Patents by Inventor Kevin R J B Donovan

Kevin R J B Donovan 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).

  • Patent number: 10726445
    Abstract: A system and method for providing dynamic pay-for-placement advertisements via graphics-enabled email that generates a display of advertisements when the email newsletter is opened so the advertisements displayed are based on rankings at the time the email is opened instead of when the email was generated and transmitted. In one embodiment, a graphical-content email having one or more embedded advertisement image references is provided to one or more email recipients. The advertisement image reference, in one embodiment, may include query string parameters indicating the context of the image reference and/or portion of the image reference (i.e., identifying the image reference as being part of a particular newsletter email), a position of the image reference in the email display, and the like. A URL reference also may be included with each advertisement image reference (.e.g., one URL for each advertisement portion of the image to be retrieved by the advertising image reference).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Kevin R J B Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell
  • Patent number: 10296521
    Abstract: A system and method for providing content to a user based on at least one prior user experience are provided. First content is transmitted to a user, wherein at least some of the first content is transmitted in response to one or more user content selections. Frequency information based on the inputs and/or the first content is stored. A request for content is received from the user. Second content is selected based on the frequency information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: ABOUT, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin R J B Donovan, James K. Toothman, Wen-Wei Wang, Tara Long
  • Patent number: 9143572
    Abstract: A system and method for providing content to a user based on at least one prior user experience are provided. First content is transmitted to a user, wherein at least some of the first content is transmitted in response to one or more user content selections. Frequency information based on the inputs and/or the first content is stored. A request for content is received from the user. Second content is selected based on the frequency information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ABOUT, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin R J B Donovan, James Keith Toothman, Wen-Wei Wang, Tara Long
  • Patent number: 8799072
    Abstract: Methods and systems that allow an Internet distribution partner of an advertisement listings provider to receive filtered and masked listings for display on the website of the Internet distribution partner. The Internet distribution partner defines filters to be applied to ranked advertising listings provided by an advertising listing provider. The advertisement listings provider system applies the filter to the listings in its database and identify matches and/or excludes matches depending on the characteristic specified. The advertisement listings provider may then send the Internet distribution partner advertisement listings based on the application of one or more filter selected by the distribution partner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Eric Robert Bronnimann, Jacob Paul Ewerdt, William C. Day, Kevin R J B Donovan, Brian Hammond, Ron McCoy, Sara Frances Plath, Dan C. Porter, James Keith Toothman
  • Patent number: 8429014
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing advertising content over the Internet through a hierarchical content-specific node structure and pricing advertising delivery over each node independently. Independent delivery and pricing allows an advertiser to pay more for advertisements delivered to a narrowly targeted audience likely to be interested in the goods or services offered by the advertising entity and to pay less for advertisements directed at a more general audience who may or may not have an interest in the goods or services offered. The less content specific the node is, the less targeted the advertisement will be, and therefore, the less valuable the advertisement will be to the advertising entity. Targeted advertising to multiple levels of content specific nodes is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Eric Robert Bronnimann, Jacob Paul Ewerdt, William C. Day, Kevin R J B Donovan, Brian Hammond, Elizabeth Klein, Matthew Gordon Knell, Ron McCoy, Sara Frances Plath, Dan C. Porter, Eric Christopher Saam
  • Patent number: 8311890
    Abstract: A system and method for providing dynamic pay-for-placement advertisements via graphics-enabled email that generates a display of advertisements when the email newsletter is opened so the advertisements displayed are based on rankings at the time the email is opened instead of when the email was generated and transmitted. In one embodiment, a graphical-content email having one or more embedded advertisement image references is provided to one or more email recipients. The advertisement image reference, in one embodiment, may include query string parameters indicating the context of the image reference and/or portion of the image reference (i.e., identifying the image reference as being part of a particular newsletter email), a position of the image reference in the email display, and the like. A URL reference also may be included with each advertisement image reference (.e.g., one URL for each advertisement portion of the image to be retrieved by the advertising image reference).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R J B Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell
  • Patent number: 8265997
    Abstract: A system and method for providing dynamic pay-for-placement advertisements via graphics-enabled email that generates a display of advertisements when the email newsletter is opened so the advertisements displayed are based on rankings at the time the email is opened instead of when the email was generated and transmitted. In one embodiment, a graphical-content email having one or more embedded advertisement image references is provided to one or more email recipients. The advertisement image reference, in one embodiment, may include query string parameters indicating the context of the image reference and/or portion of the image reference (i.e., identifying the image reference as being part of a particular newsletter email), a position of the image reference in the email display, and the like. A URL reference also may be included with each advertisement image reference (.e.g., one URL for each advertisement portion of the image to be retrieved by the advertising image reference).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R J B Donovan, David Bard Hills, William C. Day, Ron McCoy, Christopher Joseph Murphy, Eimear Kathleen O'Connell
  • Patent number: 8050970
    Abstract: Methods and systems that allow an Internet distribution partner of an advertisement listings provider to receive filtered and masked listings for display on the website of the Internet distribution partner. The Internet distribution partner defines filters to be applied to ranked advertising listings provided by an advertising listing provider. The advertisement listings provider system applies the filter to the listings in its database and identify matches and/or excludes matches depending on the characteristic specified. The advertisement listings provider may then send the Internet distribution partner advertisement listings based on the application of one or more filter selected by the distribution partner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Eric Robert Bronnimann, Jacob Paul Ewerdt, William C. Day, Kevin R J B Donovan, Brian Hammond, Ron McCoy, Sara Frances Plath, Dan C. Porter, James Keith Toothman
  • Patent number: 8032528
    Abstract: A system and method may include assigning a review request to a queue based on a content subject matter category of content, the review request requesting review of the content, and generating a notification message indicating that the review request is pending in the queue. The system and method may further include providing access to the content via a network for review, processing a response message to the notification message, and determining whether to publish the content based on the response message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: About Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R J B Donovan, Jonathan Matthew Durr, James Keith Toothman
  • Patent number: 7752073
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing advertising content over the Internet through a hierarchical content-specific node structure and pricing advertising delivery over each node independently. Independent delivery and pricing allows an advertiser to pay more for advertisements delivered to a narrowly targeted audience likely to be interested in the goods or services offered by the advertising entity and to pay less for advertisements directed at a more general audience who may or may not have an interest in the goods or services offered. The less content specific the node is, the less targeted the advertisement will be, and therefore, the less valuable the advertisement will be to the advertising entity. Targeted advertising to multiple levels of content specific nodes is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Eric Robert Bronnimann, Jacob Paul Ewerdt, William C. Day, Kevin R J B Donovan, Brian Hammond, Elizabeth Klein, Matthew Gordon Knell, Ron McCoy, Sara Frances Plath, Dan C. Porter, Eric Christopher Saam
  • Patent number: 7752072
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing advertising content over the Internet through a hierarchical content-specific node structure and pricing advertising delivery over each node independently. Independent delivery and pricing allows an advertiser to pay more for advertisements delivered to a narrowly targeted audience likely to be interested in the goods or services offered by the advertising entity and to pay less for advertisements directed at a more general audience who may or may not have an interest in the goods or services offered. The less content specific the node is, the less targeted the advertisement will be, and therefore, the less valuable the advertisement will be to the advertising entity. Targeted advertising to multiple levels of content specific nodes is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barry, Eric Robert Bronnimann, Jacob Paul Ewerdt, William C. Day, Kevin R J B Donovan, Brian Hammond, Elizabeth Klein, Matthew Gordon Knell, Ron McCoy, Sara Frances Plath, Dan C. Porter, Eric Christopher Saam