Patents by Inventor Debi Rex

Debi Rex 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).

  • Systems and methods for stored-value exchange within social networking environments
    Patent number: 10521779
    Abstract: An electronic social networking environment enables the transfer of stored value between users of the environment. A transfer may be in the form of a gift from one user to another. The stored value may represent actual currency or virtual currency. The stored value may be redeemed within or outside the electronic social networking environment, and may be redeemed with one or more merchants. The stored value may be redeemed for a physical item or service or for a virtual item or service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Gift Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Christopher L. Toomer, Steven E. Arthur, Debi Rex, Ginger Sayor
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORED-VALUE EXCHANGE WITHIN SOCIAL NETWORKING ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20170083880
    Abstract: An electronic social networking environment enables the transfer of stored value between users of the environment. A transfer may be in the form of a gift from one user to another. The stored value may represent actual currency or virtual currency. The stored value may be redeemed within or outside the electronic social networking environment, and may be redeemed with one or more merchants. The stored value may be redeemed for a physical item or service or for a virtual item or service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher L. Toomer, Steven E. Arthur, Debi Rex, Ginger Sayor
  • Systems and methods for stored-value exchange within social networking environments
    Patent number: 9536256
    Abstract: An electronic social networking environment enables the transfer of stored value between users of the environment. A transfer may be in the form of a gift from one user to another. The stored value may represent actual currency or virtual currency. The stored value may be redeemed within or outside the electronic social networking environment, and may be redeemed with one or more merchants. The stored value may be redeemed for a physical item or service or for a virtual item or service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher L. Toomer, Steven E. Arthur, Debi Rex, Ginger Sayor
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORED-VALUE EXCHANGE WITHIN SOCIAL NETWORKING ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20090094134
    Abstract: An electronic social networking environment enables the transfer of stored value between users of the environment. A transfer may be in the form of a gift from one user to another. The stored value may represent actual currency or virtual currency. The stored value may be redeemed within or outside the electronic social networking environment, and may be redeemed with one or more merchants. The stored value may be redeemed for a physical item or service or for a virtual item or service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher L. Toomer, Steven E. Arthur, Debi Rex, Ginger Sayor