Patents by Inventor Mary MacPherson

Mary MacPherson 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).

  • System and method for monitoring mobile device activity
    Patent number: 9648116
    Abstract: A method and server for monitoring the physical activities of a mobile device is provided. The server receives descriptive data from a monitor, the descriptive data including a time, a monitor identifier and a device identifier. Additional descriptive data based on the monitor identifier is selected and a profile based on the descriptive data and the additional descriptive data is updated. The profile is further updated based on a time based activity. The additional descriptive data can include classifications and at least one keyword associated with each classification. Each keyword associated with each classification is selected based on a location of the monitor. The profile can be associated with at least one of the device identifier and the monitor identifier. The server can further maintain additional profiles and aggregate the maintained to form a macro profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: OPTIFI INC.
    Inventors: Robert A. Morton, David Jonkers, Mary MacPherson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MOBILE DEVICE ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20160285981
    Abstract: A method and server for monitoring the physical activities of a mobile device is provided. The server receives descriptive data from a monitor, the descriptive data including a time, a monitor identifier and a device identifier. Additional descriptive data based on the monitor identifier is selected and a profile based on the descriptive data and the additional descriptive data is updated. The profile is further updated based on a time based activity. The additional descriptive data can include classifications and at least one keyword associated with each classification. Each keyword associated with each classification is selected based on a location of the monitor. The profile can be associated with at least one of the device identifier and the monitor identifier. The server can further maintain additional profiles and aggregate the maintained to form a macro profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Robert A. MORTON, David JONKERS, Mary MacPHERSON
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MOBILE DEVICE ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20150302439
    Abstract: A method and server for monitoring the physical activities of a mobile device is provided. The server receives descriptive data from a monitor, the descriptive data including a time, a monitor identifier and a device identifier. Additional descriptive data based on the monitor identifier is selected and a profile based on the descriptive data and the additional descriptive data is updated. The profile is further updated based on a time based activity. The additional descriptive data can include classifications and at least one keyword associated with each classification. Each keyword associated with each classification is selected based on a location of the monitor. The profile can be associated with at least one of the device identifier and the monitor identifier. The server can further maintain additional profiles and aggregate the maintained to form a macro profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Robert A. Morton, David Jonkers, Mary MacPherson