Patents by Inventor Stephanie Schultz

Stephanie Schultz 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: 9666026
    Abstract: Offers provided within a game space may decrease in value based on previous acceptances of the offers. A game instance of a game space may be executed to facilitate presentation of views of the game space to users to enable interaction of the users with the game space and/or each other by performing operations in the game space in response to commands received from the users. Offers may be provided within the game instance of the game space that decrease in value based on previous acceptances of the offers. The offers may include a first offer having a first value that progressively decreases based on an amount of users that have previously accepted the first offer in order to incentivize early acceptance of the first offer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Aftershock Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam McLellan, Luc Pieron, Stephanie Schultz, Dylan Swift
  • Patent number: 9656174
    Abstract: A system and method configured to enhance gameplay between users in an online game. In some implementations, the system and method include executing an instance of an online game and determining the value of a gameplay parameter for a user reflecting progress by that user within the online game. The system and method includes conducting an event in the online game that takes place during an event time period and determining, for individual users, values of an event parameter based on changes in the values of the gameplay parameter determined for users during the event time period and determining relative positions of users based on respective values of the event parameter and distributing awards based thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Afterschock Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam McLellan, Luc Pieron, Stephanie Schultz
  • Patent number: 9633362
    Abstract: The systems, methods, and computer program products (collectively “systems”) described herein are generally configured to monitor actions in digital channels. More specifically, the systems are capable of creating reservations for items and initiating payments for the items based on actions or information received from the digital channel. The systems are capable of syncing transaction accounts with various digital channels. Moreover, the systems are capable of initiating or completing transaction based on user information. The systems may also be capable of providing rewards based on activities or accomplishments in the digital channels. Moreover, the systems may be capable of verifying activities based on transaction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Morris, Stephanie Schultz, Ilias Tsangaris, David Wolf, Michael Yu
  • Patent number: 9582965
    Abstract: A system and method for incentivizing users to alter virtual item balances in an online game are disclosed. The incentives may include rewards for users to reach balance goals. The balance goals may specify target balances of virtual items to be reached in user inventories, and a time by which such target balances must be reached in order for the users to receive a reward. Such target balance may include minimum or maximum balances levels, a range of absolute balance levels, a change in the current balance levels of virtual items in the user inventories and/or any other target balances. Determinations whether a given user has reached such target balance in accordance with a balance goal may be made at or before the time specified in the balance goal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Kabam, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Schultz, Luc Pieron, Sam McLellan
  • Publication number: 20170049869
    Abstract: Screening and diagnostic reagents, kits and methods for primary and/or metastatic stomach or esophageal cancer are disclosed. Compositions for and methods of imaging and treating primary and/or metastatic stomach or esophageal cancer are disclosed. Vaccines compositions and methods of for treating and preventing primary and/or metastatic stomach or esophageal cancer are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Scott A. Waldman, Jason Park, Stephanie Schultz
  • Publication number: 20170043254
    Abstract: A system configured to facilitate user customization of the distribution of virtual items usable in a virtual space. Virtual items may be distributed via probability item bundles. Probability item bundles may be associated with a set of potential awards. The potential awards included in the set of potential awards may be individually associated with a probability of being distributed once the probability item bundle is activated by a user. Customization of probability item bundles may comprise facilitating user selection of the potential awards included in the sets of potential awards of the probability item bundles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Sam McLellan, Luc Pieron, Stephanie Schultz
  • Patent number: 9569931
    Abstract: A game provided to users of a game space may include a task to be performed by the users. A plurality of virtual chance items may be composed. Individual ones of the virtual chance items may be configured to be activated by the users in the game space to obtain virtual awards in the game space. The virtual awards may include one or more primary awards and one or more secondary awards. Composing the virtual chance items may include determining probabilities that the individual virtual chance items will provide a primary award and/or a secondary award upon activation. The virtual chance items may be distributed to the users that complete the task responsive to these users completing the task. The virtual awards may be provided to the users in accordance with the probabilities assigned to the virtual chance items in response to the users activating the virtual chance items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Kabam, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Caldarone, Stephanie Schultz
  • Patent number: 9511281
    Abstract: A system and method for offering virtual items for sale in a user inventory interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Kabam, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam McLellan, Luc Pieron, Stephanie Schultz
  • Patent number: 9508222
    Abstract: A system configured to facilitate user customization of the distribution of virtual items usable in a virtual space. Virtual items may be distributed via probability item bundles. Probability item bundles may be associated with a set of potential awards. The potential awards included in the set of potential awards may be individually associated with a probability of being distributed once the probability item bundle is activated by a user. Customization of probability item bundles may comprise facilitating user selection of the potential awards included in the sets of potential awards of the probability item bundles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Kabam, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam McLellan, Luc Pieron, Stephanie Schultz
  • Publication number: 20150335995
    Abstract: A system and method for varying the distribution probabilities of individual potential awards associated with probability item bundles depending on a purchase history of a user activating a probability item bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: KABAM, INC.
