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).
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Patent number: 11587104Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Gene Alston, Ben Kim
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Patent number: 11544728Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Ben Kim, Joshua Puckett, Andrey Zaytsev, Gene Alston, Richard Park, Thomas Joseph McConnell
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Publication number: 20210334833Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Gene Alston, Ben Kim
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Publication number: 20210209632Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Ben KIM, Joshua PUCKETT, Andrey ZAYTSEV, Gene ALSTON, Richard PARK, Thomas Joseph MCCONNELL
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Patent number: 11037182Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Gene Alston, Ben Kim
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Publication number: 20210166254Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Gene Alston, Ben Kim
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Patent number: 10922707Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: Ben Kim, Joshua Puckett, Andrey Zaytsev, Gene Alston, Richard Park, Thomas Joseph McConnell
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Patent number: 10891641Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Gene Alston, Ben Kim
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Publication number: 20200051107Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Ben Kim, Joshua Puckett, Andrey Zaytsev, Gene Alston, Richard Park, Thomas Joseph McConnell
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Patent number: 10373184Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Ben Kim, Joshua Puckett, Andrey Zaytsev, Gene Alston, Richard Park, Thomas Joseph McConnell
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Patent number: 10373186Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Ben Kim, Joshua Puckett, Andrey Zaytsev, Gene Alston, Richard Park, Thomas Joseph McConnell
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Publication number: 20190026763Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Mihir Shah, Gene Alston, Ben Kim