Patents by Inventor John P. Kelvie
John P. Kelvie 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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Publication number: 20230298587Abstract: Interactive content containing audio or video may be provided in conjunction with non-interactive content containing audio or video to enhance user engagement and interest with the contents and to increase the effectiveness of the distributed information. Interactive content may be directly inserted into the existing, non-interactive content. Additionally or alternatively, interactive content may be streamed in parallel to the existing content, with minimal modification to the existing content. For example, the server may monitor content from a content provider; detect an event (e.g., a marker embedded in the content stream, or in a data source external to the content stream); upon detecting the event, play interactive content at a designated time while silencing the content stream of the content provider (e.g., by muting, pausing, playing silence.) The marker may be a sub-audible tone or metadata associated with the content stream. The user may respond to the interactive content by voice.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. HIGBIE, John P. KELVIE, Michael M. MYERS, Franklin D. RAINES
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Patent number: 11699436Abstract: Interactive content containing audio or video may be provided in conjunction with non-interactive content containing audio or video to enhance user engagement and interest with the contents and to increase the effectiveness of the distributed information. Interactive content may be directly inserted into the existing, non-interactive content. Additionally or alternatively, interactive content may be streamed in parallel to the existing content, with minimal modification to the existing content. For example, the server may monitor content from a content provider; detect an event (e.g., a marker embedded in the content stream, or in a data source external to the content stream); upon detecting the event, play interactive content at a designated time while silencing the content stream of the content provider (e.g., by muting, pausing, playing silence.) The marker may be a sub-audible tone or metadata associated with the content stream. The user may respond to the interactive content by voice.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. Higbie, John P. Kelvie, Michael M. Myers, Franklin D. Raines
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Publication number: 20220406314Abstract: A method, device, system, and computer medium for providing interactive advertising are provided. For example, a device may request an advertisement from a remote server, receive the advertisement, receive a response from a user who is listening and/or watching the advertisement, and transmit the response to the server for further action. The user may input a response by speaking. A server may receive an advertisement request from the device, select an advertisement based on pre-defined one or more criteria, transmit the selected advertisement to the device for play, receive from the device a response to the selected advertisement, and then perform an action corresponding to the received response.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. HIGBIE, John P. KELVIE, Michael M. MYERS, Franklin D. RAINES
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Patent number: 11373658Abstract: A method, device, system, and computer medium for providing interactive advertising are provided. For example, a device may request an advertisement from a remote server, receive the advertisement, receive a response from a user who is listening and/or watching the advertisement, and transmit the response to the server for further action. The user may input a response by speaking. A server may receive an advertisement request from the device, select an advertisement based on pre-defined one or more criteria, transmit the selected advertisement to the device for play, receive from the device a response to the selected advertisement, and then perform an action corresponding to the received response.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. Higbie, John P. Kelvie, Michael M. Myers, Franklin D. Raines
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Publication number: 20210090564Abstract: Interactive content containing audio or video may be provided in conjunction with non-interactive content containing audio or video to enhance user engagement and interest with the contents and to increase the effectiveness of the distributed information. Interactive content may be directly inserted into the existing, non-interactive content. Additionally or alternatively, interactive content may be streamed in parallel to the existing content, with minimal modification to the existing content. For example, the server may monitor content from a content provider; detect an event (e.g., a marker embedded in the content stream, or in a data source external to the content stream); upon detecting the event, play interactive content at a designated time while silencing the content stream of the content provider (e.g., by muting, pausing, playing silence.) The marker may be a sub-audible tone or metadata associated with the content stream. The user may respond to the interactive content by voice.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. HIGBIE, John P. KELVIE, Michael M. MYERS, Franklin D. RAINES
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Patent number: 10706849Abstract: Interactive content containing audio or video may be provided in conjunction with non-interactive content containing audio or video to enhance user engagement and interest with the contents and to increase the effectiveness of the distributed information. Interactive content may be directly inserted into the existing, non-interactive content. Additionally or alternatively, interactive content may be streamed in parallel to the existing content, with minimal modification to the existing content. For example, the server may monitor content from a content provider; detect an event (e.g., a marker embedded in the content stream, or in a data source external to the content stream); upon detecting the event, play interactive content at a designated time while silencing the content stream of the content provider (e.g., by muting, pausing, playing silence.) The marker may be a sub-audible tone or metadata associated with the content stream. The user may respond to the interactive content by voice.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. Higbie, John P. Kelvie, Michael M. Myers, Franklin D. Raines
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Publication number: 20190362722Abstract: Interactive content containing audio or video may be provided in conjunction with non-interactive content containing audio or video to enhance user engagement and interest with the contents and to increase the effectiveness of the distributed information. Interactive content may be directly inserted into the existing, non-interactive content. Additionally or alternatively, interactive content may be streamed in parallel to the existing content, with minimal modification to the existing content. For example, the server may monitor content from a content provider; detect an event (e.g., a marker embedded in the content stream, or in a data source external to the content stream); upon detecting the event, play interactive content at a designated time while silencing the content stream of the content provider (e.g., by muting, pausing, playing silence.) The marker may be a sub-audible tone or metadata associated with the content stream. The user may respond to the interactive content by voice.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. HIGBIE, John P. KELVIE, Michael M. MYERS, Franklin D. RAINES
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Patent number: 10475453Abstract: Interactive content containing audio or video may be provided in conjunction with non-interactive content containing audio or video to enhance user engagement and interest with the contents and to increase the effectiveness of the distributed information. Interactive content may be directly inserted into the existing, non-interactive content. Additionally or alternatively, interactive content may be streamed in parallel to the existing content, with only minimal modification to the existing content. For example, the server may monitor content from a content provider; detect an event (e.g., detecting a marker embedded in the content stream, or in a data source external to the content stream); upon detection of the event, play interactive content at one or more designated times while silencing the content stream of the content provider (e.g., by muting, pausing, playing silence.) The marker may be a sub-audible tone or metadata associated with the content stream.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. Higbie, John P. Kelvie, Michael M. Myers, Franklin D. Raines
