Patents by Inventor Stephen S. Boyle

Stephen S. Boyle 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).

  • Patent number: 8989166
    Abstract: A method and system for detection and correction of a WiFi login failure for a mobile application is disclosed herein. The present invention provides a set of diagnostic steps that are undertaken automatically on a mobile communication device to identify this condition within an application and generate a browser window inside the application so that the condition can be fixed and the application can continue without having to time-out and exit an application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Thang Dao
  • Patent number: 8985443
    Abstract: A method and system for self-service access to a card key locked room of a facility is disclosed herein. A magnetic card key with a QRC is utilized with a mobile application resident on a mobile communication device to activate the card and allow for self-service access to check into a hotel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen S. Boyle
  • Patent number: 8959656
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Russell S. Greer, Stephen S. Boyle
  • Patent number: 8954091
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Thang Dao
  • Patent number: 8944910
    Abstract: A method and system for management of a virtual casino game in which the game logic resides on a server is disclosed herein. The system is comprised of a mobile device, a native application for a virtual casino residing on the mobile device, a game server, and a player accounts database. The game logic is segmented from the casino game and resides on the game server to prevent fraud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen S. Boyle
  • Patent number: 8882587
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer
  • Patent number: 8851971
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer
  • Patent number: 8843847
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Thang Dao
  • Patent number: 8825085
    Abstract: A method and system for personalized venue marketing is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an application that is resident on a mobile communication device of a patron sends personally identifiable information and the identifying device address to a server when the patron enters a venue. The server associates the identifying device address of the mobile device with the patron in a customer relations management (CRM) database for the venue. The identifying device address allows for tracking of the patron by WiFi sensors positioned throughout the venue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Giacomo Lami, Nicolas Ruggieri, Thang Dao
  • Patent number: 8798643
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Thang Dao
  • Patent number: 8771063
    Abstract: A method and system for management of a virtual casino game whether the game logic resides on a mobile device or on a server is disclosed herein. The system is comprised of a mobile device, a native application for a virtual casino residing on the mobile device, a game server, a player accounts database, and a network. The location and player authentication information is transmitted to the game server and a virtual casino game is launched once the location and player authentication is verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Joingo LLC
    Inventor: Stephen S. Boyle
  • Patent number: 8738036
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Thang Dao
  • Patent number: 8725170
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Evan Bigall, Thang Dao
  • Patent number: 8693403
    Abstract: A method and system for detection and correction of a WiFi login failure for a mobile application is disclosed herein. The present invention provides a set of diagnostic steps that are undertaken automatically on a mobile communication device to identify this condition within an application and generate a browser window inside the application so that the condition can be fixed and the application can continue without having to time-out and exit an application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Thang Dao
  • Patent number: 8655722
    Abstract: A method and system for rewarding anonymous patrons of an anonymous loyalty program is disclosed herein. The anonymous loyalty program only uses an identification generated on a mobile communication device for all transactions by the member. The member does not need to disclose his or her phone number to participate in the anonymous loyalty program although the member's mobile communication device is used for all of the transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen S. Boyle
  • Patent number: 8644810
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer
  • Patent number: 8583777
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Russell S. Greer, Maynard Demmon
  • Patent number: 8573499
    Abstract: A business card having a QRC image, and method and system for transferring business card information from a QRC to a mobile communication device is disclosed herein. A SMS message comprising contact data for a business is sent from a QRC server to the mobile communication device, which results in pop-up display on the mobile communication device. The pop-up display includes a V-card for the business.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen S. Boyle
  • Patent number: 8565737
    Abstract: A method and system for an end user (caller) to easily opt-in to receive digital communications, such as for a mobile marketing campaign, is disclosed herein. A caller uses a mobile communication device to make a standard voice phone call to a predefined number. A voice call termination point captures the caller ID. The caller then makes a selection, and the call is terminated. If the caller is determined to be using a mobile communication device, a confirmation of the selection is sent to the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Joingo LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, John D. Finney, Russell S. Greer
  • Patent number: 8463645
    Abstract: A method and system for rewarding anonymous patrons of an anonymous loyalty program is disclosed herein. The anonymous loyalty program only uses an identification generated on a mobile communication device for all transactions by the member. The member does not need to disclose his or her phone number to participate in the anonymous loyalty program although the member's mobile communication device is used for all of the transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen S. Boyle