Patents by Inventor Jon Elvekrog

Jon Elvekrog 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).

  • Publication number: 20210264475
    Abstract: An iterative method for optimizing targeted advertisement distribution for a social network including a plurality of users, the method including the steps of creating a user summary for a user by extracting persona attributes of a user account, generating a promotion summary for each of a plurality of advertisements, selecting an advertisement for the user based on the similarity between the promotion summary of the advertisement and the user summary, assessing a user reaction to the advertisement, and updating the user summary and promotion summary based on the user reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: 140 Proof Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Elvekrog, John Manoogian
  • Publication number: 20210118011
    Abstract: A method of targeted advertisement distribution based on persona data derived from a social network, wherein the social network includes a plurality of content streams, each content stream associated with a user and a user summary. The method includes the steps of receiving an advertisement request from a third party environment with associated content, identifying a content stream that includes a reference to the third party content, identifying a persona based on the user associated with the identified content stream, and serving an advertisement to the third party environment based on the identified persona.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: 140 Proof, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Elvekrog, John Manoogian, III
  • Publication number: 20190205940
    Abstract: A method of targeted advertisement distribution based on persona data derived from a social network, wherein the social network includes a plurality of content streams, each content stream associated with a user and a user summary. The method includes the steps of receiving an advertisement request from a third party environment with associated content, identifying a content stream that includes a reference to the third party content, identifying a persona based on the user associated with the identified content stream, and serving an advertisement to the third party environment based on the identified persona.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: 140 Proof, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Elvekrog, John Manoogian, III
  • Publication number: 20180158109
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention includes a method for allocating an advertisement to a plurality of users within a social network ecosystem, wherein each user is associated with a user summary comprising a keyword describing a user attribute extracted from the social network, the method including the steps of selecting a user audience for each of the plurality of advertisements from the plurality of users by altering the advertisement summary based on the target audience and an audience restriction, associating the advertisement with each user of the user audience, prioritizing each the advertisement list of each user, and serving an advertisement to the user in response to an advertisement request for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: John Manoogian, III, Jon Elvekrog
  • Publication number: 20180144367
    Abstract: A method and system for serving advertisements to a user of a social network, the social network being an internet based web platform with a plurality of user accounts, including creating a user summary by extracting implicit user attributes from a user account of the social network; creating a plurality of advertisement summaries composed in a format shared by the user summary; comparing the user summary to an advertisement summary to calculate a similarity score; and serving an advertisement to the user based on criteria related to the similarity score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Jon Elvekrog, John Manoogian, Erik Michaels-Ober
  • Publication number: 20170364950
    Abstract: An iterative method for optimizing targeted advertisement distribution for a social network including a plurality of users, the method including the steps of creating a user summary for a user by extracting persona attributes of a user account, generating a promotion summary for each of a plurality of advertisements, selecting an advertisement for the user based on the similarity between the promotion summary of the advertisement and the user summary, assessing a user reaction to the advertisement, and updating the user summary and promotion summary based on the user reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Jon Elvekrog, John Manoogian
  • Publication number: 20160343036
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamically responding to advertisement reactions of a user in social network that includes serving an initial advertisement to a user of a social network; gathering a response action of the user associated with the initial advertisement; categorizing a quality of the response action of the user; creating an advertiser response based on the quality of the response action; and sending the response to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jon Elvekrog, John Manoogian, III, Erik Michaels-Ober
  • Publication number: 20160328747
    Abstract: A method of targeted advertisement distribution based on persona data derived from a social network, wherein the social network includes a plurality of content streams, each content stream associated with a user and a user summary. The method includes the steps of receiving an advertisement request from a third party environment with associated content, identifying a content stream that includes a reference to the third party content, identifying a persona based on the user associated with the identified content stream, and serving an advertisement to the third party environment based on the identified persona.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: 140 Proof, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Elvekrog, John Manoogian, III
  • Publication number: 20160267536
    Abstract: A method and system for serving advertisements to a user of a social network, the social network being an internet based web platform with a plurality of user accounts, including creating a user summary by extracting implicit user attributes from a user account of the social network; creating a plurality of advertisement summaries composed in a format shared by the user summary; comparing the user summary to an advertisement summary to calculate a similarity score; and serving an advertisement to the user based on criteria related to the similarity score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jon Elvekrog, John Manoogian, Erik Michaels-Ober
  • Publication number: 20160239878
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention includes a method for allocating an advertisement to a plurality of users within a social network ecosystem, wherein each user is associated with a user summary comprising a keyword describing a user attribute extracted from the social network, the method including the steps of selecting a user audience for each of the plurality of advertisements from the plurality of users by altering the advertisement summary based on the target audience and an audience restriction, associating the advertisement with each user of the user audience, prioritizing each the advertisement list of each user, and serving an advertisement to the user in response to an advertisement request for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: John Manoogian, III, Jon Elvekrog
  • Publication number: 20160012481
    Abstract: An iterative method for optimizing targeted advertisement distribution for a social network including a plurality of users, the method including the steps of creating a user summary for a user by extracting persona attributes of a user account, generating a promotion summary for each of a plurality of advertisements, selecting an advertisement for the user based on the similarity between the promotion summary of the advertisement and the user summary, assessing a user reaction to the advertisement, and updating the user summary and promotion summary based on the user reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jon Elvekrog, John Manoogian
  • Publication number: 20140229290
    Abstract: A method of targeted advertisement distribution based on persona data derived from a social network, wherein the social network includes a plurality of content streams, each content stream associated with a user and a user summary. The method includes the steps of receiving an advertisement request from a third party environment with associated content, identifying a content stream that includes a reference to the third party content, identifying a persona based on the user associated with the identified content stream, and serving an advertisement to the third party environment based on the identified persona.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: 140 Proof, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Elvekrog, John Manoogian, III
  • Publication number: 20140195335
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamically responding to advertisement reactions of a user in social network that includes serving an initial advertisement to a user of a social network; gathering a response action of the user associated with the initial advertisement; categorizing a quality of the response action of the user; creating an advertiser response based on the quality of the response action; and sending the response to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: 140 Proof, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Elvekrog, John Manoogian, Erik Michaels-Ober
  • Publication number: 20140188627
    Abstract: A method and system for serving advertisements to a user of a social network, the social network being an internet based web platform with a plurality of user accounts, including creating a user summary by extracting implicit user attributes from a user account of the social network; creating a plurality of advertisement summaries composed in a format shared by the user summary; comparing the user summary to an advertisement summary to calculate a similarity score; and serving an advertisement to the user based on criteria related to the similarity score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: 140 Proof, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Elvekrog, John Manoogian, Erik Michaels-Ober
  • Publication number: 20140172567
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention includes a method for allocating an advertisement to a plurality of users within a social network ecosystem, wherein each user is associated with a user summary comprising a keyword describing a user attribute extracted from the social network, the method including the steps of selecting a user audience for each of the plurality of advertisements from the plurality of users by altering the advertisement summary based on the target audience and an audience restriction, associating the advertisement with each user of the user audience, prioritizing each the advertisement list of each user, and serving an advertisement to the user in response to an advertisement request for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: 140 Proof, Inc.
    Inventors: John Manoogian, Jon Elvekrog
  • Patent number: 8751305
    Abstract: A method of targeted advertisement distribution based on persona data derived from a social network, wherein the social network includes a plurality of content streams, each content stream associated with a user and a user summary. The method includes the steps of receiving an advertisement request from a third party environment with associated content, identifying a content stream that includes a reference to the third party content, identifying a persona based on the user associated with the identified content stream, and serving an advertisement to the third party environment based on the identified persona.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: 140 Proof, Inc.
    Inventors: John Manoogian, III, Jon Elvekrog
  • Publication number: 20110288939
    Abstract: A method of targeted advertisement distribution based on persona data derived from a social network, wherein the social network includes a plurality of content streams, each content stream associated with a user and a user summary. The method includes the steps of receiving an advertisement request from a third party environment with associated content, identifying a content stream that includes a reference to the third party content, identifying a persona based on the user associated with the identified content stream, and serving an advertisement to the third party environment based on the identified persona.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: JON ELVEKROG, JOHN MANOOGIAN, III
  • Publication number: 20110288937
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention includes a method for allocating an advertisement to a plurality of users within a social network ecosystem, wherein each user is associated with a user summary comprising a keyword describing a user attribute extracted from the social network, the method including the steps of selecting a user audience for each of the plurality of advertisements from the plurality of users by altering the advertisement summary based on the target audience and an audience restriction, associating the advertisement with each user of the user audience, prioritizing each the advertisement list of each user, and serving an advertisement to the user in response to an advertisement request for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: JOHN MANOOGIAN, III, JON ELVEKROG
  • Publication number: 20110288935
    Abstract: An iterative method for optimizing targeted advertisement distribution for a social network including a plurality of users, the method including the steps of creating a user summary for a user by extracting persona attributes of a user account, generating a promotion summary for each of a plurality of advertisements, selecting an advertisement for the user based on the similarity between the promotion summary of the advertisement and the user summary, assessing a user reaction to the advertisement, and updating the user summary and promotion summary based on the user reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: JON ELVEKROG, JOHN MANOOGIAN, III
  • Publication number: 20110153423
    Abstract: A method and system for serving advertisements to a user of a social network, the social network being an internet based web platform with a plurality of user accounts, including creating a user summary by extracting implicit user attributes from a user account of the social network; creating a plurality of advertisement summaries composed in a format shared by the user summary; comparing the user summary to an advertisement summary to calculate a similarity score; and serving an advertisement to the user based on criteria related to the similarity score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Jon Elvekrog, John Manoogian, III, Erik Michaels-Ober