Sprylogics Continues to Bolster its Patent Portfolio with New International Patent Grant
- New Patent Granted in Korea for Price Formation in Location-Based Advertising Networks.
TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Sprylogics International Corp. ("Sprylogics" or the "Company") (TSXV: SPY), a technology provider of local mobile search and messaging solutions for consumers and businesses is pleased to announce that it has bolstered its Patent Portfolio with the recent grant of a new patent in Korea for a "Price Formation in Location-Based Advertising Networks".
The Company has a significant family of patents granted related location based advertising. The total value of the global real-time mobile location-based advertising and marketing market is estimated to grow from $1.66 billion in 2013 to $14.8 billion in 2018, according to a research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight. This will then correspond to 38.6 percent of all mobile advertising and marketing.
"With our latest patent we are continuing to protect our IP in the fundamental way that location based advertising works", said Marvin Igelman, CEO of Sprylogics. "We are pleased to widen our global reach with this stable of highly relevant, valuable patents in an exploding and lucrative marketing space. We anticipate obtaining further patent grants in in the future."
Currently that brings the number of patents granted to the Company to 12 (including one notice of allowance), some of which are granted in multiple jurisdictions as follows:
Country |
Title |
Status |
Patent Number |
US |
Network for Targeting Individual Operating a Microcomputer Regardless of his Location |
Issued |
6,970,922 B2 |
US |
Network for Targeting Individual Operating a Microcomputer Regardless of His Location |
Issued |
7,539,742 B2 |
US |
Method and System for Wireless Message-Based Advertising |
Issued |
8,315,178 B2 |
US |
Network for Targeting Individual Operating a Microcomputer Regardless of His Location |
Issued |
7,870,229 B2 |
CA |
Multi-Mode Location Based E-Directory Service Enabling Method, System and Apparatus |
Issued |
2,600,849 |
US |
Multi-Mode Location Based E-Directory Service Enabling Method, System and Apparatus |
Issued |
7,941,430 |
US |
System, Methods, and Apparatus for Interactive Advertising |
Issued |
8732016 B2 |
JP |
System and Method for Adding Advertisements to a Location-Based Advertising System |
Issued |
5405665 |
US |
Network for Targeting Individual Operating a Microcomputer Regardless of His Location |
Issued |
8,099,477 |
SG |
Method of Using Location Information for Advertising System Based on 3-Dimensional Shapes |
Issued |
176399 |
KR |
Price Formation in Location-Based Advertising Networks |
Issued |
10-1424590 |
US |
Method and System for Wireless Message-Based Advertising |
Published |
notice of allowance 4.30.14 |
Korean Patent No. 10-1424590 was granted on July 23, 2014, and it is described as follows:
A method of providing a location-based advertisement is provided. The advertisement is provided to an electronic communications device, over a communications network, on behalf of an advertiser. The method includes calculating an adjusted price to be charged to the advertiser for the advertisement using at least a geographic location associated with the advertisement, a distance of the electronic communications device from the geographic location and optionally a bid price associated with the geographic location. The method also includes delivering the advertisement over the communications network to the electronic communications device. A system for providing such advertisements, as well as a computer-readable storage medium with instructions, in the form of software, to perform the method or implement the system are also provided.
About Sprylogics
Sprylogics International Corp. enables telecom operators, messaging and mobile application providers to introduce new revenue streams into their apps with its "Poynt-Enabled" SDK. "Poynt-Enabled" brings monetization related to the user's search intent, while increasing loyalty, engagement and usage activity levels. Sprylogics semantically aggregates and distributes useful local content by making it searchable via its patented geographical and contextual targeting technology.
Sprylogics also markets Poynt; an award winning, all-in-one mobile local search App that has garnered over 20 million downloads. Both products have a common focus on enhancing the mobile user experience, enabling users to do more "without leaving the app", while monetizing via local search results and transactions.
Visit www.sprylogics.com, or follow @poynt on Twitter. Download the Poynt App on your smartphone at http://m.poynt.com.
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SOURCE Sprylogics International Corp.
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