Patents by Inventor Joey Hawilo

Joey Hawilo 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS BASED ON A REPLY MESSAGE
    Publication number: 20230206311
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for electronic transactions based on a reply message. In the context of a computer executed method, the method includes receiving a message, from a sender device, including a reply to buy (RTB) identifier associated with a promotion and a RTB validation code. The method also includes authenticating, using a promotion and marketing service host, the RTB validation code, associating the message from the sender with a recipient identifier, and causing the transmission of a purchase order message to the recipient device based on the RTB identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Joey HAWILO, Will MEGSON, Naren CHAINANI, Ganesh ANGAPPAN, Karthik PAULRAMACHANDRAN, Rayma J
  • Method and apparatus for electronic transactions based on a reply message
    Patent number: 11562420
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for electronic transactions based on a reply message. In the context of a computer executed method, the method includes receiving a message, from a sender device, including a reply to buy (RTB) identifier associated with a promotion and a RTB validation code. The method also includes authenticating, using a promotion and marketing service host, the RTB validation code, associating the message from the sender with a recipient identifier, and causing the transmission of a purchase order message to the recipient device based on the RTB identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Joey Hawilo, Will Megson, Naren Chainani, Ganesh Angappan, Karthik Paulramachandran, Ramya J
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS BASED ON A REPLY MESSAGE
    Publication number: 20160063608
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for electronic transactions based on a reply message. In the context of a computer executed method, the method includes receiving a message, from a sender device, including a reply to buy (RTB) identifier associated with a promotion and a RTB validation code. The method also includes authenticating, using a promotion and marketing service host, the RTB validation code, associating the message from the sender with a recipient identifier, and causing the transmission of a purchase order message to the recipient device based on the RTB identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Joey Hawilo, Will Megson, Naren Chainani, Ganesh Angappan, Karthik Paulramachandran, Ramya J