Patents by Inventor Robert K. Spitz
Robert K. Spitz 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).
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Publication number: 20190349416Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium include objects with media content. This method includes receiving, at one or more servers, a request for the media content to be displayed at an endpoint. The method includes identifying information about an environment associated with the endpoint. The method includes identifying a set of objects to include in a container for the media content based on the information identified about the environment. At least one of the objects includes program code for completing a transaction during display of the media content. Additionally, the method includes sending, by one or more servers, the set of objects to the endpoint.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. SPITZ, Sergey L. SUNDUKOVSKIY, Christian BRIGGS
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Patent number: 10273626Abstract: A portable, collapsible clothes dryer, for use in drying small articles of clothing while traveling and/or for use in households with limited space, is composed of a cylindrical collapsible central housing with an inlet opening at the bottom, an airflow adapter at the inlet to attach a portable hair dryer, a spin-able clothes hanger, and a removable top member with air exhaust vents. When collapsed, the assembly assumes a compact, flat disk shape. When expanded, the portable hair dryer can blow hot air into the housing, forming a vortex stream within the cylindrical enclosure that exits through the exhaust vents in the top. The top member can be removed to attach articles of clothing to the spin-able clothes hanger. The unit is designed such that the vortex air stream that flows upward within the cylindrical enclosure and out the upper exhaust vents spins the clothes hanger with the articles of clothing, thereby ensuring complete coverage of the hot air over the clothing surfaces and speeding the drying time.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, John Spitz, Beth K. Wallach, Brian Wallach
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Patent number: 10268994Abstract: A method includes receiving a transacting media container having video content and an affiliate tracking identifier with first entity information associated with a first entity. The method also includes identifying second entity information associated with a second entity and retrieving supplemental content based on the second entity information. The method further includes adding the supplemental content to the transacting media container and the second entity information to the affiliate tracking identifier.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: AiBuy, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
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Publication number: 20190095955Abstract: A method of dynamically binding supplemental content to live video content includes receiving the live video content at a device and identifying a description of the live video content. The method also includes obtaining the supplemental content based on the description, where the supplemental content provides additional information about one or more products or services related to the live video content. The method further includes dynamically binding the supplemental content to the live video content and positioning the supplemental content in association with the live video content using a supplemental interactive display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: CINSAY, INC.Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
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Patent number: 10171555Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium include objects with media content. The method includes receiving, at one or more servers, a request for the media content to be displayed at an endpoint. The method includes identifying information about an environment associated with the endpoint. The method includes identifying a set of objects to include in a container for the media content based on the information identified about the environment. At least one of the objects includes program code for completing a transaction during display of the media content. Additionally, the method includes sending, by one or more servers, the set of objects to the endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Sergey L. Sundukovskiy, Christian Briggs
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Publication number: 20180308131Abstract: A method of dynamically binding supplemental content to video content includes receiving the video content at a device and identifying at least one value related to one or more products or services, where the at least one value is associated with the video content. The method also includes obtaining the supplemental content based on the at least one value, where the supplemental content provides additional information about the one or more products or services. In addition, the method includes dynamically binding the supplemental content to the video content and positioning the supplemental content in association with the video content using a supplemental interactive display.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. SPITZ, Todd DOWNING, Christian BRIGGS
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Patent number: 9953347Abstract: A method of dynamically binding supplemental content to live video content includes receiving the live video content at a device and identifying a description of the live video content. The method also includes obtaining the supplemental content based on the description, where the supplemental content provides additional information about one or more products or services related to the live video content. The method further includes dynamically binding the supplemental content to the live video content and positioning the supplemental content in association with the live video content using a supplemental interactive display.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: CINSAY, INC.Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
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Publication number: 20180107993Abstract: A method includes receiving a transacting media container having video content and an affiliate tracking identifier with first entity information associated with a first entity. The method also includes identifying second entity information associated with a second entity and retrieving supplemental content based on the second entity information. The method further includes adding the supplemental content to the transacting media container and the second entity information to the affiliate tracking identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. SPITZ, Todd DOWNING, Christian BRIGGS
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Patent number: 9875489Abstract: A method of dynamically binding supplemental content to video content includes receiving the video content at a device and identifying at least one value related to one or more products or services, where the at least one value is associated with the video content. The method also includes obtaining the supplemental content based on the at least one value, where the supplemental content provides additional information about the one or more products or services. In addition, the method includes dynamically binding the supplemental content to the video content and positioning the supplemental content in association with the video content using a supplemental interactive display.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
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Publication number: 20170301003Abstract: An embodiment of this disclosure provides an apparatus. The apparatus includes a memory element configured to store a plurality of products and services and a processor. The processor is configured to receive profile information for a user accessing a plurality of video content. The processor is also configured to receive video content information for each of the plurality of video content being accessed by the user in a smart viewer. The video content information identifies at least one category associated with each of the plurality of video content. The processor is also configured to identify one or more of the plurality of products or services based on the profile information and the at least one category of the video content information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: CINSAY, INC.Inventors: Robert K. SPITZ, Todd DOWNING, Christian BRIGGS
