or more prize symbols are displayed for the user on the home WWW site. Each prize symbol corresponds to a prize that the user can register to win at no cost to the user. A further signal is then received at the home WWW site from the user indicating a selection of a prize symbol from the first set of prize symbols by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Netstakes, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Feldman, Allan Lee, Brad Chesman
  • On-line method and apparatus for collecting demographic information about a user of a world-wide-web site and dynamically selecting questions to present to the user
    Publication number: 20020077903
    Abstract: An on-line method and apparatus for collecting demographic information from a user of a home WWW site and for dynamically selecting questions to present to the user is disclosed. A plurality of sponsor symbols are displayed for the user on the home WWW site. A signal is received at the home WWW site from the user indicating a selection of one of the sponsor symbols by the user. In response to the selected sponsor symbol, a first set of one or more prize symbols are displayed for the user on the home WWW site. A further signal is then received at the home WWW site from the user indicating a selection of a prize symbol from the first set of prize symbols by the user. Next, the system determines whether the user is a registered user of the home WWW site and, if the user is not a registered user of the home WWW site, the system collects demographic information about the user during registration of the user on the home WWW site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Daniel Feldman, Allan Lee, Brad Chesman