JERSEY CITY, N.J. - SITO Mobile Ltd., a leading mobile engagement platform provider, today announced in a press release that its subsidiary SITO Mobile R&D IP, LLC has been granted US Patent No. 8,954,047, titled "Searching for Mobile Content," by the US Patent and Trademark Office. This newly issued patent strengthens the Company's patent portfolio and validates it as an innovator in the mobile space.

Jerry Hug, Chief Executive Officer of SITO Mobile said, "We are committed to helping businesses build brand awareness, loyalty and sales with their audiences via mobile devices. This patent issuance demonstrates our continued innovation in the mobile marketplace and our desire to protect our products, services and intellectual property assets. "

The patent, issued on February 10, 2015, is the sixth patent issued in this mobile technology patent family and adds value to SITO Mobile's overall intellectual property portfolio, which includes innovation and IP coverage in the areas of mobile device applications, mobile marketing, streaming media and dynamic ad insertion.