Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Maurone

Jeffrey Maurone 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).

  • Techniques for authoring ads for dynamic layout environments
    Publication number: 20070255616
    Abstract: An electronic advertisement includes an ad layout that defines at least one element, the element referring to media content for the electronic advertisement. The media content including text in vector format, a border that is scalable without loss in fidelity, and logic that enables swapping an image based on a change in display characteristics of the electronic advertisement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Gjerstad, Filipe Fortes, Michael Cooper, Jeffrey Maurone
  • Offline advertisement serving and presentation
    Publication number: 20070255617
    Abstract: A client computer is enabled to view content offline, and electronic advertisements may be presented in conjunction with the content. Usage data is tracked for the advertisements and reported to an ad server upon synchronization so that appropriate steps can be taken (i.e., billing a customer) based on the usage of the advertisements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Maurone, Kevin Gjerstad, Michael Cooper