Patents by Inventor David Beeman

David Beeman 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).

  • Structured fine print
    Patent number: 11334907
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to improve utilization of fine print for a document. An example method includes receiving information identifying a location and a domain associated with the document, and identifying, based on the received location and domain, a set of fine print clause data structures relevant to the location and the domain. The method further includes transmitting an indication of the set of identified fine print clause data structures to the developer device, and receiving an indication of a selection of a subset of the set of fine print data structures. Finally, the method includes causing generation of a visual representation of the document that displays fine print clauses corresponding to the subset, wherein the location of the fine print clauses in the visual representation is based on a categorization of the fine print clause data structures corresponding to the fine print clauses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: David Beeman, Neil Crist, Jon Hackbarth, Jacob Johnston, Timothy P. Galeckas, Amit Koren, Francisco Jose Larrain, Tanya Koshy, Karan Kaushik, Ricardo Andres Zilleruelo Ramos, Matias Esteban Arenas, Kavita Kochar, Stephen Wooten
  • Structured fine print
    Patent number: 10867318
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to improve utilization of fine print for a document. An example method includes receiving information identifying a location and a domain associated with the document, and identifying, based on the received location and domain, a set of fine print clause data structures relevant to the location and the domain. The method further includes transmitting an indication of the set of identified fine print clause data structures to the developer device, and receiving an indication of a selection of a subset of the set of fine print data structures. Finally, the method includes causing generation of a visual representation of the document that displays fine print clauses corresponding to the subset, wherein the location of the fine print clauses in the visual representation is based on a categorization of the fine print clause data structures corresponding to the fine print clauses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: David Beeman, Neil Crist, Jon Hackbarth, Jacob Johnston, Timothy P. Galeckas, Amit Koren, Francisco Jose Larrain, Tanya Koshy, Karan Kaushik, Ricardo Andres Zilleruelo Ramos, Matias Esteban Arenas, Kavita Kochar, Stephen Wooten
  • WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150101984
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a water purification system, a water reformulation system, a method of purifying and/or treating water, and a method of reformulating water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: David Beeman, Joshua Ingram