Patents by Inventor Christian S. Pappas
Christian S. Pappas 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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Publication number: 20150332386Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events. Electronic options are provided for desired goods or services or events on communications network and a cloud communications network. One or more graphical buttons or a text interface is used to display electronic option information. A display appearance of the one or more graphical buttons or text interface are dynamically changed based on actions completed on the electronic options. The electronic options and the one or more graphical buttons are displayed on one or more client network devices and/or one or more server network devices for one or more retail sites, airline ticketing sites, travel sites, entertainment ticketing sites, sports ticketing sites, social networking sites, social couponing sites, social virtual reality sites, social virtual gaming sites, or social fantasy sports gaming sites.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Christian S. PAPPAS, Charles P. BROWN
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Patent number: 9092813Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events. Electronic options are provided for desired goods or services or events. Electronic option terms and electronic option fees for the plural electronic options are dynamically and periodically adjusted in real-time. This provides optimal electronic option use and optimal electronic term and optimal electronic option fee adjustment for plural different suppliers of good or services or events provided and used with electronic options.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Smart Options, LLCInventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
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Patent number: 9070150Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events. Plural electronic options are provided based on a priority ordering scheme. The plurality of electronic options are not supplied or governed via a central government agency and are not supplied or governed via security laws. The plural electronic options includes a plural different electronic option terms for a plural different suppliers and a priority ordering scheme. The electronic option terms for a desired supplier are unique to the desired supplier. The electronic options include personalized electronic reservations and personalized electronic coupons. The purchased electronic option is exercised for preferred or priority access or entry to events or places or goods or services based on the priority ordering scheme.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Smart Options, LLCInventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
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Patent number: 9064258Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events. A sub-set of reservations from a set of available reservations used to reserve a spot in a facility or at an event are associated with and selectable with plural electronic options. The plural electronic options are also associated with reservation requests if no actual available reservation are available and automatically converted to electronic options for actual reservation if a reservation later becomes available at the facility or event.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Smart Options, LLCInventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
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Patent number: 9047634Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events. Electronic options are provided for desired goods or services or events on communications network and a cloud communications network. One or more graphical buttons are used to display electronic option information. A display appearance of the one or more graphical buttons are dynamically changed based on actions completed on the electronic options. The electronic options and the one or more graphical buttons are displayed on one or more client network devices and/or one or more server network devices for one or more retail sites, a social networking sites, social couponing sites, social virtual reality sites, social virtual gaming sites, or social fantasy sports gaming sites.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Smart Options, LLCInventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
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Patent number: 9026471Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events. Group organizers buy a set of electronic options and post to their social network a notice of availability of the purchased set of electronic options for access to the underlying good or service or event. The group organizers invite their friends to join them to purchase the good or service or attend the event. The invited friends are allowed to exercise one or more individual options from the purchased set of electronic options to purchase the actual good or service or attend the event. This frees the group organizers from the burden of having to pay money for the good or service or event, collect money from invited friends and distribute the goods or items associated with the services or events yet promotes coordinated group activities.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Smart Options, LLCInventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
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Patent number: 9026472Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events. Electronic options are provided for desired goods or services or events. Electronic options, electronic option terms and electronic option fees are dynamically generated and dynamically adjusted based on prior and current actions completed on a client network device. A business-to-business (b2b) marketplace is established using electronic options.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Smart Options, LLCInventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
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Patent number: 8930260Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events including plural electronic options with associated option fees for the goods or services or events. The plural electronic options include electronic option terms established by one or more suppliers who can supply the goods or services or events. The purchase of the electronic option is accepted according to electronic option terms established by the desired supplier. The option terms may vary greatly among the individual suppliers and no two suppliers may use the same option terms. The electronic options are displayed, viewed, purchased, and exercised from a client network device.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Smart Options, LLCInventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
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Patent number: 8650114Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of airline services using electronic options. The electronic options are used to reserve plural different types of airline services including selection of: a desired seat row location, a desired seat location in a desired row location, a plural adjacent seats in a desired row, a plural adjacent seats in a plural desired rows, a desired location in an overhead bin to store carry-on luggage, a priority boarding sequence, a priority exiting sequence, priority pre-flight baggage handling, priority post-flight baggage handling, cancellation and change privileges for a purchased airline ticket, a priority list position in a stand-by list and/or a priority list position for an automatic upgrade to a first class seat, business class seat or other non-economy seat and/or other airline services.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Smart Options, LLCInventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
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Patent number: 8620771Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services using plural electronic options. The purchased electronic options are automatically exercised upon completion of an electronic purchase transaction for a desired good or service associated with the purchased electronic option and a final purchase price automatically adjusted based on exercising the electronic option. The final purchase price is adjusted based on electronic option terms as well as other factors including reward points, loyalty points, etc.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Smart Options, LLCInventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
