Patents by Inventor Edward T. Woodfield

Edward T. Woodfield 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: 20030008661
    Abstract: The present invention facilitates content delivery to a mobile terminal based on the proximity of the mobile terminal to a point of presence associated with a content provider. An application service may identify the location of the mobile terminal and use a locality database or service to determine localities containing the identified location. Based on the localities corresponding to the mobile terminal's location, content is selected and delivered to the mobile terminal. The localities may define any geographic region or area associated with a point of presence. For example, a locality may define a business district for a city, the city, or a defined area about a point of presence. For the latter, a locality could be defined to include an area having a certain radius about a retailer's point of presence or within a certain number of city blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Dennis P. Joyce, Michael J. Sutter, Edward T. Woodfield