Patents by Inventor Nick Gerner

Nick Gerner 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: 20240127284
    Abstract: A system and method for attributing in-store visits to exposure to advertisement (“ad”) impressions associated with an ad campaign are disclosed. The system gathers impression data and uses that data to identify users who were exposed to the ad impressions. The system then uses location data, activity information and in some instances beacon data points reported by mobile devices of the impression users to determine if the impression users visited a target place during a conversion window. Based on the impression users who were exposed to the ad impressions, the system establishes a control group of users who were not exposed to the ad impressions to perform quasi-experimental analyses to assess whether the ad impressions had any impact on changing the impression users' physical in-store visitation behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Foursquare Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: David Shim, Elliott Waldron, Weilie Yi, Nick Gerner, George Varghese, Andrea Eatherly
  • Publication number: 20230316333
    Abstract: A targeting system based on a predictive targeting model based on observed behavioral data including visit data, user profile and/or survey data, and geographic features associated with a geographic region. The predictive targeting model analyzes the observed behavioral data and the geographic features data to predict conversion rates for every cell in a square grid of predefined size on the geographic region. The conversion rate of a cell indicates a likelihood that any random user in that cell will perform a targeted behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: David Shim, Elliott Waldron, Weilie Yi, Michael Grebeck, Siddharth Rajaram, Jeremy Tryba, Nick Gerner, Andrea Eatherly
  • Patent number: 11734712
    Abstract: A system and method for attributing in-store visits to exposure to advertisement (“ad”) impressions associated with an ad campaign are disclosed. The system gathers impression data and uses that data to identify users who were exposed to the ad impressions. The system then uses location data, activity information and in some instances beacon data points reported by mobile devices of the impression users to determine if the impression users visited a target place during a conversion window. Based on the impression users who were exposed to the ad impressions, the system establishes a control group of users who were not exposed to the ad impressions to perform quasi-experimental analyses to assess whether the ad impressions had any impact on changing the impression users' physical in-store visitation behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: FOURSQUARE LABS, INC.
    Inventors: David Shim, Elliott Waldron, Weilie Yi, Nick Gerner, George Varghese, Andrea Eatherly
  • Patent number: 11625755
    Abstract: A targeting system based on a predictive targeting model based on observed behavioral data including visit data, user profile and/or survey data, and geographic features associated with a geographic region. The predictive targeting model analyzes the observed behavioral data and the geographic features data to predict conversion rates for every cell in a square grid of predefined size on the geographic region. The conversion rate of a cell indicates a likelihood that any random user in that cell will perform a targeted behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: FOURSQUARE LABS, INC.
    Inventors: David Shim, Elliott Waldron, Weilie Yi, Michael Grebeck, Siddharth Rajaram, Jeremy Tryba, Nick Gerner, Andrea Eatherly
  • Publication number: 20220156252
    Abstract: A data collection system that provides the means to collect, store and make data available for a location analytics inference pipeline. The system incorporates a feedback mechanism enabling algorithms produced from the inference pipeline to drive the collection strategy to yield higher data quality and to produce reference data for model validation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: PLACED, LLC
    Inventors: David Shim, Brad Bicknell, George Varghese, Nick Gerner, Weilie Yi
  • Patent number: 11182383
    Abstract: A data collection system that provides the means to collect, store and make data available for a location analytics inference pipeline. The system incorporates a feedback mechanism enabling algorithms produced from the inference pipeline to drive the collection strategy to yield higher data quality and to produce reference data for model validation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: PLACED, LLC
    Inventors: David Shim, Brad Bicknell, George Varghese, Nick Gerner, Weilie Yi
  • Patent number: 10423983
    Abstract: A targeting system based on a predictive targeting model based on observed behavioral data including visit data, user profile and/or survey data, and geographic features associated with a geographic region. The predictive targeting model analyzes the observed behavioral data and the geographic features data to predict conversion rates for every cell in a square grid of predefined size on the geographic region. The conversion rate of a cell indicates a likelihood that any random user in that cell will perform a targeted behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: David Shim, Elliott Waldron, Weilie Yi, Michael Grebeck, Siddharth Rajaram, Jeremy Tryba, Nick Gerner, Andrea Eatherly
  • Patent number: 10204137
    Abstract: A data collection system that provides the means to collect, store and make data available for a location analytics inference pipeline. The system incorporates a feedback mechanism enabling algorithms produced from the inference pipeline to drive the collection strategy to yield higher data quality and to produce reference data for model validation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: David Shim, Brad Bicknell, George Varghese, Nick Gerner, Weilie Yi
  • Publication number: 20170332205
    Abstract: A system to infer place data is disclosed that receives location data collected on a user's mobile electronic device, recognizes when, where and for how long the user makes stops, generates possible places visited, and predicts the likelihood of a user to visit those places.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: David Shim, Brad Bicknell, George Varghese, Nick Gerner, Weilie Yi
  • Patent number: 9723450
    Abstract: A system to infer place data is disclosed that receives location data collected on a user's mobile electronic device, recognizes when, where and for how long the user makes stops, generates possible places visited, and predicts the likelihood of a user to visit those places.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Placed, Inc.
