Patents by Inventor Shahrouz Tavakoli

Shahrouz Tavakoli 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: 20230169487
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to method for facilitating a transaction between a service provider and a customer using an online payment platform. The method includes receiving a request from a customer's device to enter into a transaction with a service provider and receiving a request from a service provider's device to process a cardless payment transaction for the transaction. The method further includes determining a tipping process to be applied to the transaction whereby an automatically determined tip amount or a manually determined tip amount is added to the transaction. The processing of the transaction is delayed until the automatically determined or the manual tip amount is added to the transaction. The cardless payment including the tip amount is then processed and a confirmation thereof is communicated to the respective devices of the customer and the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Shahrouz Tavakoli, Nathan Spindel, William Henderson, Alan Fineberg, Nefaur Khandker, Christopher Clark
  • Patent number: 11574296
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for facilitating a merchant transaction comprises providing a list of one or more merchants that are in geographic proximity to a geolocation of a payer, and receiving a request from the payer to conduct a transaction with a merchant among the one or more merchants. The request can be received by a computer system programmed to facilitate the transaction. The transaction can then be processed with the aid of the computer system. A tip selection, which can include a tip amount, can be applied to the transaction. In some cases the tip selection is received from the payer as a selectable option. In other cases, the tip selection is automatically applied to the transaction without involvement from the payer during or upon the termination of the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Shahrouz Tavakoli, Nathan Spindel, William Henderson, Alan Fineberg, Nefaur Khandker, Christopher Clark
  • Patent number: 10809956
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for presenting supplemental content items on a user device while requested additional content is obtained. For example, a user is presented with a content item, such as an image, an advertisement, etc., on a display of a user device. The content item, when interacted with by the user, results in a request for additional content, such as a web page, being sent to a remote computing resource, the additional content item being received by the user device from the remote computing resource, loaded by the user device, and presented to the user on the display of the user device. Rather than presenting the user with a blank screen, an empty window, a “loading” notification (e.g., spinning icon), etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Pinterest, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Craig Bragdon, Justin Velo, Shahrouz Tavakoli, Wendy Lin Lu, Mengya You, Yunnan Wu, Vivian Clara Chow, Mehrdad Bidgoli, Raphael Grignani, Nipoon Malhotra, Harsh Goel
  • Publication number: 20190122201
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for facilitating a merchant transaction comprises providing a list of one or more merchants that are in geographic proximity to a geolocation of a payer, and receiving a request from the payer to conduct a transaction with a merchant among the one or more merchants. The request can be received by a computer system programmed to facilitate the transaction. The transaction can then be processed with the aid of the computer system. A tip selection, which can include a tip amount, can be applied to the transaction. In some cases the tip selection is received from the payer as a selectable option. In other cases, the tip selection is automatically applied to the transaction without involvement from the payer during or upon the termination of the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Shahrouz Tavakoli, Nathan Spindel, William Henderson, Alan Fineberg, Nefaur Khandker, Christopher Clark
  • Publication number: 20140052613
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for facilitating a merchant transaction comprises providing a list of one or more merchants that are in geographic proximity to a geolocation of a payer, and receiving a request from the payer to conduct a transaction with a merchant among the one or more merchants. The request can be received by a computer system programmed to facilitate the transaction. The transaction can then be processed with the aid of the computer system. A tip selection, which can include a tip amount, can be applied to the transaction. In some cases the tip selection is received from the payer as a selectable option. In other cases, the tip selection is automatically applied to the transaction without involvement from the payer during or upon the termination of the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Square, Inc., A Delaware Corporation
    Inventors: Shahrouz Tavakoli, Nathan Spindel, William Henderson, Alan Fineberg, Nefaur Khandker, Christopher Clark
  • Patent number: D732059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Andersen, Shahrouz Tavakoli
  • Patent number: D786906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Andersen, Shahrouz Tavakoli