Patents by Inventor Ashwin Raju Jeyakumar

Ashwin Raju Jeyakumar 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).

  • Wireless communication-enabled promotions and commercial transactions
    Patent number: 9443248
    Abstract: Coupons and other promotions can be enabled using mobile computing devices with Near Field Communication (NFC) or other wireless communication capabilities. For example, a mobile device user can collect a coupon displayed during a cable TV show by tapping his NFC mobile device to a peripheral device in wireless communication with a cable TV receiver. Collected coupons can be stored in a coupon database at the mobile device. Coupons can be redeemed by tapping an NFC mobile device to an NFC point of sale terminal. Coupons can also be collected from advertisements in audio media and web pages, and can be collected at a mobile device from media displayed at the mobile device. Coupons can have time-based, location-based or other usage restrictions. Collecting information stored in NFC tags affixed to items in a scavenger hunt list can unlock downloadable content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Naji Shaheimi Shafi, Saad B Sami, Alejandro Steckler, Ashwin Raju Jeyakumar
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION-ENABLED PROMOTIONS AND COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
    Publication number: 20130185137
    Abstract: Coupons and other promotions can be enabled using mobile computing devices with Near Field Communication (NFC) or other wireless communication capabilities. For example, a mobile device user can collect a coupon displayed during a cable TV show by tapping his NFC mobile device to a peripheral device in wireless communication with a cable TV receiver. Collected coupons can be stored in a coupon database at the mobile device. Coupons can be redeemed by tapping an NFC mobile device to an NFC point of sale terminal. Coupons can also be collected from advertisements in audio media and web pages, and can be collected at a mobile device from media displayed at the mobile device. Coupons can have time-based, location-based or other usage restrictions. Collecting information stored in NFC tags affixed to items in a scavenger hunt list can unlock downloadable content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Naji Shaheimi Shafi, Saad B Sami, Alejandro Steckler, Ashwin Raju Jeyakumar