Patents by Inventor David T. Wilson
David T. Wilson 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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Patent number: 9881320Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for targeting segments of customers. A system maps users to targeting segments based on a respective purchase history of the users, and receives a segment identifier from a server, the segment identifier to be associated with a targeting segment from the targeting segments for anonymously identifying the targeting segment. Next, the system associates the segment identifier with the targeting segment and users mapped to the targeting segment, and sends, to the server, the segment identifier and unique user identifiers of the users mapped to the targeting segment associated with the segment identifier, the unique user identifiers masking respective identities of the users from the server and the segment identifier masking an identity of the targeting segment associated with the segment identifier. The system then instructs the server to deliver selected invitational content to at least one unique user identifier associated with the segment identifier.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, David T. Wilson, Sagar A. Joshi, Subash Sundaresan
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Patent number: 9838526Abstract: Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for allowing a user to switch between watches that have been paired with a device such as a smartphone are described. In one embodiment, the watches automatically detect a removal of a first watch from a user's wrist and an attachment of a second watch to the user's wrist. Messages from the watches are transmitted to the device to allow the device to switch the active watch from the first watch to the second watch. The switch can occur while the device is in a locked state, and the device can synchronize the second watch with data received from the first watch. Other embodiments are also described.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: David C. Donley, Julien A. Poumallioux, Pierre J. De Fillippis, Tyler D. Hawkins, Craig P. Dooley, Daniel B. Pollack, James C. Grandy, Gregory B. Novick, Todd A. Shortlidge, Aroon Pahwa, David T Wilson, Yan Yang, Nicholas Joseph Circosta
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Patent number: 9826354Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for invitational content geofencing. A system first sends, to a server location data associated with the system, the location data being calculated at the system. The system then receives a listing of places of interest within a geofence including a geographical perimeter for identifying places of interest in the listing, the geofence being based on the location data associated with the system. Next, the system selects a place of interest from the listing based on a location of the system. The system then presents a content item associated with the place of interest.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, David T. Wilson, Kenley Sun, Sagar Joshi
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Publication number: 20170303083Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for invitational content geofencing. A system first sends, to a server location data associated with the system, the location data being calculated at the system. The system then receives a listing of places of interest within a geofence including a geographical perimeter for identifying places of interest in the listing, the geofence being based on the location data associated with the system. Next, the system selects a place of interest from the listing based on a location of the system. The system then presents a content item associated with the place of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Thomas Alsina, David T. Wilson, Kenley Sun, Sagar Joshi
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Publication number: 20170201612Abstract: Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for allowing a user to switch between watches that have been paired with a device such as a smartphone are described. In one embodiment, the watches automatically detect a removal of a first watch from a user's wrist and an attachment of a second watch to the user's wrist. Messages from the watches are transmitted to the device to allow the device to switch the active watch from the first watch to the second watch. The switch can occur while the device is in a locked state, and the device can synchronize the second watch with data received from the first watch. Other embodiments are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: David C. Donley, Julien A. Poumailloux, Pierre J. De Filippis, Tyler D. Hawkins, Craig P. Dooley, Daniel B. Pollack, James C. Grandy, Gregory B. Novick, Todd A. Shortlidge, Aroon Pahwa, David T. Wilson, Yan Yang, Nicholas Joseph Circosta
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Publication number: 20170201611Abstract: Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for allowing a user to switch between watches that have been paired with a device such as a smartphone are described. In one embodiment, the watches automatically detect a removal of a first watch from a user's wrist and an attachment of a second watch to the user's wrist. Messages from the watches are transmitted to the device to allow the device to switch the active watch from the first watch to the second watch. The switch can occur while the device is in a locked state, and the device can synchronize the second watch with data received from the first watch. Other embodiments are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: David C. Donley, Julien A. Poumallioux, Pierre J. De Fillippis, Tyler D. Hawkins, Craig P. Dooley, Daniel B. Pollack, James C. Grandy, Gregory B. Novick, Todd A. Shortlidge, Aroon Pahwa, David T. Wilson, Yan Yang, Nicholas Joseph Circosta
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Publication number: 20170154047Abstract: The content items presented to a user account as part of a media station can be recorded in a content history index, which can be requested and presented to the user account. The content history can enable a user to revisit the content items included in the content history and/or provide feedback regarding the content items. The version of the content item returned to the user can be based on the client device used to request the content item. For example, a user that was presented a content item on their mobile device, can later request to revisit the content item on their PC and receive a version of the content item best suited for presentation by the PC, rather than the version presented on the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Thomas Alsina, Kenley Sun, David T. Wilson, Sagar A. Joshi, Nicholas James Paulson, Arvind S. Shenoy
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Patent number: 9600830Abstract: Methods and arrangements allow merchants to set up advertising campaigns that distribute special offers or discounts and allows users to forward the special offers to friends. The forwarding of the offers could expose merchants to offering more discounts than budgeted and this is a concern. The invention addresses this by having the forwarded offer check with the merchant server or advertising server to see if there is enough budget in the campaign left to allow the issuance of the forwarded offer, and if so, the server issues a new identifier. If not, the user receiving the forwarded offer receives a message saying the campaign has expired. Since every offer has its own identifier, the forwarding of the offers can be tracked, as well as the redemption, which allows for social metric collection.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, David T. Wilson, George R. Dicker, Subash Sundaresan
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Patent number: 9552359Abstract: The content items presented to a user account as part of a media station can be recorded in a content history index, which can be requested and presented to the user account. The content history can enable a user to revisit the content items included in the content history and/or provide feedback regarding the content items. The version of the content item returned to the user can be based on the client device used to request the content item. For example, a user that was presented a content item on their mobile device, can later request to revisit the content item on their PC and receive a version of the content item best suited for presentation by the PC, rather than the version presented on the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, Kenley Sun, David T. Wilson, Sagar A. Joshi, Nicholas James Paulson, Arvind S. Shenoy
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Publication number: 20160366551Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for invitational content geofencing. A system first sends, to a server location data associated with the system, the location data being calculated at the system. The system then receives a listing of places of interest within a geofence including a geographical perimeter for identifying places of interest in the listing, the geofence being based on the location data associated with the system. Next, the system selects a place of interest from the listing based on a location of the system. The system then presents a content item associated with the place of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Thomas Alsina, David T. Wilson, Kenley Sun, Sagar Joshi
