Patents Assigned to Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLC
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Publication number: 20140195314Abstract: This disclosure provides a loyalty program on a network-wide level. Embodiments may associate UPC and SKU data on a network level to reward consumers and/or to analyze the data for a variety of business purposes, such as market segmentation analyses and/or analyses relating to consumer spending behaviors or patterns, for example. In accordance with one embodiment, the network may comprise any number of participants, including consumers (such as primary and supplementary members of an aggregate consumer account), retailers (e.g. including any of their employees), manufacturers, third-party providers, and the like. In accordance with one embodiment, this disclosure enables participation by supplementary members who are associated with a primary member and, in this manner, facilitates the tracking of supplementary member purchasing behavior, reward points earning behavior, and reward points redemption behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: PROPULSION REMOTE HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Fauziah B. Ariff, Theodore S. Voltmer, Donna A. Antonucci, Scott M. Greenhut, John Hayes, Kendall Sneddon, Christine D. Ciccarone, Jason Ewell, Johnson Lam, Joanne Zaiac, Laura Lang, Seraj Bharwani, Michel P. Zeisser, Joseph Fernandes, Elizabeth Hilton Segal
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Patent number: 8738532Abstract: Consumers may utilize computing devices to assist in the purchase and/or loyalty process, and in particular, the consumer may utilize a PDA to facilitate the purchase and/or loyalty process. During the purchase and/or loyalty process, the consumer may need to insure that any content downloaded or used in association with the PDA is secure in how it is collected, assembled, and delivered to the PDA device. This system and method secures the data from its source to when it is actually viewed or used by the authorized user. The exemplary system and method may establish a PDA portal link to the web site for collecting specified information for a user and transmitting the information to the remote device. To receive the information, the PDA contacts the portal and establishes a connection, authenticates itself to the network and allows the user to complete secured transactions or transmissions over the network.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLCInventors: Fauziah B. Ariff, Fred Bishop, Trey Neemann, Theodore S. Voltmer
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Publication number: 20140143041Abstract: A system and method for implementing a merchant loyalty program is disclosed. The invention includes receiving purchase data, wherein the purchase data comprises a consumer account code, a purchase amount, and a service establishment code; associating the service establishment code with a merchant proprietor rewards account code; calculating a reward amount based on the purchase amount; and, crediting a merchant proprietor reward account with at least a portion of said reward amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Propulsion Remote Holdings. LLCInventors: Elts de Boer, Glyn Philip Jackson, Samuel Martin Ramsey, Theodore S. Voltmer
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Patent number: 8732013Abstract: A filtering module to process purchase transaction data received from a retailer POS is disclosed. Merchant information is used to filter purchase transactions by determining whether the purchase transaction qualifies an initiating purchaser for a reward. The retailer POS transmits purchase data from a merchant to a host, wherein the purchase data includes retailer data, transaction data and a retailer item identifier, and wherein the retailer item identifier enables the host to determine a manufacturer item identifier. The retailer POS then receives a determination that the merchant is a qualifying merchant when the purchase data corresponds to the loyalty program data and causes the host to issue loyalty awards based on the manufacturer item identifier and the loyalty program data.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLCInventors: Medina J. Senghore, Tracey R. Thomas, Fauziah Ariff
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Patent number: 8732073Abstract: The system identifies a revenue producing opportunity for a user. The system obtains information related to the user's income, income sources, user's debts (e.g., bills) and user's goals. The system identifies a revenue producing opportunity for the user by matching user information with information regarding the opportunities. The system further provides recommendations related to the prioritization of paying certain bills and the amount to pay for each bill based upon, for example, savings goals, a community recommendation, minimizing penalties/fees associated with user's debts, minimum amounts due, due dates and available income. The system and/or the user may then determine a payment hierarchy which includes transferring funds to the user's savings account prior to paying all or a portion of certain bills, wherein the transfer of funds may include different funds transfer systems and methods.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLCInventor: Tracey R. Thomas
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Patent number: 8639568Abstract: A system and method for implementing a merchant loyalty program is disclosed. The invention includes receiving purchase data, wherein the purchase data comprises a consumer account code, a purchase amount, and a service establishment code; associating the service establishment code with a merchant proprietor rewards account code; calculating a reward amount based on the purchase amount; and, crediting a merchant proprietor reward account with at least a portion of said reward amount.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLCInventors: Elts de Boer, Glyn Philip Jackson, Samuel Martin Ramsey, Theodore S. Voltmer
