Patents by Inventor Mike Hafer

Mike Hafer 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: 20090006183
    Abstract: The invention provides various systems and methods for determining if a coupon should be offered and/or for determining the terms of such coupons based on information provided by a party to a transaction. In one exemplary embodiment, a method is provided for electronically generating coupons when performing money transfer transactions. According to the method, money transfer transaction information used to perform a money transfer transaction is provided. The money transfer transaction information is processed through a rules engine to determine a coupon offer based on the money transfer transaction information. The coupon offer is electronically generated so that it may be provided to a party to the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: The Western Union Company
    Inventors: Scott R. Paintin, Wendi Miles-Boykin, Dan Canning, Michelle Rendo, Mike Hafer, Diane Robertson