Patents by Inventor Russell Kevin Ketchum
Russell Kevin Ketchum 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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Patent number: 8719097Abstract: Systems, methods, and a user interface for automatically scheduling a media play is disclosed. The user can specify criteria for play of the media play, including times, stations, and/or external criteria such as a weather condition or the occurrence of an event. Information relevant to the entered criteria is received and assessed against the criteria to determine if the criteria are met. Responsive to the received information meeting the criteria for play of the media play, an accessor accesses the media play inventory and inserts the media play into a media feed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg, Scott Beauchamp, Russell Kevin Ketchum
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Patent number: 8468561Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, processes, engines and computer program products are provided for preempting advertisements in a broadcast. In one exemplary system, a method is provided that includes determining one or more advertisements in a schedule that are available for preemption, identifying rules for preempting advertisements and automatically preempting the one or more advertisements using an advertisement from available inventory if the rules are satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2006Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Russell Kevin Ketchum, Chad Edward Steelberg, Ryan Scott Steelberg, Scott Ari Silverman
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Publication number: 20130013415Abstract: Systems, methods, and a user interface for automatically scheduling a media play is disclosed. The user can specify criteria for play of the media play, including times, stations, and/or external criteria such as a weather condition or the occurrence of an event. Information relevant to the entered criteria is received and assessed against the criteria to determine if the criteria are met. Responsive to the received information meeting the criteria for play of the media play, an accessor accesses the media play inventory and inserts the media play into a media feed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg, Scott Beauchamp, Russell Kevin Ketchum
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Patent number: 8315906Abstract: Systems, methods, and a user interface for automatically scheduling a media play is disclosed. The user can specify criteria for play of the media play, including times, stations, and/or external criteria such as a weather condition or the occurrence of an event. Information relevant to the entered criteria is received and assessed against the criteria to determine if the criteria are met. Responsive to the received information meeting the criteria for play of the media play, an accessor accesses the media play inventory and inserts the media play into a media feed.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg, Scott Beauchamp, Russell Kevin Ketchum
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Patent number: 8265996Abstract: Systems, methods, and a user interface for automatically scheduling a media play is disclosed. The user can specify criteria for play of the media play, including times, stations, and/or external criteria such as a weather condition or the occurrence of an event. Information relevant to the entered criteria is received and assessed against the criteria to determine if the criteria are met. Responsive to the received information meeting the criteria for play of the media play, an accessor accesses the media play inventory and inserts the media play into a media feed.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg, Scott Beauchamp, Russell Kevin Ketchum
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Patent number: 8239267Abstract: Systems, methods, and a user interface for automatically scheduling a media play is disclosed. The user can specify criteria for play of the media play, including times, stations, and/or external criteria such as a weather condition or the occurrence of an event. Information relevant to the entered criteria is received and assessed against the criteria to determine if the criteria are met. Responsive to the received information meeting the criteria for play of the media play, an accessor accesses the media play inventory and inserts the media play into a media feed.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg, Scott Beauchamp, Russell Kevin Ketchum
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Patent number: 8099327Abstract: A system and method select bids for a plurality of media plays, such as advertising spots on radio stations. Users provide bids for the medial plays and may select providers of the media plays and a time period of the media play. The media plays are associated with the bids. The bids are allocated to the media plays, and winning bids are selected.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg, Scott Beauchamp, Russell Kevin Ketchum, Robert Gardner, Alex Smolyanov, Jos Bergmans
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Patent number: 8099326Abstract: Systems, methods, and a user interface are used for bidding on media plays. The user can specify criteria for play of the media play, including times, stations, and budgets. A traffic estimator uses historical data to estimate bids and auctions, and the likelihood of winning, for generating listener traffic based on the criteria.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg, Scott Beauchamp, Russell Kevin Ketchum, Eliot Clingman, Robert Gardner
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Publication number: 20080021791Abstract: Systems, methods, and a user interface are used for bidding on media plays. The user can specify criteria for play of the media play, including times, stations, and budgets. A traffic estimator uses historical data to estimate bids and auctions, and the likelihood of winning, for generating listener traffic based on the criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg, Scott Beauchamp, RUSSELL KEVIN KETCHUM Ketchum, Eliot Clingman, Robert Gardner
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Publication number: 20080021792Abstract: A system and method select bids for a plurality of media plays, such as advertising spots on radio stations. Users provide bids for the medial plays and may select providers of the media plays and a time period of the media play. The media plays are associated with the bids. The bids are allocated to the media plays, and winning bids are selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg, Scott Beauchamp, Russell-Kevin Ketchum, Robert Gardner, Alex Smolyanov, Jos Bergmans