Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Walther

Daniel E. Walther 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).

  • Targeted merchandising on a user console
    Patent number: 7775886
    Abstract: Advertising is targeted to a specific user of a user console. A product data request is received from a user console and includes a user identifier, user data, and at least a first product identifier. A user account record associated with the user identifier is identified. The user account record includes a subscription service level identifier and a user account history. The user data are then associated with the user account record. A product catalog is searched for any product related entries associated with the request, and when any product related entries associated with the product data request are found, each such product related entry is provided to the user console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shyam Krishnamoorthy, Daniel E. Walther, Daniel S. Holt, James Nicholas Helm, Jerry Paul Hook