Patents by Inventor Brandon R. I. Chang
Brandon R. I. Chang 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).
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Patent number: 12073435Abstract: Various embodiments provide advertising that is aware of digital coupon states and user states. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer systems and/or point of sale systems. An advertisement including a digital coupon to be presented to a user is determined. Data encoding the advertisement is sent to the third party retailer system or the point of sale system.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Eric S. Monsowitz, Michal Jonathan Geller, Brandon R. I. Chang
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Patent number: 11720926Abstract: Various embodiments provide advertising that is aware of coupon states and user states. An advertisement to be presented to a user is determined. One of multiple versions of the advertisement is generated based at least in part on a state associated with the user and/or a state associated with a digital coupon for an item. One or more of the versions present the digital coupon. Data encoding the generated version of the advertisement is sent to a client associated with the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Eric S. Monsowitz, Michal Jonathan Geller, Brandon R. I. Chang
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Publication number: 20200242665Abstract: Various embodiments provide advertising that is aware of digital coupon states and user states. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer systems and/or point of sale systems. An advertisement including a digital coupon to be presented to a user is determined. Data encoding the advertisement is sent to the third party retailer system or the point of sale system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: ERIC S. MONSOWITZ, MICHAL JONATHAN GELLER, BRANDON R. I. CHANG
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Publication number: 20200151772Abstract: Various embodiments provide advertising that is aware of coupon states and user states. An advertisement to be presented to a user is determined. One of multiple versions of the advertisement is generated based at least in part on a state associated with the user and/or a state associated with a digital coupon for an item. One or more of the versions present the digital coupon. Data encoding the generated version of the advertisement is sent to a client associated with the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: ERIC S. MONSOWITZ, MICHAL JONATHAN GELLER, BRANDON R. I. CHANG
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Patent number: 10540693Abstract: Various embodiments provide advertising that is aware of coupon states and user states. An advertisement to be presented to a user is determined. One of multiple versions of the advertisement is generated based at least in part on a state associated with the user and/or a state associated with a digital coupon for an item. One or more of the versions present the digital coupon. Data encoding the generated version of the advertisement is sent to a client associated with the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2012Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Eric S. Monsowitz, Michal Jonathan Geller, Brandon R. I. Chang
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Publication number: 20120136706Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a digital coupon system. Digital coupons can be defined by a coupon specification received from a coupon issuer. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer sites and/or point of sale systems. A coupon clearing house application can manage distribution, redemption, reimbursement of retailers and invoicing of coupon issuers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Brandon R. I. Chang, William W. Allocca, Henry R. Nickerson, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip Kumar
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Publication number: 20120136712Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a digital coupon system. Digital coupons can be defined by a coupon specification received from a coupon issuer. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer sites and/or point of sale systems. A coupon clearing house application can manage distribution, redemption, reimbursement of retailers and invoicing of coupon issuers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Brandon R. I. Chang, William W. Allocca, Henry R. Nickerson, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip Kumar
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Publication number: 20120136710Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a digital coupon system. Digital coupons can be defined by a coupon specification received from a coupon issuer. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer sites and/or point of sale systems. A coupon clearing house application can manage distribution, redemption, reimbursement of retailers and invoicing of coupon issuers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Brandon R.I. Chang, William W. Allocca, Henry R. Nickerson, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip Kumar
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Publication number: 20120136708Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a digital coupon system. Digital coupons can be defined by a coupon specification received from a coupon issuer. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer sites and/or point of sale systems. A coupon clearing house application can manage distribution, redemption, reimbursement of retailers and invoicing of coupon issuers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Brandon R.I. Chang, William W. Allocca, Henry R. Nickerson, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip Kumar
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Publication number: 20120136707Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a digital coupon system. Digital coupons can be defined by a coupon specification received from a coupon issuer. Digital coupons can be issued to users and redeemed with third party retailer sites and/or point of sale systems. A coupon clearing house application can manage distribution, redemption, reimbursement of retailers and invoicing of coupon issuers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Brandon R. I. Chang, William W. Allocca, Henry R. Nickerson, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip Kumar
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Publication number: 20110106598Abstract: Various systems, methods, and other embodiments are described relating to the selection of digital coupons for display in network pages. In one embodiment, a plurality of coupon campaigns are maintained in a computing device for a plurality of entities in association with an operation of an electronic commerce system employed to sell a plurality of items over a network. Each of the coupon campaigns comprises at least one digital coupon to be applied to a purchase of at least one of the items. A network page is generated in the electronic commerce system to be rendered on a client. The network page is generated in association with the operation of the electronic commerce system. A subset of the digital coupons is determined to be included in the network page to present to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Monica Theresa McCann, William W. Allocca, Brandon R. I. Chang, Henry Robert Nickerson, Mark S. Gulbrandsen, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip S. Kumar, James J. Shimada, Paul D. DeMarco
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Publication number: 20110106603Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments relating to a self-service portal for coupon implementation in association with an electronic commerce system. Coupon campaigns are implemented in a computing device for a plurality of vendors in association with the electronic commerce system. Each of the coupon campaigns comprises one or more digital coupons. An automated submission of each of the campaigns is facilitated in the computing device from respective ones of the vendors through a self-service portal. Vendor control is facilitated through the self-service portal as to whether the digital coupons associated with a respective one of the campaigns are activated to be applied to a purchase of an item through the electronic commerce system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Monica Theresa McCann, William W. Allocca, Brandon R. I. Chang, Henry Robert Nickerson, Mark S. Gulbrandsen, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip S. Kumar, James J. Shimada, Paul D. DeMarco
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Publication number: 20110106599Abstract: Various embodiments, including systems and methods, are described for providing digital coupons to third party network sites. In one representative embodiment, a computing device is provided, where a plurality of digital coupons are maintained in a memory associated with the computing device. Each digital coupon is directed to the purchase of at least one item through an electronic commerce system. A coupon service is implemented in the computing device that is configured to identify at least one of the digital coupons to present on a third party network site in response to a request for at least one of the digital coupons received from the third party network site based at least in part upon information contained in the request. The identified digital coupons are then sent to the third party network site.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Monica Theresa McCann, William W. Allocca, Brandon R. I. Chang, Henry Robert Nickerson, Mark S. Gulbrandsen, Douglas J. Herrington, Dilip S. Kumar, James J. Shimada, Paul D. DeMarco