Patents by Inventor Matthew Volpi

Matthew Volpi 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: 11501335
    Abstract: A system and method of zone tracking for delivery of media to customers within a store is disclosed. Zone tracking enables targeting of media to at least one electronic device both in the presence of as well as in the absence of customer triggers by monitoring the physical location of the electronic device associated with the customer in the store. The zone tracking system and method preferably use a combination of at least one location-tracking server and at least one access point to track a customer's present location within a store as well as items in the vicinity of the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: MODIV MEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Saji Aravind, Matthew Volpi, Satish Gopalakrishnan
  • Patent number: 11257094
    Abstract: A media targeting system may be configured to coordinate media and manage media conflicts in its delivery to consumers. The media targeting system may in near real-time arbitrate between all offers assigned to a particular consumer or available to the consumer via one or more channels to ensure that a consumer only receives non-conflicting offers during particular time periods. The media targeting system may translate offers into a real-time, in-store loyalty environment including consumer real-time behavior assignment into traits in order to make a real-time offer assignment based on the traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Catalina Marketing Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Volpi, Satish Gopalakrishnan, Michael D. Grimes
  • Patent number: 10657561
    Abstract: A system and method of zone tracking for delivery of media to customers within a store is disclosed. Zone tracking enables targeting of media to at least one electronic device both in the presence of as well as in the absence of customer triggers by monitoring the physical location of the electronic device associated with the customer in the store. The zone tracking system and method preferably use a combination of at least one location-tracking server and at least one access point to track a customer's present location within a store as well as items in the vicinity of the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: MODIV MEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Saji Aravind, Matthew Volpi, Satish Gopalakrishnan
  • Publication number: 20190378143
    Abstract: A media targeting system may be configured to coordinate media and manage media conflicts in its delivery to consumers. The media targeting system may in near real-time arbitrate between all offers assigned to a particular consumer or available to the consumer via one or more channels to ensure that a consumer only receives non-conflicting offers during particular time periods. The media targeting system may translate offers into a real-time, in-store loyalty environment including consumer real-time behavior assignment into traits in order to make a real-time offer assignment based on the traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Volpi, Satish Gopalakrishnan, Michael D. Grimes
  • Patent number: 10430798
    Abstract: A media targeting system may be configured to coordinate media and manage media conflicts in its delivery to consumers. The media targeting system may in near real-time arbitrate between all offers assigned to a particular consumer or available to the consumer via one or more channels to ensure that a consumer only receives non-conflicting offers during particular time periods. The media targeting system may translate offers into a real-time, in-store loyalty environment including consumer real-time behavior assignment into traits in order to make a real-time offer assignment based on the traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Volpi, Satish Gopalakrishnan, Michael D. Grimes
  • Publication number: 20120022944
    Abstract: A media targeting system may be configured to coordinate media and manage media conflicts in its delivery to consumers. The media targeting system may in near real-time arbitrate between all offers assigned to a particular consumer or available to the consumer via one or more channels to ensure that a consumer only receives non-conflicting offers during particular time periods. The media targeting system may translate offers into a real-time, in-store loyalty environment including consumer real-time behavior assignment into traits in order to make a real-time offer assignment based on the traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventor: Matthew Volpi