Patents Assigned to The Knot, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8220709
    Abstract: A system including a terminal; and a network configured to communicatively couple with the terminal, the network including a database configured to store information concerning the user and a wedding card, and a server configured to provide web services that include receiving personal information concerning a user, determining whether to authorize the user based on the personal information, granting a wedding card to the user based on the determination to authorize the user, wherein the wedding card is associated with an upcoming wedding of the user, and providing access to a website for the user, wherein the website provides a wedding management system assisting the user in planning the upcoming wedding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Knot, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Gordon, Lino G. P. Di Cesare
  • Publication number: 20110313927
    Abstract: Systems and methods for that allow for the creation and management of a gift registry including styleboards are described. The gift registry may be a centralized gift registry. Gifts are added to the styleboards from a centralized or a retailer-specific registry. A styleboard is generated and displayed. Gift givers may view and/or select gifts from one or more the styleboards of the gift registry. In one embodiment, when a purchase of a gift occurs, the gift list and/or the styleboard(s) is updated. In one embodiment, updates to gifts are sent between the gift registry systems, such that the gifts common to these gift registries are synchronized. This synchronization may involve the use of APIs associated with the respective gift registry systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicants: XO Group Inc., The Knot, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristin Savilia, Marshall Greer, Janine Esposito, Shari Cohen
  • Patent number: 7832633
    Abstract: A system including a terminal; and a network configured to communicatively couple with the terminal, the network including a database configured to store information concerning the user and a wedding card, and a server configured to provide web services that include receiving personal information concerning a user, determining whether to authorize the user based on the personal information, granting a wedding card to the user based on the determination to authorize the user, wherein the wedding card is associated with an upcoming wedding of the user, and providing access to a website for the user, wherein the website provides a wedding management system assisting the user in planning the upcoming wedding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: The Knot, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Gordon, Lino G. P. Di Cesare