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Publication number: 20190221216Abstract: A method, device, system, and computer medium for providing interactive advertising are provided. For example, a device may request an advertisement from a remote server, receive the advertisement, receive a response from a user who is listening and/or watching the advertisement, and transmit the response to the server for further action. The user may input a response by speaking. A server may receive an advertisement request from the device, select an advertisement based on pre-defined one or more criteria, transmit the selected advertisement to the device for play, receive from the device a response to the selected advertisement, and then perform an action corresponding to the received response.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. HIGBIE, John P. KELVIE, Michael M. MYERS, Franklin D. RAINES
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Patent number: 10157618Abstract: A method, device, system, and computer medium for providing interactive advertising are provided. For example, a device may request an advertisement from a remote server, receive the advertisement, receive a response from a user who is listening and/or watching the advertisement, and transmit the response to the server for further action. The user may input a response by speaking. A server may receive an advertisement request from the device, select an advertisement based on pre-defined one or more criteria, transmit the selected advertisement to the device for play, receive from the device a response to the selected advertisement, and then perform an action corresponding to the received response.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. Higbie, John P. Kelvie, Michael M. Myers, Franklin D. Raines
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Patent number: 10152975Abstract: A method, device, system, and computer medium for providing interactive advertising are provided. For example, a device may request an advertisement from a remote server, receive the advertisement, receive a response from a user who is listening and/or watching the advertisement, and transmit the response to the server for further action. The user may input a response by speaking. A server may receive an advertisement request from the device, select an advertisement based on pre-defined one or more criteria, transmit the selected advertisement to the device for play, receive from the device a response to the selected advertisement, and then perform an action corresponding to the received response.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. Higbie, John P. Kelvie, Michael M. Myers, Franklin D. Raines
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Publication number: 20180261220Abstract: Interactive content containing audio or video may be provided in conjunction with non-interactive content containing audio or video to enhance user engagement and interest with the contents and to increase the effectiveness of the distributed information. Interactive content may be directly inserted into the existing, non-interactive content. Additionally or alternatively, interactive content may be streamed in parallel to the existing content, with only minimal modification to the existing content. For example, the server may monitor content from a content provider; detect an event (e.g., detecting a marker embedded in the content stream, or in a data source external to the content stream); upon detection of the event, play interactive content at one or more designated times while silencing the content stream of the content provider (e.g., by muting, pausing, playing silence.) The marker may be a sub-audible tone or metadata associated with the content stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. HIGBIE, John P. KELVIE, Michael M. MYERS, Franklin D. RAINES
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Patent number: 9978366Abstract: Interactive content containing audio or video may be provided in conjunction with non-interactive content containing audio or video to enhance user engagement and interest with the contents and to increase the effectiveness of the distributed information. Interactive content may be directly inserted into the existing, non-interactive content. Additionally or alternatively, interactive content may be streamed in parallel to the existing content, with only minimal modification to the existing content. For example, the server may monitor content from a content provider; detect an event (e.g., detecting a marker embedded in the content stream, or in a data source external to the content stream); upon detection of the event, play interactive content at one or more designated times while silencing the content stream of the content provider (e.g., by muting, pausing, playing silence.) The marker may be a sub-audible tone or metadata associated with the content stream.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. Higbie, John P. Kelvie, Michael M. Myers, Franklin D. Raines
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Publication number: 20170103754Abstract: Interactive content containing audio or video may be provided in conjunction with non-interactive content containing audio or video to enhance user engagement and interest with the contents and to increase the effectiveness of the distributed information. Interactive content may be directly inserted into the existing, non-interactive content. Additionally or alternatively, interactive content may be streamed in parallel to the existing content, with only minimal modification to the existing content. For example, the server may monitor content from a content provider; detect an event (e.g., detecting a marker embedded in the content stream, or in a data source external to the content stream); upon detection of the event, play interactive content at one or more designated times while silencing the content stream of the content provider (e.g., by muting, pausing, playing silence.) The marker may be a sub-audible tone or metadata associated with the content stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. HIGBIE, John P. KELVIE, Michael M. MYERS, Franklin D. RAINES
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Publication number: 20150120295Abstract: A method, device, system, and computer medium for providing interactive advertising are provided. For example, a device may request an advertisement from a remote server, receive the advertisement, receive a response from a user who is listening and/or watching the advertisement, and transmit the response to the server for further action. The user may input a response by speaking. A server may receive an advertisement request from the device, select an advertisement based on pre-defined one or more criteria, transmit the selected advertisement to the device for play, receive from the device a response to the selected advertisement, and then perform an action corresponding to the received response.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2015Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: XAPPMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Patrick B. HIGBIE, John P. KELVIE, Michael M. MYERS, Franklin D. RAINES
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Publication number: 20140330559Abstract: A method, device, system, and computer medium for providing interactive advertising are provided. For example, a device may request an advertisement from a remote server, receive the advertisement, receive a response from a user who is listening and/or watching the advertisement, and transmit the response to the server for further action. The user may input a response by speaking. A server may receive an advertisement request from the device, select an advertisement based on pre-defined one or more criteria, transmit the selected advertisement to the device for play, receive from the device a response to the selected advertisement, and then perform an action corresponding to the received response.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2013Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventors: Patrick B. HIGBIE, John P. Kelvie, Michael M. Myers, Franklin D. Raines