Patents by Inventor Tony Mou

Tony Mou 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: 20240161146
    Abstract: A method to select in-store or e-commerce channels for optimized delivery of creative media to consumers includes selecting, based on a prior purchasing behavior for a consumer, a targeted offer, wherein the targeted offer includes at least one of a coupon, a discount, or an advertisement for a retail product. The method also includes selecting a channel for the consumer to redeem the targeted offer, wherein the channel for the consumer to redeem the targeted offer includes one of an in-store redemption of the targeted offer or an online redemption in a shopping basket, providing the targeted offer for display in a client device used by the consumer, and indicating, in the display, the channel for the consumer to redeem the targeted offer. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions and a system to perform the above method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Zubin Singh, Ryan Monahan, Kirk Dikun, Julie Valdez, Todd Schramek, Ronald P. Menich, Tony Mou
  • Publication number: 20240135405
    Abstract: A method for redeeming multiple digital offers with a digital code is provided. The method includes retrieving one or more consumer identification values, forming an offer for the consumer, the offer including a digital incentive associated with a product or service of interest for the consumer, and creating, in a persistent record, an offer monitor to update the offer for the consumer and include the offer, the offers associated with multiple products and services of interest for the consumer. The persistent record includes multiple offers for the consumer and is stored at a network address associated with the consumer. The method also includes associating a digital code with the persistent record, and integrating the persistent record with a wallet application installed in the user device. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to cause the system to perform the above method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Zubin Singh, Tony Mou, Julie Valdez, Kirk Dikun, Todd Schramek, Ryan Monahan, Kevin Hunter
  • Patent number: 11636534
    Abstract: A method including receiving a digital promotion payload from a brand manufacturer for at least one branded consumer packaged good, the digital promotion payload including a digital promotion value associated with the branded consumer packaged good, is provided. The method includes receiving a bid request to the digital promotion engine, providing a bid response to the bid request, the bid response including the digital promotion payload, and receiving, from the supply side platform, a confirmation that the bid response has been selected from one or more bids from different digital advertising entities. The method includes providing a command to the supply side platform to deliver the digital promotion payload to a mobile device accessing a resource from the mobile display publisher, and loading the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification in response to a consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload detected from the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Catalina Marketing Corporation
    Inventors: Zubin Singh, Benjamin S. Sprecher, Ankur Agarwal, Mykola Markov, Kirk Dikun, Tony Mou
  • Patent number: 11587158
    Abstract: A method including receiving a digital promotion payload from a brand manufacturer for at least one branded consumer packaged good, the digital promotion payload including a digital promotion value associated with the branded consumer packaged good, is provided. The method includes receiving a bid request to the digital promotion engine, providing a bid response to the bid request, the bid response including the digital promotion payload, and receiving, from the supply side platform, a confirmation that the bid response has been selected from one or more bids from different digital advertising entities. The method includes providing a command to the supply side platform to deliver the digital promotion payload to a mobile device accessing a resource from the mobile display publisher, and loading the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification in response to a consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload detected from the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zubin Singh, Benjamin S. Sprecher, Ankur Agarwal, Mykola Markov, Kirk Dikun, Tony Mou
  • Publication number: 20230005007
    Abstract: A method for preventing fraud in incentive transactions is provided that includes receiving metadata from a brand manufacturer for an incentive associated with a selected product, the metadata including a product identifier and a redemption rule. The method includes requesting a host to create a record in a distributed ledger for the incentive using the metadata, providing the incentive to a consumer via a mobile device, assigning a public address to the incentive, receiving from the host a first private key associated with the public address in the record, providing the first private key to the consumer, and receiving a second private key indicative of a redemption of the incentive at a retailer. The method includes validating redemption of the incentive and recording the redemption of the incentive at a retailer in the distributed ledger record when the redemption of the incentive is validated. A system to perform the above method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tiffany SOUTHWELL, Zubin SINGH, Ryan MONAHAN, Kirk DIKUN, Tony MOU, Todd SCHRAMEK
  • Publication number: 20220067823
    Abstract: A method including receiving a digital promotion payload from a brand manufacturer for at least one branded consumer packaged good, the digital promotion payload including a digital promotion value associated with the branded consumer packaged good, is provided. The method includes receiving a bid request to the digital promotion engine, providing a bid response to the bid request, the bid response including the digital promotion payload, and receiving, from the supply side platform, a confirmation that the bid response has been selected from one or more bids from different digital advertising entities. The method includes providing a command to the supply side platform to deliver the digital promotion payload to a mobile device accessing a resource from the mobile display publisher, and loading the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification in response to a consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload detected from the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Zubin SINGH, Benjamin S. SPRECHER, Ankur AGARWAL, Mykola MARKOV, Kirk DIKUN, Tony MOU
  • Publication number: 20220058728
    Abstract: A method including receiving a digital promotion payload from a brand manufacturer for at least one branded consumer packaged good, the digital promotion payload including a digital promotion value associated with the branded consumer packaged good, is provided. The method includes receiving a bid request to the digital promotion engine, providing a bid response to the bid request, the bid response including the digital promotion payload, and receiving, from the supply side platform, a confirmation that the bid response has been selected from one or more bids from different digital advertising entities. The method includes providing a command to the supply side platform to deliver the digital promotion payload to a mobile device accessing a resource from the mobile display publisher, and loading the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification in response to a consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload detected from the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Zubin SINGH, Benjamin S. SPRECHER, Ankur AGARWAL, Mykola MARKOV, Kirk DIKUN, Tony MOU
  • Patent number: 11170435
    Abstract: A method including receiving a digital promotion payload from a brand manufacturer for at least one branded consumer packaged good, the digital promotion payload including a digital promotion value associated with the branded consumer packaged good, is provided. The method includes receiving a bid request to the digital promotion engine, providing a bid response to the bid request, the bid response including the digital promotion payload, and receiving, from the supply side platform, a confirmation that the bid response has been selected from one or more bids from different digital advertising entities. The method includes providing a command to the supply side platform to deliver the digital promotion payload to a mobile device accessing a resource from the mobile display publisher, and loading the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification in response to a consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload detected from the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Catalina Marketing Corporation
    Inventors: Zubin Singh, Benjamin S. Sprecher, Ankur Agarwal, Mykola Markov, Kirk Dikun, Tony Mou