Patents by Inventor Dianne Dominguez

Dianne Dominguez 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).

  • Mutually supportive social networking and online advertising
    Patent number: 8788332
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to methods, apparatuses, and articles associated with mutually supportive social networking and online advertising. In embodiments, a method may include facilitating a user of a social network in interacting with social media contributed by other users. The user's interaction may be monitored, and the user may be credited with participation credits. The method may further include facilitating setting up a product sample offering program on the social network, by an online advertiser, to offer samples of a product for redemption by users of the social network, using participation credits, and administering the product sample offering program accordingly. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sircle, Inc.
    Inventors: Cindy M. Engstrom, Dianne Dominguez
  • MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL NETWORKING AND ONLINE ADVERTISING INCLUDING PROGRESSIVE AWARE OF PARTICIPATION CREDITS
    Publication number: 20130151326
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to methods, apparatuses, and articles associated with mutually supportive social networking and online advertising. In embodiments, a method may include facilitating a user of a social network in interacting with social media contributed by other users. The user's interaction may be monitored, and the user may be credited with participation credits, including e.g., progressive crediting. The method may further include facilitating setting up a product sample offering program on the social network, by an online advertiser, to offer samples of a product for redemption by users of the social network, using participation credits and/or progressive redemption rates, and administering the product sample offering program accordingly. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Is That Odd, Inc.
    Inventors: Cindy M. Engstrom, Dianne Dominguez
  • MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL NETWORKING AND ONLINE ADVERTISING
    Publication number: 20110264496
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to methods, apparatuses, and articles associated with mutually supportive social networking and online advertising. In embodiments, a method may include facilitating a user of a social network in interacting with social media contributed by other users. The user's interaction may be monitored, and the user may be credited with participation credits. The method may further include facilitating setting up a product sample offering program on the social network, by an online advertiser, to offer samples of a product for redemption by users of the social network, using participation credits, and administering the product sample offering program accordingly. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Is That Odd, Inc.
    Inventors: Cindy M. Engstrom, Dianne Dominguez