Geoffrey W Simons

US Patent:

7350139, Mar 25, 2008

Filed:

Jun 16, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/595622

Inventors:

Geoffrey W. Simons - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

715508, 715507

Abstract:

A system and method for utilizing a drag and drop technique to complete electronic forms are provided. A document browser computer () accesses one or more electronic forms provided by a document server () via an active Internet browser application window. A URL link to a fill server () is established and a separate application window is created on the document browser display (). A user ID, password and signature of the electronic form are passed from the document browser computer () to the fill server (). The fill server () creates a fill bundle including shippable code corresponding to a merger of raw user data from a user profile and a form map derived from the electronic form signature. The fill bundle is returned to the document browser computer () and presented on the browser computer's display as an icon () within the open fill bundle window (). The fill bundle icon () is selected and dragged from the fill bundle window () to an electronic form application window () causing the shippable code to be executed.

US Patent:

20080072170, Mar 20, 2008

Filed:

Sep 25, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/860645

Inventors:

Geoffrey Simons - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715769000

Abstract:

A system and method for utilizing a drag and drop technique to complete electronic forms are provided. A document browser computer () accesses one or more electronic forms provided by a document server () via an active Internet browser application window. A URL link to a fill server () is established and a separate application window is created on the document browser display (). A user ID, password and signature of the electronic form are passed from the document browser computer () to the fill server (). The fill server () creates a fill bundle including shippable code corresponding to a merger of raw user data from a user profile and a form map derived from the electronic form signature. The fill bundle is returned to the document browser computer () and presented on the browser computer's display as an icon () within the open fill bundle window (). The fill bundle icon () is selected and dragged from the fill bundle window () to an electronic form application window () causing the shippable code to be executed. Accordingly, one or more fields are completed and the form may be submitted to the requesting provider.

US Patent:

20080294497, Nov 27, 2008

Filed:

May 22, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/805241

Inventors:

Geoffrey Simons - Seattle WA, US
Nathaniel McNamara - Miami Beach FL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

705 10

Abstract:

Methods and systems for selecting and serving an ad to a Web page in response to an ad request from that page, where the ad being delivered has the highest or close to the highest expected value, are described. The prior history of an ad is examined and the circumstances relating to the ad that have led to a positive action for the ad in the past (such as a click on the ad by a user) are determined. This data are collected and stored in a first set of data. In addition, the characteristics of the ad request are examined. A likelihood function is used to derive a likelihood value which can be used to lead to a probability that the ad will be successful or have a positive result. Following this process, a group of Web pages is created that have shown a positive result when the ad was displayed. The creation of the group of Web pages results from executing one or more custom targeting engines. In addition, a group of ad requests for the ad that provided a positive result for the ad and another group of ad requests that did not provide a positive result for the ad are created. An ad is selected and served to the Web page based on a comparison of the ad request with these two groups of ad requests.

US Patent:

7334184, Feb 19, 2008

Filed:

Mar 10, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/523410

Inventors:

Geoffrey W. Simons - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715505, 715506, 715507, 715508

Abstract:

Methods are disclosed for gathering information from different sources to be used to automatically fill in online forms. The information is collected using a persona of an individual. A persona is created by filtering a larger set of raw data for that user so that only certain fields are allowed to be seen and used by others. An individual can have several personas, each assigned to a particular other individual, such as a family member or a friend. The individual allowing one of his personas to be shared is the information provider and the user requesting the information is the information requester. The information is taken from both the provider and requester, and used by a vendor in a form, filled out by the information requester. In one embodiment, the information requester is a “gift giver” and the provider is a “gift receiver. ” The gift giver is requesting shipping and other information from the gift receiver, who can grant one of his personas to the particular gift giver.