Patents by Inventor Patrick Espela

Patrick Espela 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: 20120284133
    Abstract: A system that generates, and a method for generating, a receipt containing print indicative of transaction information, and also marketing or graphical information that is generated independently of the system software and the transaction data. The marketing or graphical information may be generated in a number of different ways including sequentially, randomly, statistically or manually, one of which is set as the processing mode. A printer driver includes functional components for processing the transaction data, generating a command for printing one or more coupons within a set according to the set processing mode, and sending the command along with associated print data for printing the coupon(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Patrick Espela, Hiroyuki Nagasawa