Patents by Inventor Steven M. Cheatham

Steven M. Cheatham 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: 20140172534
    Abstract: A computing apparatus configured to represent offer rules based on requirements for the detection of predefined types of events and actions scheduled to be performed in response to the detection of each occurrence of the events. At least some of the events can include the actions of providing punches on virtual punch cards in the offer programs in which a user is enrolled. One of the event types is configured to be matched/triggered in response to recording punches in the virtual punch cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Joseph Spears, Steven M. Cheatham, Mark Carlson, Patrick Stan