Lance E Nelson

US Patent:

20030225620, Dec 4, 2003

Filed:

Mar 13, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/390570

Inventors:

Lance Nelson - Clyde Hill WA, US
Ryan Penner - Bellevue WA, US
Michael Ramirez - Seattle WA, US
Brett Melton - Bothell WA, US

Assignee:

Aptimus, Inc.

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/014000

Abstract:

The present invention provides a system where offers are placed on network accessible sites or delivered to consumers over a network. Placement data is used to obtain offers that share at least one category with placements of offers for consumers. Each offer has a placement value for placement. The offers are randomized by forming randomized placement values for the placement. These randomized placement values are calculated by adding a random factor ranging up to at least the value of the highest placement value to each of the offers' placement values. The offer with the highest randomized placement value is then placed for viewing, or receipt, by the consumer.

US Patent:

62599720, Jul 10, 2001

Filed:

Jan 16, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/008133

Inventors:

Zarko Sumic - Bellevue WA
Lance J. Nelson - Clyde Hill WA
David Drake Callahan - Issaquah WA

Assignee:

Enghouse Systems USA, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

700286

Abstract:

A method and system for processing and disseminating utility outage information is disclosed. In response to the receipt of new data in the form of events, the data is mapped into a geographic information system and transmitted to selected recipients, or subscribers. Each subscriber has one or more areas of interest that define the information it receives. Each subscriber also has a security classification that further defines the information it may receive as well as the subscriber's ability to trigger events, or update the outage information. The mechanism of the invention employs multiple ways of disseminating the information. A subscriber may request that updated information be sent to the subscriber in response to a subscriber's request. Alternatively, the subscriber may request that updated information be automatically transmitted to the subscriber when updated information is received.