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Publication number: 20160358230Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for determining a context of a client device and selecting media content items to present at the client device based on their compatibility with the context. The context is based at least on the co-presentation rules associated with the content previously presented at the client device. Available media content items, such as invitational content items are evaluated with respect to the context, and presented according to their compatibility with at least a present context at the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: David T. Wilson, Thomas Alsina
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Patent number: 9369840Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for invitational content geofencing. A system first sends, to a server location data associated with the system, the location data being calculated at the system. The system then receives a listing of places of interest within a geofence including a geographical perimeter for identifying places of interest in the listing, the geofence being based on the location data associated with the system. Next, the system selects a place of interest from the listing based on a location of the system. The system then presents a content item associated with the place of interest.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, David T. Wilson, Kenley Sun, Sagar Joshi
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Publication number: 20150348118Abstract: Methods and arrangements are provided for placing invitational content within a tracklist in an online media service. During a user session on an online media service, a user device is configured to play back a tracklist of one or more media items. Invitational content is interspersed within the tracklist, either between two media items, or within a single media item. A tracklist engine determines appropriate slots for invitational content to run, based on a set of tracklist rules for the best times within a tracklist for invitational content to appear. The tracklist engine then sends this invitational content slot information to an invitational content engine, which determines the most appropriate invitational content items to fit into each invitational content slot. The client device receives the invitational content from the invitational content engine, and the invitational content is played back within the corresponding invitational content slots of the current tracklist.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, David T. Wilson
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Publication number: 20150348090Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for determining user engagement with a client device and selecting from stored content items to present based on the user engagement. The user engagement is based on the operation and configuration of the device. Invitational content items are evaluated and presented according to the user engagement with the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, David T. Wilson
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Publication number: 20150348102Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for targeting segments of customers. A system maps users to targeting segments based on a respective purchase history of the users, and receives a segment identifier from a server, the segment identifier to be associated with a targeting segment from the targeting segments for anonymously identifying the targeting segment. Next, the system associates the segment identifier with the targeting segment and users mapped to the targeting segment, and sends, to the server, the segment identifier and unique user identifiers of the users mapped to the targeting segment associated with the segment identifier, the unique user identifiers masking respective identities of the users from the server and the segment identifier masking an identity of the targeting segment associated with the segment identifier. The system then instructs the server to deliver selected invitational content to at least one unique user identifier associated with the segment identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, David T. Wilson, Sagar A. Joshi, Subash Sundaresan
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Publication number: 20150348078Abstract: Methods and arrangements allow merchants to set up advertising campaigns that distribute special offers or discounts and allows users to forward the special offers to friends. The forwarding of the offers could expose merchants to offering more discounts than budgeted and this is a concern. The invention addresses this by having the forwarded offer check with the merchant server or advertising server to see if there is enough budget in the campaign left to allow the issuance of the forwarded offer, and if so, the server issues a new identifier. If not, the user receiving the forwarded offer receives a message saying the campaign has expired. Since every offer has its own identifier, the forwarding of the offers can be tracked, as well as the redemption, which allows for social metric collection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, David T. Wilson, George R. Dicker, Subash Sundaresan
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Publication number: 20150242519Abstract: The content items presented to a user account as part of a media station can be recorded in a content history index, which can be requested and presented to the user account. The content history can enable a user to revisit the content items included in the content history and/or provide feedback regarding the content items. The version of the content item returned to the user can be based on the client device used to request the content item. For example, a user that was presented a content item on their mobile device, can later request to revisit the content item on their PC and receive a version of the content item best suited for presentation by the PC, rather than the version presented on the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, Kenley Sun, David T. Wilson, Sagar A. Joshi, Nicholas James Paulson, Arvind S. Shenoy
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Publication number: 20150245110Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for managing invitational content associated with broadcast media streams. Metadata is added to a broadcast media stream, in the form of tags, which can be used to present and track invitational content items in the broadcast media stream. The metadata in the tags can then be used, along with device information to generate notifications which can be utilized to generate exposure statistics for the media stream. In some configurations, the tags can be configured to invoke the presentation of an additional invitational content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, David T. Wilson, Kenley Sun, Sagar A. Joshi
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Publication number: 20150242885Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for invitational content attribution. The system tracks a user's conversion of an item of invitational content and correlates the user's conversion with a previously-served impression based on a token of information associated with the previously-served impression, wherein the token of information includes a unique identifier associated with the previously-served impression and a timestamp corresponding to a time of impression. The system then reports the previously-served impression as being correlated to the user's conversion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, David T. Wilson, Kenley Sun
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Patent number: 8083540Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including a connector housing having a plurality of sides that define an inner region of the connector housing and include opposite loading and mating sides. The connector housing has a cable channel located in the inner region that extends between the loading and mating sides and a slot oriented substantially transverse to the cable channel. The slot extends through the cable channel. The connector assembly also includes a conductive cable that is received in the cable channel and extends along a central cable axis. The conductive cable has an outer surface and is configured to electrically engage the PV module. The connector assembly also includes a retaining member that is inserted into the slot. The retaining member surrounds the conductive cable about the cable axis and grips the outer surface of the conductive cable.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Michael J. Spicer, David T. Wilson