Patents by Inventor Swan Allan

Swan Allan 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).

  • Disseminating targeted location-based content to mobile device users
    Patent number: 8224353
    Abstract: A trusted third party information arbiter for facilitating third party information sources, such as advertisers or data processing services, to accurately target communications to mobile device users. Illustratively, the mobile device users can control target communications through the utilization of discretion requests/permissions processed by the third party information arbiter. Furthermore, the mobile device users may further interact with the trusted third party information arbiter to provide/release additional personal information. For example, a mobile device user may be provided an increasingly rich rewards or payments that may be provisioned by discount, coupons or offers associated with existing or new product advertisements or promotional information messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Aegis Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew S. Wright, Swan Allan, Steven J. Williams, John J. Geyer
  • DISSEMINATING TARGETED LOCATION-BASED CONTENT TO MOBILE DEVICE USERS
    Publication number: 20090239553
    Abstract: A trusted third party information arbiter for facilitating third party information sources, such as advertisers or data processing services, to accurately target communications to mobile device users. Illustratively, the mobile device users can control target communications through the utilization of discretion requests/permissions processed by the third party information arbiter. Furthermore, the mobile device users may further interact with the trusted third party information arbiter to provide/release additional personal information. For example, a mobile device user may be provided an increasingly rich rewards or payments that may be provisioned by discount, coupons or offers associated with existing or new product advertisements or promotional information messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: AEGIS MOBILITY, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew S. Wright, Swan Allan, Steven J. Williams, John J. Geyer