Patents by Inventor Rodney Hook

Rodney Hook 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: 20210081392
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to receiving obfuscated location data associated with a first compute device, such as a mobile phone. A database including records of multiple compute devices, including a second compute device, associated with multiple obfuscated locations can be accessed and a link between the first compute device and the second compute device can be defined based, at least in part on the obfuscated location data associated with the first compute device matching a record for the second compute device. In some embodiments, the first compute device and/or the second compute device can receive content based, at least in part on the link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Dstillery, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney HOOK, Brian DALESSANDRO, Kevin REILLY
  • Publication number: 20200186883
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to a method that includes surveying and/or passively monitoring content consumption by mobile communication devices. Each signal received from a mobile communication device can be associated with a common location. For example, an out-of-home device positioned at the location can be operable to receive requests from mobile communication devices that represent requests to access network locations. An audience profile for that common location can be defined based on a network location that is identified as being statistically overrepresented. Content targeted to the audience profile at the common location can then be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Dstillery, Inc.
    Inventors: Ori M. STITELMAN, Blake ABER, Andrew PANCER, Rodney HOOK, Brian DALESSANDRO
  • Patent number: 10129595
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to a method that includes surveying and/or passively monitoring content consumption by mobile communication devices. Each signal received from a mobile communication device can be associated with a common location. For example, an out-of-home device positioned at the location can be operable to receive requests from mobile communication devices that represent requests to access network locations. An audience profile for that common location can be defined based on a network location that is identified as being statistically overrepresented. Content targeted to the audience profile at the common location can then be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Dstillery, Inc.
    Inventors: Ori Stitelman, Blake Aber, Andrew Pancer, Rodney Hook, Brian Dalessandro
  • Publication number: 20170230715
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to a method that includes surveying and/or passively monitoring content consumption by mobile communication devices. Each signal received from a mobile communication device can be associated with a common location. For example, an out-of-home device positioned at the location can be operable to receive requests from mobile communication devices that represent requests to access network locations. An audience profile for that common location can be defined based on a network location that is identified as being statistically overrepresented. Content targeted to the audience profile at the common location can then be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Dstillery, Inc.
    Inventors: Ori STITELMAN, Blake ABER, Andrew PANCER, Rodney HOOK, Brian DALESSANDRO
  • Patent number: 9635422
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to a method that includes surveying and/or passively monitoring content consumption by mobile communication devices. Each signal received from a mobile communication device can be associated with a common location. For example, an out-of-home device positioned at the location can be operable to receive requests from mobile communication devices that represent requests to access network locations. An audience profile for that common location can be defined based on a network location that is identified as being statistically overrepresented. Content targeted to the audience profile at the common location can then be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Dstillery, Inc.
    Inventors: Ori Stitelman, Blake Aber, Andrew Pancer, Rodney Hook, Brian Dalessandro
  • Publication number: 20160241915
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to a method that includes surveying and/or passively monitoring content consumption by mobile communication devices. Each signal received from a mobile communication device can be associated with a common location. For example, an out-of-home device positioned at the location can be operable to receive requests from mobile communication devices that represent requests to access network locations. An audience profile for that common location can be defined based on a network location that is identified as being statistically overrepresented. Content targeted to the audience profile at the common location can then be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Dstillery, Inc.
    Inventors: Ori STITELMAN, Blake ABER, Andrew PANCER, Rodney HOOK, Brian DALESSANDRO
  • Patent number: 9306958
    Abstract: A non-transitory processor-readable medium is provided that stores code representing instructions to be executed by a processor to receive data associated with access by a first plurality of entities to a first website location and to receive data associated with access by a second plurality of entities to a second website location. The processor is also caused to define a co-visitation factor for each of the first website location and the second website location based on the received data. The processor is also caused to, if the co-visitation factor of the first website location and/or the co-visitation factor of the second website location is over a predefined threshold, select the first website location and/or the second website location as target website locations. The processor is caused to send a signal to set a flag associated with each target website location indicating the target website location as a suspicious website location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Dstillery, Inc.
