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).

  • Publication number: 20210012376
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Kevin RJB DONOVAN, David Bard HILLS, William C. DAY, Ron MCCOY, Christopher Joseph MURPHY, Eimear Kathleen O'CONNELL
  • Patent number: 10726445
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Kevin R J B Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell
  • Publication number: 20180165710
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Kevin RJB DONOVAN, David Bard HILLS, William C. DAY, Ron MCCOY, Christopher Joseph MURPHY, Eimear Kathleen O'CONNELL
  • Publication number: 20150317673
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin RJB Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell
  • Publication number: 20130041764
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Kevin RJB Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell
  • Patent number: 8311890
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R J B Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell
  • Patent number: 8265997
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R J B Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell
  • Publication number: 20040249709
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Kevin RJB Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell