Patents by Inventor James A. Thordsen

James A. Thordsen 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: 10339540
    Abstract: Methods and systems for coordinating delivery of coupons issued by a network-based system are disclosed. For example, a system can include a coupon generation engine, a coupon widget, and a communications module. The coupon generation engine can issue a unique coupon redeemable exclusively by a registered user of the network-based system. The coupon widget can present the unique coupon via a first communication channel internal to the network-based system. The communications module can deliver the unique coupon to the registered user via a second communication channel external to the network-based system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: James A. Thordsen, Raza Ali Malik, Scott Bruck
  • Publication number: 20110106606
    Abstract: Methods and systems for coordinating delivery of coupons issued by a network-based system are disclosed. For example, a system can include a coupon generation engine, a coupon widget, and a communications module. The coupon generation engine can issue a unique coupon redeemable exclusively by a registered user of the network-based system. The coupon widget can present the unique coupon via a first communication channel internal to the network-based system. The communications module can deliver the unique coupon to the registered user via a second communication channel external to the network-based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: James A. Thordsen, Raza Ali Malik, Scott Bruck
  • Publication number: 20100293053
    Abstract: A purchase record is accessed within a database of purchases. The purchase record includes a purchase date field and a purchase price field, respectively indicating a purchase date and a purchase price of a first item purchased from a seller by a purchaser. At a determination module located at a machine, a presentation delay interval is determined using the machine, the purchase date, and the purchase price. After expiration of the presentation delay interval, an advertisement is communicated to a device of the purchaser. The advertisement advertises a second item to replace the first item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Venkat Sudhakar Potineni, Jedediah H. Paulson, Sandeep K. Tukhar, James A. Thordsen, Jane F. Lai, Ana L. Aspinall, Katherine Ando, Oriana F. Behroozi