Patents by Inventor Christopher Guess

Christopher Guess 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: 11556863
    Abstract: This invention discloses a novel system and method for distributing electronic ticketing such that the ticket is verified at the entrance to venues by means of an animation or other human perceptible verifying visual object that is selected by the venue for the specific event. Tins removes the need to use a bar-code scanner on an LCD display of a cell phone or other device and speeds up the rate at which human ticket takers can verify ticket holders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Bytemark, Inc.
    Inventors: Micah Bergdale, Matthew Grasser, Christopher Guess, Nicholas Ihm, Samuel Krueckeberg, Gregory Valyer
  • Patent number: 10089606
    Abstract: This invention is related to secure payments using data codes displayed on a mobile device, for example a QR code displayed on a cell-phone. The invention establishes a third party transaction service that protects the customer's proprietary payment information, for example, credit card numbers, while ensuring for a merchant that a payment token, for example, the QR code, will represent a valid payment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas Ihm, Christopher Guess, Micah Bergdale, Gregory Valyer, Matthew Grasser
  • Publication number: 20170220960
    Abstract: This invention discloses a novel system and method for distributing electronic ticketing such that the ticket is verified at the entrance to venues by means of an animation or other human perceptible verifying visual object that is selected by the venue for the specific event. Tins removes the need to use a bar-code scanner on an LCD display of a cell phone or other device and speeds up the rate at which human ticket takers can verify ticket holders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Bytemark, Inc.
    Inventors: Bergdale Micah, Matthew Grasser, Christopher Guess, Nicholas Ihm, Samuel Krueckeberg, Gregory Valyer
  • Publication number: 20130262163
    Abstract: This invention discloses a novel system and method for distributing electronic ticketing such that the ticket is verified at the entrance to venues by means of an animation or other human perceptible verifying visual object that is selected by the venue for the specific event. This removes the need to use a bar-code scanner on an LCD display of a cell phone or other device and speeds up the rate at which human ticket takers can verify ticket holders. The system also can permit ticket purchase verification in the absence of a network connection during verfication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ByteMark, Inc.
    Inventors: Micah Bergdale, Matthew Grasser, Christopher Guess, Nicholas Ihm, Samuel Krueckeberg, Gregory Valyer
  • Patent number: 8494967
    Abstract: This invention discloses a novel system and method for distributing electronic ticketing such that the ticket is verified at the entrance to venues by means of an animation or other human perceptible verifying visual object that is selected by the venue for the specific event. This removes the need to use a bar-code scanner on an LCD display of a cell phone or other device and speeds up the rate at which human ticket takers can verify ticket holders. The system providing the service also can maintain a persistent communication channel with the user device in order to control the ticket verification process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Bytemark, Inc.
    Inventors: Micah Bergdale, Matthew Grasser, Christopher Guess, Nicholas Ihm, Samuel Krueckeberg, Gregory Valyer
  • Publication number: 20120296826
    Abstract: This invention discloses a novel system and method for distributing electronic ticketing such that the ticket is verified at the entrance to venues by means of an animation or other human perceptible verifying visual object that is selected by the venue for the specific event. This removes the need to use a barcode scanner on an LCD display of a cell phone or other device and speeds up the rate at which human ticket takers can verify ticket holders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: BYTEMARK, INC.
    Inventors: Micah Bergdale, Matthew Grasser, Christopher Guess, Nicholas Ihm, Samuel Krueckeberg, Gregory Vayler
  • Publication number: 20120296828
    Abstract: This invention discloses a novel system and method for distributing electronic ticketing such that the ticket is verified at the entrance to venues by means of an animation or other human perceptible verifying visual object that is selected by the venue for the specific event. This removes the need to use a bar-code scanner on an LCD display of a cell phone or other device and speeds up the rate at which human ticket takers can verify ticket holders. The system providing the service also can maintain a persistent communication channel with the user device in order to control the ticket verification process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: BYTEMARK, INC.
    Inventors: Micah Bergdale, Matthew Grasser, Christopher Guess, Nicholas Ihm, Samuel Krueckeberg, Gregory Valyer
  • Publication number: 20120209630
    Abstract: This invention is related to secure payments using data codes displayed on a mobile device, for example a QR code displayed on a cell-phone. The invention establishes a third party transaction service that protects the customer's proprietary payment information, for example, credit card numbers, while ensuring for a merchant that a payment token, for example, the QR code, will represent a valid payment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: BYTEMARK, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Ihm, Christopher Guess, Micah Bergdale, Gregory Valyer, Matthew Grasser