Patents by Inventor Clifton H. Burns

Clifton H. Burns 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: 11941658
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring the effectiveness of a marketing and advertising campaign directed at consumers. The systems and methods receive data corresponding to consumers that were served impressions in the campaign, and match the data to identifiers for credit records of the consumers. Credit record activity information in the credit records related to products and services of the campaign can be retrieved and potentially depersonalized. The credit record activity information can be the basis of a campaign report for adjusting and optimizing the campaign, in the case of an in-flight campaign report, or future campaigns, in the case of a post-campaign report. More accurate measurement of the effectiveness of the campaign can be obtained due to linking of a consumer's activity with the campaign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TRANS UNION LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Chaouki, Tammy P. Mitchell, Clifton H. Burns
  • Publication number: 20210406948
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring the effectiveness of a marketing and advertising campaign directed at consumers. The systems and methods receive data corresponding to consumers that were served impressions in the campaign, and match the data to identifiers for credit records of the consumers. Credit record activity information in the credit records related to products and services of the campaign can be retrieved and potentially depersonalized. The credit record activity information can be the basis of a campaign report for adjusting and optimizing the campaign, in the case of an in-flight campaign report, or future campaigns, in the case of a post-campaign report. More accurate measurement of the effectiveness of the campaign can be obtained due to linking of a consumer's activity with the campaign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Steven M. Chaouki, Tammy P. Mitchell, Clifton H. Burns
  • Patent number: 10885544
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring the effectiveness of a marketing and advertising campaign directed at consumers. The systems and methods receive data corresponding to consumers that were served impressions in the campaign, and match the data to identifiers for credit records of the consumers. Credit record activity information in the credit records related to products and services of the campaign can be retrieved and potentially depersonalized. The credit record activity information can be the basis of a campaign report for adjusting and optimizing the campaign, in the case of an in-flight campaign report, or future campaigns, in the case of a post-campaign report. More accurate measurement of the effectiveness of the campaign can be obtained due to linking of a consumer's activity with the campaign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Trans Union LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Chaouki, Tammy P. Mitchell, Clifton H. Burns
  • Patent number: 9996856
    Abstract: A system and method for electronically providing targeted marketing to a targeted individual is disclosed. An plurality of individuals prescreened to be targeted with targeted marketing is created but such individuals are anonymous to the offerer of the targeting marketing until the offerer is provided with an indication that each targeted individual has been authenticated and is among those that have been prescreened to receive the offer, at which time the offerer may electronically provide and fulfill the offer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: TRANS UNION LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Chaouki, Tammy P. Mitchell, Clifton H. Burns, Sandra L. Bulmash
  • Publication number: 20150262248
    Abstract: A system and method for electronically providing targeted marketing to a targeted individual is disclosed. An plurality of individuals prescreened to be targeted with targeted marketing is created but such individuals are anonymous to the offerer of the targeting marketing until the offerer is provided with an indication that each targeted individual has been authenticated and is among those that have been prescreened to receive the offer, at which time the offerer may electronically provide and fulfill the offer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Steven M. Chaouki, Tammy P. Mitchell, Clifton H. Burns, Sandra L. Bulmash
  • Publication number: 20150193883
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for depersonalizing and aggregating insurance-related attributes for individuals of a multi-unit complex into aggregated insurance-related data, based on received data, and analyzing the aggregated insurance-related data. Data for a multi-unit complex may be received from an insurance carrier or other entity. Insurance-related attributes for individuals of the multi-unit complex may be retrieved from an insurance data database, based on the received data. The insurance-related attributes may be depersonalized and aggregated to generate insurance-related data. The aggregated insurance-related data may be analyzed to generate analytic data, which can be transmitted to the insurance carrier or other entity. Insurance carriers can use the analytic data to obtain more accurate risk assessments for multi-unit complexes so that the insurance carriers can provide improved and more optimal pricing for habitational insurance policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Anthony Sullins, Clifton H. Burns, Jeffrey Martin
  • Publication number: 20150120433
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring the effectiveness of a marketing and advertising campaign directed at consumers. The systems and methods receive data corresponding to consumers that were served impressions in the campaign, and match the data to identifiers for credit records of the consumers. Credit record activity information in the credit records related to products and services of the campaign can be retrieved and potentially depersonalized. The credit record activity information can be the basis of a campaign report for adjusting and optimizing the campaign, in the case of an in-flight campaign report, or future campaigns, in the case of a post-campaign report. More accurate measurement of the effectiveness of the campaign can be obtained due to linking of a consumer's activity with the campaign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Steven M. Chaouki, Tammy P. Mitchell, Clifton H. Burns
  • Publication number: 20130262226
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for matching of offline data with online data by comparing the offline data with online data using credit-related data. The systems and methods receive offline data and online data and retrieve credit-related data with identifying information for targeted individuals. The offline data records and online data records are independently compared to the credit-related data to determine whether the data records correspond to a matching targeted individual. If both an offline data record and an online data record correspond to a matching targeted individual, then a key is generated that links the offline data record and the online data record. The key may be stored in a key database. The key may be utilized for targeted marketing to the matching targeted individual. The matching of offline data and online data may be more accurate and complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Trans Union LLC
    Inventors: Craig F. LaChapelle, Clifton H. Burns, Steven M. Chaouki, Tammy P. Mitchell, Patrick White