Patents by Inventor John Sokel

John Sokel 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: 11503001
    Abstract: A cryptographically enforced data exchange is disclosed that enables an exchange of customer travel records between a plurality of travel providers while preserving customer privacy. The disclosed system receives customer travel data from publishers, and communicates a portion of the customer travel data to one or more subscribers in response to determining a customer match, without disclosing any protected data elements between the publisher and the subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: JOURNERA, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin George Iverson, Steven Mark Hoffman, Justin Grudzien, John Sokel
  • Publication number: 20190297060
    Abstract: A cryptographically enforced data exchange is disclosed that enables an exchange of customer travel records between a plurality of travel providers while preserving customer privacy. The disclosed system receives customer travel data from publishers, and communicates a portion of the customer travel data to one or more subscribers in response to determining a customer match, without disclosing any protected data elements between the publisher and the subscriber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin George IVERSON, Steven Mark HOFFMAN, Justin GRUDZIEN, John SOKEL
  • Patent number: 10326742
    Abstract: A cryptographically enforced data exchange is disclosed that enables an exchange of customer travel records between a plurality of travel providers while preserving customer privacy. The disclosed system receives customer travel data from publishers, and communicates a portion of the customer travel data to one or more subscribers in response to determining a customer match, without disclosing any protected data elements between the publisher and the subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: JOURNERA, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin George Iverson, Steven Mark Hoffman, Justin Grudzien, John Sokel
  • Publication number: 20130166401
    Abstract: A restaurant service monitors order status of member restaurants in near real time using a network of on-site service appliances disposed at the member restaurants. In addition, the on-site service appliances can be integrated with member restaurant point-of-sale systems to provide near real time updates to restaurant menus as they are made in the point-of-sale systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Algozer, Yuan Chiu, Ashutosh Joshi, James Marzullo, John Sokel, Collin Wallace
  • Patent number: 8209200
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for maintaining updated passenger travel records across multiple system platforms. A network server is adapted to receive input data from a passenger including an indication that the passenger desires to purchase tickets or make reservations for travel related services. A booking engine acts to purchase the ticket or book the reservation and request and receive a copy of a passenger name record created by a global distribution system. The booking engine then forwards a copy of the received passenger name record to the database. The database is adapted to form an association between the received copy of the passenger name record and the input data received from the passenger, and store the copy of the passenger name record. The database may further perform a comparison between the input data and the received passenger name record to identify discrepancies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Orbitz LLC
    Inventors: John Sokel, Roger Liew, Michael J. Alford
  • Patent number: 7962354
    Abstract: A system and method of booking an itinerary on at least one of a multiplicity of host environments include a plurality of host adaptor modules. Each host adaptor module is configured to interact with one of the plurality of host ticketing environments. A booking engine is provided for receiving commands related to booking the air travel itinerary and determining an appropriate host ticketing environment for processing the commands based on a number of predefined criteria. When the booking engine receives a command it forwards the command to a first host adaptor module which is associated with first host ticketing environment selected by the booking engine for processing the command. The host adaptor module receives the command and issues the command to said first host ticketing environment. The first host adaptor module in turn receives a response from the first host ticketing environment and determines whether the response comports with an expected response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Orbitz LLC
    Inventors: Roger Liew, David Shemenski, Greg Ball, Warren Nisley, John Sokel, Steve Hoffman, Leon Chism
  • Patent number: 7769610
    Abstract: A system and method of booking an itinerary on at least one of a multiplicity of host environments include a plurality of host adaptor modules. Each host adaptor module is configured to interact with one of the plurality of host ticketing environments. A booking engine is provided for receiving commands related to booking the air travel itinerary and determining an appropriate host ticketing environment for processing the commands based on a number of predefined criteria. When the booking engine receives a command it forwards the command to a first host adaptor module which is associated with first host ticketing environment selected by the booking engine for processing the command. The host adaptor module receives the command and issues the command to said first host ticketing environment. The first host adaptor module in turn receives a response from the first host ticketing environment and determines whether the response comports with an expected response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Orbitz LLC
    Inventors: Roger Liew, David Shemenski, Greg Ball, Warren Nisley, John Sokel, Steve Hoffman, Leon Chism
  • Publication number: 20070192147
    Abstract: A system and method of booking an itinerary on at least one of a multiplicity of host environments include a plurality of host adaptor modules. Each host adaptor module is configured to interact with one of the plurality of host ticketing environments. A booking engine is provided for receiving commands related to booking the air travel itinerary and determining an appropriate host ticketing environment for processing the commands based on a number of predefined criteria. When the booking engine receives a command it forwards the command to a first host adaptor module which is associated with first host ticketing environment selected by the booking engine for processing the command. The host adaptor module receives the command and issues the command to said first host ticketing environment. The first host adaptor module in turn receives a response from the first host ticketing environment and determines whether the response comports with an expected response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: ORBITZ LLC
    Inventors: Roger Liew, David Shemenski, Greg Ball, Warren Nisley, John Sokel, Steve Hoffman, Leon Chism
  • Publication number: 20040249680
    Abstract: A system and method of booking an itinerary on at least one of a multiplicity of host environments include a plurality of host adaptor modules. Each host adaptor module is configured to interact with one of the plurality of host ticketing environments. A booking engine is provided for receiving commands related to booking the air travel itinerary and determining an appropriate host ticketing environment for processing the commands based on a number of predefined criteria. When the booking engine receives a command it forwards the command to a first host adaptor module which is associated with first host ticketing environment selected by the booking engine for processing the command. The host adaptor module receives the command and issues the command to said first host ticketing environment. The first host adaptor module in turn receives a response from the first host ticketing environment and determines whether the response comports with an expected response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Roger Liew, David Shemenski, Greg Ball, Warren Nisley, John Sokel, Steve Hoffman, Leon Chism
  • Publication number: 20030177044
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for maintaining updated passenger travel records across multiple system platforms. A network server is adapted to receive input data from a passenger including an indication that the passenger desires to purchase tickets or make reservations for travel related services. A database is provided and stores the input data received by the network server. A booking engine interfaces with a global distribution system and the network server. The booking engine acts to purchase the ticket or book the reservation on the global distribution system. The booking engine further acts to request and receive a copy of a passenger name record created by the global distribution system. The booking engine then forwards a copy of the received passenger name record to the database. The database is adapted to form an association between the received copy of the passenger name record and the input data received from the passenger, and store the copy of the passenger name record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: John Sokel, Roger Liew, Michael J. Alford
  • Patent number: D872730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: GrubHub Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Algozer, Yuan Chiu, Ashutosh Joshi, James Marzullo, John Sokel, Collin Wallace, Sandra Dainora, Matthew Maloney