Patents Assigned to Trans World New York LLC
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Publication number: 20170278153Abstract: A user-personalized product sampling, recommendation and purchasing system uses customer identification numbers and associated customer profile data to tailor specific product recommendations to a customer at a content sampling station of a retail location. The customer also can use her customer profile to receive the same information from an Internet website of the merchant. In-store sampling stations also may have the capability of checking store inventory and central warehouse inventory and providing recommendations to the customer in accordance with product availability, and optionally may provide the customer with the ability to place product orders directly through the sampling station. The recommendation system also can be used to tailor product recommendations in accordance with a rule-based model and real-time inventory data from a POS database.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: Trans World New York LLCInventors: Gregory W. HARPER, Steven E. SKIBA
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Patent number: 9679320Abstract: A user-personalized product sampling, recommendation and purchasing system uses customer identification numbers and associated customer profile data to tailor specific product recommendations to a customer at a content sampling station of a retail location. The customer also can use her customer profile to receive the same information from an Internet website of the merchant. In-store sampling stations also may have the capability of checking store inventory and central warehouse inventory and providing recommendations to the customer in accordance with product availability, and optionally may provide the customer with the ability to place product orders directly through the sampling station. The recommendation system also can be used to tailor product recommendations in accordance with a rule-based model and real-time inventory data from a POS database.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Trans World New York, LLCInventors: Gregory W. Harper, Steven E. Skiba
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Publication number: 20140351321Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention enable a user to acquire an item (e.g., a digital song, digital video, etc.) using one device (e.g., a portable device) and to easily move a copy of the acquired item from the one device to another device so that a user of the other device can play the item.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Trans World New York LLCInventor: Gregory W. HARPER
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Patent number: 8768791Abstract: A product sampling and recommendation system uses customer profile data and/or real-time information from a point-of-sale system to tailor specific product recommendations to a customer using a sampling station.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2007Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Trans World New York LLCInventors: Gregory W. Harper, Steven E. Skiba
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Patent number: 8292179Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a device for facilitating the acquisition of media assets. In some embodiments, the device includes: a housing; a USB connector projecting outwardly from an end of the housing; a card reader housed in the housing; non-volatile memory housed in the housing and coupled to the USB connector and the card reader; and a barcode disposed on a major surface of the housing, said barcode encoding an identifier that is associated with customer information.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Trans World New York LLCInventor: Gregory W. Harper
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Publication number: 20110210169Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a device for facilitating the acquisition of media assets. In some embodiments, the device includes: a housing; a USB connector projecting outwardly from an end of the housing; a card reader housed in the housing; non-volatile memory housed in the housing and coupled to the USB connector and the card reader; and a barcode disposed on a major surface of the housing, said barcode encoding an identifier that is associated with customer information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: TRANS WORLD NEW YORK LLCInventor: Gregory W. HARPER
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Publication number: 20110060723Abstract: The present invention provides system and methods for facilitating the acquisition of content. In some embodiment, the systems and method enable a user to acquire and store content on a portable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: TRANS WORLD NEW YORK LLCInventors: Gregory W. HARPER, Timothy Davis
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Patent number: 7878399Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a device for facilitating the acquisition of media assets. In some embodiments, the device includes: a housing; a USB connector projecting outwardly from an end of the housing; a card reader housed in the housing; non-volatile memory housed in the housing and coupled to the USB connector and the card reader; and a barcode disposed on a major surface of the housing, said barcode encoding an identifier that is associated with customer information.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Trans World New York LLCInventor: Gregory W. Harper
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Patent number: 7835991Abstract: The present invention provides system and methods for facilitating the acquisition of content. In some embodiment, the systems and method enable a user to acquire and store content on a portable device.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2008Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Trans World New York LLCInventors: Gregory W. Harper, Timothy Davis
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Publication number: 20100169463Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention enable a user to acquire an item (e.g., a digital song, digital video, etc.) using one device (e.g., a portable device) and to easily move a copy of the acquired item from the one device to another device so that a user of the other device can play the item.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2010Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: Trans World New York LLCInventor: Gregory W. HARPER
