Patents by Inventor Douglas D. Kyle

Douglas D. Kyle 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: 20170249656
    Abstract: Example devices, systems, and methods are provided for dynamic reward allocation among an online community of users performing collaborative online user actions. One example method involves monitoring user activity in a plurality of electronic publishing platforms including a crowdfunding platform and a social networking platform. The method also involves determining and storing point values for a detected content submission associated with a stored user profile. The point values are weighted according to at least a submission time of the detected content submission. The method also involves detecting a royalty distribution event. The method also involves allocating a royalty amount indicated in the detected event to a given user profile based on stored point values, of the user profile and other user profiles, that are associated with submission times prior to a royalty distribution time indicated in the detected event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Peter A. Gantner, Douglas D. Kyle