Patents by Inventor Matthew Ridley

Matthew Ridley 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 demonstrating the exposure of consumers to media content and to advertisements which are delivered over a network
    Patent number: 9087343
    Abstract: One embodiment of a system (3) that provides more than one technique for delivering media and advertisements to consumers (26a) and consumers (26b) over a network (23) and, where a technique permits, measuring the exposure of consumers (26a) and (26b) to the media and advertisements with precision and, where a technique does not permit, using exposure information from other techniques to demonstrate consumer (26a) and (26b) exposure to the media and advertisements. Advantageously, offline consumer (26b) exposure to downloaded media content and advertisements can be demonstrated, which significantly increases the attractiveness of downloaded media content to advertiser (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: ART19, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Abram Carr, Johannes Vetter, William Matthew Ridley
  • Method And Apparatus For Demonstrating The Exposure Of Consumers To Media Content And To Advertisements Which Are Delivered Over A Network.
    Publication number: 20140373049
    Abstract: One embodiment of a system (3) that provides more than one technique for delivering media and advertisements to consumers (26a) and consumers (26b) over a network (23) and, where a technique permits, measuring the exposure of consumers (26a) and (26b) to the media and advertisements with precision and, where a technique does not permit, using exposure information from other techniques to demonstrate consumer (26a) and (26b) exposure to the media and advertisements. Advantageously, offline consumer (26b) exposure to downloaded media content and advertisements can be demonstrated, which significantly increases the attractiveness of downloaded media content to advertiser (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Sean Abram Carr, Johannes Vetter, William Matthew Ridley
  • Keychain connector ring
    Patent number: D404342
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Inventors: Paul Goerner, Scott Goerner, Matthew Ridley