Patents by Inventor Matt Withey

Matt Withey 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: 20100049599
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for filtering marketing messages sent to a mobile device. According to one embodiment, a method for filtering marketing messages sent to a mobile device can comprise receiving preference information from a user of the mobile device, the preference information indicating marketing offers the user considers to be relevant and generating one or more rules based on the preference information, the one or more rules defining conditions for marketing offers to be sent to the mobile device. The method can further comprise receiving marketing information related to at least one marketing offer, applying the one or more rules to the marketing information, and sending the marketing offer to the mobile device based on applying the one or more rules to the marketing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Sarah Owen, Virginia G. Sayor, Matt Withey, Todd R. Nuzum, Barbara C. Gaines
  • Publication number: 20100048226
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for managing marketing offers sent to a mobile device. According to one embodiment, a method for managing marketing offers sent to a mobile device can comprise receiving a marketing offer at the mobile device, receiving at the mobile device an indication of how to store the marketing offer, and storing the marketing offer on the mobile device based on the received indication. Receiving the indication of how to store the marketing offer can comprise receiving the indication from the user of the mobile device or receiving the indication with the marketing offer. The indication of how to store the marketing offer can comprise an indication of a location for storing the marketing offer. The location can comprise a sub-folder of an inbox of the mobile device, a sub-container of a mobile wallet of the mobile device, or another location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Sarah Owen, Virginia G. Sayor, Matt Withey, Todd R. Nuzum, Barbara C. Gaines