Patents by Inventor Sebastian Heycke

Sebastian Heycke 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: 20230259973
    Abstract: Embodiments provide computer systems, computer-executable methods and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media for offering one or more promotions to consumers using a promotion and marketing service. User input may be received from a first consumer interface associated with a first consumer, the user input including an interest indication relating to a first promotion. An association between the first consumer and a second consumer for sharing of promotions may be programmatically retrieved or generated. Based on the association, it may be determined whether to offer the first promotion to the second consumer based on one or more characteristics associated with the second consumer. Based on a determination that the first promotion should be offered to the second consumer, an indication may be outputted, the indication configured to cause an impression of the first promotion to be generated on a second consumer interface associated with the second consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan Gray SANDRIDGE, Sebastian HEYCKE
  • Patent number: 11599905
    Abstract: Embodiments provide computer systems, computer-executable methods and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media for offering one or more promotions to consumers using a promotion and marketing service. User input may be received from a first consumer interface associated with a first consumer, the user input including an interest indication relating to a first promotion. An association between the first consumer and a second consumer for sharing of promotions may be programmatically retrieved or generated. Based on the association, it may be determined whether to offer the first promotion to the second consumer based on one or more characteristics associated with the second consumer. Based on a determination that the first promotion should be offered to the second consumer, an indication may be outputted, the indication configured to cause an impression of the first promotion to be generated on a second consumer interface associated with the second consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan Gray Sandridge, Sebastian Heycke
  • Publication number: 20220020059
    Abstract: Embodiments provide computer systems, computer-executable methods and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media for offering one or more promotions to consumers using a promotion and marketing service. User input may be received from a first consumer interface associated with a first consumer, the user input including an interest indication relating to a first promotion. An association between the first consumer and a second consumer for sharing of promotions may be programmatically retrieved or generated. Based on the association, it may be determined whether to offer the first promotion to the second consumer based on one or more characteristics associated with the second consumer. Based on a determination that the first promotion should be offered to the second consumer, an indication may be outputted, the indication configured to cause an impression of the first promotion to be generated on a second consumer interface associated with the second consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan Gray SANDRIDGE, Sebastian HEYCKE
  • Publication number: 20210319017
    Abstract: Techniques for providing consumer device interfaces are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system, including processing circuitry configured to: connect with a consumer device via a network; provide a search interface to the consumer device; receive one or more search parameters from the consumer device via the network; determine card scores for candidate cards based on the one or more search parameters, wherein each card includes an electronic marketing message indicating one or more items; determine a card score ranking based on the card scores; determine whether the consumer device is a mobile device; and in response to determining that the consumer device is a mobile device: determine mobile card layout; generate a mobile interface based on the mobile card layout; and provide one or more of the candidate cards to the mobile interface based on the card score ranking and the mobile card layout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Sri Subramaniam, Sebastian Heycke, Kevin Sze Tsun Tsoi, William Breetz
  • Patent number: 11113725
    Abstract: Embodiments provide computer systems, computer-executable methods and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media for offering one or more promotions to consumers using a promotion and marketing service. User input may be received from a first consumer interface associated with a first consumer, the user input including an interest indication relating to a first promotion. An association between the first consumer and a second consumer for sharing of promotions may be programmatically retrieved or generated. Based on the association, it may be determined whether to offer the first promotion to the second consumer based on one or more characteristics associated with the second consumer. Based on a determination that the first promotion should be offered to the second consumer, an indication may be outputted, the indication configured to cause an impression of the first promotion to be generated on a second consumer interface associated with the second consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Gray Sandridge, Sebastian Heycke
  • Publication number: 20210201352
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for providing promotion to networked consumer device groups are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system including one or more servers with processing circuitry configured to provide consumer interfaces to consumer devices that facilitate the sharing of a group promotion via a network between the consumer devices. The sharing may include the creation of the group promotion, the transmission of the group promotion to consumers via various communication channels, the tracking of consumer activity toward a group discount, among other things. For example, subsequent to purchase of a promotion via a consumer device, the processing circuitry may provide a sharing channel display to the consumer device for consumer selection of a communication channel for sharing the group promotion. The processing circuitry may create an impression of the group promotion compatible with the selected communication channel and provide the impression to other consumer devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Bengt Karl BERGSTROM, Sebastian HEYCKE, Adam J. MUHLBAUER, J. Gray SANDRIDGE, Juhyeong YU
  • Patent number: 11016963
    Abstract: Techniques for providing consumer device interfaces are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system, including processing circuitry configured to: connect with a consumer device via a network; provide a search interface to the consumer device; receive one or more search parameters from the consumer device via the network; determine card scores for candidate cards based on the one or more search parameters, wherein each card includes an electronic marketing message indicating one or more items; determine a card score ranking based on the card scores; determine whether the consumer device is a mobile device; and in response to determining that the consumer device is a mobile device: determine mobile card layout; generate a mobile interface based on the mobile card layout; and provide one or more of the candidate cards to the mobile interface based on the card score ranking and the mobile card layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Sri Subramaniam, Sebastian Heycke, Kevin Sze Tsun Tsoi, William Breetz
  • Patent number: 10922719
