Patents by Inventor Norbert Treese

Norbert Treese 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).

  • Loyalty program for television viewers and method and system for rewarding a television viewer
    Publication number: 20060156329
    Abstract: Disclosed is a loyalty program for television viewers and a method and system for rewarding a television viewer. The method includes the steps of: assigning a value to a specified program or a time slot of a specified channel; receiving, at a central data system, data reflective of the specified program or specified time slot that the viewer watched or intends to watch; storing the assigned value in a viewer account; and interacting with the viewer. The interaction is based upon the stored assigned values, the data, viewing time and/or sums, averages or specified portions of this data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: 21st Century Entertainment Group AG
    Inventor: Norbert Treese