Patents by Inventor Rod Underhill

Rod Underhill 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: 20140316863
    Abstract: A method includes identifying a media file for distribution and identifying a plurality of commercial messages as possible content that can be associated with the media file when it is distributed. Votes from a plurality of customers can be received, with each vote reflecting a customer's preference for at least one of the plurality of commercial messages. The votes can be calculated and at least one preferred commercial message can be designated based on the calculation. At least one preferred commercial message can be associated with the media file to create a combined media file and the combined media file can be distributed and/or made available for distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel Patrick Murphy, Rod Underhill
  • Patent number: 8775250
    Abstract: A method includes identifying a media file for distribution and identifying a plurality of commercial messages as possible content that can be associated with the media file when it is distributed. Votes from a plurality of customers can be received, with each vote reflecting a customer's preference for at least one of the plurality of commercial messages. The votes can be calculated and at least one preferred commercial message can be designated based on the calculation. At least one preferred commercial message can be associated with the media file to create a combined media file and the combined media file can be distributed and/or made available for distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: EarDish Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Patrick Murphy, Rod Underhill
  • Publication number: 20130339110
    Abstract: A method includes identifying a media file for distribution and identifying a plurality of commercial messages as possible content that can be associated with the media file when it is distributed. Votes from a plurality of customers can be received, with each vote reflecting a customer's preference for at least one of the plurality of commercial messages. The votes can be calculated and at least one preferred commercial message can be designated based on the calculation. At least one preferred commercial message can be associated with the media file to create a combined media file and the combined media file can be distributed and/or made available for distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: EarDish Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Patrick Murphy, Rod Underhill
  • Patent number: 8543452
    Abstract: A method includes identifying a media file for distribution and identifying a plurality of commercial messages as possible content that can be associated with the media file when it is distributed. Votes from a plurality of customers can be received, with each vote reflecting a customer's preference for at least one of the plurality of commercial messages. The votes can be calculated and at least one preferred commercial message can be designated based on the calculation. At least one preferred commercial message can be associated with the media file to create a combined media file and the combined media file can be distributed and/or made available for distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: EarDish Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Patrick Murphy, Rod Underhill
  • Publication number: 20130123017
    Abstract: A sweepstakes solution-generating computer system includes a processor and a memory for storing computer-executable instructions causing the computer system to receive sweepstakes parameters for a proposed sweepstakes (the sweepstakes parameters including sponsor information and prize information) and provide an indication of whether the value of the prizes identified by the prize information exceed a predetermined amount which requires consulting an attorney in order to generate a sweepstakes solution. Based on the indication that the value of the prizes does not exceed the predetermined amount, the system generates a sweepstakes solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Rod Underhill, Daniel Patrick Murphy
  • Publication number: 20120010904
    Abstract: A method of matching patients and health care providers includes registering a patient user and associating the patient user with a unique identifier. Information about the patient user is obtained and the patient user information is associated with the unique identifier. A health care provider can be registered and information about the health care provider can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: David Buck, Justin Ko, Rod Underhill
  • Publication number: 20110145045
    Abstract: A method includes identifying a media file for distribution and identifying a plurality of commercial messages as possible content that can be associated with the media file when it is distributed. Votes from a plurality of customers can be received, with each vote reflecting a customer's preference for at least one of the plurality of commercial messages. The votes can be calculated and at least one preferred commercial message can be designated based on the calculation. At least one preferred commercial message can be associated with the media file to create a combined media file and the combined media file can be distributed and/or made available for distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel Patrick Murphy, Rod Underhill
  • Publication number: 20100082574
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer method and system for maintaining and delivering data, text, and graphics relating to musical and voice recordings over the Internet to end users operating personal computers and portable electronic devices in an inter-connected manner. The Database of Music related information (Song for Song) improves on what currently exists by providing factual information, not only by Album, but for each individual song.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan Nile Sutherland, Jemma Nadine Arjun, Ralph Wayne Maser, Rod Underhill
  • Publication number: 20090307314
    Abstract: A method for determining dating compatibility of users of an online system based on music interests includes obtaining music preferences of users by ranking different genres of music according to the desirability of those genres of music to the first user and comparing the music preferences of the users to provide users with potential matches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Patrick Martin Luther Smith, Rod Underhill