Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Gula

Elizabeth Gula 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).

  • Publication number: 20120066045
    Abstract: A method for identifying and offering rewards is provided. A user's transaction history or category history, such as, for example, spending history, transaction history, merchant history, purchases history, services history, product history, channel history, frequency of spending history, SKU history, redemption history, reward earnings history, earning levels, reward categories, or currency type, currency history, customer responses to questions, and/or other data or information that enables identification of relevant rewards is determined. Next, at least one reward category based on the user's transaction history or reward category history is dynamically prioritized, and at least one top reward category based on the dynamic prioritizing of the at least one reward category is determined. Finally, the user is dynamically rewarded discounts, rebates, coupons, or other reward incentives based on the least one top reward category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Donald H. Schmitt, Brian S. Gantert, Elizabeth Gula, Douglas A. Filak, Stacy M. Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20070156530
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying and offering rewards. The method comprises the steps of determining a user's transaction history or category history, such as, for example, spending history, transaction history, merchant history, purchases history, services history, product history, channel history, frequency of spending history, SKU history , redemption history, reward earnings history, earning levels, reward categories, currency type (e.g., points, miles or cash), or any other particular related to a reward category), currency history, customer responses to questions, and/or other data or information that enables identification of relevant rewards. Next, the method dynamically prioritizes at least one reward category based on the user's transaction history or reward category history, and determines at least one top reward category based on the dynamic prioritizing of the at least one reward category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Donald Schmitt, Brian Gantert, Elizabeth Gula, Douglas Filak, Stacy Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20070078719
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying and offering reward programs. The method comprises the step of determining at least one rewards program associated with a user. The next step involves determining the user's transaction history or reward program history with a first reward card associated with the rewards program. Then, the method determines at least one alternative reward programs to offer the user based on the user's transaction history or reward program history, and the offering the user the opportunity to enroll in the alternative rewards program. Next, the method converts rewards associated with the at least one rewards program to rewards associated with the at least one alternative reward program if the user accepts the offer to enroll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: JP Morgan Chase Bank
    Inventors: Donald Schmitt, Brian Gantert, Elizabeth Gula, Douglas Filak, Stacy Hamilton