Patents by Inventor Brian Handrigan

Brian Handrigan 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: 20240338730
    Abstract: A call conversion tracking system that automatically tracks call-based communications initiated from web-based invitational content id disclosed. The system generates and presents a web-based invitation that includes a dynamically assigned telephone number that is assigned to an anonymous web visitor with advertising metadata that is usually sent to a web server when a user clicks (or taps) an online ad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Handrigan, Jeffrey Linihan
  • Patent number: 12045853
    Abstract: A call conversion tracking system that automatically tracks call-based communications initiated from web-based invitational content id disclosed. The system generates and presents a web-based invitation that includes a dynamically assigned telephone number that is assigned to an anonymous web visitor with advertising metadata that is usually sent to a web server when a user clicks (or taps) an online ad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: ADVOCADO, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Handrigan, Jeffrey Linihan
  • Publication number: 20230410144
    Abstract: A call conversion tracking system is disclosed that tracks call-based communications initiated from invitational content. Based on the tracking, the call conversion tracking system generates data analytics quantifying the effectiveness of the invitational content's ability to trigger a voice call (e.g., a phone call) and/or other type of voice communication. The system correlates the voice communication data and sales-related data, and associates such data to interactions within the invitational content responsible for driving the call and sale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Linihan, Brian Handrigan
  • Patent number: 11790394
    Abstract: A call conversion tracking system is disclosed that tracks call-based communications initiated from invitational content. Based on the tracking, the call conversion tracking system generates data analytics quantifying the effectiveness of the invitational content's ability to trigger a voice call (e.g., a phone call) and/or other type of voice communication. The system correlates the voice communication data and sales-related data, and associates such data to interactions within the invitational content responsible for driving the call and sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ADVOCADO, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Linihan, Brian Handrigan
  • Publication number: 20230119695
    Abstract: A system and method receive a first signal at one or more processors of a promotional system that indicates automatic detection of presentation of a commercial, determine one or more online advertising settings associated with at least one of a product, service, or entity of interest in the commercial that was detected, and determine a current setting for the one or more online advertising settings from a search engine system. The online advertising settings are associated with a website of interest of the at least one of the product, service, or entity of interest . The system and method also send a second signal to the search engine system that temporarily changes the one or more online advertising settings during a time period following detection of the presentation of the commercial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Brian Handrigan, Jeffrey Linihan
  • Patent number: 11544748
    Abstract: A system and method receive a first signal at one or more processors of a promotional system that indicates automatic detection of presentation of a commercial, determine one or more online advertising settings associated with at least one of a product, service, or entity of interest in the commercial that was detected, and determine a current setting for the one or more online advertising settings from a search engine system. The online advertising settings are associated with a website of interest of the at least one of the product, service, or entity of interest. The system and method also send a second signal to the search engine system that temporarily changes the one or more online advertising settings during a time period following detection of the presentation of the commercial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: ADVOCADO, INC
    Inventors: Brian Handrigan, Jeffrey Linihan
  • Publication number: 20200175545
    Abstract: A call conversion tracking system that automatically tracks call-based communications initiated from web-based invitational content id disclosed. The system generates and presents a web-based invitation that includes a dynamically assigned telephone number that is assigned to an anonymous web visitor with advertising metadata that is usually sent to a web server when a user clicks (or taps) an online ad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Brian Handrigan, Jeffrey Linihan
  • Publication number: 20190287132
    Abstract: A call conversion tracking system is disclosed that tracks call-based communications initiated from invitational content. Based on the tracking, the call conversion tracking system generates data analytics quantifying the effectiveness of the invitational content's ability to trigger a voice call (e.g., a phone call) and/or other type of voice communication. The system correlates the voice communication data and sales-related data, and associates such data to interactions within the invitational content responsible for driving the call and sale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Jeff Linihan, Brian Handrigan
  • Publication number: 20190130461
    Abstract: A system and method receive a first signal at one or more processors of a promotional system that indicates automatic detection of presentation of a commercial, determine one or more online advertising settings associated with at least one of a product, service, or entity of interest in the commercial that was detected, and determine a current setting for the one or more online advertising settings from a search engine system. The online advertising settings are associated with a website of interest of the at least one of the product, service, or entity of interest. The system and method also send a second signal to the search engine system that temporarily changes the one or more online advertising settings during a time period following detection of the presentation of the commercial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Handrigan, Jeffrey Linihan
  • Publication number: 20190130439
    Abstract: A system and method receive a first signal at one or more processors of a tracking system that indicates automatic detection of presentation of a commercial. The system and method also determine a change in web traffic to a website associated with the commercial responsive to receiving the first signal. The first signal that is received can be imperceptibly encoded in the audio and/or video the commercial or other presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Handrigan, Jeffrey Linihan