Patents by Inventor Maarten Bosma
Maarten Bosma 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: 20240202780Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system includes receiving text from the user; identifying one or more search terms based on the text; identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the candidate images comprise a sponsored image; presenting one or more candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented preferentially compared to other candidate images; receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images; generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text; and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2024Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Patent number: 11948173Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system includes receiving text from the user; identifying one or more search terms based on the text; identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the candidate images comprise a sponsored image; presenting one or more candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented preferentially compared to other candidate images; receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images; generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text; and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: MediaLab.AIInventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Publication number: 20240045901Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system is capable of receiving text from the user, identifying one or more search terms based on the text, identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, presenting one or more candidate images to the user, receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images, generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text, and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: MediaLab.AIInventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Patent number: 11822594Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system is capable of receiving text from the user, identifying one or more search terms based on the text, identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, presenting one or more candidate images to the user, receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images, generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text, and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: MediaLab.AlInventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Publication number: 20230004596Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system is capable of receiving text from the user, identifying one or more search terms based on the text, identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, presenting one or more candidate images to the user, receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images, generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text, and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Patent number: 11544745Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system includes receiving text from the user; identifying one or more search terms based on the text; identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the candidate images comprise a sponsored image; presenting one or more candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented preferentially compared to other candidate images; receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images; generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text; and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: MediaLab.AIInventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Patent number: 11429661Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system is capable of receiving text from the user, identifying one or more search terms based on the text, identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, presenting one or more candidate images to the user, receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images, generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text, and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: MediaLab.AIInventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Publication number: 20210150580Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system includes receiving text from the user; identifying one or more search terms based on the text; identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the candidate images comprise a sponsored image; presenting one or more candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented preferentially compared to other candidate images; receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images; generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text; and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Patent number: 10885557Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system includes receiving text from the user; identifying one or more search terms based on the text; identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the candidate images comprise a sponsored image; presenting one or more candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented preferentially compared to other candidate images; receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images; generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text; and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: MediaLab.AIInventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Patent number: 10657170Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system is capable of receiving text from the user, identifying one or more search terms based on the text, identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, presenting one or more candidate images to the user, receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images, generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text, and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: MediaLab.AIInventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Publication number: 20180004776Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system is capable of receiving text from the user, identifying one or more search terms based on the text, identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, presenting one or more candidate images to the user, receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images, generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text, and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Publication number: 20180005273Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system includes receiving text from the user; identifying one or more search terms based on the text; identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the candidate images comprise a sponsored image; presenting one or more candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented preferentially compared to other candidate images; receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images; generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text; and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Patent number: 9779115Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system is capable of receiving text from the user, identifying one or more search terms based on the text, identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, presenting one or more candidate images to the user, receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images, generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text, and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: WhisperText, Inc.Inventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Patent number: 9773259Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system includes receiving text from the user; identifying one or more search terms based on the text; identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the candidate images comprise a sponsored image; presenting one or more candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented preferentially compared to other candidate images; receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images; generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text; and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: WhisperText, Inc.Inventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Publication number: 20160275110Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system is capable of receiving text from the user, identifying one or more search terms based on the text, identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, presenting one or more candidate images to the user, receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images, generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text, and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Patent number: 9384288Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system is capable of receiving text from the user, identifying one or more search terms based on the text, identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, presenting one or more candidate images to the user, receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images, generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text, and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: WhisperText, Inc.Inventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Publication number: 20160148272Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system includes receiving text from the user; identifying one or more search terms based on the text; identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the candidate images comprise a sponsored image; presenting one or more candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented preferentially compared to other candidate images; receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images; generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text; and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Patent number: 9286326Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system includes receiving text from the user; identifying one or more search terms based on the text; identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the candidate images comprise a sponsored image; presenting one or more candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented preferentially compared to other candidate images; receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images; generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text; and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: WhisperText, Inc.Inventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Publication number: 20160070722Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system includes receiving text from the user; identifying one or more search terms based on the text; identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the candidate images comprise a sponsored image; presenting one or more candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented preferentially compared to other candidate images; receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images; generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text; and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans
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Publication number: 20160070804Abstract: A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system is capable of receiving text from the user, identifying one or more search terms based on the text, identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, presenting one or more candidate images to the user, receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images, generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text, and transmitting the social media post for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Michael Heyward, Maarten Bosma, Samuel Brotherton, Charles DePue, III, Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Chase Evans