Patents by Inventor Gene Alston

Gene Alston 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: 11587104
    Abstract: The transaction processing system and method provide an efficient and effective way to authorize promotion redemption. The transaction processing system may receive an indication of a request for authorization, the indication comprising a merchant identifier, an account number, and a transaction amount. The transaction processing system may determine whether the request for authorization corresponds to a promotion. The system may further transmit a transaction authorization based on whether the request for authorization corresponds to the promotion. The transaction processing system may cause a promotion database to designate the promotion as redeemed. In this fashion, the transaction processing system improves the consumer experience and minimizes the transaction time needed to identify and redeem a promotion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Gene Alston, Ben Kim
  • Patent number: 11544728
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable storage media for facilitating payments for consumer transactions and redemption of deal offerings. In providing such functionality, the system can be configured to, for example, receive payment for one or more products, determine a deal voucher's current value and cause the redemption of the deal voucher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Ben Kim, Joshua Puckett, Andrey Zaytsev, Gene Alston, Richard Park, Thomas Joseph McConnell
  • Publication number: 20210334833
    Abstract: The transaction processing system and method provide an efficient and effective way to authorize promotion redemption. The transaction processing system may receive an indication of a request for authorization, the indication comprising a merchant identifier, an account number, and a transaction amount. The transaction processing system may determine whether the request for authorization corresponds to a promotion. The system may further transmit a transaction authorization based on whether the request for authorization corresponds to the promotion. The transaction processing system may cause a promotion database to designate the promotion as redeemed. In this fashion, the transaction processing system improves the consumer experience and minimizes the transaction time needed to identify and redeem a promotion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Gene Alston, Ben Kim
  • Publication number: 20210209632
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable storage media for facilitating payments for consumer transactions and redemption of deal offerings. In providing such functionality, the system can be configured to, for example, receive payment for one or more products, determine a deal voucher's current value and cause the redemption of the deal voucher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Ben KIM, Joshua PUCKETT, Andrey ZAYTSEV, Gene ALSTON, Richard PARK, Thomas Joseph MCCONNELL
  • Patent number: 11037182
    Abstract: The transaction processing system and method provide an efficient and effective way to authorize promotion redemption. The transaction processing system may receive an indication of a request for authorization, the indication comprising a merchant identifier, an account number, and a transaction amount. The transaction processing system may determine whether the request for authorization corresponds to a promotion. The system may further transmit a transaction authorization based on whether the request for authorization corresponds to the promotion. The transaction processing system may cause a promotion database to designate the promotion as redeemed. In this fashion, the transaction processing system improves the consumer experience and minimizes the transaction time needed to identify and redeem a promotion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Gene Alston, Ben Kim
  • Publication number: 20210166254
    Abstract: The transaction processing system and method provide an efficient and effective way to authorize promotion redemption. The transaction processing system may receive an indication of a request for authorization, the indication comprising a merchant identifier, an account number, and a transaction amount. The transaction processing system may determine whether the request for authorization corresponds to a promotion. The system may further transmit a transaction authorization based on whether the request for authorization corresponds to the promotion. The transaction processing system may cause a promotion database to designate the promotion as redeemed. In this fashion, the transaction processing system improves the consumer experience and minimizes the transaction time needed to identify and redeem a promotion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Gene Alston, Ben Kim
  • Patent number: 10922707
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable storage media for facilitating payments for consumer transactions and redemption of deal offerings. In providing such functionality, the system can be configured to, for example, receive payment for one or more products, determine a deal voucher's current value and cause the redemption of the deal voucher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Kim, Joshua Puckett, Andrey Zaytsev, Gene Alston, Richard Park, Thomas Joseph McConnell
  • Patent number: 10891641
    Abstract: The transaction processing system and method provide an efficient and effective way to authorize promotion redemption. The transaction processing system may receive an indication of a request for authorization, the indication comprising a merchant identifier, an account number, and a transaction amount. The transaction processing system may determine whether the request for authorization corresponds to a promotion. The system may further transmit a transaction authorization based on whether the request for authorization corresponds to the promotion. The transaction processing system may cause a promotion database to designate the promotion as redeemed. In this fashion, the transaction processing system improves the consumer experience and minimizes the transaction time needed to identify and redeem a promotion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Gene Alston, Ben Kim
  • Publication number: 20200051107
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable storage media for facilitating payments for consumer transactions and redemption of deal offerings. In providing such functionality, the system can be configured to, for example, receive payment for one or more products, determine a deal voucher's current value and cause the redemption of the deal voucher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Ben Kim, Joshua Puckett, Andrey Zaytsev, Gene Alston, Richard Park, Thomas Joseph McConnell
  • Patent number: 10373184
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable storage media for facilitating payments for consumer transactions and redemption of deal offerings. In providing such functionality, the system can be configured to, for example, receive payment for one or more products, determine a deal voucher's current value and cause the redemption of the deal voucher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Ben Kim, Joshua Puckett, Andrey Zaytsev, Gene Alston, Richard Park, Thomas Joseph McConnell
  • Patent number: 10373186
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable storage media for facilitating payments for consumer transactions and redemption of deal offerings. In providing such functionality, the system can be configured to, for example, receive payment for one or more products, determine a deal voucher's current value and cause the redemption of the deal voucher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Ben Kim, Joshua Puckett, Andrey Zaytsev, Gene Alston, Richard Park, Thomas Joseph McConnell
  • Publication number: 20190026763
    Abstract: The transaction processing system and method provide an efficient and effective way to authorize promotion redemption. The transaction processing system may receive an indication of a request for authorization, the indication comprising a merchant identifier, an account number, and a transaction amount. The transaction processing system may determine whether the request for authorization corresponds to a promotion. The system may further transmit a transaction authorization based on whether the request for authorization corresponds to the promotion. The transaction processing system may cause a promotion database to designate the promotion as redeemed. In this fashion, the transaction processing system improves the consumer experience and minimizes the transaction time needed to identify and redeem a promotion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Gene Alston, Ben Kim