Patents by Inventor Mark Jenkin

Mark Jenkin 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).

  • Method and apparatus for inserting information into an unused portion of a text message
    Publication number: 20050130685
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for placing a targeted advertisement into a text message is provided. A text message occupying only a portion of its permitted field is received at an SMSC gateway 108. The gateway 108 passes the text message to an advetext engine 110. The advertext engine 110 identifies a targeted advertisement based on information associated with the text message, the sender and/or the recipient, and places the targeted advertisement in the unused portion of the text message. Thereafter, the text message with the advertisement are delivered to the intended recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventor: Mark Jenkin