Patents by Inventor Donald Peppers

Donald Peppers 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).

  • Patent number: 8949342
    Abstract: A method of selecting a recipient of a message on the basis of data identifying access to previously transmitted messages, wherein each said message includes content data for display within a display area of a receiving terminal and control data including data indicative of a user selectable portion within the display area. The method includes receiving content data having one of a plurality of different types for use in creating said message, accessing tracking data corresponding to a previously transmitted message containing content data of a given type, the tracking data being indicative of selection of said user selectable portion upon display thereof at said receiving terminal, and selecting a recipient of the message on the basis of the received content data and the tracking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timo Ahopelto, Donald Peppers, Kai Friman
  • Patent number: 8352320
    Abstract: Method and system for enabling advertisers to deliver advertisements to consumers in which a plurality of tiers of available advertisements are defined, each tier containing a number of advertisements, a price for allocation of an advertisement in each tier is set wherein a lowest tier has the lowest price and the price increases to a maximum at a highest tier, and advertisements are allocated to advertisers based on availability starting from a lowest tier with unallocated advertisements and progressing to higher tiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan MacDonald, Donald Peppers
  • Patent number: 8296282
    Abstract: In order to facilitate creation of a community without member-specific registration, one or more sibling identifiers with corresponding units to be distributed to other persons are allocated to a subscriber and the one or more sibling identifiers is associated with the subscriber's identifier. The subscriber may then give a unit to his/her friend and when the friend uses the unit, or more precisely a sibling identifier the unit relates to, the system will recognize that the subscriber and the friend belong to the same community on the basis of the association formed when sibling identifiers were allocated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timo Ahopelto, Donald Peppers, Kai Friman
  • Publication number: 20110202566
    Abstract: In order to facilitate creation of a community without member-specific registration, one or more sibling identifiers with corresponding units to be distributed to other persons are allocated to a subscriber and the one or more sibling identifiers is associated with the subscriber's identifier. The subscriber may then give a unit to his/her friend and when the friend uses the unit, or more precisely a sibling identifier the unit relates to, the system will recognize that the subscriber and the friend belong to the same community on the basis of the association formed when sibling identifiers were allocated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: CVON Innovations Ltd.
    Inventors: Timo AHOPELTO, Donald PEPPERS, Kai FRIMAN
  • Patent number: 7974941
    Abstract: In order to facilitate creation of a community without member-specific registration, one or more sibling identifiers with corresponding units to be distributed to other persons are allocated to a subscriber and the one or more sibling identifiers is associated with the subscriber's identifier. The subscriber may then give a unit to his/her friend and when the friend uses the unit, or more precisely a sibling identifier the unit relates to, the system will recognize that the subscriber and the friend belong to the same community on the basis of the association formed when sibling identifiers were allocated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: CVON Innoventions Limited
    Inventors: Timo Ahopelto, Donald Peppers, Kai Friman
  • Patent number: 7702738
    Abstract: A method of selecting a recipient of a message on the basis of data identifying access to previously transmitted messages, wherein each said message includes content data for display within a display area of a receiving terminal and control data including data indicative of a user selectable portion within the display area. The method includes receiving content data having one of a plurality of different types for use in creating said message, accessing tracking data corresponding to a previously transmitted message containing content data of a given type, the tracking data being indicative of selection of said user selectable portion upon display thereof at said receiving terminal, and selecting a recipient of the message on the basis of the received content data and the tracking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: CVON Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Timo Ahopelto, Donald Peppers, Kai Friman
  • Patent number: 7660862
    Abstract: A method of selecting a recipient of a message on the basis of data identifying access to previously transmitted messages, wherein each said message includes content data for display within a display area of a receiving terminal and control data including data indicative of a user selectable portion within the display area. The method includes receiving content data having one of a plurality of different types for use in creating said message, accessing tracking data corresponding to a previously transmitted message containing content data of a given type, the tracking data being indicative of selection of said user selectable portion upon display thereof at said receiving terminal, and selecting a recipient of the message on the basis of the received content data and the tracking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: CVON Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Timo Ahopelto, Donald Peppers, Kai Friman
  • Publication number: 20080235341
    Abstract: A method of selecting a recipient of a message on the basis of data identifying access to previously transmitted messages, wherein each said message includes content data for display within a display area of a receiving terminal and control data including data indicative of a user selectable portion within the display area. The method includes receiving content data having one of a plurality of different types for use in creating said message, accessing tracking data corresponding to a previously transmitted message containing content data of a given type, the tracking data being indicative of selection of said user selectable portion upon display thereof at said receiving terminal, and selecting a recipient of the message on the basis of the received content data and the tracking data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: CVON Innovations Ltd.
    Inventors: Timo Ahopelto, Donald Peppers, Kai Friman
  • Publication number: 20080228893
    Abstract: Method and system for enabling advertisers to deliver advertisements to consumers in which a plurality of tiers of available advertisements are defined, each tier containing a number of advertisements, a price for allocation of an advertisement in each tier is set wherein a lowest tier has the lowest price and the price increases to a maximum at a highest tier, and advertisements are allocated to advertisers based on availability starting from a lowest tier with unallocated advertisements and progressing to higher tiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: CVON Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan MacDonald, Donald Peppers
  • Publication number: 20080228583
    Abstract: Method and system for enabling advertisers to deliver advertisements to consumers in which a plurality of tiers of available advertisements are defined, each tier containing a number of advertisements, a price for allocation of an advertisement in each tier is set wherein a lowest tier has the lowest price and the price increases to a maximum at a highest tier, and advertisements are allocated to advertisers based on availability starting from a lowest tier with unallocated advertisements and progressing to higher tiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: CVON Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan MacDonald, Donald Peppers
  • Publication number: 20080195751
    Abstract: A method of selecting a recipient of a message on the basis of data identifying access to previously transmitted messages, wherein each said message includes content data for display within a display area of a receiving terminal and control data including data indicative of a user selectable portion within the display area. The method includes receiving content data having one of a plurality of different types for use in creating said message, accessing tracking data corresponding to a previously transmitted message containing content data of a given type, the tracking data being indicative of selection of said user selectable portion upon display thereof at said receiving terminal, and selecting a recipient of the message on the basis of the received content data and the tracking data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: CVON Innovations Ltd.
    Inventors: Timo Ahopelto, Donald Peppers, Kai Friman
  • Publication number: 20080082617
    Abstract: A method of selecting a recipient of a message on the basis of data identifying access to previously transmitted messages, wherein each said message includes content data for display within a display area of a receiving terminal and control data including data indicative of a user selectable portion within the display area. The method includes receiving content data having one of a plurality of different types for use in creating said message, accessing tracking data corresponding to a previously transmitted message containing content data of a given type, the tracking data being indicative of selection of said user selectable portion upon display thereof at said receiving terminal, and selecting a recipient of the message on the basis of the received content data and the tracking data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: CVON Innovations Ltd.
    Inventors: Timo Ahopelto, Donald Peppers, Kai Friman
  • Publication number: 20080082550
    Abstract: In order to facilitate creation of a community without member-specific registration, one or more sibling identifiers with corresponding units to be distributed to other persons are allocated to a subscriber and the one or more sibling identifiers is associated with the subscriber's identifier. The subscriber may then give a unit to his/her friend and when the friend uses the unit, or more precisely a sibling identifier the unit relates to, the system will recognize that the subscriber and the friend belong to the same community on the basis of the association formed when sibling identifiers were allocated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: CVON Innovations Ltd.
    Inventors: Timo Ahopelto, Donald Peppers, Kai Friman