Patents by Inventor James Mead

James Mead 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).

  • Publication number: 20250086670
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a bundle-type checkout system incorporating subscription tiers, comprising an offer manager that receives price offer values from consumers, a discount optimization manager that calculates a least acceptable offer value based on offer pattern data associated to each product identifier of the bundle, calculates a total available discount for the bundle based on the least acceptable offer value and retail prices of each product identifier of the bundle, calculates price discount thresholds and compares price discount values to offer values to calculate price discounts and determines acceptability of the price offer values, and weighted discount distribution among subscription tiers to calculate a final price for each product identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: James MEAD, Pennie MEAD
  • Patent number: 12067588
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a bundle-type checkout system incorporating subscription tiers, comprising an offer manager that receives price offer values from consumers, a discount optimization manager that calculates a least acceptable offer value based on offer pattern data associated to each product identifier of the bundle, calculates a total available discount for the bundle based on the least acceptable offer value and retail prices of each product identifier of the bundle, calculates price discount thresholds and compares price discount values to offer values to calculate price discounts and determines acceptability of the price offer values, and weighted discount distribution among subscription tiers to calculate a final price for each product identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventors: James Mead, Pennie Mead
  • Publication number: 20220284463
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a bundle-type checkout system incorporating subscription tiers, comprising an offer manager that receives price offer values from consumers, a discount optimization manager that calculates a least acceptable offer value based on offer pattern data associated to each product identifier of the bundle, calculates a total available discount for the bundle based on the least acceptable offer value and retail prices of each product identifier of the bundle, calculates price discount thresholds and compares price discount values to offer values to calculate price discounts and determines acceptability of the price offer values, and weighted discount distribution among subscription tiers to calculate a final price for each product identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: James MEAD, Pennie MEAD
  • Publication number: 20210383421
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a bundle-type checkout system incorporating subscription tiers, comprising a subscription manager that assigns subscription tiers to merchants, an offer manager that receives price offers from consumers and analyzes offers to compute bundle offers, a threshold calculator that calculates price discount thresholds and compares price discount values to offer values, and a discount optimization manager that calculates price discounts and determines acceptability of price offers, and a system and method for weighted discount distribution among subscription tiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: James MEAD, Pennie MEAD
  • Patent number: 11100525
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a bundle-type checkout system incorporating subscription tiers, comprising a subscription manager that assigns subscription tiers to merchants, an offer manager that receives price offers from consumers and analyzes offers to compute bundle offers, a threshold calculator that calculates price discount thresholds and compares price discount values to offer values, and a discount optimization manager that calculates price discounts and determines acceptability of price offers, and a system and method for weighted discount distribution among subscription tiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventors: James Mead, Pennie Mead, Gustavo Manuel Damil Marin
  • Publication number: 20200027110
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a bundle-type checkout system incorporating subscription tiers, comprising a subscription manager that assigns subscription tiers to merchants, an offer manager that receives price offers from consumers and analyzes offers to compute bundle offers, a threshold calculator that calculates price discount thresholds and compares price discount values to offer values, and a discount optimization manager that calculates price discounts and determines acceptability of price offers, and a system and method for weighted discount distribution among subscription tiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: James Mead, Pennie Mead, Gustavo Manuel Damil Marin
  • Patent number: 10467644
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a bundle-type checkout system incorporating subscription tiers, comprising a subscription manager that assigns subscription tiers to merchants, an offer manager that receives price offers from consumers and analyzes offers to compute bundle offers, a threshold calculator that calculates price discount thresholds and compares price discount values to offer values, and a discount optimization manager that calculates price discounts and determines acceptability of price offers, and a system and method for weighted discount distribution among subscription tiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Inventors: James Mead, Pennie Mead, Gustavo Manuel Damil Marin
  • Publication number: 20170161767
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a bundle-type checkout system incorporating subscription tiers, comprising a subscription manager that assigns subscription tiers to merchants, an offer manager that receives price offers from consumers and analyzes offers to compute bundle offers, a threshold calculator that calculates price discount thresholds and compares price discount values to offer values, and a discount optimization manager that calculates price discounts and determines acceptability of price offers, and a system and method for weighted discount distribution among subscription tiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: James Mead, Pennie Mead, Gustavo Manuel Damil Marin