Robert A Rose

US Patent:

D456197, Apr 30, 2002

Filed:

Mar 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/139373

Inventors:

Ted McClure - Richmond VA
Robert J. Rose - Chesterfield VA
Steve D. Hawkins - Midlothian VA

Assignee:

Carpenter Co. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

0609

US Classification:

D 6596

US Patent:

D467118, Dec 17, 2002

Filed:

Feb 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

29/154914

Inventors:

Ted McClure - Richmond VA
Robert J. Rose - Chesterfield VA
Steve D. Hawkins - Midlothian VA

Assignee:

Carpenter Co. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

0609

US Classification:

D 6596

US Patent:

D506098, Jun 14, 2005

Filed:

Jul 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

29/186103

Inventors:

Jeffrey D. Martin - Richmond VA, US
Robert J. Rose - Chesterfield VA, US

Assignee:

Carpenter Co. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

0609

US Classification:

D 6596

US Patent:

D509980, Sep 27, 2005

Filed:

Jan 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/222349

Inventors:

Jeffrey D. Martin - Richmond VA, US
Robert J. Rose - Chesterfield VA, US

Assignee:

Carpenter Co. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

0609

US Classification:

D 6596

US Patent:

20080313011, Dec 18, 2008

Filed:

Aug 17, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/893765

Inventors:

Robert Rose - San Diego CA, US
Nichole Goodyear - San Diego CA, US
Camille Matthews - Silverdale WA, US
Jeremy Wiles - San Diego CA, US
Mark Seaman - San Diego CA, US
Brian Douglas Derfer - San Diego CA, US
Kevin Rollins - Denton TX, US
Kelvin Hung - San Diego CA, US
Gina Paoni - LaJolla CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 17/40

US Classification:

705 10, 705 14

Abstract:

Online marketing platforms are disclosed that harness user generated content to encourage the viral sharing and tracking of online marketing campaigns. One embodiment includes a campaign hosting system including a database connected to a network, a campaign creation device connected to the network and a plurality of user devices connected to the network. In addition, the campaign creation device is configured to provide campaign information to the campaign hosting system via the network, the campaign hosting system is configured to automatically create an online campaign that is customized according to the campaign information and to store the campaign as one of a plurality of online campaigns in the database, at least one of the user devices is configured to provide profile information to the campaign hosting system via the network, the campaign hosting system is configured to automatically create a user profile using the profile information and to store the user profile as one of a plurality of user profiles in the database, each user device is configured to engage with the online campaign by communicating with the campaign hosting system via the network and each user device is configured to access the user profile by communicating with the campaign hosting system via the network.

US Patent:

20080313026, Dec 18, 2008

Filed:

Aug 17, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/893839

Inventors:

Robert Rose - San Diego CA, US
Camille Matthews - Silverdale WA, US
Kelvin Hung - San Diego CA, US
Jeremy Wiles - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G07C 13/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 17/40

US Classification:

705 12

Abstract:

Content distribution systems that support Cost-Per-Engagement (CPE) based advertising are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes a server connected to a network, a database connected to the server and a voter computer connected to the network. In addition, the server is configured to provide a plurality of options to the voter computer, the voter computer is configured to register with the server using a profile and to communicate a current selection from one of the options to the server, the database stores information concerning past activity associated with a voter profile and the server is configured to determine the value of the vote as a function of at least one factor indicative of stored information concerning the past activity associated with the voter profile.

US Patent:

20080313040, Dec 18, 2008

Filed:

Aug 17, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/893766

Inventors:

Robert Rose - San Diego CA, US
Nichole Goodyear - San Diego CA, US
Brian Douglas Derfer - San Diego CA, US
Gina Paoni - LaJolla CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 14, 705 30, 705 34

Abstract:

Content distribution systems that support Cost-Per-Engagement (CPE) based advertising are disclosed. One embodiment includes a server connected to a network and a plurality of user computers connected to the network. In addition, the server is configured to host an interactive web site that enables the uploading of pieces of content in response to the online marketing campaign and the distribution of pieces of uploaded content, each user computer is configured to interact with the web site, the server is configured to track the number of pieces of content uploaded to the website in response to the online marketing campaign, the number of pieces of uploaded content distributed to user computers and the number of other interactions between the user computers and the website, and the server is configured to determine a cost to charge for hosting the marketing campaign based upon at least the number of pieces of content uploaded to the website in response to the online marketing campaign, the number of pieces of uploaded content distributed to user computers and the number of other interactions between the user computers and the website.

US Patent:

20090271730, Oct 29, 2009

Filed:

Dec 1, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/326011

Inventors:

Robert Rose - San Diego CA, US
Owen Adams - Scottsdale AZ, US
Brian Derfer - San Diego CA, US
Nichole Goodyear - San Diego CA, US
Kelvin Hung - San Diego CA, US
Camille Matthews - Silverdale WA, US
Kevin Rollins - Denton TX, US
Tom Underwood - San Diego CA, US
Jeremy Wiles - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/173
G06F 17/30
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715772, 709224, 707 10, 707E17032

Abstract:

Systems and methods for generating displays showing interactions with a piece of content accessible via a number of unrelated websites are described. One embodiment of the invention includes storing a piece of content within a database and providing access to the piece of content via a website hosted by a server associated with the database, receiving a request from a user to propagate the piece of content to a 3party website hosted via a 3party server, obtaining user account information, accessing the 3party server using the user account information, providing propagation player code to the 3party server, where the propagation player code includes information enabling a browser application to access the piece of content via the server associated with the database, receiving requests from browser applications, where the requests are associated with user interactions with the piece of content, identifying requests associated with a user interaction via the propagation player included in the 3party website, updating database records tracking user interactions with the piece of content via different websites in response to the received requests, and generating a display of the websites to which the content has been propagated, where the display includes the 3party website.