Patents by Inventor Christopher Duty

Christopher Duty 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).

  • DETERMINING OFFERS FOR A GEOFENCED GEOGRAPHIC AREA
    Publication number: 20220122112
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented process for determining offers for a geofenced geographic area. After a mobile user device traverses a geofence, merchants associated with a geofence having a geofence identifier are identified. Candidate offers associated with the merchants are identified and ranked according to ranking criteria. The ranked candidate offers are transmitted to a mobile user device. The ranked candidate offers are cached on the mobile user device and presented to the user via an offers notification. The user may view and redeem an offer by selecting the offers notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: John Newman Faith, Eithan Zilkha, Christopher Duty
  • Determining offers for a geofenced geographic area
    Patent number: 11244337
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented process for determining offers for a geofenced geographic area. After a mobile user device traverses a geofence, merchants associated with a geofence having a geofence identifier are identified. Candidate offers associated with the merchants are identified and ranked according to ranking criteria. The ranked candidate offers are transmitted to a mobile user device. The ranked candidate offers are cached on the mobile user device and presented to the user via an offers notification. The user may view and redeem an offer by selecting the offers notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: RETAILMENOT, INC.
    Inventors: John Newman Faith, Eithan Zilkha, Christopher Duty