    Inventors: Sam MCLELLAN, Luc PIERON, Dylan SWIFT, Stephanie SCHULTZ
  • Publication number: 20140365297
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a system, method, and article of manufacture for targeting ad impressions. A list of customer records may be transmitted to a service provider system that identifies a matched customer and installs a cookie on a web client associated with the matched customer. The system may further receive a campaign request from a merchant and transmit the campaign request to the service provider system which may add a flag to the cookie based on the campaign request as well as instruct a media buyer system to bid on an ad impression for the matched customer based on the flag. The system may further receive an expenditure associated with the matched customer who received the ad impression and compare the expenditure to an expenditure associated with a customer who did not receive targeted ad impression but fits parameters associated with the campaign request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Sastry VSM Durvasula, Lucas Saunders Gebb, Rachna R. Govani, Priyadarshini Koul, Sarah Claire Peltier, Stephanie Schultz, Sripriya V. Tiku
  • Publication number: 20140358677
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a system, method, and article of manufacture for targeting ad impressions. A list of customer records may be transmitted to a service provider system that identifies a matched customer and installs a cookie on a web client associated with the matched customer. The system may further receive a campaign request from a merchant and transmit the campaign request to the service provider system which may add a flag to the cookie based on the campaign request as well as instruct a media buyer system to bid on an ad impression for the matched customer based on the flag. The system may further receive an expenditure associated with the matched customer who received the ad impression and compare the expenditure to an expenditure associated with a customer who did not receive targeted ad impression but fits parameters associated with the campaign request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Sastry VSM Durvasula, Lucas Saunders Gebb, Rachna R. Govani, Priyadarshini Koul, Sarah Claire Peltier, Stephanie Schultz, Sripriya V. Tiku
  • Patent number: 8849699
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a system, method, and article of manufacture for targeting ad impressions. A list of customer records may be transmitted to a service provider system that identifies a matched customer and installs a cookie on a web client associated with the matched customer. The system may further receive a campaign request from a merchant and transmit the campaign request to the service provider system which may add a flag to the cookie based on the campaign request as well as instruct a media buyer system to bid on an ad impression for the matched customer based on the flag. The system may further receive an expenditure associated with the matched customer who received the ad impression and compare the expenditure to an expenditure associated with a customer who did not receive targeted ad impression but fits parameters associated with the campaign request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Sastry VSM Durvasula, Lucas Saunders Gebb, Rachna R. Govani, Priyadarshini Koul, Sarah Claire Peltier, Stephanie Schultz, Sripriya V. Tiku
  • Publication number: 20140081861
    Abstract: The systems, methods, and computer program products (collectively “systems”) described herein are generally configured to monitor actions in digital channels. More specifically, the systems are capable of creating spend verified reviews based on a transaction and/or an action in a channel. The systems are capable of syncing transaction accounts with various digital channels. Moreover, the systems are capable of initiating or completing transaction based on user information. The systems may also be capable of providing rewards based on activities or accomplishments in the digital channels. Moreover, the systems may be capable of verifying activities based on transaction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie Berland, Pepper Evans, Neha Kulkarni, Michael Morris, Sathish Muthukrishnan, Philip Norman, Jed Scala, Stephanie Schultz, Ilias Tsangaris, David Wolf
  • Publication number: 20130080259
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a system, method, and article of manufacture for targeting ad impressions. A list of customer records may be transmitted to a service provider system that identifies a matched customer and installs a cookie on a web client associated with the matched customer. The system may further receive a campaign request from a merchant and transmit the campaign request to the service provider system which may add a flag to the cookie based on the campaign request as well as instruct a media buyer system to bid on an ad impression for the matched customer based on the flag. The system may further receive an expenditure associated with the matched customer who received the ad impression and compare the expenditure to an expenditure associated with a customer who did not receive targeted ad impression but fits parameters associated with the campaign request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Sastry VSM Durvasula, Lucas Saunders Gebb, Rachna R. Govani, Priyadarshini Koul, Sarah Claire Peltier, Stephanie Schultz, Sripriya V. Tiku