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Publication number: 20140012653Abstract: The invention facilitates a loyalty system which is associated with pre-determined geographic locations and/or services and goods offered in a specific geographic area. The system is configured with one product platform with a modularized approach to facilitate the development of market specific rewards and communication materials. The loyalty points may be earned within a specific geographic location, then redeemed in one geographic location, a subset of locations or without restrictions. Similarly, the loyalty points may be earned in one geographic location, a subset of locations or without restrictions, then redeemed only in a specific geographic location. The geographic features of the system may be implemented using existing data that is associated with geographic areas such as, for example, zip codes, retailer identification codes, service establishment codes and/or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: PROPULSION REMOTE HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Perry A. Cohagan, Birgitta Mayer, Julia Menichilli, Theodore S. Voltmer, Penelope Wood-Kulko
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Patent number: 8626582Abstract: The present invention provides a system for implementing a loyalty program on a network-wide level. The system associates UPC and SKU data on a network level to reward consumers and/or to analyze the data for a variety of business purposes, such as market segmentation analysis and/or analysis relating to consumer spending behaviors or patterns, for example. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the network may comprise any number of participants, including consumers (such primary and supplementary members of an aggregate consumer account), retailers (and any of their employees), manufacturers, third-party providers, and the like. In accordance with one aspect, the system enables participation by supplementary members who are associated with a primary member and, in this manner, facilitates the tracking of supplementary member purchasing behavior, reward points earning behavior, and reward points redemption behavior.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLCInventors: Fauziah B. Ariff, Theodore S. Voltmer, Donna A. Antonucci, Scott M. Greenhut, John Hayes, Kendall Sneddon, Christine D. Ciccarone, Jason Ewell, Johnson Lam, Joanne Zaiac, Laura Lang, Seraj Bharwani, Michel P. Zeisser, Joseph Fernandes, Elizabeth Hilton Segal
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Patent number: 8538874Abstract: The invention encourages users to not only pay themselves first, but to pay themselves first in the largest amounts possible, even if they are not able to fully pay outstanding debts. In general, the system obtains information related to the user's income, income sources, user's debts (e.g., bills) and user's goals. The system then provides recommendations related to the prioritization of paying certain bills and the amount to pay for each bill based upon, for example, savings goals, minimum amounts due, due dates and available income. The system and/or the user may then determine a payment hierarchy which includes transferring funds to the user's savings account prior to paying all or a portion of certain bills. The system also transfers instructions related to payment of user debts to an automatic bill payment system to facilitate payment of the user debts.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2004Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLCInventor: Tracey R. Thomas
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Patent number: 8473380Abstract: The invention encourages users to not only pay themselves first, but to pay themselves first in the largest amounts possible, even if they are not able to fully pay outstanding debts. In general, the invention obtains information related to the user's income, income sources, user's debts (e.g., bills) and user's goals, then provides recommendations related to the prioritization of paying certain bills and the amount to pay for each bill based upon, for example, savings goals, minimum amounts due, due dates and available income. The invention also determines a payment hierarchy which includes transferring funds to the user's savings account prior to paying all or a portion of certain bills. The invention also monitors a consumer's purchasing activity based upon an established budget.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2004Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLCInventors: Tracey R. Thomas, Raymond R. Ferrell
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Patent number: 8458026Abstract: A system for implementing a loyalty program on a network-wide level is disclosed. The system associates UPC and SKU data on a network level to reward consumers and/or to analyze the data for a variety of business purposes, such as market segmentation analyses and/or analyses relating to consumer spending behaviors or patterns for example. The association of UPC and SKU data by the system facilitates implementation of an incentive or loyalty program by providing a universal rewards currency. This universal rewards currency may be “spent” by participants who have earned rewards and accepted by the other participants in the multi-tiered network created by the system. The network may comprise any number of participants, including consumers, retailers (and any of their employees), manufacturers, third-party providers, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLCInventors: Theodore S. Voltmer, Fauziah B. Ariff
