Patents by Inventor Thomas A. DePasquale

Thomas A. DePasquale 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).

  • Patent number: 10115128
    Abstract: Methods and Systems for Targeting Messages to a Traveler. Requests can be received to transmit messages to a traveler based on a location and a categorization of the traveler. A device location can be received. Location information of the traveler can be determined. Prior expense report information can be determined. Entity expense policy can be determined. The location information, the prior expense information, and the entity expense policy information can be categorized to generate a projected route. Updated device location can be received. It can be determined that the device is in a location corresponding to the projected location information based on the updated device location. Any targeted messages that have a category that matches a category for the location information, the prior expense information, and the policy information can be transmitted to a device of the traveler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Depasquale, John Love, Michael Lore, Michael Fredericks, Andrew Csontos
  • Publication number: 20170221104
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of targeting electronic messages to travelers, comprising performing processing associated with: utilizing geographic information comprising itinerary information, to determine where the travelers are currently and/or are projected to be during a given time period; creating a list of travelers which categorizes the geographic information and/or traveler information about the travelers on the list; electronically notifying a merchant with information related to the list and the current geographic information and/or current traveler information of the travelers on the list; receiving an electronic request from the merchant to transmit an electronic targeted message to some or all of the travelers on the list; and transmitting the electronic targeted message to some or all of the travelers on the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Concur Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: THOMAS DEPASQUALE, JOHN LOVE, MICHAEL LORE, MICHAEL FREDERICKS, ANDREW CSONTOS
  • Patent number: 9665888
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of distributing targeted merchant electronic messages to a merchant's remote computer, comprising: receiving traveler information at a targeting messages application; receiving merchant information at the targeted messages module; receiving merchant preference information; determining which merchants to notify by comparing the merchant information and the merchant preference information to the traveler information to determine whether any travelers that have an interest in any products or services provided by the merchants are currently near or projected to be near any of the merchants; electronically transmitting merchant electronic messages to the merchant's remote computer; auditing expense reporting information for the travelers to determine whether at least one of the travelers complete a transaction with the merchant in response to a targeting prompted by the merchant electronic messages; and in response to determining that the at least one traveler completed the transactio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Depasquale, John Love, Michael Lore, Michael Fredericks, Andrew Csontos
  • Publication number: 20140122239
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of targeting electronic messages to travelers, comprising performing processing associated with: utilizing geographic information comprising itinerary information, to determine where the travelers are currently and/or are projected to be during a given time period; creating a list of travelers which categorizes the geographic information and/or traveler information about the travelers on the list; electronically notifying a merchant with information related to the list and the current geographic information and/or current traveler information of the travelers on the list; receiving an electronic request from the merchant to transmit an electronic targeted message to some or all of the travelers on the list; and transmitting the electronic targeted message to some or all of the travelers on the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: THOMAS DEPASQUALE, JOHN LOVE, MICHAEL LORE, MICHAEL FREDERICKS, ANDREW CSONTOS
  • Patent number: 8620750
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of targeting electronic messages to travelers, comprising performing processing associated with: utilizing geographic information comprising itinerary information, to determine where the travelers are currently and/or are projected to be during a given time period; creating a list of travelers which categorizes the geographic information and/or traveler information about the travelers on the list; electronically notifying a merchant with information related to the list and the current geographic information and/or current traveler information of the travelers on the list; receiving an electronic request from the merchant to transmit an electronic targeted message to some or all of the travelers on the list; and transmitting the electronic targeted message to some or all of the travelers on the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Concur Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas DePasquale, John Love, Michael Lore, Michael Fredericks, Andrew Csontos
  • Publication number: 20120101858
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for targeting messages to a traveler, comprising processing information associated with: receiving a request from a device of the traveler for itinerary information; utilizing geographic information, comprising itinerary information, to determine where the traveler is currently and/or is projected to be during a given time period; categorizing the geographic information and traveler information about the traveler from a database of travel and expense activity into a category; matching the category for the geographical information and/or traveler information about the traveler against a category for available targeted messages to determine if there are any matches; and transmitting targeted messages that have a category that matches a category for the geographical information and/or traveler information to the device of the traveler; wherein traveler information from the database of travel and expense activity is utilized to help determine what products and/or services
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Depasquale, John Love, Michael Lore, Michael Fredericks, Andrew Csontos
  • Publication number: 20120101901
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of targeting electronic messages to travelers, comprising performing processing associated with: utilizing geographic information comprising itinerary information, to determine where the travelers are currently and/or are projected to be during a given time period; creating a list of travelers which categorizes the geographic information and/or traveler information about the travelers on the list; electronically notifying a merchant with information related to the list and the current geographic information and/or current traveler information of the travelers on the list; receiving an electronic request from the merchant to transmit an electronic targeted message to some or all of the travelers on the list; and transmitting the electronic targeted message to some or all of the travelers on the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas DEPASQUALE, John Love, Michael Lore, Michael Fredericks, Andrew Csontos
  • Publication number: 20090030885
    Abstract: A system and a method for providing a user with an ability to manage an on-demand or scheduled service, the system including a mobile communicator configured to receive instructions from the user and to send user data; and a facilitator configured to receive the user data and to retrieve options data based on the user data, wherein the facilitator is further configured to: filter the options data based on an identification data, provide associated costs and relevant information for the filtered options data, and send the filtered options data and the associated costs to the mobile communicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: RideCharge
    Inventors: Thomas A. DePasquale, Irakly G. Areshidze, Keith Forsythe, Tobias D. Russell, E. Sanders Partee
  • Publication number: 20080126143
    Abstract: A system and method for booking and expensing travel products and services utilizing multiple data sources and presenting information pulled from the multiple data sources in one user-friendly format. The following features are included: graphical city selection; policy enforcement; request and approval queues: in-browser agent support; request prioritization; email confirmation and integration; data incorporation into expense reports; and expense report audits. For example, an employee books a ticket, has the booking approved by a manager if needed, receives email confirmation and integrates the booking information into the employee's calendar. The employee also submits, for example, the booking information into an expense report, which can be audited by an employer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan ALTMAN, Michael Fredericks, Andrew Csontos, Michael Lore, John Love, Bret Harris, John Lueker, Valery Gorodnichev, Jeannine Armstrong, Joseph Dunnick, Bruce Elliott, Gary Mendel, Thomas Jones, Thomas DePasquale
  • Publication number: 20030120526
    Abstract: A system and method for booking and expensing travel products and services utilizing multiple data sources and presenting information pulled from the multiple data sources in one user-friendly format. The following features are included: graphical city selection; policy enforcement; request and approval queues; in-browser agent support; request prioritization; email confirmation and integration; data incorporation into expense reports; and expense report audits. For example, an employee books a ticket, has the booking approved by a manager if needed, receives email confirmation and integrates the booking information into the employee's calendar. The employee also submits, for example, the booking information into an expense report, which can be audited by an employer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Jonathan Altman, Michael Fredericks, Andrew Csontos, Michael Lore, John Love, Bret Harris, John Lueker, Valery Gorodnichev, Jeannine Armstrong, Joseph Dunnick, Bruce Elliott, Gary Mendel, Thomas Jones, Thomas DePasquale