Patents by Inventor Tina Henson

Tina Henson 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).

  • Processing value-ascertainable items
    Patent number: 8751294
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for allowing a merchant to process third party closed-loop instruments (such as gift cards) as if the closed-loop instruments were open-loop instruments. A customer provides card data of a third party gift card to a merchant, e.g., online or in a merchant store, for the purchase of one or more items provided by the merchant. The merchant sends the gift card data to an intermediary that deducts at least a portion of the balance of the gift card. The intermediary sends an offer for the gift card to the customer. If the customer accepts the offer, then the merchant applies the offer towards the total purchase price of the one or more items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: e2interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashmit Bhattacharya, Bruce Bower, Gary Briggs, Marc Gendron, Steve Grove, Tina Henson, Parker Thomas
  • PROCESSING VALUE-ASCERTAINABLE ITEMS
    Publication number: 20120221405
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for allowing a merchant to process third party closed-loop instruments (such as gift cards) as if the closed-loop instruments were open-loop instruments. A customer provides card data of a third party gift card to a merchant, e.g., online or in a merchant store, for the purchase of one or more items provided by the merchant. The merchant sends the gift card data to an intermediary that deducts at least a portion of the balance of the gift card. The intermediary sends an offer for the gift card to the customer. If the customer accepts the offer, then the merchant applies the offer towards the total purchase price of the one or more items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Ashmit Bhattacharya, Bruce Bower, Gary Briggs, Marc Gendron, Steve Grove, Tina Henson, Parker Thomas
  • PROCESSING VALUE-ASCERTAINABLE ITEMS
    Publication number: 20120221425
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for allowing a merchant to process third party closed-loop instruments (such as gift cards) as if the closed-loop instruments were open-loop instruments. A customer provides card data of a third party gift card to a merchant, e.g., online or in a merchant store, for the purchase of one or more items provided by the merchant. The merchant sends the gift card data to an intermediary that deducts at least a portion of the balance of the gift card. The intermediary sends an offer for the gift card to the customer. If the customer accepts the offer, then the merchant applies the offer towards the total purchase price of the one or more items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Ashmit Bhattacharya, Bruce Bower, Gary Briggs, Marc Gendron, Steve Grove, Tina Henson, Parker Thomas
  • PROCESSING VALUE-ASCERTAINABLE ITEMS
    Publication number: 20120143705
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for allowing a merchant to process third party closed-loop instruments (such as gift cards) as if the closed-loop instruments were open-loop instruments. A customer provides card data of a third party gift card to a merchant, e.g., online or in a merchant store, for the purchase of one or more items provided by the merchant. The merchant sends the gift card data to an intermediary that deducts at least a portion of the balance of the gift card. The intermediary sends an offer for the gift card to the customer. If the customer accepts the offer, then the merchant applies the offer towards the total purchase price of the one or more items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Ashmit Bhattacharya, Bruce Bower, Gary Briggs, Marc Gendron, Steve Grove, Tina Henson, Parker Thomas
  • PROCESSING VALUE-ASCERTAINABLE ITEMS
    Publication number: 20120059736
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for allowing a merchant to process third party closed-loop instruments (such as gift cards) as if the closed-loop instruments were open-loop instruments. A customer provides card data of a third party gift card to a merchant, e.g., online or in a merchant store, for the purchase of one or more items provided by the merchant. The merchant sends the gift card data to an intermediary that deducts at least a portion of the balance of the gift card. The intermediary sends an offer for the gift card to the customer. If the customer accepts the offer, then the merchant applies the offer towards the total purchase price of the one or more items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Ashmit Bhattacharya, Bruce Bower, Gary Briggs, Marc Gendron, Steve Grove, Tina Henson, Parker Thomas
  • PROCESSING VALUE-ASCERTAINABLE ITEMS
    Publication number: 20110137740
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for allowing a merchant to process third party closed-loop instruments (such as gift cards) as if the closed-loop instruments were open-loop instruments. A customer provides card data of a third party gift card to a merchant, e.g., online or in a merchant store, for the purchase of one or more items provided by the merchant. The merchant sends the gift card data to an intermediary that deducts at least a portion of the balance of the gift card. The intermediary sends an offer for the gift card to the customer. If the customer accepts the offer, then the merchant applies the offer towards the total purchase price of the one or more items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Ashmit Bhattacharya, Bruce Bower, Gary Briggs, Marc Gendron, Steve Grove, Tina Henson, Parker Thomas