Patents by Inventor Matthew Ferry

Matthew Ferry 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: 10229438
    Abstract: A management and delivery method and system for a distributed marketing network. Access to one or more network service gateways associated with a distributed marketing network can be authorized, if particular criteria are satisfied. A business transaction may be coordinated with the distributed marketing network through network service gateways in a near real time fashion and without manual intervention, in response to authorizing the access to the network service gateways. The network service gateways may include a partner interface, a centralized hub that communicates with the partner interfaces, and/or a local market integrated service layer that communicates with the centralized hub and the partner interface. The distributed marketing network may be, for example, a network of radio stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Bobbi Denise Schuster, Matthew Ferry, John Fulbright, David C. Jellison, Jr., Kohinoor Basu, Steven M. Gable
  • Patent number: 8719080
    Abstract: There is disclosed a computerized system and method for scheduling advertising events which utilizes a set of configurable instructions regarding booking an order which iterates through a series of broadening, configurable criteria and also implements a configurable scoring system for the purpose of comparing multiple Events to determine if one Event is more valuable than the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Clear Channel Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Ferry, Thomas McCartan
  • Patent number: 8666807
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for managing a media advertising proposal from inception to completion of an order with one or more media outlets are described. An embodiment of the method includes receiving a customer request for placement of advertising in one or more media outlets, creating a media advertising proposal, that includes schedule of advertising for the requested placement, based on user inputs into a media proposal tool, storing the media advertising proposal in a database connected to the media proposal tool, accessing one or more external applications to integrate information and data into the media advertising proposal, assigning a grade to the media advertising proposal, entering the media advertising proposal into a computerized workflow in the media proposal tool for review and approval, and if the media advertising proposal is approved, injecting the media advertising proposal as an order into a traffic and billing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Clear Channel Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Murray, Matthew Ferry, Marwan Shaban, Mark R. Allen, Bobbi Denise Schuster, Steven M. Gable
  • Publication number: 20100114715
    Abstract: A management and delivery method and system for a distributed marketing network. Access to one or more network service gateways associated with a distributed marketing network can be authorized, if particular criteria are satisfied. A business transaction may be coordinated with the distributed marketing network through network service gateways in a near real time fashion and without manual intervention, in response to authorizing the access to the network service gateways. The network service gateways may include a partner interface, a centralized hub that communicates with the partner interfaces, and/or a local market integrated service layer that communicates with the centralized hub and the partner interface. The distributed marketing network may be, for example, a network of radio stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Bobbi Denise Schuster, Matthew Ferry, John Fulbright, David C. Jellison, JR., Kohinoor Basu, Steven M. Gable
  • Publication number: 20100095324
    Abstract: Advertisements can be paired based on their context to achieve increased advertising effectiveness that might not be able to be achieved without the pairing. The advertisements can be paired based on a user's preferred context, which includes an attribute of one of the advertisements. For example, a conditional advertisement can be paired with a scheduled advertisement based on an industry type, the length of the other advertisement, or some other characteristic. Each characteristic can be given a weight, to aid in pairing determinations. The effectiveness of the pairing can be tracked, and the context can be iteratively modified based on the measured effectiveness of the advertising campaign. Pairing can be performed without identifying other advertisers, even though weighting factors may take a sponsor's identity into account. Pairing can be constrained by a master schedule and by a maximum allowed number of conditional spots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: CLEAR CHANNEL MANGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Bobbi Denise Schuster, Matthew Ferry, John Fulbright, David C. Jellison, JR., Kohinoor Basu, Steven M. Gable, David R. Murray, Shaun Bruner, Joseph Kubon, Shawn Coffman, Jason Lee, Mark R. Allen, Chris Perluss, Robert Gelb
  • Publication number: 20070271134
    Abstract: There is disclosed a computerized system and method for scheduling advertising Events which utilizes a set of configurable instructions regarding booking an order which iterates through a series of broadening, configurable criteria and also implements a configurable scoring system for the purpose of comparing multiple Events to determine if one Event is more valuable than the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: LAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
    Inventors: Matthew Ferry, Thomas McCartan