Patents by Inventor David Byas-Smith

David Byas-Smith 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).

  • Method and system for connecting and facilitating the machine-to-machine delivery of a gift that may or may not have monetary value
    Patent number: 11593862
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for facilitating a sending of a gift from a first machine to a second machine may include a processor of a computer server reviewing a first list of one or more names of people maintained in a computer database. The processor may review context information related to the one or more names to determine if a moment exists for sending a gift from a first machine to a second machine. Content providers may also request one or more gifts to be identified when a second machine is proximate to a content provider who may fulfill a gift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MOMENT NETWORK, LLC
    Inventors: Brady L. Rackley, III, Steven Neel, Eric Kraar, Scott Monahan, David Byas-Smith, Hillary Degenkolb, Julia Carter, Austin Day
  • Method and system for connecting and facilitating the machine-to-machine delivery of a gift that may or may not have monetary value
    Patent number: 10902503
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for facilitating a sending of a gift from a first machine to a second machine may include a processor of a computer server reviewing a first list of one or more names of people maintained in a computer database. The processor may review context information related to the one or more names to determine if a moment exists for sending a gift from a first machine to a second machine. Content providers may also request one or more gifts to be identified when a second machine is proximate to a content provider who may fulfill a gift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: MOMENT NETWORK, LLC
    Inventors: Brady L. Rackley, III, Steven Neel, Eric Kraar, Scott Monahan, David Byas-Smith, Hillary Degenkolb, Julia Carter, Austin Day