Patents by Inventor Neil J. Goodman

Neil J. Goodman 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, Methods and Apparatuses for Rewarding and Ranking Customers, Tracking Customers, Customer Behavior and Customer Activity, and Advance Determination of Customer Demand
    Publication number: 20140046742
    Abstract: An article of manufacture includes a non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to rank a customer in one of multiple tiers of customers based on an amount of rewards assigned to the customer. The one or more processors are further caused to present a first offer during a first time period exclusively to customers ranked in the first tier. The one or more processors are further caused to restrict acceptance of the first offer during the first time period to (a) customers ranked in the first tier and (b) referees referred by any customer ranked in the first tier. Methods and systems for rewarding and ranking customers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventor: Neil J. Goodman