Patents by Inventor Dylan Sather

Dylan Sather 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).

  • Qualitative user assessment in online video advertising
    Patent number: 11030642
    Abstract: Whether video advertisements are being delivered to a human user or a machine is determined passively, i.e., without having the user to perform any explicit actions. Based on the time and frequency of ad requests generated from a user device, a daily schedule is estimated for the user. The estimated daily schedule is compared with a daily schedule pattern to determine whether the user is a human user or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.
    Inventors: Gian-Paolo Musumeci, Sharon Paisner, Dylan Sather
  • QUALITATIVE USER ASSESSMENT IN ONLINE VIDEO ADVERTISING
    Publication number: 20150213479
    Abstract: Whether video advertisements are being delivered to a human user or a machine is determined passively, i.e., without having the user to perform any explicit actions. Based on the time and frequency of ad requests generated from a user device, a daily schedule is estimated for the user. The estimated daily schedule is compared with a daily schedule pattern to determine whether the user is a human user or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Gian Paolo Musumeci, Sharon Paisner, Dylan Sather