Patents by Inventor Russell S. Greer
Russell S. Greer 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: 20230394953Abstract: Techniques for monitoring an audio stream for triggering events are disclosed, where the triggering events may include a particular sound identified in the audio stream. In addition, the techniques include detecting the particular sound in the audio stream and/or providing an event notification to a user device via a network connection. A user device can request permission to initiate a two-way audio stream between the computing device and the user device. Further, the techniques may include receiving an indication to initiate the two-way audio stream with the user device. In addition, the techniques may include providing an alert that permission has been granted to initiate the two-way audio stream. Also, the device may include initiating the two-way audio stream with the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel C. Klingler, John A. Aguilar, Benjamin M. Weinshel, Jason J. Olson, Russell S. Greer, Hendrik Dahlkamp, Miraj Hassanpur, Kevin V. Bender, Sasanka T. Vemuri
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Patent number: 10198522Abstract: A system and method for creating an index of native application content indexable by a search engine is disclosed herein. The system includes a content server, a web server, and a URL to native mobile application mapping database comprising a plurality of web content and a plurality of native mobile application content. The content server is configured to serve up the content as both a native mobile application and a web based application.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Thang Dao, Ha Do
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Patent number: 9495689Abstract: The method and system for coupling mobile interactive content to a club reward program is disclosed herein. A business utilizes the present inventions as part of a marketing campaign that is targeted to a customer's mobile communication device. The invention delivers an enticing interactive game to their customer's mobile communication device, rewarding the customer for successfully completing the game with prizes, recording the game player and game details, and auditing the information to ensure the integrity of the game play outcome, and automatically logging those prizes into the business' club reward system.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2016Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer
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Patent number: 9380417Abstract: A system and method for wayfinding at a venue is disclosed herein. The system includes a mobile communication device and a venue. The mobile communication device includes an application for wayfinding at the venue and a plurality of sensors. The mobile communication device is configured to track a path of the mobile communication device from the first fixed geographical location utilizing a plurality of sensors of the mobile communication device.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Thang Dao, Evan Bigall
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Patent number: 9306829Abstract: A system and method for providing WiFi operators real-time end-user WiFi quality information is disclosed herein. An application server injects a scriptlet into a content transferred to a web browser of a mobile device during a browsing activity. The scriptlet is configured to run in the background of the browsing activity and configured to periodically test a latency of HTTP requests from the mobile device to the application server to determine a quality of the WIFI network.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Maynard Demmon
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Patent number: 9253672Abstract: A system and method for measuring the quantity, type, transmission quality and visit history of mobile communication devices within a defined geographical area is disclosed herein. A data server is configured to receive new transmission data for mobile devices from each of a plurality of sensor devices and associate the new transmission data with a corresponding sensor device of the plurality of sensor devices. A console application is also configured to display the display information to an end-user operator.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Evan Bigall, Thang Dao
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Patent number: 9185542Abstract: A system and method for measuring the quantity, type, transmission quality and visit history of mobile communication devices within a defined geographical area is disclosed herein. A data server is configured to receive new transmission data for mobile devices from each of a plurality of sensor devices and associate the new transmission data with a corresponding sensor device of the plurality of sensor devices. Sensor devices positioned within the venue are utilized to determine a geographical location of a mobile communication device based on a statistical analysis of received signal strength at each of the sensor devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Evan Bigall, Thang Dao
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Patent number: 9152809Abstract: A method and system for segmented architecture for managing access to electronic documents having private data and public data is disclosed herein. A request for an electronic document is sent to a segmentation server, and the request becomes two queries: one for the public or non-confidential data of the electronic document and one for the private or confidential data of the electronic document. The segmentation server determines if the request is made over a private network or a public network to determine whether private data should be sent in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Russell S. Greer, Stephen S. Boyle
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Patent number: 9113495Abstract: A system and method for measuring the quantity, type and transmission quality of mobile communication devices within a defined geographical area is disclosed herein. A data server is configured to receive new transmission data for mobile devices from each of a plurality of sensor devices and associate the new transmission data with a corresponding sensor device of the plurality of sensor devices. A console application is also configured to display the display information to an end-user operator.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Evan Bigall, Thang Dao
