Patents by Inventor Cameron S. Janes

Cameron S. Janes 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).

  • Patent number: 9959566
    Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods provide media content through an electronic commerce server. In one implementation, a method for providing electronic content is provided. The method includes receiving an order of a user. The order of the user may comprise a request of the user for a physical copy of media content. The commerce server may determine whether to provide to the user an electronic copy of the media content based at least on the order. Further, a request to access the electronic copy of the media content is received from the user. The method further grants the user access to the electronic copy of the media content based at least on the request to access the electronic copy of the media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamlesh T. Talreja, Andrew J. Watts, Siddharth Sriram, Cameron S. Janes, James E. Stevenson, Jim L. Dantzler
  • Publication number: 20170148088
    Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods provide media content through an electronic commerce server. In one implementation, a method for providing electronic content is provided. The method includes receiving an order of a user. The order of the user may comprise a request of the user for a physical copy of media content. The commerce server may determine whether to provide to the user an electronic copy of the media content based at least on the order. Further, a request to access the electronic copy of the media content is received from the user. The method further grants the user access to the electronic copy of the media content based at least on the request to access the electronic copy of the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Kamlesh T. Talreja, Andrew J. Watts, Siddharth Sriram, Cameron S. Janes, James E. Stevenson, Jim L. Dantzler
  • Patent number: 9600838
    Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods provide media content through an electronic commerce server. In one implementation, a method for providing electronic content is provided. The method includes receiving an order of a user. The order of the user may comprise a request of the user for a physical copy of media content. The commerce server may determine whether to provide to the user an electronic copy of the media content based at least on the order. Further, a request to access the electronic copy of the media content is received from the user. The method further grants the user access to the electronic copy of the media content based at least on the request to access the electronic copy of the media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamlesh T. Talreja, Andrew J. Watts, Siddharth Sriram, Cameron S. Janes, James E. Stevenson, Jim L. Dantzler
  • Patent number: 9530152
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for selecting advertising for presentation to users in association with digital content items. Characteristics of a user are determined based at least in part on historical data that associates the user with one or more items. An advertisement is selected from an inventory of advertisements for presentation in association with a digital content item requested by the user. The advertisement is selected based at least in part on a highest value placed on the characteristics of the user by an advertiser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua N. Kramer, Cameron S. Janes
  • Publication number: 20160071151
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for selecting advertising for presentation to users in association with digital content items. Characteristics of a user are determined based at least in part on historical data that associates the user with one or more items. An advertisement is selected from an inventory of advertisements for presentation in association with a digital content item requested by the user. The advertisement is selected based at least in part on a highest value placed on the characteristics of the user by an advertiser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua N. Kramer, Cameron S. Janes
  • Patent number: 9226042
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for selecting advertising for presentation to customers in association with digital content items. Characteristics of a customer are determined based at least in part on historical data that associates the customer with one or more items. An advertisement is selected from an inventory of advertisements for presentation in association with a digital content item requested by the customer. The advertisement is selected based at least in part on a highest value placed on the characteristics of the customer by an advertiser for a presentation of the advertisement to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua N. Kramer, Cameron S. Janes
  • Patent number: 8849945
    Abstract: Adding interactive objects to content having a timeline at user-identified positions in the timeline. During subsequent rendering of the content, the interactive objects are presented to a user at the identified positions. The interactive objects represent an opportunity for the user to render additional content or perform a transaction. In an embodiment, compensation is generated as a result of performance of the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad E. Desjardins, Russell A. Dicker, Cameron S. Janes, Roy F. Price, Ameesh Paleja, Ethan Z. Evans, William D. Carr
  • Publication number: 20140229309
    Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods provide media content through an electronic commerce server. In one implementation, a method for providing electronic content is provided. The method includes receiving an order of a user. The order of the user may comprise a request of the user for a physical copy of media content. The commerce server may determine whether to provide to the user an electronic copy of the media content based at least on the order. Further, a request to access the electronic copy of the media content is received from the user. The method further grants the user access to the electronic copy of the media content based at least on the request to access the electronic copy of the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamlesh T. Talreja, Andrew J. Watts, Siddharth Sriram, Cameron S. Janes, James E. Stevenson, Jim L. Dantzler
  • Patent number: 8612298
    Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods provide media content through an electronic commerce server. In one implementation, a method for providing electronic content is provided. The method includes receiving an order of a user. The order of the user may comprise a request of the user for a physical copy of media content. The commerce server may determine whether to provide to the user an electronic copy of the media content based at least on the order. Further, a request to access the electronic copy of the media content is received from the user. The method further grants the user access to the electronic copy of the media content based at least on the request to access the electronic copy of the media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamlesh T. Talreja, Andrew J. Watts, Siddharth Sriram, Cameron S. Janes, James E. Stevenson, Jim L. Dantzler