    Inventors: Ori M. Stitelman, Claudia Reisz, Rodney Hook, Brian Dalessandro
  • Publication number: 20150269495
    Abstract: A complete end-to-end modeling system is provided that includes data sampling, feature engineering, action labeling, and model learning or learning from models built based on collected data. The end-to-end modeling process is performed via an automatic mechanism with minimal or reduced human intervention. A processor-readable medium is disclosed, storing processor-executable instructions to instantiate an automated data sampling and prediction structure training component, the automated data sampling and prediction structure training component being configured to automatically collect user event data samples, and use the collected user event data samples to train multiple prediction structures in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: DSTILLERY, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Dalessandro, Rodney Hook, Yuva Manhendran
  • Patent number: 9118563
    Abstract: A non-transitory processor-readable medium is provided that stores code representing instructions to be executed by a processor to filter data associated with an entity for a first predefined time period in response to an access by the entity at a first time to a preselected network location from a plurality of preselected network locations. The plurality of preselected network locations are associated with forced web traffic patterns. The processor is also caused to filter data associated with the entity for a second predefined time period in response to an access by the entity at a second time to a preselected network location from the plurality of preselected network locations during the first predefined time period. The second time is after the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Dstillery, Inc.
    Inventors: Ori M. Stitelman, Rodney Hook, Tommy Yiwel Mei
  • Publication number: 20150169891
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to receiving obfuscated location data associated with a first compute device, such as a mobile phone. A database including records of multiple compute devices, including a second compute device, associated with multiple obfuscated locations can be accessed and a link between the first compute device and the second compute device can be defined based, at least in part on the obfuscated location data associated with the first compute device matching a record for the second compute device. In some embodiments, the first compute device and/or the second compute device can receive content based, at least in part on the link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: DSTILLERY, INC.
    Inventors: Rodney HOOK, Brian DALESSANDRO, Kevin REILLY
  • Patent number: 9053436
    Abstract: A complete end-to-end modeling system is provided that includes data sampling, feature engineering, action labeling, and model learning or learning from models built based on collected data. The end-to-end modeling process is performed via an automatic mechanism with minimal or reduced human intervention. A processor-readable medium is disclosed, storing processor-executable instructions to instantiate an automated data sampling and prediction structure training component, the automated data sampling and prediction structure training component being configured to automatically collect user event data samples, and use the collected user event data samples to train multiple prediction structures in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Dstillery, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Dalessandro, Rodney Hook, Yuva Manhendran
  • Patent number: 9008104
    Abstract: A non-transitory processor-readable medium is provided that stores code representing instructions to be executed by a processor to filter data associated with an entity for a first predefined time period in response to an access by the entity at a first time to a preselected network location from a plurality of preselected network locations. The plurality of preselected network locations are associated with forced web traffic patterns. The processor is also caused to filter data associated with the entity for a second predefined time period in response to an access by the entity at a second time to a preselected network location from the plurality of preselected network locations during the first predefined time period. The second time is after the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Dstillery, Inc.
    Inventors: Ori M. Stitelman, Rodney Hook, Tommy Yiwel Mei
  • Publication number: 20140351931
    Abstract: A non-transitory processor-readable medium is provided that stores code representing instructions to be executed by a processor to receive data associated with access by a first plurality of entities to a first website location and to receive data associated with access by a second plurality of entities to a second website location. The processor is also caused to define a co-visitation factor for each of the first website location and the second website location based on the received data. The processor is also caused to, if the co-visitation factor of the first website location and/or the co-visitation factor of the second website location is over a predefined threshold, select the first website location and/or the second website location as target website locations. The processor is caused to send a signal to set a flag associated with each target website location indicating the target website location as a suspicious website location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Dstillery, Inc.