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Patent number: 7676436Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention enable a user to acquire an item (e.g., a digital song, digital video, etc.) using one device (e.g., a portable device) and to easily move a copy of the acquired item from the one device to another device so that a user of the other device can play the item.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Trans World New York LLCInventor: Gregory W. Harper
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Publication number: 20090030806Abstract: The present invention provides system and methods for facilitating the acquisition of content. In some embodiment, the systems and method enable a user to acquire and store content on a portable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: TRANS WORLD NEW YORK LLCInventors: GREGORY W. HARPER, TIMOTHY DAVIS
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Publication number: 20080308626Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a device for facilitating the acquisition of media assets. In some embodiments, the device includes: a housing; a USB connector projecting outwardly from an end of the housing; a card reader housed in the housing; non-volatile memory housed in the housing and coupled to the USB connector and the card reader; and a barcode disposed on a major surface of the housing, said barcode encoding an identifier that is associated with customer information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: TRANS WORLD NEW YORK LLCInventor: Gregory W. HARPER
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Publication number: 20080301054Abstract: A system for selling digital media, comprising: a content server for providing a master source of digital content to the system; a retail server for maintaining a local cache of popular content, and for packaging content; a license server for maintaining licenses for each piece of digital content wherein the license server issues new licenses to the retail server at the time of sale and issues subsequent licenses to a consumer for extending content usage; a plug-in for accessing digital content in a single click; and a media tablet for providing a consumer interface for exploring the digital content of the system, the media tablet comprising an interface for connection by a portable device for content transfer; means for accepting payment; and means for interacting with the retail server.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2006Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: TRANS WORLD NEW YORK LLCInventors: Stephen A. Russell, Eric Dahlen, Robert French, Christopher Huber
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Publication number: 20080015942Abstract: A product sampling and recommendation system uses customer profile data and/or real-time information from a point-of-sale system to tailor specific product recommendations to a customer using a sampling station.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Applicant: Trans World New York LLCInventors: Gregory HARPER, Steven Skiba
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Publication number: 20080015953Abstract: A product sampling and recommendation system uses information from a point-of-sale system to select media content to store in the recommendation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Applicant: Trans World New York LLCInventors: Gregory HARPER, Steven Skiba
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Publication number: 20070083441Abstract: A user-personalized product sampling, recommendation and purchasing system uses customer identification numbers and associated customer profile data to tailor specific product recommendations to a customer at a content sampling station of a retail location. The customer also can use her customer profile to receive the same information from an Internet website of the merchant. In-store sampling stations also may have the capability of checking store inventory and central warehouse inventory and providing recommendations to the customer in accordance with product availability, and optionally may provide the customer with the ability to place product orders directly through the sampling station. The recommendation system also can be used to tailor product recommendations in accordance with a rule-based model and real-time inventory data from a POS database.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2006Publication date: April 12, 2007Applicant: Trans World New York LLCInventors: Gregory Harper, Steven Skiba
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Patent number: 7174312Abstract: A user-personalized product sampling, recommendation and purchasing system uses customer identification numbers and associated customer profile data to tailor specific product recommendations to a customer at a content sampling station of a retail location. The customer also can use her customer profile to receive the same information from an Internet website of the merchant. In-store sampling stations also may have the capability of checking store inventory and central warehouse inventory and providing recommendations to the customer in accordance with product availability, and optionally may provide the customer with the ability to place product orders directly through the sampling station. The recommendation system also can be used to tailor product recommendations in accordance with a rule-based model and real-time inventory data from a POS database.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2002Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Trans World New York LLCInventors: Gregory W. Harper, Steven Skiba
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Patent number: D552568Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2005Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: Trans World New York LLCInventors: Gregory W Harper, Timothy Davis, David C. Stowers, In Young Jang, Bruce Wollen
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Patent number: D553107Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2005Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Trans World New York LLCInventors: Gregory W. Harper, Timothy Davis, David C. Stowers, In Young Jang, Bruce Wollen