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Method and Apparatus for Defining, Distributing, and Redeeming SMS and MMS Coupons

US 8,086,488 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 27, 2022 (Cibc Bank USA).

Term ends Feb 5, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Mar 1, 2007 as application 11/681,101 · Granted Dec 27, 2011
Base term plus 1072 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2007 2030
Clock starts
Mar 1, 2007
Term ends
Feb 5, 2030
Granted
Dec 27, 2011
base term patent term adjustment fee events Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
1,072
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
3
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

This patent's term runs 1072 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 1, 2007, when this application, 11/681,101, was filedMar 1, 2027High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+1072 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordFeb 5, 2030High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderFeb 5, 2030High confidence

This family

US 8,086,488this patent
Feb 2030
Feb 2030
US 8,818,842In force
Mar 2027
Mar 2027
Application 14/467,575Abandoned
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The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

Assignments

The 40 most recent of 45 recorded documents are shown; the 5 earliest are not. Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Sep 11, 2014
Reel 33726, frame 227
RMG Networks, Inc.; RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc.Dooh Media Management LLC, as AgentSecurity Interest
May 1, 2015
Reel 35543, frame 620
Dooh Media Management LLC, as AgentRMG Networks, Inc.; RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc. F/K/A Symon Communications, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 1, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Dooh Media Management LLC, as AgentRMG Networks, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 1, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Dooh Media Management LLC, as AgentRMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc. F/K/A Symon Communications, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 9, 2015
Reel 36053, frame 542
RMG Networks, Inc.Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 20, 2015
Reel 36835, frame 74
RMG Networks, Inc.Silicon Valley BankSecurity Interest
Jul 29, 2016
Reel 39296, frame 793
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Security Interest
Jan 9, 2017
Reel 40907, frame 775
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 9, 2017
Reel 41311, frame 582
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.; Maritime Telecommunications Network, Inc. (D/B/A MTN Satellite Communications)Citibank, N.a.Security Interest
Jan 19, 2017
Reel 41428, frame 646
Kayne Anderson Senior Credit Advisors, LLC, as Administrative AgentRMG Networks, Inc.; Symon Communications, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 19, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Kayne Anderson Senior Credit Advisors, LLC, as Administrative AgentRMG Networks, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 19, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Kayne Anderson Senior Credit Advisors, LLC, as Administrative AgentSymon Communications, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 15, 2017
Reel 41578, frame 756
Silicon Valley BankRMG Networks, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 8, 2017
Reel 44072, frame 800
RMG Networks, Inc.Silicon Valley BankSecurity Interest
Mar 28, 2018
Reel 45757, frame 165
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.Cortland Capital Market Services LLCSecurity Interest
Oct 15, 2021
Reel 57827, frame 1
Global Eagle Opco LLCAcquiom Agency Services LLCPatent Security Agreement (TAKEBACK)
Oct 15, 2021
Reel 57827, frame 153
Global Eagle Opco LLCAcquiom Agency Services LLCPatent Security Agreement (PRIORITY)
Oct 19, 2021
Reel 57859, frame 605
Citibank, N.a.Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.; MTN Satellite Communications; Maritime Telecommunications Network, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Oct 19, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.Release of Security Interest
Oct 19, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.MTN Satellite CommunicationsRelease of Security Interest
Oct 19, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.Maritime Telecommunications Network, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 11, 2022
Reel 58691, frame 503
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.Anuvu Operations LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 14, 2022
Reel 58736, frame 598
Anuvu Operations LLCAnuvu IP Holdings LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 27, 2022
Reel 58798, frame 582
RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc.; RMG Networks Holding CorportationCibc Bank USASecurity Interest
Mar 14, 2022
Reel 59365, frame 207
RMG Networks Holding Corporation; RMG Networks, Inc.; RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc.; RMG Networks Middle East, LLC; RMG Networks LimitedMerion Investment Partners III, L.P.Security Interest
Jun 30, 2023
Reel 64128, frame 133
Merion Investment Partners III, L.P.RMG Networks Holding Corporation; RMG Networks, Inc.; RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc.; RMG Networks Middle East, LLC; RMG Netwotks LimitedRelease of Security Interest
Jun 30, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Merion Investment Partners III, L.P.RMG Networks Holding CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Jun 30, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Merion Investment Partners III, L.P.RMG Networks, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 30, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Merion Investment Partners III, L.P.RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 30, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Merion Investment Partners III, L.P.RMG Networks Middle East, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jun 30, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Merion Investment Partners III, L.P.RMG Netwotks LimitedRelease of Security Interest
Jun 18, 2024
Reel 67776, frame 230
Anuvu Holdings 2 LLC; Anuvu Holdings 1 LLC; Anuvu IP Holdings LLC; Anuvu Licensing Holdings LLC; Anuvu Operations LLCAcquiom Agency Services LLCSecurity Interest
Oct 29, 2025
Reel 73420, frame 710
Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral AgentAnuvu Holdings 2 LLC; Anuvu Holdings 1 LLC; Anuvu IP Holdings LLC; Anuvu Licensing Holdings LLC; Anuvu Operations LLCRelease of Security Interests in Intellectual Property Collateral (Recorded at Reel 067776/FRAME 0230)
Oct 29, 2025
Reel 73423, frame 961
Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral AgentAnuvu IP Holdings LLCRelease of Security Interests in Intellectual Property Collateral (Recorded at Reel 057827/FRAME 0001; Reel 057827/FRAME 0153; and Reel 058736/FRAME 0598)
Oct 29, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral AgentAnuvu Holdings 2 LLCRelease of Security Interests in Intellectual Property Collateral (Recorded at Reel 067776/FRAME 0230)
Oct 29, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral AgentAnuvu Holdings 1 LLCRelease of Security Interests in Intellectual Property Collateral (Recorded at Reel 067776/FRAME 0230)
Oct 29, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral AgentAnuvu IP Holdings LLCRelease of Security Interests in Intellectual Property Collateral (Recorded at Reel 067776/FRAME 0230)
Oct 29, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral AgentAnuvu Licensing Holdings LLCRelease of Security Interests in Intellectual Property Collateral (Recorded at Reel 067776/FRAME 0230)
Oct 29, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral AgentAnuvu Operations LLCRelease of Security Interests in Intellectual Property Collateral (Recorded at Reel 067776/FRAME 0230)
Oct 30, 2025
Reel 73405, frame 129
Anuvu Holdings LLCComerica BankSecurity Interest

Sources

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