Patents by Inventor Norman Perkins Blake

Norman Perkins Blake 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).

  • Patent number: 10565600
    Abstract: Techniques for channel-independent offer management are provided. An offer management server can be deployed in a variety of architectural arrangements within an enterprise. The offer management server provides cross-platform and channel-independent evaluation of offers and offer management for the enterprise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Norman Perkins Blake, Vincent Robert Koser, Robert Eugene Dusek
  • Patent number: 10296923
    Abstract: Techniques for real-time offer evaluations are presented. An enterprise system detects and interaction with a customer. Metrics for the interaction are acquired and a centralized preference server delivers real time preference values known for the customer. The metrics and the preference values are used to dynamically and in real-time evaluate conditions for an enterprise offer and when met the offer is delivered to the customer in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Laurie Ann Rodriguez, George Mark McGregor, Vincent Robert Koser, Norman Perkins Blake
  • Patent number: 10176485
    Abstract: Techniques for channel-independent offer management are provided. An offer management server can be deployed in a variety of architectural arrangements within an enterprise. The offer management server provides cross-platform and channel-independent evaluation of offers and offer management for the enterprise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Norman Perkins Blake, Vincent Robert Koser, Robert Eugene Dusek
  • Publication number: 20170337565
    Abstract: Techniques for channel-independent offer management are provided. An offer management server can be deployed in a variety of architectural arrangements within an enterprise. The offer management server provides cross-platform and channel-independent evaluation of offers and offer management for the enterprise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Norman Perkins Blake, Vincent Robert Koser, Robert Eugene Dusek
  • Publication number: 20170337564
    Abstract: Techniques for channel-independent offer management are provided. An offer management server can be deployed in a variety of architectural arrangements within an enterprise. The offer management server provides cross-platform and channel-independent evaluation of offers and offer management for the enterprise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Norman Perkins Blake, Vincent Robert Koser, Robert Eugene Dusek
  • Patent number: 9785958
    Abstract: Techniques for tracking and limiting electronic offers are provided. Identifiers are generated and linked to an electronic offer as the offer is propagated threw a network or propagated over disparate networks. Each identifier associated with a unique recipient receiving the offer. Metrics are gathered for the offer's propagation and a distribution policy is dynamically enforced as each new recipient attempts to access the offer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Norman Perkins Blake
  • Patent number: 9754270
    Abstract: Techniques for channel-independent offer management are provided. An offer management server can be deployed in a variety of architectural arrangements within an enterprise. The offer management server provides cross-platform and channel-independent evaluation of offers and offer management for the enterprise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norman Perkins Blake, Vincent Robert Koser, Robert Eugene Dusek
  • Patent number: 9021363
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for centralized user preference management for electronic decision making devices are provided. A user preference profile is received. A user preference profile manager may transmit a user preference from the user preference profile to a requesting user transaction terminal. the user preference manager may also receive a dynamic user preference from a user preference profile and extend the user preference profile with the dynamic user preference, where the dynamic user preference includes a preference definition and the preference definition includes read and write access controls for the dynamic user preference. Then the user manager may update the user preference profile based on data received from the user transaction terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Norman Perkins Blake, III, Christopher Lee Collier, George Mark McGregor, Vincent Robert Koser
  • Patent number: 8832008
    Abstract: Techniques for real-time offer customer preference learning are presented. Local agents on communication channels are equipped with predefined rules that capture actions and behaviors of customers interacting with an enterprise. The metrics associated with these actions and behaviors are plugged into the rules and in some cases combined with known pre-existing preferences for the customers for purposes of evaluating the rules and creating newly learned preferences for the customers. The newly learned preferences are dynamically fed into offer evaluation processing to determine whether to make offers to the customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Norman Perkins Blake, Vincent Robert Koser
  • Publication number: 20140067529
    Abstract: Techniques for channel-independent offer management are provided. An offer management server can be deployed in a variety of architectural arrangements within an enterprise. The offer management server provides cross-platform and channel-independent evaluation of offers and offer management for the enterprise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Norman Perkins Blake, Vincent Robert Koser, Robert Eugene Dusek
  • Publication number: 20130290082
    Abstract: Techniques for tracking and limiting electronic offers are provided. Identifiers are generated and linked to an electronic offer as the offer is propagated threw a network or propagated over disparate networks. Each identifier associated with a unique recipient receiving the offer. Metrics are gathered for the offer's propagation and a distribution policy is dynamically enforced as each new recipient attempts to access the offer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Richard Chavie, Norman Perkins Blake
  • Publication number: 20130166388
    Abstract: Techniques for real-time offer evaluations are presented. An enterprise system detects and interaction with a customer. Metrics for the interaction are acquired and a centralized preference server delivers real time preference values known for the customer. The metrics and the preference values are used to dynamically and in real-time evaluate conditions for an enterprise offer and when met the offer is delivered to the customer in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Laurie Ann Rodriguez, George Mark McGregor, Vincent Robert Koser, Norman Perkins Blake
  • Publication number: 20130159224
    Abstract: Techniques for real-time offer customer preference learning are presented. Local agents on communication channels are equipped with predefined rules that capture actions and behaviors of customers interacting with an enterprise. The metrics associated with these actions and behaviors are plugged into the rules and in some cases combined with known pre-existing preferences for the customers for purposes of evaluating the rules and creating newly learned preferences for the customers. The newly learned preferences are dynamically fed into offer evaluation processing to determine whether to make offers to the customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: NCR Corportion
    Inventors: Norman Perkins Blake, Vincent Robert Koser
  • Publication number: 20120110467
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for centralized user preference management for electronic decision making devices are provided. A user preference profile is received. A user preference profile manager may transmit a user preference from the user preference profile to a requesting user transaction terminal. the user preference manager may also receive a dynamic user preference from a user preference profile and extend the user preference profile with the dynamic user preference, where the dynamic user preference includes a preference definition and the preference definition includes read and write access controls for the dynamic user preference. Then the user manager may update the user preference profile based on data received from the user transaction terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Norman Perkins Blake, Christopher Lee Collier, George Mark McGregor, Vincent Robert Koser