Patents by Inventor Cherian Thomas

Cherian Thomas 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).

  • Optimizing and Distributing Discounts
    Publication number: 20160048860
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for optimizing and distributing discounts are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may receive a request for a randomized discount. In response to receiving the request for the randomized discount, the computing device, may select a merchant from a hub that includes at least two merchants grouped based on geographical proximity of business locations of the at least two merchants. Subsequently, the computing device may determine a discount for the selected merchant. The computing device then may cause the determined discount for the selected merchant to be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Bradford Jeffrey Sayler, Cherian Thomas
  • Optimizing and Distributing Discounts
    Publication number: 20150186920
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for optimizing and distributing discounts are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may receive a request for a randomized discount. In response to receiving the request for the randomized discount, the computing device, may select a merchant from a hub that includes at least two merchants grouped based on geographical proximity of business locations of the at least two merchants. Subsequently, the computing device may determine a discount for the selected merchant. The computing device then may cause the determined discount for the selected merchant to be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SPOTLUCK LLC
    Inventors: Bradford Jeffrey Sayler, Cherian Thomas