Patents by Inventor Shelley J. Spector

Shelley J. Spector 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).

  • Apparatus and method for broadcasting messages to selected group(s) of users
    Patent number: 8532609
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for transmitting a message to at least one group of users selected from a population of the users. The method comprises the steps of assigning to each member of the one group a common characteristic or indication, collecting from each member of the population an address to which the message may be sent, selecting the common characteristic of a group of message recipients and determining therefrom the users of a particular group or groups based upon the selected common characteristic, whereby messages may be quickly and efficiently sent to all of the users of the selected group(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: One-12 Group L.L.C.
    Inventor: Shelley J. Spector
  • Apparatus and method for broadcasting messages to selected group(s) of users
    Patent number: 7965995
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for transmitting a message to at least one group of users selected from a population of the users. The method comprises the steps of assigning to each member of the one group a common characteristic or indication, collecting from each member of the population an address to which the message may be sent, selecting the common characteristic of a group of message recipients and determining therefrom the users of a particular group or groups based upon the selected common characteristic, whereby messages may be quickly and efficiently sent to all of the users of the selected group(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Inventor: Shelley J. Spector
  • Apparatus and method for broadcasting messages to selected group(s) of users
    Patent number: 7224957
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for transmitting a message to at least one group of users selected from a population of the users. The method comprises the steps of assigning to each member of the one group a common characteristic or indication, collecting from each member of the population an address to which the message may be sent, selecting the common characteristic of a group of message recipients and determining therefrom the users of a particular group or groups based upon the selected common characteristic, whereby messages may be quickly and efficiently sent to all of the users of the selected group(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Inventor: Shelley J. Spector