Patents by Inventor Thomas Edward Jacques

Thomas Edward Jacques 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING GENDER BALANCING OF AN EVENT USING NOTIFICATIONS IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20150067070
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes determining a first number of users who have indicated an intention to attend an event; determining what fraction of the first number of users is a particular gender; and using the determined fraction and an ideal fraction of the particular gender for the event to determine an additional number of males or an additional number of females to be invited to attend the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: MATCH.COM, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Jacques, Michael George Maxim, Tom R. Quisel
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PROMOTION OF A SOCIAL EVENT IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20150051978
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes determining a score for at least one parameter associated with an event and a user and applying to the score a filter associated with the at least one parameter to determine whether the score falls within a range defined by the filter. The method also includes displaying the event to the user if the score falls within the range defined by the filter and hiding the event from the user if the score falls outside of the range defined by the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: MATCH.COM, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Jacques, Michael George Maxim, Tom R. Quisel