Patents by Inventor Guy Phillips

Guy Phillips 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).

  • Patent number: 11244341
    Abstract: A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: RETAILMENOT, INC.
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Publication number: 20200034866
    Abstract: A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Publication number: 20200005348
    Abstract: A method of displaying information items, the method comprising: determining a ranking score for each of a plurality of information items based on a history of votes received for each of the information items, the determining comprising: assigning a value to the information item for each vote received in respect of that information item, assigning a weight to each value as a function of the recency of the vote, and calculating a score for each information item, the score being calculated as a first sum across all votes of the product of the value of each vote with its assigned weight, divided by a second sum of the weights across all votes; determining, responsive to a first serve request and based on at least one criterion, at least one of the information items to be displayed at a client device; and transmitting to the client device code executable by a browser application to display the at least one information item based on the ranking score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Guy Phillip William King, Clark Guo
  • Patent number: 10489814
    Abstract: A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: RetailMeNot, Inc.
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Publication number: 20190244235
    Abstract: A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Patent number: 10296931
    Abstract: A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: RetailMeNot, Inc.
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Patent number: 10290015
    Abstract: A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: RetailMeNot, Inc.
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Publication number: 20190102789
    Abstract: A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Publication number: 20170186028
    Abstract: A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Patent number: 9626688
    Abstract: A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: RetailMeNot, Inc.
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Publication number: 20160328760
    Abstract: A feedback system, comprising a console comprising a feedback interface and a console body, the console body housing a processor and a wireless communications module, wherein the console body supports the feedback interface; wherein the feedback interface comprises a plurality of feedback buttons, each feedback button comprising an image indicative of a different type of feedback, wherein pressing of one of the feedback buttons is recorded by the processor and communicated by the wireless communications module to a server; wherein the console further comprises a motion detector positioned to detect motion occurring in a region towards which the feedback interface is facing, the motion detector being in communication with the processor to provide a detector output to the processor; and wherein the processor is configured to communicate motion data based on the detector output to the server via the wireless communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Publication number: 20140337110
    Abstract: A method of displaying information items, the method comprising determining an average value for each of a plurality of information items based on at least one stored input value received for each of the information items; determining, responsive to a first serve request and based on at least one display criterion, at least one of the information items to be displayed at a client device; and transmitting to the client device code executable by a browser application to display the at least one information item and the average value determined for each at least one information item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Publication number: 20140074579
    Abstract: A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: RETAILMENOT, INC.
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Publication number: 20140039994
    Abstract: A method of displaying information items, the method comprising: determining a ranking score for each of a plurality of information items based on a history of votes received for each of the information items, the determining comprising: assigning a value to the information item for each vote received in respect of that information item, assigning a weight to each value as a function of the recency of the vote, and calculating a score for each information item, the score being calculated as a first sum across all votes of the product of the value of each vote with its assigned weight, divided by a second sum of the weights across all votes; determining, responsive to a first serve request and based on at least one criterion, at least one of the information items to be displayed at a client device; and transmitting to the client device code executable by a browser application to display the at least one information item based on the ranking score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: RETAILMENOT, Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Phillip William King, Clark Guo
  • Patent number: 8612288
    Abstract: A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Retailmenot, Inc.
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Patent number: 8600837
    Abstract: A method of displaying information items, the method comprising: determining a ranking score for each of a plurality of information items based on a history of votes received for each of the information items, the determining comprising: assigning a value to the information item for each vote received in respect of that information item, assigning a weight to each value as a function of the recency of the vote, and calculating a score for each information item, the score being calculated as a first sum across all votes of the product of the value of each vote with its assigned weight, divided by a second sum of the weights across all votes; determining, responsive to a first serve request and based on at least one criterion, at least one of the information items to be displayed at a client device; and transmitting to the client device code executable by a browser application to display the at least one information item based on the ranking score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: RETAILMENOT, Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Phillip William King, Clark Guo
  • Publication number: 20120323666
    Abstract: A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: RMN ACQUISITION CO., LLC
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Publication number: 20110288921
    Abstract: A method of displaying information items, the method comprising determining an average value for each of a plurality of information items based on at least one stored input value received for each of the information items; determining, responsive to a first serve request and based on at least one display criterion, at least one of the information items to be displayed at a client device; and transmitting to the client device code executable by a browser application to display the at least one information item and the average value determined for each at least one information item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: STATELESS SYSTEMS PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Publication number: 20110178867
    Abstract: A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: STATELESS SYSTEMS PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Guy Phillip William King
  • Publication number: 20110060659
    Abstract: A method of displaying information items, the method comprising: determining a ranking score for each of a plurality of information items based on a history of votes received for each of the information items, the determining comprising: assigning a value to the information item for each vote received in respect of that information item, assigning a weight to each value as a function of the recency of the vote, and calculating a score for each information item, the score being calculated as a first sum across all votes of the product of the value of each vote with its assigned weight, divided by a second sum of the weights across all votes; determining, responsive to a first serve request and based on at least one criterion, at least one of the information items to be displayed at a client device; and transmitting to the client device code executable by a browser application to display the at least one information item based on the ranking score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: STATELESS SYSTEMS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Guy Phillip William King, Clark Guo