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Publication number: 20130132185Abstract: The invention includes facilitating the substantially real-time transfer of loyalty points between accounts. The method and system include receiving a transfer request (e.g., consumer request, triggering event, etc) for a transfer of a certain number of loyalty points, accessing and analyzing the total number of loyalty points in the transferor account to determine if a sufficient number of points exist, analyzing the type/level of consumer and type/level of points to be involved in the transfer, deducting the requested loyalty points from the transferor account, determining if any rules exist for restricting or limiting the transfer of points, using a conversion engine to convert the point value to an appropriate point value in the transferee account and increasing the point balance in the transferee account.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2013Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: PROPULSION REMOTE HOLDINGS, LLCInventor: PROPULSION REMOTE HOLDINGS, LLC
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Patent number: 8407137Abstract: The system encourages users to not only pay themselves first, but to pay themselves first in the largest amounts possible, even if they are not able to fully pay outstanding debts. The system obtains information related to the user's income, income sources, user's debts (e.g., bills) and user's goals. The system provides recommendations related to the prioritization of paying certain bills and the amount to pay for each bill based upon, for example, savings goals, minimizing penalties/fees associated with user's debts, minimum amounts due, due dates and available income. The system and/or the user may then determine a payment hierarchy which includes transferring funds to the user's savings account prior to paying all or a portion of certain bills, wherein the transfer of funds may include different funds transfer systems and methods.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2010Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLCInventor: Tracey R. Thomas
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Publication number: 20120197706Abstract: A system and method for implementing a merchant loyalty program is disclosed. The invention includes receiving purchase data, wherein the purchase data comprises a consumer account code, a purchase amount, and a service establishment code; associating the service establishment code with a merchant proprietor rewards account code; calculating a reward amount based on the purchase amount; and, crediting a merchant proprietor reward account with at least a portion of said reward amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: PROPULSION REMOTE HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Elts de Boer, Glyn Philip Jackson, Samuel Martin Ramsey, Theodore S. Voltmer
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Publication number: 20120197707Abstract: The invention facilitates pooling, gifting or transferring of geographic area loyalty points between accounts. The invention also facilitates a transfer of geographic area loyalty points from a consumer account associated with a sponsoring company to a consumer account associated with a host company. The invention may also facilitate gifting of loyalty points to charitable organizations on a recurring basis, wherein the gifting may transfer any portion of geographic based points to various charities. The system may also convert the geographic area loyalty points to a monetary value, thereby allowing the points to be donated to a charity such that the donation appears to be a monetary value donation to the charity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLCInventors: Perry A. Cohagan, Birgitta Mayer, Julia Menichilli, Theodore S. Voltmer, Penelope Wood-Kulko
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Patent number: 8180671Abstract: The invention facilitates pooling, gifting or transferring of geographic area loyalty points between accounts. The invention also facilitates a transfer of geographic area loyalty points from a consumer account associated with a sponsoring company to a consumer account associated with a host company. The invention may also facilitate gifting of loyalty points to charitable organizations on a recurring basis, wherein the gifting may transfer any portion of geographic based points to various charities. The system may also convert the geographic area loyalty points to a monetary value, thereby allowing the points to be donated to a charity such that the donation appears to be a monetary value donation to the charity.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2004Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLCInventors: Perry A. Cohagan, Birgitta Mayer, Julia Menichilli, Theodore S. Voltmer, Penelope Wood-Kulko
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Patent number: 8155999Abstract: A system and method for implementing a merchant loyalty program is disclosed. The invention includes receiving purchase data, wherein the purchase data comprises a consumer account code, a purchase amount, and a service establishment code; associating the service establishment code with a merchant proprietor rewards account code; calculating a reward amount based on the purchase amount; and, crediting a merchant proprietor reward account with at least a portion of said reward amount.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLCInventors: Elts de Boer, Glyn Philip Jackson, Samuel Martin Ramsey, Theodore S. Voltmer