Patents by Inventor Alan L. Chung

Alan L. Chung 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: 9609481
    Abstract: Systems, devices, methods, computer-readable media, techniques, and methodologies are disclosed for transmitting variable beacon profiles. In some embodiments, a server may receive a variable beacon profile at a first point in time, the variable beacon profile associated with a wireless beacon. A temporal indicator indicating the first point in time may be received. Location information associated with the wireless beacon may be determined based at least in part on the variable beacon profile and the temporal indicator. The location information may be transmitted to a service provider application on a mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventor: Alan L. Chung
  • Publication number: 20150206395
    Abstract: Systems, devices, methods, computer-readable media, techniques, and methodologies are disclosed for managing loyalty accounts. In some embodiments, a server may receive a merchant ID associated with a merchant and consumer information associated with a user via a mobile device of the user. The server may determine a location of the user based at least in part on the merchant ID. The server may obtain information associated with at least one consumer loyalty account based at least in part on the consumer information. The server may determine at least one offer for transmission to the mobile device of the user or to a point of sale device associated with the merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventor: Alan L. Chung
  • Publication number: 20150198690
    Abstract: Systems, devices, methods, computer-readable media, techniques, and methodologies are disclosed for transmitting variable beacon profiles. In some embodiments, a server may receive a variable beacon profile at a first point in time, the variable beacon profile associated with a wireless beacon. A temporal indicator indicating the first point in time may be received. Location information associated with the wireless beacon may be determined based at least in part on the variable beacon profile and the temporal indicator. The location information may be transmitted to a service provider application on a mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventor: Alan L. Chung
  • Publication number: 20140257959
    Abstract: The present solution provides a new tool for digitally verifying the use or consumption of a product. The methods and systems disclosed herein allow a consumer to easily verify their purchase of a product without removing a product identifier, such as a universal product code (UPC), from the product packaging and mailing it back to the manufacturer. Using the methods and systems disclosed a user can capture an image or a video of a product being, among other actions, opened. The system then analyzes the image or video to automatically verify the product that was consumed and also verifies that the video or image has not been previously submitted to the system. The system can then provide the manufacturer, or other loyalty system, with a product identification and verification the product was consumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Alan L. Chung
  • Publication number: 20130262198
    Abstract: The present solution provides a low cost mobile loyalty service that gives meaningful rewards to members to increase their loyalty. The systems and methods of the present solution provides an intelligent and cardless loyalty customer relationship management (CRM) system. The present solution leverages the ubiquitous availability of network connections and mobile phones to offer an easy to use, low cost subscription service that is accessible to even the smallest retail merchants. A single sign up give members an easy way to participate in loyalty programs across all businesses in the present solution's network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventor: Alan L. Chung
  • Patent number: D775988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Loew, Alan L. Chung, Eric Fuhs, Jay Harlow, David Frederick Lyons