Patents by Inventor Jack Funda

Jack Funda 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: 20160012387
    Abstract: A system and method to optimize the yield of a restaurant having perishable inventory is described. Through a card company, a restaurant can market incentives to make reservations during an off-peak time to enrolled card members. Offer marketing is based on stated customer preferences, and conducted via, for example, a website, email, or text message. Reservations are made, for example, via a centralized booking service. The incentive is fulfilled to the card member in a coupon-less manner. The card company receives a commission from the participating restaurant for every such sale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Peter William Niessen, Aileen Kheraj, Jack Funda, Sheraz Shere, Rebecca Fogg
  • Patent number: 8326705
    Abstract: A system and method to optimize the yield of a restaurant having perishable inventory is described. Through a card company, a restaurant can market incentives to make reservations during an off-peak time to enrolled card members. Offer marketing is based on stated customer preferences, and conducted via, for example, a website, email, or text message. Reservations are made, for example, via a centralized booking service. The incentive is fulfilled to the card member in a coupon-less manner. The card company receives a commission from the participating restaurant for every such sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter William Niessen, Aileen Kheraj, Jack Funda, Sheraz Shere, Rebecca Fogg
  • Publication number: 20080154654
    Abstract: A system and method to optimize the yield of a restaurant having perishable inventory is described. Through a card company, a restaurant can market incentives to make reservations during an off-peak time to enrolled card members. Offer marketing is based on stated customer preferences, and conducted via, for example, a website, email, or text message. Reservations are made, for example, via a centralized booking service. The incentive is fulfilled to the card member in a coupon-less manner. The card company receives a commission from the participating restaurant for every such sale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter William Niessen, Aileen Kheraj, Jack Funda, Sheraz Shere, Rebecca Fogg
  • Publication number: 20080021772
    Abstract: A system and method provide rewards or loyalty incentives to card member customers. The system includes an enrolled card member customer database, an enrolled merchant database, a participating merchant offer database and a registered card processor. The enrolled card member customer database includes transaction accounts of card member customers enrolled in a loyalty incentive program. The enrolled merchant database includes a list of merchants participating in the loyalty incentive program. The participating merchant offer database includes loyalty incentive offers from participating merchants. The registered card processor receives a record for charge for a purchase made with an enrolled merchant by an enrolled card member customer and uses the record of charge to determine whether the purchase qualifies for a rebate credit in accordance with a discount offer from the enrolled merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Ruth ALONI, Benzion Axelrod, Jean Bowman, Jack Funda, Jonathan Polon, Sripriya Tiku