Patents by Inventor Namakal Kannan

Namakal Kannan 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).

  • Targeting of advertisements to users of an online service
    Patent number: 8738439
    Abstract: There is disclosed a server and local device that interface for selecting advertisements to be viewed by users of an online service based upon user activity. The local device preferably maintains a targeted activity list of activity identifiers and associated advertisements. The local device monitors the activity on the local device and compares the activity to the identifiers in the targeted activity list. If the activity matches one of the identifiers, the local device plays one or more advertisements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: NetZero, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane Blaser, Sean Agnew, Namakal Kannan, Paul Ng
  • Targeting of advertisements to users of an online service
    Patent number: 7937288
    Abstract: There is disclosed a server and local device that interface for selecting advertisements to be viewed by users of an online service based upon user activity. The local device preferably maintains a targeted activity list of activity identifiers and associated advertisements. The local device monitors the activity on the local device and compares the activity to the identifiers in the targeted activity list. If the activity matches one of the identifiers, the local device plays one or more advertisements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: NetZero, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane Blaser, Sean Agnew, Namakal Kannan, Paul Ng
  • Targeting of Advertisements to Users of an Online Service
    Publication number: 20110010242
    Abstract: There is disclosed a server and local device that interface for selecting advertisements to be viewed by users of an online service based upon user activity. The local device preferably maintains a targeted activity list of activity identifiers and associated advertisements. The local device monitors the activity on the local device and compares the activity to the identifiers in the targeted activity list. If the activity matches one of the identifiers, the local device plays one or more advertisements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Shane Blaser, Sean Agnew, Namakal Kannan, Paul Ng
  • Targeting of advertisements to users of an online service
    Patent number: 7181415
    Abstract: There is disclosed a server and local device that interface for selecting advertisements to be viewed by users of an online service based upon user activity. The local device preferably maintains a targeted activity list of activity identifiers and associated advertisements. The local device monitors the activity on the local device and compares the activity to the identifiers in the targeted activity list. If the activity matches one of the identifiers, the local device plays one or more advertisements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: NetZero, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane Blaser, Sean Agnew, Namakal Kannan, Paul Ng
  • Targeting Of Advertisements To Users Of An Online Service
    Publication number: 20070022010
    Abstract: There is disclosed a server and local device that interface for selecting advertisements to be viewed by users of an online service based upon user activity. The local device preferably maintains a targeted activity list of activity identifiers and associated advertisements. The local device monitors the activity on the local device and compares the activity to the identifiers in the targeted activity list. If the activity matches one of the identifiers, the local device plays one or more advertisements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Shane Blaser, Sean Agnew, Namakal Kannan, Paul Ng
  • Targeting of advertisements to users of an online service
    Publication number: 20040204997
    Abstract: There is disclosed a server and local device that interface for selecting advertisements to be viewed by users of an online service based upon user activity. The local device preferably maintains a targeted activity list of activity identifiers and associated advertisements. The local device monitors the activity on the local device and compares the activity to the identifiers in the targeted activity list. If the activity matches one of the identifiers, the local device plays one or more advertisements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Shane Blaser, Sean Agnew, Namakal Kannan, Paul Ng
  • High volume targeting of advertisements to user of online service
    Patent number: 6757661
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ad server and local device that interface for selecting advertisements to be viewed by users of an online service based upon user activity. The local device preferably stores a targeted activity list of activity identifiers and associated advertisements in memory, preferably in cache memory. The local device monitors the activity on the local device and compares the activity to the identifiers in the targeted activity list. If the activity matches one of the identifiers, the local device causes one or more advertisements to be played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: NetZero
    Inventors: Shane Blaser, Sean Agnew, Namakal Kannan, Paul Ng