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for providing promotion to networked consumer device groups are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system including one or more servers with processing circuitry configured to provide consumer interfaces to consumer devices that facilitate the sharing of a group promotion via a network between the consumer devices. The sharing may include the creation of the group promotion, the transmission of the group promotion to consumers via various communication channels, the tracking of consumer activity toward a group discount, among other things. For example, subsequent to purchase of a promotion via a consumer device, the processing circuitry may provide a sharing channel display to the consumer device for consumer selection of a communication channel for sharing the group promotion. The processing circuitry may create an impression of the group promotion compatible with the selected communication channel and provide the impression to other consumer devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Bengt Karl Bergstrom, Sebastian Heycke, Adam J. Muhlbauer, J. Gray Sandridge, Juhyeong Yu
  • Publication number: 20210021679
    Abstract: The circle model powered suggestions and activities system provides a way to efficiently and effectively manage relationships. The circle model powered suggestions and activities system provides a way to model relationships for a user and assist the user with creating groupings of relevant constituents into context circles, provide suggested activities to members of the modeled relationships as well as facilitate the user with managing the user's relationships. The system analyzes public and private data, and tracks the user's interactions and the interactions of the constituents' of the user in order to generate suggested activities (including conversation starters) for the users and the constituents of the users. The system refines the semantic analysis and learning algorithms used to perform the analysis by analyzing the activities engaged in by the users and the constituents of the users related to suggested activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Naveen Koorakula, Sakina Arsiwala, Sebastian Heycke, Jonas Werner Huckestein
  • Patent number: 10749975
    Abstract: The circle model powered suggestions and activities system provides a way to efficiently and effectively manage relationships. The circle model powered suggestions and activities system provides a way to model relationships for a user and assist the user with creating groupings of relevant constituents into context circles, provide suggested activities to members of the modeled relationships as well as facilitate the user with managing the user's relationships. The system analyzes public and private data, and tracks the user's interactions and the interactions of the constituents' of the user in order to generate suggested activities (including conversation starters) for the users and the constituents of the users. The system refines the semantic analysis and learning algorithms used to perform the analysis by analyzing the activities engaged in by the users and the constituents of the users related to suggested activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Naveen Koorakula, Sakina Arsiwala, Sebastian Heycke, Jonas Werner Huckestein
  • Publication number: 20160350365
    Abstract: Techniques for providing consumer device interfaces are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system, including processing circuitry configured to: connect with a consumer device via a network; provide a search interface to the consumer device; receive one or more search parameters form the consumer device via the network; determine card scores for candidate cards based on the one or more search parameters, wherein each card includes an electronic marketing message indicating one or more items; determine a card score ranking based on the card scores; determine whether the consumer device is a mobile device; and in response to determining that the consumer device is a mobile device: determine mobile card layout; generate a mobile interface based on the mobile card layout; and provide one or more of the candidate cards to the mobile interface based on the card score ranking and the mobile card layout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Sri Subramaniam, Sebastian Heycke, Kevin Tsoi, Will Breetz
  • Publication number: 20160308988
    Abstract: The circle model powered suggestions and activities system provides a way to efficiently and effectively manage relationships. The circle model powered suggestions and activities system provides a way to model relationships for a user and assist the user with creating groupings of relevant constituents into context circles, provide suggested activities to members of the modeled relationships as well as facilitate the user with managing the user's relationships. The system analyzes public and private data, and tracks the user's interactions and the interactions of the constituents' of the user in order to generate suggested activities (including conversation starters) for the users and the constituents of the users. The system refines the semantic analysis and learning algorithms used to perform the analysis by analyzing the activities engaged in by the users and the constituents of the users related to suggested activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Naveen Koorakula, Sakina Arsiwala, Sebastian Heycke, Jonas Werner Huckestein
  • Patent number: 9292880
    Abstract: The circle model powered suggestions and activities system provides a way to efficiently and effectively manage relationships. The circle model powered suggestions and activities system provides a way to model relationships for a user and assist the user with creating groupings of relevant constituents into context circles, provide suggested activities to members of the modeled relationships as well as facilitate the user with managing the user's relationships. The system analyzes public and private data, and tracks the user's interactions and the interactions of the constituents' of the user in order to generate suggested activities (including conversation starters) for the users and the constituents of the users. The system refines the semantic analysis and learning algorithms used to perform the analysis by analyzing the activities engaged in by the users and the constituents of the users related to suggested activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Naveen Koorakula, Sakina Arsiwala, Sebastian Heycke, Jonas Werner Huckestein
  • Publication number: 20090259936
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and computer program products are provided for generating a preview of a content item. In this regard, generating a preview may be included in updating a content item. A preview of a content item may be generated by retrieving the content item via an interface, where the interface is determined from data associated with the content item. Upon retrieval of a content item via the interface, a preview of the content item can be generated, such as by generating an image file having associated metadata. The metadata may be used for interacting with the preview such as by linking the preview to additional, related content items. A request may also be received to update a content item, where the request is generated based on a current context of the content item and a triggering event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Erkki Juhani Tanskanen, Markus Henrik Kaikkonen, Pekka Kalervo Valipirtti, Mikko Nirhamo, Esa Pekka Isomursu, Daniel Saffer, Rachel Hinman, Todd Elliott, Alexa Andrzejewski, Kim Lenox, Sebastian Heycke
  • Publication number: 20090221890
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a diabetes management system comprises a glucose monitoring system, a pump system, and a remote device. The glucose monitoring system and pump system are attached to a patient and covered by a soft shell. The glucose monitoring system and the pump system are controlled by the small, touch-screen remote device such a patient can discreetly monitor blood glucose levels and administer insulin dosages. The remote device has a small and durable form factor that can be worn or carried in various ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Daniel Saffer, Alexa Andrzejewski, Rachel Hinman, Sebastian Heycke, Jamin Hegeman
  • Patent number: D623753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Adaptive Path
    Inventors: Daniel Saffer, Alexa Andrzejewski, Rachel Hinman, Sebastian Heycke, Jamin Hegeman
  • Patent number: D633200
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Adaptive Path
    Inventors: Daniel Saffer, Alexa Andrzejewski, Rachel Hinman, Sebastian Heycke, Jamin Hegeman