Patents
Things like Google Glass and Microsoft HoloLens couldn’t work without these inventions.
US7958081B2 · Filed 2007 · Acquired by Augme Technologies, 2011
30+
Patents Filed
5
Eras of Invention
4
Jurisdictions
2007
First Filing
$5.5M
JAGTAG Acquisition
2007–2012
JAGTAG / SFGT
The visual search engine before visual search existed.
Founded SFGT Inc. in 2006 and began filing the patent portfolio that would become JAGTAG — a mobile ambient information system that allowed any symbol in the physical world to trigger targeted digital content. 30+ patents spanning US, EP, WO, and CA jurisdictions. Acquired by Augme Technologies in 2011 for $5.5M.
8 patents in this era
Apparatuses, Methods, and Systems for Code Triggered Information Querying and Serving
The original claim on mobile visual search. Scan any symbol in the real world — a billboard, a magazine page, a product label — and receive targeted content on your phone. Filed one year before the App Store existed.
Information Querying and Serving on Mobile Devices Based on Ambient Conditions
The foundational US patent. A server that factors weather, traffic, news, and market conditions to decide what to send to your phone when you scan a code. Named by experts as one of the patents Google Glass and Microsoft HoloLens rely on.
Information Querying and Serving in a Virtual World Based on Profiles
Extended the JAGTAG system into virtual worlds and MMO environments. Serves demographically-targeted content inside digital spaces based on behavioral profiles. Filed before the metaverse was a word.
Information Querying and Serving on the Internet Based on Profiles
The internet version of the JAGTAG system. Serves behavior- and context-targeted content to users based on continuously-updated profiles. An early patent on what is now called personalization at scale.
Ambiguous Code-Triggered Information Querying and Serving on Mobile Devices
What happens when the scan is partial or the barcode is obscured? This patent covers the disambiguation system that resolves incomplete inputs and still delivers the right content. Critical for real-world deployment.
Determining and Announcing Proximity Between Trajectories
Track where people are going, predict when two paths will intersect, and alert users in advance. An early patent for what is now called location intelligence and proximity marketing.
Code Triggered Information Querying and Serving (European)
European Patent Office prosecution of the core JAGTAG system. Extended IP protection across European markets for the foundational mobile code-triggered platform.
A Graphical Code-Serving Interface
The UX layer on top of the JAGTAG system — how the graphical interface connects to the code-serving engine in advertising, publishing, and broadcast contexts.
2011–2013
Augme / Hipcricket
Voice-triggered AR. Filed two years before Google Glass.
Post-acquisition era. Extended the patent portfolio into voice-triggered augmented reality content delivery — the IP most directly cited in relation to Google Glass and Microsoft HoloLens. The AR wearable future was already patented.
2 patents in this era
Filed 2011 · Granted 2011
Augme Technologies
w/ Dudley Fitzpatrick, Glenn Thomas, John Cashman
Voice-Triggered Code-Mediated Augmented Reality Content Delivery Platform
Say a word, trigger an AR experience. This patent covers voice-activated augmented reality content delivered via code-mediated systems. Filed in 2011 — two years before Google Glass launched publicly. The strongest documented basis for the claim that this IP shaped modern AR wearables.
Filed 2011 · Published
Hipcricket, Inc.
w/ Dudley Fitzpatrick, Glenn Thomas, John Cashman, Ed Jordan, Devon Strawn
A Code-Mediated Content Delivery Platform
Expands the JAGTAG platform into a complete content delivery system connecting any information encoding symbology — barcodes, QR codes, visual markers — to graphical elements across advertising, publications, and broadcasts.
2012–2015
MPOWERD / Luci
Clean light for 5 million people. CES Innovation Award, twice.
Co-founded MPOWERD and co-invented the Luci solar lantern — an inflatable, solar-powered, LED-based light designed for the 1.3 billion people without reliable electricity. The patent portfolio covers the core product design and all derivative configurations. Won the CES Innovation Award in 2014 and again in 2015.
5 patents in this era
Inflatable Solar Powered Lamp
The Luci lantern. An inflatable, collapsible, waterproof solar-powered light that weighs 4.5 ounces and requires no power grid. Designed to bring clean light to the 1.3 billion people without electricity. Won the CES Innovation Award in both 2014 and 2015.
Inflatable Solar Powered Lamp (Continuation)
Continuation patent extending IP coverage across additional configurations of the Luci product line. Covers the full range of inflatable solar lamp variants.
Solar Powered Lamp
Second-generation Luci lamp configurations. Covers additional design variants for different deployment environments — disaster relief, off-grid living, outdoor recreation.
Inflatable Solar Powered Lamp (European)
European Patent Office grant for the Luci lamp. International IP protection across European markets for the core MPOWERD product.
Solar Powered Lamp (European, second generation)
European prosecution of the second-generation solar lamp variants. Extends international IP protection across the full Luci product family.
2013–2015
Electric Fan Co. / DUETI
Headless commerce before anyone called it that.
Co-invented the DUETI (Distributed, Unfolding, Embedded Transaction and Inventory) platform — a site-agnostic purchasing engine that detaches commerce from any single server or platform. Every piece of media becomes a potential storefront. Patents filed across US, WO, and CA jurisdictions.
3 patents in this era
Distributed, Unfolding, Embedded Transaction and Inventory (DUETI)
A site-agnostic purchasing engine. Any piece of media — an article, a video, a social post — becomes a storefront. Commerce detached from any single server or platform. Built before headless commerce had a name.
Distributed, Unfolding, Embedded Transaction and Inventory (Canadian)
Canadian prosecution of the DUETI distributed commerce platform. International IP coverage for the site-agnostic purchasing and media distribution engine.
Distributed, Unfolding, Embedded Transaction and Inventory (European)
European prosecution of the DUETI platform. Extends IP protection for the distributed embedded commerce system across European markets.
2022–present
SuperTruth
The trust infrastructure for AI. 200+ pages of claims.
A multi-patent portfolio covering the complete ALDR engine architecture: Matrix Exponential Attention (MEA), Self-Adjusting Decay Control (SADC), and Graph-Laplacian Memory Networks (GLMN). Plus the Data Trust Index and the Behavioral Integrity Index — a ninth dimension that scores AI agent conduct against trusted data.
1 patent in this era
SuperTruth AI Orchestration Engine — ALDR System
A 200+ page patent portfolio covering the full architecture of the ALDR (Adaptive Learning Data Resilience) Engine: MEA (Matrix Exponential Attention), SADC (Self-Adjusting Decay Control), and GLMN (Graph-Laplacian Memory Networks). Plus the DTI scoring methodology and the Behavioral Integrity Index — a dimension that scores how AI agents behave when operating against trusted human data.
On completeness
This page documents 19 confirmed patents from public databases. Additional continuation filings from the JAGTAG/Augme era, pending SuperTruth provisionals, and Momentum Worldwide-era IP are not yet publicly indexed. The full inventor record is at Justia. Total claimed: 30+ patents.