Patents by Inventor Jared D. Brown

Jared D. Brown 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).

  • Method and system for promotion of a search service
    Patent number: 8078608
    Abstract: A method and system for viral marketing is described. Using the method and system, recruiters may be associated with recruits. Recruiters may be compensated based on activities of recruits. The traceability of a recruit to a recruiter permits analysis of efficacy of the recruiter and recruitment techniques employed. The improved traceability is achieved due to the ability to trace any recruited user associated with an identifier of the recruiter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Chacha Search, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Jones, Steven M. Kremer, Jared D. Brown
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROMOTION OF A SEARCH SERVICE
    Publication number: 20080168040
    Abstract: A method and system for viral marketing is described. Using the method and system, recruiters may be associated with recruits. Recruiters may be compensated based on activities of recruits. The traceability of a recruit to a recruiter permits analysis of efficacy of the recruiter and recruitment techniques employed. The improved traceability is achieved due to the ability to trace any recruited user associated with an identifier of the recruiter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Scott A. Jones, Steve Maltland Kremer, Jared D. Brown