Patents by Inventor W. Braxton Caswell, Jr.

W. Braxton Caswell, Jr. 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: 8010432
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products auction search terms in a search engine. Orders from customers are received, and a search term associated with the orders is determined. When an auction for the search term is conducted, an amount of a bid for the search term is determined and submitted to the auction for a position on a search result list for the search engine. A minimum level of traffic is then delivered to a customer website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P.
    Inventors: Charles Stubbs, Laurie Scholl, Derek Talbot, Matthew Mulqueen, Bill Lott, W. Braxton Caswell, Jr., Neil Salvage
  • Patent number: 7672885
    Abstract: A consolidated purchasing system for search term auctions is provided. The system typically includes receiving logic, analyzing logic, and purchasing logic. The receiving logic receives orders from customers. The analyzing logic receives and consolidates the plurality of orders, analyzes a dynamic auction for search terms on a search engine, and determines search terms upon which to bid and an amount to bid for the search terms. The determination of the amount to bid on the search terms is in response to a budget and an expected return on the search terms. The purchasing logic receives instructions from the bidding logic and bids on the search terms in the dynamic auction, wherein the cost of a position on a search result list for the search engine changes in response to input from auction participants. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P.
    Inventors: Charles Stubbs, Laurie Scholl, Derek Talbot, Matthew Mulqueen, Bill Lott, W. Braxton Caswell, Jr., Neil Salvage