Patents by Inventor William W. Jack

William W. Jack 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: 20170103377
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing augmented beacons are described. In one implementation, an augmented beacon server receives a definition of an augmented beacon defining a geographical area of interest, where digital content is associated with the augmented beacon. Based on a determination that a target device is within the geographical area of interest of the augmented beacon, the augmented beacon server provides an unique identifier associated with the augmented beacon to the target device, where the unique identifier comprises an indication that the digital content associated with the augmented beacon can be displayed by the target device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: William W. Jack, Benjamin J. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9565531
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing augmented beacons are described. In one implementation, an augmented beacon server receives a definition of an augmented beacon defining a geographical area of interest, where digital content is associated with the augmented beacon. Based on a determination that a target device is within the geographical area of interest of the augmented beacon, the augmented beacon server provides an unique identifier associated with the augmented beacon to the target device, where the unique identifier comprises an indication that the digital content associated with the augmented beacon can be displayed by the target device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Frensee LLC
    Inventors: William W. Jack, Benjamin J. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20160302037
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing augmented beacons are described. In one implementation, an augmented beacon server receives a definition of an augmented beacon defining a geographical area of interest, where digital content is associated with the augmented beacon. Based on a determination that a target device is within the geographical area of interest of the augmented beacon, the augmented beacon server provides an unique identifier associated with the augmented beacon to the target device, where the unique identifier comprises an indication that the digital content associated with the augmented beacon can be displayed by the target device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: William W. Jack, Benjamin J. Taylor