Patents by Inventor John L. Adelus

John L. Adelus 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).

  • System for targeting information to specific users on a computer network
    Patent number: 6606652
    Abstract: A system for targeting information on a computer network. The system involves categorizing a plurality of address pointers according to the content designated by the address pointer. The system further involves reading the address pointer which designates the content received by the user and determining which category or categories, if any, the address pointer is within. Information packets, such as advertisements, are targeted to selected categories. Once the category of an address pointer has been determined, an information packet targeted to that category is selected and transmitted to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: WebTV Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Cohn, John L. Adelus, Dean Blackketter, Samuel Thomas Scott, III, Stephen G. Perlman
  • System for targeting information to specific users on a computer network
    Patent number: 6308202
    Abstract: A system for targeting information on a computer network. The system involves categorizing a plurality of address pointers according to the content designated by the address pointer. The system further involves reading the address pointer which designates the content received by the user and determining which category or categories, if any, the address pointer is within. Information packets, such as advertisements, are targeted to selected categories. Once the category of an address pointer has been determined, an information packet targeted to that category is selected and transmitted to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: WebTV Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Cohn, John L. Adelus, Dean Blackketter, Samuel Thomas Scott, III, Stephen G. Perlman