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Publication number: 20170195400Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium include objects with media content. The method includes receiving, at one or more servers, a request for the media content to be displayed at an endpoint. The method includes identifying information about an environment associated with the endpoint. The method includes identifying a set of objects to include in a container for the media content based on the information identified about the environment. At least one of the objects includes program code for completing a transaction during display of the media content. Additionally, the method includes sending, by one or more servers, the set of objects to the endpoint.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Sergey L. Sundukovskiy, Christian Briggs
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Patent number: 9697504Abstract: A method includes receiving a transacting media container having video content and an affiliate tracking identifier with first entity information associated with a first entity. The method also includes identifying second entity information associated with a second entity and retrieving supplemental content based on the second entity information. The method further includes adding the supplemental content to the transacting media container and the second entity information to the affiliate tracking identifier.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
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Patent number: 9607330Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method for peer-assisted shopping, the method includes initiating, on a first endpoint corresponding to a first user, a display of media content. The method also includes initiating, on the first endpoint, an interactive feature configured to allow the first user to interact with the first endpoint in response to the display of media content. The method further includes initiating, on the first endpoint, an option for the first user to invoke a communication request with at least a second user corresponding to at least a second endpoint. Moreover, the method includes, upon selection of the option, initiating a connection request with the at least a second endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Sergey Sundukovskiy, Delfino Galindo, Jr., Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
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Publication number: 20160348301Abstract: A portable, collapsible clothes dryer, for use in drying small articles of clothing while traveling and/or for use in households with limited space, is composed of a cylindrical collapsible central housing with an inlet opening at the bottom, an airflow adapter at the inlet to attach a portable hair dryer, a spin-able clothes hanger, and a removable top member with air exhaust vents. When collapsed, the assembly assumes a compact, flat disk shape. When expanded, the portable hair dryer can blow hot air into the housing, forming a vortex stream within the cylindrical enclosure that exits through the exhaust vents in the top. The top member can be removed to attach articles of clothing to the spin-able clothes hanger. The unit is designed such that the vortex air stream that flows upward within the cylindrical enclosure and out the upper exhaust vents spins the clothes hanger with the articles of clothing, thereby ensuring complete coverage of the hot air over the clothing surfaces and speeding the drying time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: ROBERT K. SPITZ, JOHN SPITZ, BETH K. WALLACH, BRIAN WALLACH
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Patent number: 9451010Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium include objects with media content. The method includes receiving, at one or more servers, a request for the media content to be displayed at an endpoint. The method includes identifying information about an environment associated with the endpoint. The method includes identifying a set of objects to include in a container for the media content based on the information identified about the environment. At least one of the objects includes program code for completing a transaction during display of the media content. Additionally, the method includes sending, by one or more servers, the set of objects to the endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Sergey L. Sundukovskiy, Christian Briggs
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Publication number: 20150264417Abstract: One method includes receiving information identifying multiple products or services offered by one or more vendors and a set of criteria for each vendor, identifying base content to be presented to a user, selecting one or more of the products or services based on the criteria and the base content, and sending supplemental content associated with the selected product(s) or service(s) to an endpoint associated with the user for display with the base content. Another method includes receiving a request from a vendor associated with an e-commerce website and issuing a sub-account of a merchant processing account to the vendor in response to the request. The e-commerce website is associated with a merchant having the merchant processing account allowing the merchant to perform electronic transactions with a merchant processor, and the sub-account allows the vendor to transact directly with customers and to perform electronic transactions with the merchant processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
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Publication number: 20150245084Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for gathering analytics. In an embodiment, a method includes monitoring interactions of multiple users related to at least one of: multiple base content and multiple supplemental content. The supplemental content is associated with one or more products or services identified in the base content. The method also includes obtaining interaction information associated with the interactions. The method also includes selecting specified supplemental content to present to a specified user based on (i) the interaction information and (ii) specified base content presented to the specified user. The method also includes sending the specified base content and the specified supplemental content to an endpoint associated with the specified user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Todd Downing, Christian Briggs, Robert K. Spitz, David M. Burrows, James Kersbergen, Ryan Scott, Ken Kopilevich, Robert Eugene Smith, Serge Kononov
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Publication number: 20150092111Abstract: A method includes receiving a transacting media container having video content and an affiliate tracking identifier with first entity information associated with a first entity. The method also includes identifying second entity information associated with a second entity and retrieving supplemental content based on the second entity information. The method further includes adding the supplemental content to the transacting media container and the second entity information to the affiliate tracking identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
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Publication number: 20150095455Abstract: A method includes receiving transaction information related to supplemental content that is presented in association with base content, where the transaction information includes an identification of a user. The method also includes identifying a relationship between the user and a content provider that provided the base content using the identification. The method further includes obtaining user transaction credentials from the content provider and completing a transaction for the user using the user transaction credentials.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
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Publication number: 20150074711Abstract: A method of dynamically binding supplemental content to live video content includes receiving the live video content at a device and identifying a description of the live video content. The method also includes obtaining the supplemental content based on the description, where the supplemental content provides additional information about one or more products or services related to the live video content. The method further includes dynamically binding the supplemental content to the live video content and positioning the supplemental content in association with the live video content using a supplemental interactive display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Todd Downing, Christian Briggs