Patents by Inventor Troy C. Wilson

Troy C. Wilson 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).

  • Publication number: 20080243604
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system are provided for administering earned compensation offers. A coupon administering module receives an indication that a compensation offer has been stored for a user in a data storage on a television device. The coupon administering module identifies a user device to which the compensation offer will be sent. Responsive to identifying the user device, the coupon administering module sends the compensation offer to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Edward E. Pollard, Kumar Ravi, Troy C. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20080244635
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system are provided for encouraging users to view advertisements. A television device receives an incoming signal. The incoming signal includes an advertisement from an advertiser. The television device determines if the advertisement includes a compensation offer descriptor. Responsive to a presence of the compensation offer descriptor, the television device determines if a user views the advertisement on a display in its entirety. Responsive to the user viewing the advertisement in its entirety, the television device issues a compensation offer to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Edward E. Pollard, Kumar Ravi, Troy C. Wilson