Patents by Inventor Kinga Margaret Pates

Kinga Margaret Pates 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).

  • COUPON GENERATION, AUTHENTICATION, AND REDEMPTION VIA A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20130110607
    Abstract: A point-of-sale (POS) and mobile device implemented method of providing customer rebates via machine-readable codes, such as Quick Response (QR) codes. Specifically, a customer completes a transaction at a POS. The POS or remote servers determine if the transaction qualifies for a promotional credit or rebate. If the transaction qualifies for the promotional credit, then the POS generates the QR code, wherein the QR code includes the credit. Further, the customer captures the QR code with a mobile device or scanner and transmits the code to the POS or remote servers for authentication. Upon successful authentication, the POS or remote servers transfer the credit to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Steven Allen Basmajian, Maxim Loukianov, Kinga Margaret Pates