Patents by Inventor Mark Masterson

Mark Masterson 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: 8370198
    Abstract: A method for registering a media for configurable advertising is described herein. Advertising policies from a publisher of the media may be received at a video advertising platform. A request from the publisher to register the media for advertising may be received at a video advertising platform. The request may have media metadata. A media manifest may be generated at the video advertising platform. The media manifest may be based on the media metadata and the advertising policies. The media manifest may be configured to be received by a media player. The media player may play the media with one or more advertisements as specified by the media manifest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ashish Gupta, Mark Masterson, Brian Tschumper, Phani Vaddadi, Jr., Shankar Vaidyanathan
  • Patent number: 8131591
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide ways to update and permit third-party advertising content of a webpage developed using Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (“AJAX”) techniques. An illustrative method includes registering a set of possible triggering events that can invoke an advertisement-update process, registering advertisement containers (portions of the webpage that can present the advertisements), receiving an indication that a triggering event has occurred, identifying (in some cases) advertisement containers whose advertisement content is to be updated, accessing third-party advertisement data that is stored outside of the domain of the webpage to receive the fresh advertising content, and presenting the fresh advertising content in the one or more advertisement containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sunitha Gorty, Mark Masterson, Scott Tomlin, Mansoor Malik, Hyejin Yun
  • Publication number: 20100235238
    Abstract: A method for registering a media for configurable advertising is described herein. Advertising policies from a publisher of the media may be received at a video advertising platform. A request from the publisher to register the media for advertising may be received at a video advertising platform. The request may have media metadata. A media manifest may be generated at the video advertising platform. The media manifest may be based on the media metadata and the advertising policies. The media manifest may be configured to be received by a media player. The media player may play the media with one or more advertisements as specified by the media manifest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ashish Gupta, Mark Masterson, Brian Tschumper, Phani Vaddadi, JR., Shankar Vaidyanathan
  • Publication number: 20090070190
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide ways to update and permit third-party advertising content of a webpage developed using Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (“AJAX”) techniques. An illustrative method includes registering a set of possible triggering events that can invoke an advertisement-update process, registering advertisement containers (portions of the webpage that can present the advertisements), receiving an indication that a triggering event has occurred, identifying (in some cases) advertisement containers whose advertisement content is to be updated, accessing third-party advertisement data that is stored outside of the domain of the webpage to receive the fresh advertising content, and presenting the fresh advertising content in the one or more advertisement containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunitha Gorty, Mark Masterson, Scott Tomlin, Mansoor Malik, Hyejin Yun
  • Publication number: 20080282290
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable media are presented for displaying an interactive viewer associated with an advertisement within a user interface. In one aspect, the system includes an advertisement manager for providing advertisements in response to request from clients. The system further includes a rendering component for determining if an advertisement has an associated interactive viewer, determining features associated with the advertisement, and displaying the interactive viewer including the determined features. Additionally, the system includes an event tracking module for monitoring a user's interaction with the interactive viewer, and reporting feedback regarding the interaction to the advertisement manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mansoor Malik, Scott Tomlin, Phani Vaddadi, Mark Masterson, Tarek Najm, Ying Li, Raxit Kagalwala, Kevin Riedy, Li Li