Patents by Inventor Chad Steelberg

Chad Steelberg 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: 20100274644
    Abstract: An advertising engine, system and method for formulation of endorsed advertising. The engine, system and method includes at least one computerized storage vault including a plurality of media assets correspondent to each prospective endorser for the endorsed advertising, and a graphical user interface for presentation of the plurality of media assets having a multi-layer format. The graphical user interface may include a library that presents at least a first layer including available ones of the prospective endorsers, and at least a second layer including ones of the media assets correspondent to each of the prospective endorsers, and a recommendation engine that presents at least ones of the media assets correspondent to a plurality of ranked ones of the prospective endorsers from the vault responsive to a request for the endorsed advertising.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100269381
    Abstract: A labeling system for placement of at least a portion of a label on a multi-chamber beverage container is described. The system includes a label materials engine for selection of a label for placement on the multi-chamber beverage container, where the label comprises at least one talent for endorsing at least one of a first and a second beverage constituent within the multi-chamber beverage container. The at least one talent is selected responsive to selection of at least one of the first and the second beverage constituent, such that the talent at least partially endorses a beverage created by the dissolving of the at least one second constituent in the first beverage constituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventor: Chad Steelberg
  • Patent number: 7809603
    Abstract: A clearinghouse apparatus, system and method for content, including an ad generator, an ad generator interface by which a user can interact with the ad generator, wherein, in an interaction with the ad generator using the ad generator interface, at least one content item other than content owned by the user is requested for inclusion in a creative, a content provision rules engine having a plurality of rules asserted by the owner of the content to govern the inclusion of the content in the creative, including at least one upsell rule, and a content provision interface by which the owner of the content can interact with the content rules engine to assert the plurality of rules. The invention may additionally include an approval engine, wherein ones of the plurality of rules necessitate that the creative be reviewed and approved by the owner prior to the inclusion of the content, and an approval engine interface by which the owner can interact with the approval engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Brand Affinity Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100232760
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method of a digital video recorder. The apparatus, system and method include at least one memory device, a plurality of communication access points for receiving at least one program play, and an open application programming interface associated with the at least one memory device for programming a plurality of applications to operate on the at least one program play. Each of the plurality of applications correspondent to said open application programming interface manipulates metadata associated with ones of the programs plays. The metadata may relate to interactivity with detailed, non-topical aspects of the ones of the program plays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100223351
    Abstract: A method of creating and delivering an on-demand audio asset for inclusion in a creative is described. The method includes the steps of accessing a central processing environment, requesting at least one recording of at least a portion of an audio transmission generated from a communication device, generating at least one audio asset, adding the audio asset to a pool of related assets stored in a vault connected to the central processing environment, selecting the generated audio asset and at least one other related asset from the pool of related assets to form a creative, then requesting delivery of the creative to another communication device, and finally delivering the creative to the other communication device. The method is performed in part by a creative composition engine, which is also described. The engine includes a central processing environment having a processor, a digital recorder and a digital asset storage vault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100223249
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method of implementing a computerized brand affinity engine. The apparatus, system and method include at least a plurality of computerized access points having accessible thereto a plurality of sites mentioning at least one sponsor, a categorized, hierarchical database of keywords, wherein at least the keywords falling in at least one category of the hierarchy correspond to a sponsor category of the at least one sponsor, and a tracker, wherein the tracker tracks positive ones of the mentions of the at least one sponsor on ones of the plurality of sites and negative ones of the mentions of the at least one sponsor on ones of the plurality of sites, in accordance with positive and negative keywords of the categorized, hierarchical database in the sponsor category, and wherein the tracker issues an rating with regard to the at least one sponsor in accordance with the positive ones and the negative ones of the mentions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100217664
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for generating endorsed advertisements with editorial content is disclosed. The system may include an endorsements database including endorsements associated with endorsers; a news database including news stories associated with endorsers; a recommendation engine configured to match at least one endorsement from the endorsement database and at least one news story from the news database with at least one advertisement template, the matched news story and endorsement both pertaining to the same endorser; and an integration engine configured to integrate the matched endorsement, the news story, and the advertisement template to generate an advertisement, the generated advertisement including a first link associated with the content of the advertisement template that when selected redirects a web browser to a website of the advertiser and a second link associated with the news story that when selected redirects a web browser to a website presenting the news story.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Patent number: 7751804
    Abstract: A method of developing a visual/audio campaign for delivery to a device having a radio wave receiver is disclosed. The method includes a managing node receiving broadcast specific information from a plurality of radio stations, the managing node receiving broadcast non-specific information, the managing node creating the visual/audio campaign at least partly by matching an item of broadcast non-specific information with an item of broadcast specific information, and delivering the visual/audio campaign to the device via radio waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Wideorbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100131389
