Patents by Inventor Melissa Nolen

Melissa Nolen 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 and Methods for Earning Virtual Value Associated with Transaction Account Activities
    Publication number: 20140006127
    Abstract: The disclosure includes comprehensive system and methods for enabling a user of a social gaming service to receive additional virtual value based on transaction account activities in the physical world. A participant that is registered with the system and that is issued a participating transaction account may receive loyalty points in the form of at least one of virtual currency and/or virtual goods in response to activities associated with a participating/linked transaction account, such as an open loop pre-paid transaction account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Brian DeCook, Matthew Gray, David Lieberman, Cory Moreira, Melissa Nolen, Ann Sattin, Tahnee Singh, Ian Swanson