Patents by Inventor R. Steven Boyer

R. Steven Boyer 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: 20130262209
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for providing incentives to consumers based on product level data. Information relating to an incentive is defined and stored using, for example, a database accessible by a processing unit. The information relating to the incentive may include a product identifier, such as a stock keeping unit (SKU) number corresponding to a particular product or service. During a transaction between a merchant and a consumer, information may be transmitted to a processing unit, which determines if the information contains the product identifier corresponding to that specified to qualify for the incentive. Information related a payment medium used by the consumer in the transaction may be received and compared to information from an issuer of the payment medium to verify the transaction. The incentive may be provided via a credit to the payment account, or as an online virtual reward on a social networking or gaming website.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: GALILEO PROCESSING, INC.
    Inventors: R. Steven Boyer, Peter K. Gehrke