    Abstract: A engine for use with a display is disclosed. The engine includes a presenter that presents at least two audio/visual works, at least one software application capable of at least one metadata-related interaction with the at least two audio/visual works, communication points over which the audio/visual works are received, and over which at least a portion of the at least one metadata-related interaction occurs, and a hierarchical taxonomy that effects a common metadata reference to each recurrence of a particular object across the audio/visual works, and across each of the at least one metadata related interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100131357
    Abstract: An asset management engine, system and method. The engine, system and method may include a vault including at least one asset, an administration display including a plurality of DLLs for controlling interrelations of the at least one asset to at least one field, and an asset classification module including at least one table, wherein the at least one table includes a plurality of simultaneously viewable ones of the at least one fields, wherein at least two of the fields include a unique category of ones of the at least one asset, and wherein ones of the unique category are accessible only to select users indicated via said administration display. A campaign delivery service that delivers campaigns created by ones of the select users and integrating ones of the at least one asset from ones of the category that are accessible to the creating ones of the select users may also be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100131085
    Abstract: A method of creating and delivering an on-demand audio asset for inclusion in a creative is described. The method includes the steps of accessing a central processing environment, requesting at least one recording of at least a portion of an audio transmission generated from a communication device, generating at least one audio asset, adding the audio asset to a pool of related assets stored in a vault connected to the central processing environment, selecting the generated audio asset and at least one other related asset from the pool of related assets to form a creative, then requesting delivery of the creative to another communication device, and finally delivering the creative to the other communication device. The method is performed in part by a creative composition engine, which is also described. The engine includes a central processing environment having a processor, a digital recorder and a digital asset storage vault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100131337
    Abstract: An engine, system and method for selecting at least one endorser for use in one or more advertisements. The engine, system and method may include a talent library including a plurality of electronic media assets delineated by respective ones of the at least one endorser, a mention tracker that electronically tracks mentions of the media assets, and that assigns at least one metric to each of the mentions, and a graphical user display that displays the metrics correspondent to a selected one of the at least one endorser based on ones selected from a plurality of geographies, wherein the selected ones of the geographies are a situs of ones of the mentions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100131336
    Abstract: A search engine, system and method for locating and rating a plurality of electronic mentions of respective ones of a plurality of brands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100121702
    Abstract: An engine, system and method for predicting a rating of a mention on the Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100114692
    Abstract: An endorsed advertising engine, system and method, which includes at least one vault having media assets, a recommendation engine that matches the media assets from the vault with at least one available placement, and a delivery engine that integrates the available placement with the matched media assets from the vault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100114704
    Abstract: An endorsed advertising engine, system and method, which includes at least one vault having media assets, a recommendation engine that matches the media assets from the vault with at least one requested creative, and a delivery engine that integrates the requested creative with the matched media assets from the vault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100114690
    Abstract: An engine, system and method for a delivery tracking software engine for tracking metrics associated with delivery of at least one endorsed advertisement to at least one consumer over at least one computing network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100114719
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for generating endorsed advertisements with editorial content is disclosed. The system may include an endorsements database including endorsements associated with endorsers; a news database including news stories associated with endorsers; a recommendation engine configured to match at least one endorsement from the endorsement database and at least one news story from the news database with at least one advertisement template, the matched news story and endorsement both pertaining to the same endorser; and an integration engine configured to integrate the matched endorsement, the news story, and the advertisement template to generate an advertisement, the generated advertisement including a first link associated with the content of the advertisement template that when selected redirects a web browser to a website of the advertiser and a second link associated with the news story that when selected redirects a web browser to a website presenting the news story.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100114863
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for an open indexing system, which includes an indexing engine associated with at least one processor and having one or more open inputs for inputting of indexing criteria, at least one computerized search engine for obtaining information across at least one computing network in accordance with the indexing criteria, at least one repository comprising at least one computing memory for storing information obtained via the at least one computerized search engine and corresponded to the indexing criteria, and at least one reporting engine, wherein an output of the reporting engine is manipulable responsive to modification to one or more categorizations dependent on the indexing criteria, and wherein the output is dependent solely on the information in said at least one repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg
  • Publication number: 20100114701
    Abstract: An endorsed advertising engine, system and method, including at least one vault stored in at least one computerized memory location, said at least one vault comprising media assets, wherein at least one of the media assets is directly related to at least one charitable institution, a recommendation engine including at least one database that matches the charitable at least one media asset from the vault with at least one requested creative, and a delivery engine that at least partially electronically prepares for integration and/or integrates the requested creative with the matched, charitable at least one media asset from the vault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Brand Affinity Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Steelberg, Chad Steelberg