Patents by Inventor P. Sam Hamilton

P. Sam Hamilton 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).

  • Patent number: 8635106
    Abstract: A system is described for targeting data to users on mobile devices. The system may include a processor, a memory and an interface. The memory may be operatively connected to the processor and the interface and may store a request, a mobile identifier, a session identifier, a user behavior dataset and a data. The interface may be operatively connected to the memory and the processor and may communicate with the mobile device. The processor may be operatively connected to the interface and the memory and may receive a request from a user on a mobile device via the interface. The processor may extract a mobile identifier from the request and map the mobile identifier to a session identifier. The processor may use the session identifier to collect a user behavior dataset and may communicate data to the user based on the user behavior dataset via the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh R. Sarukkai, Subash Sundaresan, P. Sam Hamilton, Shubhasheesh Anand
  • Patent number: 8423003
    Abstract: A system is described for serving targeted advertisements over mobile messaging services. The system may include a processor, a memory and an interface. The memory may store a request for an advertisement and an advertisement. The interface may be operatively connected to the memory and the processor and may communicate with mobile network operators. The mobile network operators may be capable of providing mobile services users. The processor may be operatively connected to the interface and the memory and may receive a request for an advertisement from a mobile network operator via the interface. The request for an advertisement may be related to a mobile message sent from a first user to a second user via the mobile network operator. The processor may retrieve an advertisement based on the request for an advertisement. The processor may communicate the advertisement to the mobile network operator via the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh R. Sarukkai, Subash Sundaresan, P. Sam Hamilton, Shubhasheesh Anand