Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Sauer

Thomas R. Sauer 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 compensating users for advertising data in a community of end users
    Patent number: 8180677
    Abstract: A computer readable medium is disclosed, containing instructions useful in performing a method for sending advertising data, the method comprising measuring user-to-user connectivity between users within a community of users; determining a plurality of highly connected users (HCUs) based on the user-to-user connectivity; and sending advertising data to selected HCUs based on a zone of influence (ZOI) for each HCU. A system useful in performing the method is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Scott White, Ian C. Schmehi, Thomas R. Sauer
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING USERS FOR ADVERTISING DATA IN A COMMUNITY OF END USERS
    Publication number: 20090235307
    Abstract: A computer readable medium is disclosed, containing instructions useful in performing a method for sending advertising data, the method comprising measuring user-to-user connectivity between users within a community of users; determining a plurality of highly connected users (HCUs) based on the user-to-user connectivity; and sending advertising data to selected HCUs based on a zone of influence (ZOI) for each HCU. A system useful in performing the method is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: ATT Knowledge Ventures L.P.
    Inventors: Scott White, Ian C. Schmehi, Thomas R. Sauer