Patents by Inventor Erin C. Looney

Erin C. Looney 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: 20110208852
    Abstract: Regionally-tiered Internet banner delivery may be provided. A banner presentation portion configured to present banners may be provided for presentation to a user via a screen of a client computing platform. Banners associated with sponsors may be received. Individual ones banners may be configured to present media content. Two or more tiers may be defined, which include a first tier and a second tier. Individual ones of the tiers may correspond to different overlapped and/or non-overlapped geographical areas. The first tier may correspond to a larger geographical area than the second tier. A given banner may be associated with a given tier based on a desired geographical area to which the given banner is directed. Individual ones of the banners may be provided, based on a location of the user, for presentation to the user via the presentation portion of the screen of the client computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Erin C. Looney, Scott C. Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20110208418
    Abstract: Completion of obligations associated with transactions performed via mobile user platforms may be facilitated based on digital interactive tickets associated with a unique geographical location and/or user preferences. An indication that a user has completed a transaction presented to the user via a user platform may be received. The transaction may have been completed responsive to content received at the user platform. The content may have been provided to the user platform based on a geographical location of the user platform and/or a user preference associated with the user. The content may include information associated with the geographical location of the user platform. A digital interactive ticket may be provided to the user platform responsive to receiving the indication. The digital interactive ticket may including executable software and/or requisite data enabling the digital interactive ticket to provide additional functionality on the user platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Erin C. Looney, Scott C. Armstrong