Patents by Inventor Chris Waterson

Chris Waterson 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: 20150074512
    Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting and/or browsing images on a digital content platform. In one embodiment, for example, there is provided an image-browsing system, including: (1) a database having a plurality of images; (2) an image frame provided on the digital content platform, wherein the image frame displays a first image from the database; and (3) a user-actionable interface, wherein activation of the interface replaces the first image within the frame with a second image. Various alternative aspects and embodiments are further described herein. For example, in certain instances, such systems and methods may be used to browse images on a digital content platform (e.g., a web page), conduct image searches directly from an image frame within a digital content platform, and/or provide contextually relevant advertising on the digital content platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Everingham, Chris Waterson
  • Patent number: 8737678
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing interactive applications. In one embodiment, the systems and methods may include: (a) identifying digital content published on digital content platforms (e.g., images published on webpages); (b) assigning a key to the digital content; and (c) processing the digital content through a tagging engine (e.g., a crowdsource network) to tag the content with contextual data. The systems and methods may further include: (d) maintaining a data repository, wherein the content and respective data are indexed by corresponding key; (e) receiving a data request from an enabled application, upon user-activation of the application, wherein the data request includes the key; (f) conducting a data search of the data repository based on the key; and (g) providing the content data, responsive to the data request, for rendering of the enabled and user-activated application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Luminate, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Everingham, Will Scullin, Chris Waterson
  • Publication number: 20130132190
    Abstract: Computer-implement systems and methods for tagging digital images and providing contextually relevant advertisements on a digital content platform, such as a webpage. For example, in one embodiment, the systems and methods generally include: (a) collecting digital images from one or more digital content platforms (e.g., webpages); and (b) providing a subset of the digital images to a thematic tagging engine (e.g., a crowdsource network). The thematic tagging engine is provided with a pre-defined theme, and thereafter tags the digital images based on whether the images match the pre-defined theme. The systems and methods further include: (c) matching at least one ad creative to at least one tagged image based on the pre-defined theme; and (d) providing the ad creative(s) to the digital content platform for publication proximate to the tagged image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Kristen Lagle Ruiz, Chris Waterson, Terry Weissman
  • Publication number: 20130089273
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing interactive applications. In one embodiment, the systems and methods may include: (a) identifying digital content published on digital content platforms (e.g., images published on webpages); (b) assigning a key to the digital content; and (c) processing the digital content through a tagging engine (e.g., a crowdsource network) to tag the content with contextual data. The systems and methods may further include: (d) maintaining a data repository, wherein the content and respective data are indexed by corresponding key; (e) receiving a data request from an enabled application, upon user-activation of the application, wherein the data request includes the key; (f) conducting a data search of the data repository based on the key; and (g) providing the content data, responsive to the data request, for rendering of the enabled and user-activated application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: James R. Everingham, Will Scullin, Chris Waterson
  • Publication number: 20130086112
    Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting and/or browsing images on a digital content platform. In one embodiment, for example, there is provided an image-browsing system, including: (1) a database having a plurality of images; (2) an image frame provided on the digital content platform, wherein the image frame displays a first image from the database; and (3) a user-actionable interface, wherein activation of the interface replaces the first image within the frame with a second image. Various alternative aspects and embodiments are further described herein. For example, in certain instances, such systems and methods may be used to browse images on a digital content platform (e.g., a web page), conduct image searches directly from an image frame within a digital content platform, and/or provide contextually relevant advertising on the digital content platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: James R. Everingham, Chris Waterson
  • Patent number: 8311889
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are computer-implement systems and methods for identifying and analyzing content (e.g., text, images, videos, etc.) published on digital content platforms (e.g., webpages, mobile applications, etc.). Such analysis is then used to determine whether the published content is appropriate for association with (or “hosting of”) a third-party's content. In one embodiment, for example, the systems and methods presented are particularly useful for determining the appropriateness of an image published on a digital content platform, prior to providing an advertisement proximate the image. As such, merchants can avoid associating their advertised products/services with vulgar, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate images that may have a negative impact on their brand or reputation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Luminate, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristen Lagle Ruiz, Chris Waterson, James R. Everingham
  • Patent number: 8234168
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are computer-implement systems and methods for identifying and analyzing content (e.g., text, images, videos, etc.) published on digital content platforms (e.g., webpages, mobile applications, etc.). Such analysis is then used to determine whether the published content is appropriate for association with (or “hosting of”) a third-party's content. In one embodiment, for example, the systems and methods presented are particularly useful for determining the appropriateness of an image published on a digital content platform, prior to providing an advertisement proximate the image. As such, merchants can avoid associating their advertised products/services with vulgar, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate images that may have a negative impact on their brand or reputation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Luminate, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristen Lagle Ruiz, Chris Waterson, James R. Everingham