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Publication number: 20130254003Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events including plural electronic options with associated option fees for the goods or services or events. The plural electronic options include electronic option terms established by one or more suppliers who can supply the goods or services or events. The purchase of the electronic option is accepted according to electronic option terms established by the desired supplier. The option terms may vary greatly among the individual suppliers and no two suppliers may use the same option terms. The electronic options are displayed, viewed, purchased, and exercised from a client network device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Inventors: Christian S. PAPPAS, Charles P. Brown
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Patent number: 8543450Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events including plural electronic options with associated option fees for the goods or services or events. The plural electronic options include electronic option terms established by one or more suppliers who can supply the goods or services or events. The purchase of the electronic option is accepted according to electronic option terms established by the desired supplier. The option terms may vary greatly among the individual suppliers and no two suppliers may use the same option terms. The electronic option includes a personalized electronic coupon dynamically created by a server network device.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Smart Options, LLCInventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
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Publication number: 20130198036Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events. Electronic options are provided for desired goods or services or events. Electronic options, electronic option terms and electronic option fees are dynamically generated and dynamically adjusted based on prior and current actions completed on a client network device. A business-to-business (b2b) marketplace is established using electronic options.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Inventors: Christian S. PAPPAS, Charles P. Brown
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Publication number: 20130198009Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events. Electronic options are provided for desired goods or services or events on communications network and a cloud communications network. One or more graphical buttons are used to display electronic option information. A display appearance of the one or more graphical buttons are dynamically changed based on actions completed on the electronic options. The electronic options and the one or more graphical buttons are displayed on one or more client network devices and/or one or more server network devices for one or more retail sites, a social networking sites, social couponing sites, social virtual reality sites, social virtual gaming sites, or social fantasy sports gaming sites.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Inventors: Christian S. PAPPAS, Charles P. Brown
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Publication number: 20130191269Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events. A sub-set of reservations from a set of available reservations used to reserve a spot in a facility or at an event are associated with and selectable with plural electronic options. The plural electronic options are also associated with reservation requests if no actual available reservation are available and automatically converted to electronic options for actual reservation if a reservation later becomes available at the facility or event.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Christian S. PAPPAS, Charles P. Brown
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Publication number: 20130191224Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events. Electronic options are provided for desired goods or services or events. Electronic option terms and electronic option fees for the plural electronic options are dynamically and periodically adjusted in real-time. This provides optimal electronic option use and optimal electronic term and optimal electronic option fee adjustment for plural different suppliers of good or services or events provided and used with electronic options.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Christian S. PAPPAS, Charles P. Brown
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Publication number: 20130191244Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events. Group organizers buy a set of electronic options and post to their social network a notice of availability of the purchased set of electronic options for access to the underlying good or service or event. The group organizers invite their friends to join them to purchase the good or service or attend the event. The invited friends are allowed to exercise one or more individual options from the purchased set of electronic options to purchase the actual good or service or attend the event. This frees the group organizers from the burden of having to pay money for the good or service or event, collect money from invited friends and distribute the goods or items associated with the services or events yet promotes coordinated group activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Christian S. PAPPAS, Charles P. Brown
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Publication number: 20130013384Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events including plural electronic options with associated option fees for the goods or services or events. The plural electronic options include electronic option terms established by one or more suppliers who can supply the goods or services or events. The purchase of the electronic option is accepted according to electronic option terms established by the desired supplier. The option terms may vary greatly among the individual suppliers and no two suppliers may use the same option terms. The electronic option includes a personalized electronic coupon dynamically created by a server network device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Smart Options, LLC.Inventors: Christian S. PAPPAS, Charles P. Brown
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Patent number: 8301550Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of airline tickets using plural electronic options. The electronic options are used to reserve plural airline fares on a plural airline routes to plural destinations and a plural of fare classes for a pre-determined period. A final airline fare, route, destination and fare class is determined when the electronic option is actually exercised. All other reservations are automatically canceled. The method and system allows the electronic options to be purchased to book now and pay later for airline tickets and other travel related goods and services such rental cars, hotel rooms, event tickets, local attraction tickets, theme park tickets, etc.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Smart Options, LLCInventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
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Patent number: 8229841Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events including plural electronic options with associated option fees for the goods or services or events. The plural electronic options include electronic option terms established by one or more suppliers who can supply the goods or services or events. The purchase of the electronic option is accepted according to electronic option terms established by the desired supplier. The option terms may vary greatly among the individual suppliers and no two suppliers may use the same option terms. Demographic information is collected from purchasers of electronic options and used to allow other suppliers of goods or services or events to target such purchasers. Various fees are generated for display, purchase, exercise or non-exercise of electronic options.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Smart Options, LLCInventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown