Patents by Inventor Charles B. Seidman

Charles B. Seidman 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: 6671358
    Abstract: A method for conducting a financial transaction corresponding to a good or service includes providing a plurality of first credit or debit devices; associating a universal identifier with each of the first credit or debit devices; associating one of the first credit or debit devices with a plurality of second credit or debit cards; employing the one of the first credit or debit devices to initiate the financial transaction; selecting one of the second credit or debit cards based upon the unique identifier and the good or service; and employing the selected one of the second credit or debit cards to conclude the financial transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Universal Identity Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles B. Seidman, Daniel M. Sossaman, II
  • Publication number: 20030190961
    Abstract: A method of advertising using a DVD includes providing an advertisement, such as a commercial, including various clues on the DVD. The commercial is displayed from the DVD. Various clues are displayed before, during or after the commercial. A viewer responds after finding the various clues in the commercial. The viewer's responses associated with the commercial are received. Then, it is determined if those responses meet predetermined conditions, such as timeliness and accuracy. A game play, such as an instant-win game, is provided if the responses meet those predetermined conditions. The instant-win game, such as a scratch and win game card, has one of a winning outcome and a losing outcome. A prize, such as a monetary prize, is awarded based upon the winning outcome of the game card. Otherwise, a digital work, such as a music video, is displayed from the DVD based upon the losing outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventor: Charles B. Seidman
  • Publication number: 20020198054
    Abstract: A classical scratch-off game card image is presented on web pages of participating sites in the form of a superimposed dual image responsive to a browser's cursor movement such that when a browser is appropriately authorized, movement of the cursor over the dual image causes the dominant image to dissolve and reveal the secondary image which contains the numbers or symbols used by the scratch-off game to indicate that the particular displayed scratch-off card includes a winning combination of symbols. When a scratch-off card contains a winning combination of symbols, the act of the browser scratching off the covering image to reveal the secondary image automatically advances the browser through routines which enable the browser to receive the prize or credits awarded based on the secondary image of the game card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Auxier, Charles B. Seidman, Vivek Khera
  • Patent number: 5080364
    Abstract: A promotional game wherein prizes are automatically awarded upon presentation of tokens bearing machine readable codes. The tokens may be identical to tokens bearing a common code, and the prizes may be awarded at random to patrons who present an appropriate token bearing this common code. Desirably, the prizes are awarded substantially immediately upon presentation of the tokens. The tokens may be product identification code symbols on packages of goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: Take One Marketing Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles B. Seidman
  • Patent number: 5007641
    Abstract: A promotional game wherein prizes are automatically awarded upon presentation of tokens bearing machine readable codes. The tokens may be identical to tokens bearing a common code, and the prizes may be awarded at random to patrons who present an appropriate token bearing this common code. Desirably, the prizes are awarded substantially immediately upon presentation of the tokens. The tokens may be product identification code symbols on packages of goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Assignee: Take One Marketing Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles B. Seidman