Patents by Inventor Robert M. Dufour

Robert M. Dufour 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: 20180300423
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising automatically rendering a message to a webpage user, the message created by a webpage operator via an automatic merger of a customized message content that corresponds to a message-generator-selected message identifier with a message template that corresponds to a message-generator-selected message template identifier, the message-generator-selected message identifier and the message-generator-selected message template identifier provided by the message generator to the webpage operator responsive to receipt of data gathered from the webpage user by the webpage operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Robert M. Dufour, Ram Dasari, Steven John Metsker
  • Patent number: 10019532
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising automatically rendering a message to a webpage user, the message created by a webpage operator via an automatic merger of a customized message content that corresponds to a message-generator-selected message identifier with a message template that corresponds to a message-generator-selected message template identifier, the message-generator-selected message identifier and the message-generator-selected message template identifier provided by the message generator to the webpage operator responsive to receipt of data gathered from the webpage user by the webpage operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Fusion Company
    Inventors: Robert M. Dufour, Ram Dasari, Steven John Metsker, Scott Harris
  • Publication number: 20110179346
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising automatically rendering a message to a webpage user, the message created by a webpage operator via an automatic merger of a customized message content that corresponds to a message-generator-selected message identifier with a message template that corresponds to a message-generator-selected message template identifier, the message-generator-selected message identifier and the message-generator-selected message template identifier provided by the message generator to the webpage operator responsive to receipt of data gathered from the webpage user by the webpage operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Robert M. Dufour, Ram Dasari, Steven John Metsker
  • Publication number: 20100228628
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for providing a user with a real-time ancillary offer(s) that maximize profits for merchants by increasing the likelihood of ancillary sales. Ancillary revenue sales include revenue generated from goods or services that differ from or enhance the main product or service lines of a company. An embodiment includes a ancillary revenue maximization engine and a recommendation engine. The user is provided with an ancillary offer generated by the ancillary revenue maximization engine, immediately before a merchant processes a sale with a user. In another exemplary embodiment, the user is provided with an ancillary offer generated by the ancillary revenue maximization engine after a merchant processes a sale with a user. An ancillary offer refers to an offer made to a customer by a merchant to sell an ancillary product or service. The ancillary revenue maximization engine may generate such an ancillary offer based on input received from a recommendation engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventor: Robert M. Dufour