Patents by Inventor Brandt Thompson

Brandt Thompson 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).

  • Systems and methods for awarding affinity points based upon remote control usage
    Patent number: 8266667
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and promoting television programming, advertisements, and other content to selected viewers. A display is provided on a remote control device, prompts are provided on the display, and viewer responses to those prompts are monitored, stored in memory, and thereafter processed to reward viewers for responding properly to the prompts. Various methods for promoting such programs are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Frank O'Donnell, Brandt Thompson, Paul V. Darbee
  • Systems and methods for awarding affinity points based upon remote control usage
    Publication number: 20100033638
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and promoting television programming, advertisements, and other content to selected viewers. A display is provided on a remote control device, prompts are provided on the display, and viewer responses to those prompts are monitored, stored in memory, and thereafter processed to reward viewers for responding properly to the prompts. Various methods for promoting such programs are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Frank O'Donnell, Brandt Thompson, Paul V. Darbee
  • Systems and methods for awarding affinity points based upon remote control usage
    Publication number: 20050097594
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and promoting television programming, advertisements, and other content to selected viewers. A display is provided on a remote control device, prompts are provided on the display, and viewer responses to those prompts are monitored, stored in memory, and thereafter processed to reward viewers for responding properly to the prompts. Various methods for promoting such programs are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Frank O'Donnell, Brandt Thompson, Paul Darbee
  • Non-Telephonic, non-remote controller, wireless information presentation device with advertising display
    Patent number: 6504580
    Abstract: The annunciator includes a visual display, wireless receiving circuitry for receiving, from a host device, data including selected information to be displayed, and software and/or hardware for maintaining the selected information displayed on the visual display of the annunciator. The circuitry of the annunciator can include wireless transmitting circuitry. Further the annunciator can have mounting structure, such as a magnet for mounting the annunciator to a wall surface, such as a refrigerator door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Evolve Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandt Thompson, Paul Darbee, Frank O'Donnell
  • Non-telephonic, wireless information presentation device
    Patent number: 6484011
    Abstract: The wireless information presentation device includes a power supply, a visual display, circuitry for turning on and off the wireless information presentation device, RF wireless receiver device for receiving, from a host device, selected information including news, weather, sports, broadcast media content and advertising, switch circuitry for selecting and structure including liquid crystal materials for displaying one the selected information on the display and structure associated with the liquid crystal materials for maintaining advertising displayed on the visual display of the wireless information presentation device after a predetermined timeout period from the last actuation of the switch circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Evolve Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandt Thompson, Paul Darbee, Frank O'Donnell
  • Two-way remote control with advertising display
    Patent number: 6278499
    Abstract: The remote control includes a visual display, first wireless circuitry for receiving from a host device data in the form of selected information, e.g., an advertisement, to be displayed, stored or processed, second wireless circuitry for sending information, control circuitry and software for controlling operation of the remote control, and the software including and a display default routine for returning to the display the display of the selected information received by the first wireless circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Evolve Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Darbee, Brandt Thompson, Frank O'Donnell
  • Two-way remote control with advertising display
    Patent number: 6002450
    Abstract: The remote control includes a visual display, first wireless circuitry for receiving from a host device data in the form of selected information, e.g., an advertisement, to be displayed, stored or processed, second wireless circuitry for sending information, control circuitry and software for controlling operation of the remote control, and the software including and a display default routine for returning to the display the display of the selected information received by the first wireless circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Evolve Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Darbee, Brandt Thompson, Frank O'Donnell