Patents by Inventor John F. Berman

John F. Berman 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: 20130185129
    Abstract: Due to increased competition in the financial services market for merchants, merchant acquiring banks, payment processors, and card-issuing banks, a method and system of payment for automatic generation of discount transactions is offered. Any actor in the purchasing process generates discounts automatically by receiving a purchase transaction dataset, comparing available discount datasets, and asynchronously generating a discount in a manner more accessible than coupons or reward cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: John F. Berman, Benoit J. Meister, Mark Sandos, Catherine Root