Patents by Inventor Alison Lee Smith

Alison Lee Smith 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).

  • Systems and methods for managing an event
    Patent number: 8612268
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a system and a physical computer readable medium for distributing payment to a host of an event and a second entity by receiving payment confirmations indicating payment amounts from guests for the event. The payment amounts for all received confirmations are aggregated. Using the aggregated payment amounts, a first payment total and a second payment total are calculated and distributed to the host of the event and a second entity, respectively. The present invention further relates to a method for managing an event. The method involves registering a host, registering an event, and registering guests for the event. In response to receiving notification from at least one guest, status information for the event is provided to the host. The status information includes: the event, the guests, and at least some information based on the received notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Echoage Inc.
    Inventors: Alison Lee Smith, Deborah Bella Zinman
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AN EVENT
    Publication number: 20110173031
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a system and a physical computer readable medium for distributing payment to a host of an event and a second entity by receiving payment confirmations indicating payment amounts from guests for the event. The payment amounts for all received confirmations are aggregated. Using the aggregated payment amounts, a first payment total and a second payment total are calculated and distributed to the host of the event and a second entity, respectively. The present invention further relates to a method for managing an event. The method involves registering a host, registering an event, and registering guests for the event. In response to receiving notification from at least one guest, status information for the event is provided to the host. The status information includes: the event, the guests, and at least some information based on the received notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Alison Lee Smith, Deborah Bella Zinman
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AN EVENT
    Publication number: 20100114613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a system and a physical computer readable medium for distributing payment to a host of an event and a second entity by receiving payment confirmations indicating payment amounts from guests for the event. The payment amounts for all received confirmations are aggregated. Using the aggregated payment amounts, a first payment total and a second payment total are calculated and distributed to the host of the event and a second entity, respectively. The present invention further relates to a method for managing an event. The method involves registering a host, registering an event, and registering guests for the event. In response to receiving notification from at least one guest, status information for the event is provided to the host. The status information includes: the event, the guests, and at least some information based on the received notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Alison Lee Smith, Deborah Bella Zinman