    Inventors: Ori M. Stitelman, Claudia Reisz, Rodney Hook, Brian Dalessandro
  • Publication number: 20140279753
    Abstract: A complete end-to-end modeling system is provided that includes data sampling, feature engineering, action labeling, and model learning or learning from models built based on collected data. The end-to-end modeling process is performed via an automatic mechanism with minimal or reduced human intervention. A processor-readable medium is disclosed, storing processor-executable instructions to instantiate an automated data sampling and prediction structure training component, the automated data sampling and prediction structure training component being configured to automatically collect user event data samples, and use the collected user event data samples to train multiple prediction structures in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: DSTILLERY, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Dalessandro, Rodney Hook, Yuva Manhendran
  • Patent number: 8719934
    Abstract: A non-transitory processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions to be executed by a processor to receive data associated with access by a first plurality of entities to a first website location and to receive data associated with access by a second plurality of entities to a second website location. The processor is also caused to define a co-visitation factor for each of the first website location and the second website location based on the received data. The processor is also caused to, if the co-visitation factor of the first website location and/or the co-visitation factor of the second website location is over a predefined threshold, select the first website location and/or the second website location as target website locations. The processor is caused to send a signal to set a flag associated with each target website location indicating the target website location as a suspicious website location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Dstillery, Inc.
    Inventors: Ori M. Stitelman, Claudia Riesz, Rodney Hook, Brian Dalessandro
  • Publication number: 20140119185
    Abstract: A non-transitory processor-readable medium is provided that stores code representing instructions to be executed by a processor to filter data associated with an entity for a first predefined time period in response to an access by the entity at a first time to a preselected network location from a plurality of preselected network locations. The plurality of preselected network locations are associated with forced web traffic patterns. The processor is also caused to filter data associated with the entity for a second predefined time period in response to an access by the entity at a second time to a preselected network location from the plurality of preselected network locations during the first predefined time period. The second time is after the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Media6Degrees Inc.
    Inventors: Ori M. Stitelman, Rodney Hook, Tommy Yiwel Mei
  • Publication number: 20140068061
    Abstract: A non-transitory processor-readable medium is provided that stores code representing instructions to be executed by a processor to filter data associated with an entity for a first predefined time period in response to an access by the entity at a first time to a preselected network location from a plurality of preselected network locations. The plurality of preselected network locations are associated with forced web traffic patterns. The processor is also caused to filter data associated with the entity for a second predefined time period in response to an access by the entity at a second time to a preselected network location from the plurality of preselected network locations during the first predefined time period. The second time is after the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ori M. Stitelman, Rodney Hook, Tommy Yiwel Mei
  • Publication number: 20140067538
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a mediator device is operable to receive a request for permission to serve a first advertisement associated with a first advertiser to a display device. The mediator device can set a lock indicator to an active state in response to receiving the request and send an indication of approval to serve the first advertisement. The mediator device can receive, at a later time, a request for permission to serve a second advertisement to the display device. The mediator device can decline to send an indication of approval to serve the second advertisement when the lock indicator is in the active state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: MEDA6DEGREES, INC.
    Inventors: Rodney HOOK, Tommy Yiwel MEI, Stanley KUBASEK
  • Publication number: 20140068773
    Abstract: A non-transitory processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions to be executed by a processor to receive data associated with access by a first plurality of entities to a first website location and to receive data associated with access by a second plurality of entities to a second website location. The processor is also caused to define a co-visitation factor for each of the first website location and the second website location based on the received data. The processor is also caused to, if the co-visitation factor of the first website location and/or the co-visitation factor of the second website location is over a predefined threshold, select the first website location and/or the second website location as target website locations. The processor is caused to send a signal to set a flag associated with each target website location indicating the target website location as a suspicious website location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ori M. Stitelman, Claudia Reisz, Rodney Hook, Brian Dalessandro
  • Publication number: 20140025509
    Abstract: Methods for bid optimization and inventory scoring are provided. The method comprises receiving a definition of a success event associated with a campaign that has a set of campaign parameters. The method also comprises calculating an impact estimate for a performance measure of the success event. The impact estimate is calculated based on a set of auction parameters and a set of historical data associated with a browser. The method further comprises defining a bidding function based on the impact estimate, a set of characteristics of the browser, and the set of campaign parameters. The method also comprises calculating, after calculating the impact estimate and defining the bidding function, a bid value using the bidding function. The method also comprises sending a signal having the bid value to a real-time bidding exchange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Media6Degrees Inc.
    Inventors: Claudia Reisz, Brian Dalessandro, Rodney Hook