Patents by Inventor Leonard Frank Antao

Leonard Frank Antao 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).

  • Systems for implementing a loyalty program
    Patent number: 8121917
    Abstract: A system for implementing a loyalty program includes a personal terminal, an interaction terminal, and a loyalty module. The personal terminal may be associated with a user. The interaction terminal may be associated with a product or service. The interaction terminal and the personal terminal may be operable to establish a communication when in proximity of each other. The loyalty module may be operable to provide a benefit to the user in response to the communication. The benefit may be provided without regard to whether the user obtained or purchased the product or service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Gerard E. Insolia, Leonard Frank Antao, Anthony James Phillips, Haven Brock Kolls
  • Methods for implementing a loyalty program
    Patent number: 8015088
    Abstract: A method of rewarding loyalty of a user may include providing a personal terminal to the user, detecting whether the personal terminal is within proximity of an interaction terminal, and based at least in part on the proximity of the personal terminal to the interaction terminal, providing a benefit to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Anthony James Phillips, Leonard Frank Antao, Gerard E. Insolia, Haven Brock Kolls