Patents by Inventor Marcus NELSON

Marcus NELSON 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: 8954449
    Abstract: A method for identifying an influencer of a brand is disclosed. The method embodiment includes scanning social media objects published by at least one social networking entity to identify a first social media object posted by a first user and relating to a brand associated with a product, an enterprise, a service, a person, a concept, and/or a trackable object. The social media objects include messages, video and audio clips, and/or image files posted by a plurality of users. The method also includes calculating a brand influence score for the first user based on a plurality of influence factors. The brand influence score for the first user is compared to a threshold influence score, and the first user is identified as a brand influencer when the first user's brand influence score is greater than the threshold influence score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Marcus Nelson, Jager McConnell, Ciara Peter
  • Publication number: 20130018893
    Abstract: A method for identifying an influencer of a brand is disclosed. The method embodiment includes scanning social media objects published by at least one social networking entity to identify a first social media object posted by a first user and relating to a brand associated with a product, an enterprise, a service, a person, a concept, and/or a trackable object. The social media objects include messages, video and audio clips, and/or image files posted by a plurality of users. The method also includes calculating a brand influence score for the first user based on a plurality of influence factors. The brand influence score for the first user is compared to a threshold influence score, and the first user is identified as a brand influencer when the first user's brand influence score is greater than the threshold influence score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Marcus NELSON, Jager MCCONNELL, Ciara PETER