Patents by Inventor Ewan Godley
Ewan Godley 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).
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Patent number: 11120401Abstract: The invention is directed to a User Publishing System (UPS) that enables both content publishing for users that share what they know in articles and enabling these users to get paid for providing the content through use of a User Compensation System (UCS). The invention enables users to create and edit content in multiple formats, from multiple sources, and in multiple languages. The system can be integrated for use with a plurality of different websites and adopt both the look and feel and the content format of each website, and/or other communication medium. Compensation may be provided to the user providing the content based on a variety of metrics.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2018Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Leaf Group Ltd.Inventors: Sean Muller, Richard Rosenblatt, Joey C. Perez, Dennis A. Ameen, Larry Fitzgibbon, Greg Griffin, Laurent Gherardi, Jon R. Jurgens, Jr., Brian Havener, Glenn Moran, Dean Busenbark, Mark Jones, Adam Youngers, Ewan Godley
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Publication number: 20190197477Abstract: The invention is directed to a User Publishing System (UPS) that enables both content publishing for users that share what they know in articles and enabling these users to get paid for providing the content through use of a User Compensation System (UCS). The invention enables users to create and edit content in multiple formats, from multiple sources, and in multiple languages. The system can be integrated for use with a plurality of different websites and adopt both the look and feel and the content format of each website, and/or other communication medium. Compensation may be provided to the user providing the content based on a variety of metrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Sean Muller, Richard Rosenblatt, Joey C. Perez, Dennis A. Ameen, Larry Fitzgibbon, Greg Griffin, Laurent Gherardi, Jon R. Jurgens, JR., Brian Havener, Glenn Moran, Dean Busenbark, Mark Jones, Adam Youngers, Ewan Godley
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Patent number: 10204316Abstract: The invention is directed to a User Publishing System (UPS) that enables both content publishing for users that share what they know in articles and enabling these users to get paid for providing the content through use of a User Compensation System (UCS). The invention enables users to create and edit content in multiple formats, from multiple sources, and in multiple languages. The system can be integrated for use with a plurality of different websites and adopt both the look and feel and the content format of each website, and/or other communication medium. Compensation may be provided to the user providing the content based on a variety of metrics.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2007Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: LEAF GROUP LTD.Inventors: Sean Muller, Richard Rosenblatt, Joey C. Perez, Dennis A. Ameen, Larry Fitzgibbon, Greg Griffin, Laurent Gherardi, Jon R. Jurgens, Jr., Brian Havener, Glenn Moran, Dean Busenbark, Mark Jones, Adam Youngers, Ewan Godley
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Publication number: 20160366478Abstract: Television transmissions are received at multiple locations across a large area. Advertisements may be identified, harvested and tagged from within in the television transmissions. The advertisements may be assigned identifiers; media plans may be determined. Advertisement representations (e.g. fingerprints) may be used to identify advertisements in television content received by the smart TVs. The smart TVs may report the fingerprints along with other identifiers or samples thereof. Television content and advertisements therein as rendered by the smart TVs may be categorized as live, timeshifted, on-demand, over-the-top, and the like. The advertisements may be categorized as occurring in national or local/regional ad slots. The data from the smart TVs may be used to determine ad impressions, gross rating points, and target rating points. View rates for advertisements may also be determined and variations of advertisement may also be prepared.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Sean Muller, Ryan Hennig, Torsten Bittner, Moshe Cristel, Ewan Godley, Dennis Ameen
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Publication number: 20160337695Abstract: Television transmissions are received at multiple locations across a large area. Advertisements are identified, harvested and tagged from within in the television transmissions. The advertisements are made into smaller representations (“fingerprinted”) and are assigned identifiers and media plans are determined for the advertisements. Smart TVs use the advertisement representations to identify advertisements in television content received by the smart TVs. The smart TVs report the advertisement identifiers and identifiers of shows in the television content received by the smart TVs. The television content and advertisements as rendered by the smart TVs are categorized as live, timeshifted, on-demand, over-the-top, and the like. The advertisements are categorized as occurring in national or regional ad slots. The data from the smart TVs is used to determine ad impressions, gross rating points, and target rating points.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Sean MULLER, Scott HAPPELL, Ewan GODLEY
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Patent number: 9402111Abstract: Television transmissions are received at multiple locations across a large area. Advertisements are identified, harvested and tagged from within in the television transmissions. The advertisements are made into smaller representations (“fingerprinted”) and are assigned identifiers and media plans are determined for the advertisements. Smart TVs use the advertisement representations to identify advertisements in television content received by the smart TVs. The smart TVs report the advertisement identifiers and identifiers of shows in the television content received by the smart TVs. The television content and advertisements as rendered by the smart TVs are categorized as live, timeshifted, on-demand, over-the-top, and the like. The advertisements are categorized as occurring in national or regional ad slots. The data from the smart TVs is used to determine ad impressions, gross rating points, and target rating points.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: ISPOT.TV, INC.Inventors: Sean Muller, Scott Happell, Ewan Godley
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Publication number: 20160080789Abstract: Television transmissions are received at multiple locations across a large area. Advertisements are identified, harvested and tagged from within in the television transmissions. The advertisements are made into smaller representations (“fingerprinted”) and are assigned identifiers and media plans are determined for the advertisements. Smart TVs use the advertisement representations to identify advertisements in television content received by the smart TVs. The smart TVs report the advertisement identifiers and identifiers of shows in the television content received by the smart TVs. The television content and advertisements as rendered by the smart TVs are categorized as live, timeshifted, on-demand, over-the-top, and the like. The advertisements are categorized as occurring in national or regional ad slots. The data from the smart TVs is used to determine ad impressions, gross rating points, and target rating points.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Sean MULLER, Scott HAPPELL, Ewan GODLEY
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Publication number: 20150332309Abstract: A computer system and set of routines which determine a score for an advertisement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2014Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: ISPOT.TV, INC.Inventors: Sean MULLER, Ewan GODLEY, Scott HAPPELL, Greg HAVENER, Adam YOUNGERS
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Publication number: 20080082381Abstract: The invention is directed to a User Publishing System (UPS) that enables both content publishing for users that share what they know in articles and enabling these users to get paid for providing the content through use of a User Compensation System (UCS). The invention enables users to create and edit content in multiple formats, from multiple sources, and in multiple languages. The system can be integrated for use with a plurality of different websites and adopt both the look and feel and the content format of each website, and/or other communication medium. Compensation may be provided to the user providing the content based on a variety of metrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: Demand Media, Inc.Inventors: Sean Muller, Richard Rosenblatt, Joey Perez, Dennis Ameen, Larry Fitzgibbon, Greg Griffin, Laurent Gherardi, Jon Jurgens, Brian Havener, Glenn Moran, Dean Busenbark, Mark Jones, Adam Youngers, Ewan Godley