Patents by Inventor Michael John Willis

Michael John Willis 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).

  • Publication number: 20230188482
    Abstract: A method for providing an asset over a network comprises receiving, by a first computing system from a client device, request to provide a digital asset over a network, the request including a network identifier and configuration information associated with the client device; determining, by the first computing system, one or more chatbots available to the client device based on the network identifier and the configuration information associated with the client device; generating, by the first computing system, the digital asset including an invocation scheme for deploying a chatbot of the one or more chatbots on the client device, the invocation scheme configured to connect the chatbot hosted on a second computing system to the client device through the first computing system; and providing, by the first computing system, the digital asset to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: DIREQT, INC.
    Inventors: MICHAEL JOHN WILLIS, WILLIAM WARREN MADDEN
  • Publication number: 20220150206
    Abstract: A method for augmenting message streams may comprise receiving a request for augmentation of a message, the request including a parameter associated with the message. The method may further include determining a rule associated with the message. The method may further include applying the determined rule to the message parameters to select an augmentation component. The method may further include transmitting an augmented message to the requestor, the augmented message including the augmentation component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: DIREQT, INC.
    Inventors: MICHAEL John WILLIS, William Warren Madden
  • Patent number: 11265279
    Abstract: A method for augmenting message streams may comprise receiving a request for augmentation of a message, the request including a parameter associated with the message. The method may further include determining a rule associated with the message. The method may further include applying the determined rule to the message parameters to select an augmentation component. The method may further include transmitting an augmented message to the requestor, the augmented message including the augmentation component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: DIREQT, INC.
    Inventors: Michael John Willis, William Warren Madden
  • Publication number: 20210152508
    Abstract: A method for augmenting message streams may comprise receiving a request for augmentation of a message, the request including a parameter associated with the message. The method may further include determining a rule associated with the message. The method may further include applying the determined rule to the message parameters to select an augmentation component. The method may further include transmitting an augmented message to the requestor, the augmented message including the augmentation component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: DIREQT, INC.
    Inventors: Michael John Willis, William Warren Madden
  • Publication number: 20090286560
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mobile communications and, in particular provides a system that allows for the creation of content for such uses as full-track audio, ringtones, images, video, and combined video and audio for mobile phones, and systems for deploying such content. Content generation includes one or more of segmenting and transferring media files, other than those that may be available from a mobile service provider, to a mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventor: Michael John Willis
  • Patent number: 7590743
    Abstract: A method and system for associating a process on a multi-user device with a host address unique to a user session associated with the process begins by allocating a unique host address for the user session and assigning it to a network adapter. Requests that may bind network resources are intercepted, and relevant bind request parameters are manipulated to specify the host address associated with the user session. The original target of the request is invoked with potentially modified parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Softricity, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael John Willis
  • Publication number: 20090164564
    Abstract: Devices and processes allowing users to identify media content suitable for mobilizing to a mobile device and facilitating selection and portability of such media content to the mobile device. A user viewing a web page opens a bookmark including a short first instruction configured to load at least one other instruction. The loaded instruction can be dynamically injected into the viewed web page. The injected instruction allows for the mobilization of media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Michael John WILLIS
  • Publication number: 20090029685
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mobile communications and, in particular provides a system that allows for the creation of content for such uses as ringtones for mobile phones, and systems for deploying such content, i.e., segmenting and transferring media files to a mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventor: Michael John Willis
  • Patent number: 4020643
    Abstract: Ice confections are extruded through a multiplicity of holes. Unevenness of flow during extrusion is reduced. The holes can be arranged in an array to determine the cross-section of the extruded ice confection. Extruded ice confections can be readily prepared with, in cross-section, very fine detail e.g. key-shaped, or heart-shaped or containing air passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1977
    Assignee: Thomas J. Lipton, Inc.
    Inventors: Clive Arnold Roberts, Jennifer Joan Scott nee Reid, Michael John Willis
  • Patent number: 3974300
    Abstract: Novel ice confections are described that contain air passages. The passages are preferably parallel to each other and are so arranged that cutting of the ice confection at low temperatures, eg deep-freeze temperatures is facilitated and is adequately uniform throughout the ice confection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1976
    Assignee: Thomas J. Lipton, Inc.
    Inventors: Clive Arnold Roberts, Jennifer Joan Scott nee Reid, Michael John Willis