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).

  • Publication number: 20120078698
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Option It, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
  • Publication number: 20110307279
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Option It, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian S. PAPPAS, Charles P. BROWN
  • Publication number: 20110301986
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: Option It, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
  • Patent number: 8032447
    Abstract: 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. Final pricing and final features of the goods or services or final pricing of events is determined using electronic counters for accepted purchases of electronic options that have decremented down to a desired pre-determined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Option It, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
  • Patent number: 7996292
    Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services using plural electronic options with associated option fees. The plural electronic options include a hierarchy of electronic options and plural different types electronic options terms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Option It, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
  • Patent number: 7962375
    Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services using plural electronic options with associated option fees based on one or more different pre-determined priority system. The plural electronic options include electronic option terms established by one or more suppliers who can supply the goods or services. An option fee is associated with a reservation price to purchase desired goods or services at a desired future time using a priority system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Option It, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
  • Publication number: 20110131109
    Abstract: 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. Final pricing and final features of the goods or services or final pricing of events is determined using electronic counters for accepted purchases of electronic options that have decremented down to a desired pre-determined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: Option It, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
  • Patent number: 7865424
    Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services. Plural electronic options include electronic option terms established by one or more suppliers who can supply the goods or services. The option terms vary greatly among the individual suppliers and no two suppliers may use the same option terms. Use of variable option terms provides significant flexibility for use of the electronic options by suppliers. The method and system may also allow a purchaser to risk a small amount of money to use an electronic option to reserve a price to purchase or not purchase desired goods or services that may or may not ever exist at a desired future time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Option It, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
  • Publication number: 20080215457
    Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services using plural electronic options with associated option fees based on one or more different pre-determined priority system. The plural electronic options include electronic option terms established by one or more suppliers who can supply the goods or services. An option fee is associated with a reservation price to purchase desired goods or services at a desired future time using a priority system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
  • Publication number: 20080215495
    Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services using plural electronic options with associated option fees. The plural electronic options include a hierarchy of electronic options and plural different types electronic options terms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown
  • Patent number: 7313539
    Abstract: A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services. A server network device provides to a client network device via a computer network, a list of available goods or services including plural electronic options with associated option fees for the goods or services. The plural electronic options include electronic option terms established by one or more suppliers who can supply the goods or services. An option fee is associated with a reservation price to purchase desired goods or services at a desired future. Electronic option terms for a selected good or service for a desired supplier who can supply the selected good or service are provided. A purchase of an electronic option for an option fee for a desired good or service for a desired supplier is accepted on the server network device. The purchase of the electronic option is accepted according to electronic option terms established by the desired supplier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Inventors: Christian S. Pappas, Charles P. Brown