Patents by Inventor Joseph Essas

Joseph Essas 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: 20060095412
    Abstract: System and method for presenting search results. Search results may be mixed and/or prioritized based on one or more criteria. Search results may be mixed and/or prioritized based on user profile data, preferred advertiser/merchant rankings or a combination thereof. Search results may presented to a viewer on a display device simultaneously along with broadcast and/or streaming content. The search results may be “pushed” to a client-side device and presented along with related broadcast content. Alternatively, the search results may be based on one or more user-provided search criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: David Zito, Joseph Essas
  • Publication number: 20060090185
    Abstract: System and method for providing time-based content. In one embodiment, time-based offers are presented to viewers of broadcast content, and may be presented on the same display device being used to display broadcast programming. In another embodiment, time-based offers are commercial offers inviting the viewer to purchase goods or services at a special rate for a limited time. Time-based offers may also be customized based on programming content being viewed and/or viewer profile data. Responses to presented time-based offers may be used to update viewer profile data and/or merchant conversion profile data, which is a measure of how effective the particular offer is.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: David Zito, Joseph Essas
  • Publication number: 20060090183
    Abstract: A search-enabled remote control device to facilitate viewers' ability to search through programming and/or content options and view results. In one embodiment, a viewer is able to use a traditional remote control interface to navigate through menus or selections and to display search results on screen. In another embodiment, a viewer's watching behavior and/or searching habits are tracked by the search-enabled remote control and used to develop a viewer profile, which may in turn be used to target advertisements, information and/or future programming options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: David Zito, Joseph Essas
  • Publication number: 20060090184
    Abstract: System and method for presenting information. In one embodiment, viewers watching behavior and/or searching habits may be tracked and used to develop a viewer profile. This view profile may then be used to target advertisements, information and/or future programming options to the viewer. Commercial items may also be targeted to the individual user based on such television viewing and/or searching habits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: David Zito, Joseph Essas
  • Publication number: 20050187818
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods and systems for facilitating transactions between advertisers and advertisees for arranging for presentation of advertisements to users of computers or other computerized devices. Advertiser and advertisee offers, including user context conditions, are obtained. User context information is obtained, such as real-time or almost real-time information about an online user of an Internet site of the advertiser. If a match is determined between an advertiser offer, an advertisee offer, and a user context, arranging for presentation of an advertisement to the user is facilitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: David Zito, Joseph Essas, Reza Ghanbari, Yusuf Gomel