Patents by Inventor Joseph L. Spears

Joseph L. Spears 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: 20110191861
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods are described for providing user access to content via customized options for a plurality of regions, a customized option being provided to a user based on a region associated with the user. An upload of content for distribution and metadata describing the content are received. A first option definition is received that defines first criteria for accessing the content in a first region. A second option definition defining second criteria for accessing the content in a second region is received. One or more options for the content are provided to the user based on the region associated with the user. An identification of an option is received from the user, and access to the content is provided according to the criteria of the option that the user has identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Joseph L. Spears
  • Publication number: 20110191246
    Abstract: Systems and methods enabling marketing and distribution of motion pictures and other media content by content creators and other content providers are described herein. A platform is provided by which a plurality of content providers can market and distribute media content to users. Information about activity of the users on the platform is obtained in relation to the item of media content or in relation to media content related to the item of media content. A request is received for an activity report comprising information related to a user demographic or a media content characteristic. Responsive to the activity report request, the activity report is provided to the content provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Brandstetter, Joseph L. Spears
  • Publication number: 20110191287
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided that include receiving data or metadata for first content or data or metadata related to the first content. A first alternative for the first content is generated, where the first alternative is based upon the data or metadata for the first content or data or metadata for content related to the first content. A selection of the first alternative is received, where the selection of the first alternative generates first additional data or metadata for the first content or first additional data or metadata for content related to the first content. One or more second alternatives corresponding to the first content are dynamically generated, where a second alternative in the one or more second alternatives is based upon the generated first additional data or metadata for the first content or first additional data or metadata for content related to the first content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Joseph L. Spears
  • Publication number: 20110191097
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for identifying language that would be considered obscene or otherwise offensive to a user or proprietor of a system. A first plurality of offensive words are received, and a second plurality of offensive words are received. A string of words are received, where one or more detected offensive words are selected from the string of words that matches words from the first plurality of offensive words or the second plurality of offensive words. The string of words is processed based upon the detection of offensive words in the string of words.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Joseph L. Spears
  • Publication number: 20110191105
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for identifying language that would be considered obscene or otherwise offensive to a user or proprietor of a system. A plurality of offensive words are received, where each offensive word is associated with a severity score identifying the offensiveness of that word. A string of words is received. A distance between a candidate word and each offensive word in the plurality of offensive words is calculated, and a plurality of offensiveness scores for the candidate word are calculated, each offensiveness score based on the calculated distance between the candidate word and the offensive word and the severity score of the offensive word. A determination is made as to whether the candidate word is an offender word, where the candidate word is deemed to be an offender word when the highest offensiveness score in the plurality of offensiveness scores exceeds an offensiveness threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Joseph L. Spears
  • Patent number: 7895591
    Abstract: Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with deploying files are described. One example system embodiment includes a deployment logic configured to automatically prepare one or more files for deployment that are retrievable from a designated location. The deployment logic can also be configured to deploy the one or more files for execution on one or more servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Oracle International Corp.
    Inventor: Joseph L. Spears