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Patent number: 9066208Abstract: A system and method for wayfinding at a venue is disclosed herein. The system includes a mobile communication device and a venue. The mobile communication device includes an application for wayfinding at the venue and a plurality of sensors. The mobile communication device is configured to track a path of the mobile communication device from the first fixed geographical location utilizing a plurality of sensors of the mobile communication device.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Thang Dao
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Patent number: 8959656Abstract: A method and system for segmented architecture for managing access to electronic documents having private data and public data is disclosed herein. A request for an electronic document is sent to a segmentation server, and the request becomes two queries: one for the public or non-confidential data of the electronic document and one for the private or confidential data of the electronic document. The segmentation server determines if the request is made over a private network or a public network to determine whether private data should be sent in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Russell S. Greer, Stephen S. Boyle
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Patent number: 8954091Abstract: A system and method for wayfinding at a venue is disclosed herein. The system includes a mobile communication device and a venue. The mobile communication device includes an application for wayfinding at the venue and a plurality of sensors. The mobile communication device is configured to track a path of the mobile communication device from the first fixed geographical location utilizing a plurality of sensors of the mobile communication device.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Thang Dao
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Patent number: 8882587Abstract: The method and system for coupling mobile interactive content to a club reward program is disclosed herein. A business utilizes the present inventions as part of a marketing campaign that is targeted to a customer's mobile communication device. The invention delivers an enticing interactive game to their customer's mobile communication device, rewarding the customer for successfully completing the game with prizes, recording the game player and game details, and auditing the information to ensure the integrity of the game play outcome, and automatically logging those prizes into the business' club reward system.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer
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Patent number: 8851971Abstract: A method and system for dynamically binding prizes to a multi-outcome game. The invention allows an enterprise to generate a playerlist of customer names from a CRM database of the enterprise and send a game application from a content server to the customers on the playerlist while dynamically binding prizes and outcomes of the game application just prior to or during transmission of the game application to the data capable communication devices of the customers on the playerlist.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer
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Patent number: 8843847Abstract: A method and system configured to use HTML5 layout for rendering a native downloaded graphical user interface is disclosed herein. The system is comprised of a mobile device, a native downloadable application, a mobile web services API, a native application authoring tool, and an HTML5 authoring tool. The HTML5 authoring tool is used to create an application layout conformant with the HTML5 standards and practices.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2012Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Thang Dao
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Patent number: 8798643Abstract: A system and method for wayfinding at a venue is disclosed herein. The system includes a mobile communication device and a venue. The mobile communication device includes an application for wayfinding at the venue and a plurality of sensors. The mobile communication device is configured to track a path of the mobile communication device from the first fixed geographical location utilizing a plurality of sensors of the mobile communication device.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Thang Dao
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Patent number: 8738036Abstract: A system and method for wayfinding at a venue is disclosed herein. The system includes a mobile communication device and a venue. The mobile communication device includes an application for wayfinding at the venue and a plurality of sensors. The mobile communication device is configured to track a path of the mobile communication device from the first fixed geographical location utilizing a plurality of sensors of the mobile communication device.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2013Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Thang Dao
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Patent number: 8725170Abstract: A system and method for measuring the quantity, type and transmission quality of mobile communication devices within a defined geographical area is disclosed herein. A data server is configured to receive new transmission data for mobile devices from each of a plurality of sensor devices and associate the new transmission data with a corresponding sensor device of the plurality of sensor devices. A console application is also configured to display the display information to an end-user operator.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Evan Bigall, Thang Dao
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Patent number: 8644810Abstract: The method and system for dynamic font support on a mobile communication device is disclosed herein. The present invention determines if a mobile communication device such as a mobile phone can properly render a digital communication from an enterprise using the native language of the mobile communication device. If not, the invention will render the digital communication at a server and transmit a raster equivalent to the mobile communication device.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer
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Patent number: 8583777Abstract: A system and method for providing WiFi operators real-time end-user WiFi quality information is disclosed herein. An application server injects a scriptlet into a content transferred to a web browser of a mobile device during a browsing activity. The scriptlet is configured to run in the background of the browsing activity and configured to periodically test a latency of HTTP requests from the mobile device to the application server to determine a quality of the WIFI network.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Joingo, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Maynard Demmon