Patents by Inventor LaShawn James

LaShawn James 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: 10410188
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for splitting an electronically-generated check among several people. A group of people may order goods or services using a customer device associated with each customer. The orders are sent to a point-of-sale server which creates a combined accounting of the orders of a group of people. When the group is ready to check out, they may apportion items from the combined accounting to simulated checks displayed on each of the customer devices. Then, each person may pay their bill individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: NTN Buzztime, Inc.
    Inventors: LaShawn James, Atsuko Ueno
  • Publication number: 20160267448
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for splitting an electronically-generated check among several people. A group of people may order goods or services using a customer device associated with each customer. The orders are sent to a point-of-sale server which creates a combined accounting of the orders of a group of people. When the group is ready to check out, they may apportion items from the combined accounting to simulated checks displayed on each of the customer devices. Then, each person may pay their bill individually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: LaShawn James, Atsuko Ueno