Patents by Inventor Neal W. Williams

Neal W. Williams 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).

  • Earned media generation
    Patent number: 9430560
    Abstract: An illustrative method for generating earned media includes collecting publisher descriptor data from a plurality of publishers, storing the descriptor data in a computer-readable memory, gathering at least one marketing parameter from a marketer and storing the at least one marketing parameter on the computer-readable memory. The method further includes retrieving, with a computing device, the descriptor data and the at least one marketing parameter from the computer-readable memory and filtering the plurality of publishers by applying the at least one marketing parameter to the descriptor data to produce qualified publishers. The qualified publishers are then presented with content from the marketer for dissemination to an audience of the qualified publishers. A system for generating earned media is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: ZEFR, INC.
    Inventors: Trygve J. Jensen, Brock C. Luker, Neal W. Williams
  • Earned Media Generation
    Publication number: 20140046966
    Abstract: An illustrative method for generating earned media includes collecting publisher descriptor data from a plurality of publishers, storing the descriptor data in a computer-readable memory, gathering at least one marketing parameter from a marketer and storing the at least one marketing parameter on the computer-readable memory. The method further includes retrieving, with a computing device, the descriptor data and the at least one marketing parameter from the computer-readable memory and filtering the plurality of publishers by applying the at least one marketing parameter to the descriptor data to produce qualified publishers. The qualified publishers are then presented with content from the marketer for dissemination to an audience of the qualified publishers. A system for generating earned media is also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Engodo, Inc.
    Inventors: Trygve J. Jensen, Brock C. Luker, Neal W. Williams