Patents by Inventor Christian Briggs

Christian Briggs 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: 10728603
    Abstract: One method includes receiving information identifying multiple products or services offered by one or more vendors and a set of criteria for each vendor, identifying base content to be presented to a user, selecting one or more of the products or services based on the criteria and the base content, and sending supplemental content associated with the selected product(s) or service(s) to an endpoint associated with the user for display with the base content. Another method includes receiving a request from a vendor associated with an e-commerce website and issuing a sub-account of a merchant processing account to the vendor in response to the request. The e-commerce website is associated with a merchant having the merchant processing account allowing the merchant to perform electronic transactions with a merchant processor, and the sub-account allows the vendor to transact directly with customers and to perform electronic transactions with the merchant processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: AiBUY, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
  • Patent number: 10701127
    Abstract: A method includes receiving transaction information related to supplemental content that is presented in association with base content, where the transaction information includes an identification of a user. The method also includes identifying a relationship between the user and a content provider that provided the base content using the identification. The method further includes obtaining user transaction credentials from the content provider and completing a transaction for the user using the user transaction credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: AiBUY, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
  • Publication number: 20200111136
    Abstract: A method for facilitating the order of commercial products in connection with the display of media content, whereby a player comprises a media production component and an interactive e-commerce component embedded therein. The player with the e-commerce component can be virally copied and propagated from one web page to any number of other web pages. A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: AiBUY, INC.
    Inventors: Christian BRIGGS, Heath MCBURNETT, Delfino GALINDO, JR., Freddy KNUTH
  • Publication number: 20200082366
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a transacting media container having video content and an affiliate tracking identifier with first entity information associated with a first entity. The method also includes identifying second entity information associated with a second entity and retrieving supplemental content based on the second entity information. The method further includes adding the supplemental content to the transacting media container and the second entity information to the affiliate tracking identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: AIBUY, INC.
    Inventors: Robert K. SPITZ, Todd DOWNING, Christian BRIGGS
  • Patent number: 10559010
    Abstract: A method of dynamically binding supplemental content to video content includes receiving the video content at a device and identifying at least one value related to one or more products or services, where the at least one value is associated with the video content. The method also includes obtaining the supplemental content based on the at least one value, where the supplemental content provides additional information about the one or more products or services. In addition, the method includes dynamically binding the supplemental content to the video content and positioning the supplemental content in association with the video content using a supplemental interactive display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: AiBUY, INC.
    Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
  • Publication number: 20190349416
    Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium include objects with media content. This method includes receiving, at one or more servers, a request for the media content to be displayed at an endpoint. The method includes identifying information about an environment associated with the endpoint. The method includes identifying a set of objects to include in a container for the media content based on the information identified about the environment. At least one of the objects includes program code for completing a transaction during display of the media content. Additionally, the method includes sending, by one or more servers, the set of objects to the endpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. SPITZ, Sergey L. SUNDUKOVSKIY, Christian BRIGGS
  • Patent number: 10438249
    Abstract: A method for facilitating the order of commercial products in connection with the display of media content, whereby a player comprises a media production component and an interactive e-commerce component embedded therein. The player with the e-commerce component can be virally copied and propagated from one web page to any number of other web pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: AiBUY, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Briggs, Heath McBurnett, Delfino Galindo, Freddy Knuth
  • Patent number: 10425698
    Abstract: A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: AiBUY, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Briggs, Heath McBurnett, Delfino Galindo, Freddy Knuth
  • Publication number: 20190147502
    Abstract: A method for facilitating the order of commercial products in connection with the display of media content, whereby a player comprises a media production component and an interactive e-commerce component embedded therein. The player with the e-commerce component can be virally copied and propagated from one web page to any number of other web pages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Briggs, Heath McBurnett, Delfino Galindo, JR., Freddy Knuth
  • Patent number: 10268994
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a transacting media container having video content and an affiliate tracking identifier with first entity information associated with a first entity. The method also includes identifying second entity information associated with a second entity and retrieving supplemental content based on the second entity information. The method further includes adding the supplemental content to the transacting media container and the second entity information to the affiliate tracking identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: AiBuy, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
  • Publication number: 20190095955
    Abstract: A method of dynamically binding supplemental content to live video content includes receiving the live video content at a device and identifying a description of the live video content. The method also includes obtaining the supplemental content based on the description, where the supplemental content provides additional information about one or more products or services related to the live video content. The method further includes dynamically binding the supplemental content to the live video content and positioning the supplemental content in association with the live video content using a supplemental interactive display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: CINSAY, INC.
    Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
  • Patent number: 10171555
    Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium include objects with media content. The method includes receiving, at one or more servers, a request for the media content to be displayed at an endpoint. The method includes identifying information about an environment associated with the endpoint. The method includes identifying a set of objects to include in a container for the media content based on the information identified about the environment. At least one of the objects includes program code for completing a transaction during display of the media content. Additionally, the method includes sending, by one or more servers, the set of objects to the endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Sergey L. Sundukovskiy, Christian Briggs
  • Publication number: 20180338188
    Abstract: A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: CINSAY, INC.
    Inventors: Christian BRIGGS, Heath MCBURNETT, Delfino GALINDO, Freddy Knuth
  • Publication number: 20180308131
    Abstract: A method of dynamically binding supplemental content to video content includes receiving the video content at a device and identifying at least one value related to one or more products or services, where the at least one value is associated with the video content. The method also includes obtaining the supplemental content based on the at least one value, where the supplemental content provides additional information about the one or more products or services. In addition, the method includes dynamically binding the supplemental content to the video content and positioning the supplemental content in association with the video content using a supplemental interactive display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. SPITZ, Todd DOWNING, Christian BRIGGS
  • Publication number: 20180240159
    Abstract: A method for facilitating the order of commercial products in connection with the display of media content, whereby a player comprises a media production component and an interactive e-commerce component embedded therein. The player with the e-commerce component can be virally copied and propagated from one web page to any number of other web pages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Briggs, Heath McBurnett, Delfino Galindo, JR., Freddy Knuth
  • Patent number: 10055768
    Abstract: A method for facilitating the order of commercial products in connection with the display of media content, whereby a player comprises a media production component and an interactive e-commerce component embedded therein. The player with the e-commerce component can be virally copied and propagated from one web page to any number of other web pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Briggs, Heath McBurnett, Delfino Galindo, Jr., Freddy Knuth
  • Patent number: 9986305
    Abstract: A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Briggs, Heath McBurnett, Delfino Galindo, Jr., Freddy Knuth
  • Patent number: 9953347
    Abstract: A method of dynamically binding supplemental content to live video content includes receiving the live video content at a device and identifying a description of the live video content. The method also includes obtaining the supplemental content based on the description, where the supplemental content provides additional information about one or more products or services related to the live video content. The method further includes dynamically binding the supplemental content to the live video content and positioning the supplemental content in association with the live video content using a supplemental interactive display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: CINSAY, INC.
    Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
  • Publication number: 20180107993
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a transacting media container having video content and an affiliate tracking identifier with first entity information associated with a first entity. The method also includes identifying second entity information associated with a second entity and retrieving supplemental content based on the second entity information. The method further includes adding the supplemental content to the transacting media container and the second entity information to the affiliate tracking identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. SPITZ, Todd DOWNING, Christian BRIGGS
  • Publication number: 20180077466
    Abstract: A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian BRIGGS, Heath MCBURNETT, Delfino GALINDO, JR., Freddy Knuth