    Inventors: David Shim, Brad Bicknell, George Varghese, Nick Gerner, Weilie Yi
  • Publication number: 20160157062
    Abstract: A system to infer place data is disclosed that receives location data collected on a user's mobile electronic device, recognizes when, where and for how long the user makes stops, generates possible places visited, and predicts the likelihood of a user to visit those places.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: David Shim, Brad Bricknell, George Verghese, Nick Gerner, Weilie Yi
  • Publication number: 20160078485
    Abstract: A targeting system based on a predictive targeting model based on observed behavioral data including visit data, user profile and/or survey data, and geographic features associated with a geographic region. The predictive targeting model analyzes the observed behavioral data and the geographic features data to predict conversion rates for every cell in a square grid of predefined size on the geographic region. The conversion rate of a cell indicates a likelihood that any random user in that cell will perform a targeted behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: David Shim, Elliott Waldron, Weilie Yi, Michael Grebeck, Siddharth Rajaram, Jeremy Tryba, Nick Gerner, Andrea Eatherly
  • Publication number: 20160048869
    Abstract: A system and method for attributing in-store visits to exposure to advertisement (“ad”) impressions associated with an ad campaign are disclosed. The system gathers impression data and uses that data to identify users who were exposed to the ad impressions. The system then uses location data, activity information and in some instances beacon data points reported by mobile devices of the impression users to determine if the impression users visited a target place during a conversion window. Based on the impression users who were exposed to the ad impressions, the system establishes a control group of users who were not exposed to the ad impressions to perform quasi-experimental analyses to assess whether the ad impressions had any impact on changing the impression users' physical in-store visitation behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: PLACED, INC.
    Inventors: David Shim, Elliott Waldron, Weilie Yi, Nick Gerner, George Varghese, Andrea Eatherly
  • Patent number: 9256832
    Abstract: A system to infer place data is disclosed that receives location data collected on a user's mobile electronic device, recognizes when, where and for how long the user makes stops, generates possible places visited, and predicts the likelihood of a user to visit those places.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Placed, Inc.
    Inventors: David Shim, Brad Bicknell, George Varghese, Nick Gerner, Weilie Yi
  • Patent number: 8972357
    Abstract: A data collection system that provides the means to collect, store and make data available for a location analytics inference pipeline. The system incorporates a feedback mechanism enabling algorithms produced from the inference pipeline to drive the collection strategy to yield higher data quality and to produce reference data for model validation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Placed, Inc.
    Inventors: David Shim, Brad Bicknell, George Varghese, Nick Gerner, Weilie Yi
  • Publication number: 20140304212
    Abstract: A system to infer place data is disclosed that receives location data collected on a user's mobile electronic device, recognizes when, where and for how long the user makes stops, generates possible places visited, and predicts the likelihood of a user to visit those places.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: David Shim, Brad Bicknell, George Varghese, Nick Gerner, Weilie Yi
  • Patent number: 8768876
    Abstract: A system to infer place data is disclosed that receives location data collected on a user's mobile electronic device, recognizes when, where and for how long the user makes stops, generates possible places visited, and predicts the likelihood of a user to visit those places.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Placed, Inc.
    Inventors: David Shim, Brad Bicknell, George Varghese, Nick Gerner, Weilie Yi
  • Publication number: 20130254227
    Abstract: A data collection system that provides the means to collect, store and make data available for a location analytics inference pipeline. The system incorporates a feedback mechanism enabling algorithms produced from the inference pipeline to drive the collection strategy to yield higher data quality and to produce reference data for model validation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: PLACED, INC.
    Inventors: David Shim, Brad Bicknell, George Varghese, Nick Gerner, Weilie Yi
  • Publication number: 20130226857
    Abstract: A system to infer place data is disclosed that receives location data collected on a user's mobile electronic device, recognizes when, where and for how long the user makes stops, generates possible places visited, and predicts the likelihood of a user to visit those places.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: David Shim, Brad Bicknell, George Varghese, Nick Gerner, Weilie Yi
  • Publication number: 20130225202
    Abstract: A data collection system that provides the means to collect, store and make data available for a location analytics inference pipeline. The system incorporates a feedback mechanism enabling algorithms produced from the inference pipeline to drive the collection strategy to yield higher data quality and to produce reference data for model validation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: David Shim, Brad Bicknell, George Varghese, Nick Gerner, Weilie Yi