Patents by Inventor Michael D. Okerlund

Michael D. Okerlund 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: 20240037682
    Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for data extraction and analysis from diarized legal transcripts. The system obtains a transcript of a legal interaction, identifies its format, and selectively identifies and extracts testimony and non-testimony data therefrom. The system stores subsets of testimony and non-testimony data for analysis, submits data to an analysis module or engine, then exports the resulting analysis data which is associated with one or more parts of the transcript, such as by page and line number. Testimony and testimony analysis data may then be displayed visually or temporally using a user interface and subsets of the testimony data across multiple transcripts may be selectively displayed or exported via reports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Milena Higgins, Michael D. Okerlund
  • Publication number: 20200294076
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to systems and methods for the non-public creation, distribution and redemption of incentive offers. More particularly, the system and method generates incentives based on parameters selectable by merchants. The system and method constructs non-public incentive offers that are delivered to one or more program registrants satisfying a designated targeting profile and associated with one or more electronic payment instruments. Incentive offers may be redeemed confidentiality by the program registrant tendering an electronic payment instrument satisfying the parameters of the incentive offer. The invention further relates to systems and methods for participants to exert control over the volume and kind of incentives received through the system and by third party entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Michael D. Okerlund
  • Patent number: 10521813
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to systems and methods for the non-public creation, distribution and redemption of incentive offers. More particularly, the system and method generates incentives based on parameters selectable by merchants. The system and method constructs non-public incentive offers that are delivered to one or more program registrants satisfying a designated targeting profile and associated with one or more electronic payment instruments. Incentive offers may be redeemed confidentiality by the program registrant tendering an electronic payment instrument satisfying the parameters of the incentive offer. The invention further relates to systems and methods for participants to exert control over the volume and kind of incentives received through the system and by third party entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Okerlund
  • Publication number: 20140279420
    Abstract: A system and method that integrates financial and non-financial data to enable the efficient creation and distribution of financial transaction proposals, and the execution thereof. More particularly, the system and method is coordinated by a financial transaction program manager, depicted in some embodiments as an incentive program manager, that provides an interface to disparate data stores of financial and non-financial data that enables the efficient targeting and delivery of transaction proposals. Transaction proposals may take the form of incentive offers to individuals and entities based on identified criteria, including criteria identified or defined by merchants, program registrants, or third party entities and having certain terms. Acceptance of the terms of a proposed financial transaction may occur through a purchase made with an electronic payment instrument wherein said purchase satisfied the requirements of the proposed transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Michael D. Okerlund, Nicholas S. Boebel
  • Publication number: 20130080239
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to systems and methods for the non-public creation, distribution and redemption of incentive offers. More particularly, the system and method generates incentives based on parameters selectable by merchants. The system and method constructs non-public incentive offers that are delivered to one or more program registrants satisfying a designated targeting profile and associated with one or more electronic payment instruments. Incentive offers may be redeemed confidentiality by the program registrant tendering an electronic payment instrument satisfying the parameters of the incentive offer. The invention further relates to systems and methods for participants to exert control over the volume and kind of incentives received through the system and by third party entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventor: Michael D. Okerlund