Patents by Inventor David Bard Hills
David Bard Hills 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).
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Publication number: 20210012376Abstract: A system and method for providing dynamic pay-for-placement advertisements via graphics-enabled email that generates a display of advertisements when the email newsletter is opened so the advertisements displayed are based on rankings at the time the email is opened instead of when the email was generated and transmitted. In one embodiment, a graphical-content email having one or more embedded advertisement image references is provided to one or more email recipients. The advertisement image reference, in one embodiment, may include query string parameters indicating the context of the image reference and/or portion of the image reference (i.e., identifying the image reference as being part of a particular newsletter email), a position of the image reference in the email display, and the like. A URL reference also may be included with each advertisement image reference (.e.g., one URL for each advertisement portion of the image to be retrieved by the advertising image reference).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Kevin RJB DONOVAN, David Bard HILLS, William C. DAY, Ron MCCOY, Christopher Joseph MURPHY, Eimear Kathleen O'CONNELL
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Patent number: 10726445Abstract: A system and method for providing dynamic pay-for-placement advertisements via graphics-enabled email that generates a display of advertisements when the email newsletter is opened so the advertisements displayed are based on rankings at the time the email is opened instead of when the email was generated and transmitted. In one embodiment, a graphical-content email having one or more embedded advertisement image references is provided to one or more email recipients. The advertisement image reference, in one embodiment, may include query string parameters indicating the context of the image reference and/or portion of the image reference (i.e., identifying the image reference as being part of a particular newsletter email), a position of the image reference in the email display, and the like. A URL reference also may be included with each advertisement image reference (.e.g., one URL for each advertisement portion of the image to be retrieved by the advertising image reference).Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Kevin R J B Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell
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Publication number: 20180165710Abstract: A system and method for providing dynamic pay-for-placement advertisements via graphics-enabled email that generates a display of advertisements when the email newsletter is opened so the advertisements displayed are based on rankings at the time the email is opened instead of when the email was generated and transmitted. In one embodiment, a graphical-content email having one or more embedded advertisement image references is provided to one or more email recipients. The advertisement image reference, in one embodiment, may include query string parameters indicating the context of the image reference and/or portion of the image reference (i.e., identifying the image reference as being part of a particular newsletter email), a position of the image reference in the email display, and the like. A URL reference also may be included with each advertisement image reference (.e.g., one URL for each advertisement portion of the image to be retrieved by the advertising image reference).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Kevin RJB DONOVAN, David Bard HILLS, William C. DAY, Ron MCCOY, Christopher Joseph MURPHY, Eimear Kathleen O'CONNELL
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Publication number: 20150317673Abstract: A system and method for providing dynamic pay-for-placement advertisements via graphics-enabled email that generates a display of advertisements when the email newsletter is opened so the advertisements displayed are based on rankings at the time the email is opened instead of when the email was generated and transmitted. In one embodiment, a graphical-content email having one or more embedded advertisement image references is provided to one or more email recipients. The advertisement image reference, in one embodiment, may include query string parameters indicating the context of the image reference and/or portion of the image reference (i.e., identifying the image reference as being part of a particular newsletter email), a position of the image reference in the email display, and the like. A URL reference also may be included with each advertisement image reference (.e.g., one URL for each advertisement portion of the image to be retrieved by the advertising image reference).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Kevin RJB Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell
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Publication number: 20130041764Abstract: A system and method for providing dynamic pay-for-placement advertisements via graphics-enabled email that generates a display of advertisements when the email newsletter is opened so the advertisements displayed are based on rankings at the time the email is opened instead of when the email was generated and transmitted. In one embodiment, a graphical-content email having one or more embedded advertisement image references is provided to one or more email recipients. The advertisement image reference, in one embodiment, may include query string parameters indicating the context of the image reference and/or portion of the image reference (i.e., identifying the image reference as being part of a particular newsletter email), a position of the image reference in the email display, and the like. A URL reference also may be included with each advertisement image reference (.e.g., one URL for each advertisement portion of the image to be retrieved by the advertising image reference).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Kevin RJB Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell
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Patent number: 8311890Abstract: A system and method for providing dynamic pay-for-placement advertisements via graphics-enabled email that generates a display of advertisements when the email newsletter is opened so the advertisements displayed are based on rankings at the time the email is opened instead of when the email was generated and transmitted. In one embodiment, a graphical-content email having one or more embedded advertisement image references is provided to one or more email recipients. The advertisement image reference, in one embodiment, may include query string parameters indicating the context of the image reference and/or portion of the image reference (i.e., identifying the image reference as being part of a particular newsletter email), a position of the image reference in the email display, and the like. A URL reference also may be included with each advertisement image reference (.e.g., one URL for each advertisement portion of the image to be retrieved by the advertising image reference).Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2003Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Kevin R J B Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell
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Patent number: 8265997Abstract: A system and method for providing dynamic pay-for-placement advertisements via graphics-enabled email that generates a display of advertisements when the email newsletter is opened so the advertisements displayed are based on rankings at the time the email is opened instead of when the email was generated and transmitted. In one embodiment, a graphical-content email having one or more embedded advertisement image references is provided to one or more email recipients. The advertisement image reference, in one embodiment, may include query string parameters indicating the context of the image reference and/or portion of the image reference (i.e., identifying the image reference as being part of a particular newsletter email), a position of the image reference in the email display, and the like. A URL reference also may be included with each advertisement image reference (.e.g., one URL for each advertisement portion of the image to be retrieved by the advertising image reference).Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2003Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Kevin R J B Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell
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Publication number: 20040249709Abstract: A system and method for providing dynamic pay-for-placement advertisements via graphics-enabled email that generates a display of advertisements when the email newsletter is opened so the advertisements displayed are based on rankings at the time the email is opened instead of when the email was generated and transmitted. In one embodiment, a graphical-content email having one or more embedded advertisement image references is provided to one or more email recipients. The advertisement image reference, in one embodiment, may include query string parameters indicating the context of the image reference and/or portion of the image reference (i.e., identifying the image reference as being part of a particular newsletter email), a position of the image reference in the email display, and the like. A URL reference also may be included with each advertisement image reference (.e.g., one URL for each advertisement portion of the image to be retrieved by the advertising image reference).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2003Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Kevin RJB Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell