Patents by Inventor Brandon R. I. Chang

Brandon R. I. Chang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11720926
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide advertising that is aware of coupon states and user states. An advertisement to be presented to a user is determined. One of multiple versions of the advertisement is generated based at least in part on a state associated with the user and/or a state associated with a digital coupon for an item. One or more of the versions present the digital coupon. Data encoding the generated version of the advertisement is sent to a client associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Eric S. Monsowitz, Michal Jonathan Geller, Brandon R. I. Chang
  • Publication number: 20200242665
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide advertising that is aware of digital coupon states and user states. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer systems and/or point of sale systems. An advertisement including a digital coupon to be presented to a user is determined. Data encoding the advertisement is sent to the third party retailer system or the point of sale system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: ERIC S. MONSOWITZ, MICHAL JONATHAN GELLER, BRANDON R. I. CHANG
  • Publication number: 20200151772
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide advertising that is aware of coupon states and user states. An advertisement to be presented to a user is determined. One of multiple versions of the advertisement is generated based at least in part on a state associated with the user and/or a state associated with a digital coupon for an item. One or more of the versions present the digital coupon. Data encoding the generated version of the advertisement is sent to a client associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: ERIC S. MONSOWITZ, MICHAL JONATHAN GELLER, BRANDON R. I. CHANG
  • Patent number: 10540693
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide advertising that is aware of coupon states and user states. An advertisement to be presented to a user is determined. One of multiple versions of the advertisement is generated based at least in part on a state associated with the user and/or a state associated with a digital coupon for an item. One or more of the versions present the digital coupon. Data encoding the generated version of the advertisement is sent to a client associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Eric S. Monsowitz, Michal Jonathan Geller, Brandon R. I. Chang
  • Publication number: 20120136707
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a digital coupon system. Digital coupons can be defined by a coupon specification received from a coupon issuer. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer sites and/or point of sale systems. A coupon clearing house application can manage distribution, redemption, reimbursement of retailers and invoicing of coupon issuers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Brandon R. I. Chang, William W. Allocca, Henry R. Nickerson, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip Kumar
  • Publication number: 20120136712
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a digital coupon system. Digital coupons can be defined by a coupon specification received from a coupon issuer. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer sites and/or point of sale systems. A coupon clearing house application can manage distribution, redemption, reimbursement of retailers and invoicing of coupon issuers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Brandon R. I. Chang, William W. Allocca, Henry R. Nickerson, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip Kumar
  • Publication number: 20120136706
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a digital coupon system. Digital coupons can be defined by a coupon specification received from a coupon issuer. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer sites and/or point of sale systems. A coupon clearing house application can manage distribution, redemption, reimbursement of retailers and invoicing of coupon issuers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Brandon R. I. Chang, William W. Allocca, Henry R. Nickerson, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip Kumar
  • Publication number: 20120136708
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a digital coupon system. Digital coupons can be defined by a coupon specification received from a coupon issuer. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer sites and/or point of sale systems. A coupon clearing house application can manage distribution, redemption, reimbursement of retailers and invoicing of coupon issuers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Brandon R.I. Chang, William W. Allocca, Henry R. Nickerson, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip Kumar
  • Publication number: 20120136710
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a digital coupon system. Digital coupons can be defined by a coupon specification received from a coupon issuer. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer sites and/or point of sale systems. A coupon clearing house application can manage distribution, redemption, reimbursement of retailers and invoicing of coupon issuers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Brandon R.I. Chang, William W. Allocca, Henry R. Nickerson, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip Kumar
  • Publication number: 20110106599
    Abstract: Various embodiments, including systems and methods, are described for providing digital coupons to third party network sites. In one representative embodiment, a computing device is provided, where a plurality of digital coupons are maintained in a memory associated with the computing device. Each digital coupon is directed to the purchase of at least one item through an electronic commerce system. A coupon service is implemented in the computing device that is configured to identify at least one of the digital coupons to present on a third party network site in response to a request for at least one of the digital coupons received from the third party network site based at least in part upon information contained in the request. The identified digital coupons are then sent to the third party network site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Monica Theresa McCann, William W. Allocca, Brandon R. I. Chang, Henry Robert Nickerson, Mark S. Gulbrandsen, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip S. Kumar, James J. Shimada, Paul D. DeMarco
  • Publication number: 20110106598
    Abstract: Various systems, methods, and other embodiments are described relating to the selection of digital coupons for display in network pages. In one embodiment, a plurality of coupon campaigns are maintained in a computing device for a plurality of entities in association with an operation of an electronic commerce system employed to sell a plurality of items over a network. Each of the coupon campaigns comprises at least one digital coupon to be applied to a purchase of at least one of the items. A network page is generated in the electronic commerce system to be rendered on a client. The network page is generated in association with the operation of the electronic commerce system. A subset of the digital coupons is determined to be included in the network page to present to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Monica Theresa McCann, William W. Allocca, Brandon R. I. Chang, Henry Robert Nickerson, Mark S. Gulbrandsen, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip S. Kumar, James J. Shimada, Paul D. DeMarco
  • Publication number: 20110106603
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments relating to a self-service portal for coupon implementation in association with an electronic commerce system. Coupon campaigns are implemented in a computing device for a plurality of vendors in association with the electronic commerce system. Each of the coupon campaigns comprises one or more digital coupons. An automated submission of each of the campaigns is facilitated in the computing device from respective ones of the vendors through a self-service portal. Vendor control is facilitated through the self-service portal as to whether the digital coupons associated with a respective one of the campaigns are activated to be applied to a purchase of an item through the electronic commerce system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Monica Theresa McCann, William W. Allocca, Brandon R. I. Chang, Henry Robert Nickerson, Mark S. Gulbrandsen, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip S. Kumar, James J. Shimada, Paul D. DeMarco