Patents by Inventor Tuomas Artman
Tuomas Artman 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).
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Patent number: 10482511Abstract: Systems and related methods facilitating interactions between a merchant device, a central system and a consumer device are discussed herein. Wallet identifying data may be used to secure messages between the consumer device and the merchant device over a wireless link. For example, the merchant device may include circuitry configured to wirelessly receive the wallet identifying data from a consumer device and to transmit the wallet identifying data to the central system. In response, consumer identifying data associated with the wallet identifying data may be received by the merchant device from the central system. In some embodiments, employee identifying data that identifies an employee may be associated with the consumer identifying data to facilitate consumer assistance and employee payment.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Tuomas Artman, Jyri Engestrom, Ulf Schwekendiek
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Publication number: 20190295066Abstract: Systems and related methods for facilitating payments via a consumer device carried by a consumer are discussed herein. Wallet identifying tokens may be used to secure messages between the consumer device and the merchant device over a wireless link. For example, the merchant device may include circuitry configured to wirelessly receive a wallet identifying token from a consumer device and to transmit the wallet identifying token to the central system. In response, consumer identifying data associated with the wallet identifying token may be received by the merchant device from the central system. In some embodiments, payments may be secured via limiting the lifetime of wallet identifying tokens after initial use.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Andrey Zaytzsev, Ulf Schwekendiek, Tuomas Artman
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Patent number: 10235692Abstract: Systems and related methods facilitating payments with a mobile device are discussed herein. Circuitry in a networked-based central system, which may be a promotional system or payment system, may be configured to receive payment information from a consumer device. The consumer device may include circuitry configured to receive wallet identifying data from the central system. The wallet identification data may be used to secure messages between the consumer device and another device, such as a merchant device, over a wireless link. In some embodiments, the consumer device may receive promotional offers, such as deal vouchers or rewards, and make payments to the other device via the wireless link.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Tuomas Artman, Jyri Engestrom, Ulf Schwekendiek
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Publication number: 20180276634Abstract: Systems and related methods facilitating interactions between a merchant device, a central system and a consumer device are discussed herein. Wallet identifying data may be used to secure messages between the consumer device and the merchant device over a wireless link. For example, the merchant device may include circuitry configured to wirelessly receive the wallet identifying data from a consumer device and to transmit the wallet identifying data to the central system. In response, consumer identifying data associated with the wallet identifying data may be received by the merchant device from the central system. In some embodiments, the consumer identifying data may be associated with a unit of location, such as a dine-in location at a restaurant, to facilitate consumer service.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Tuomas Artman, Jyri Engestrom, Ulf Schwekendiek
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Patent number: 9852409Abstract: Systems and related methods facilitating interactions between a merchant device, a central system and a consumer device are discussed herein. Wallet identifying data may be used to secure messages between the consumer device and the merchant device over a wireless link. For example, the merchant device may include circuitry configured to wirelessly receive the wallet identifying data from a consumer device and to transmit the wallet identifying data to the central system. In response, consumer identifying data associated with the wallet identifying data may be received by the merchant device from the central system. In some embodiments, the consumer identifying data may be associated with a unit of location, such as a dine-in location at a restaurant, to facilitate consumer service.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Tuomas Artman, Jyri Engestrom, Ulf Schwekendiek
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Patent number: 9576286Abstract: Systems and related methods facilitating interactions between a merchant device, a central system and a consumer device are discussed herein. Wallet identifying data may be used to secure messages between the consumer device and the merchant device over a wireless link. For example, the merchant device may include circuitry configured to wirelessly receive the wallet identifying data from a consumer device and to transmit the wallet identifying data to the central system. In response, consumer identifying data associated with the wallet identifying data may be received by the merchant device from the central system. In some embodiments, the consumer identifying data may be associated with a unit of location, such as a dine-in location at a restaurant, to facilitate consumer service.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: Tuomas Artman, Jyri Engestrom, Ulf Schwekendiek
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Patent number: 9154916Abstract: A method includes receiving wireless signals from consumer devices that are in communicable range of the merchant device. The wireless signals each include a unique identifier associated with one of the consumer devices. The method further comprises generating signal strength data that includes one signal strength value associated with the unique identifier of each of the wireless signals, storing the signal strength data in a data storage device, analyzing the signal strength data to determine how many of the consumer devices achieved various signal strength levels, determining a threshold signal strength value based on the analysis, determining a consumer device is present within a physical area when a subsequent wireless signal from a subsequent consumer device is greater than the threshold signal strength value.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Ulf Schwekendiek, Tuomas Artman
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Patent number: 9002375Abstract: A method includes receiving wireless signals from consumer devices that are in communicable range of the merchant device. The wireless signals each include a unique identifier associated with one of the consumer devices. The method further comprises generating signal strength data that includes one signal strength value associated with the unique identifier of each of the wireless signals, storing the signal strength data in a data storage device, analyzing the signal strength data to determine how many of the consumer devices achieved various signal strength levels, determining a threshold signal strength value based on the analysis, determining a consumer device is present within a physical area when a subsequent wireless signal from a subsequent consumer device is greater than the threshold signal strength value.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Ulf Schwekendiek, Tuomas Artman
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Publication number: 20150046276Abstract: Systems and related methods facilitating interactions between a merchant device, a central system and a consumer device are discussed herein. Wallet identifying data may be used to secure messages between the consumer device and the merchant device over a wireless link. For example, the merchant device may include circuitry configured to wirelessly receive the wallet identifying data from a consumer device and to transmit the wallet identifying data to the central system. In response, consumer identifying data associated with the wallet identifying data may be received by the merchant device from the central system. In some embodiments, the consumer identifying data may be associated with a unit of location, such as a dine-in location at a restaurant, to facilitate consumer service.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2013Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Tuomas Artman, Jyri Engestrom, Ulf Schwekendiek
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Publication number: 20140229375Abstract: Systems and related methods for facilitating payments via a consumer device carried by a consumer are discussed herein. Wallet identifying tokens may be used to secure messages between the consumer device and the merchant device over a wireless link. For example, the merchant device may include circuitry configured to wirelessly receive a wallet identifying token from a consumer device and to transmit the wallet identifying token to the central system. In response, consumer identifying data associated with the wallet identifying token may be received by the merchant device from the central system. In some embodiments, payments may be secured via limiting the lifetime of wallet identifying tokens after initial use.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Andrey Zaytzsev, Ulf Schwekendiek, Tuomas Artman
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Publication number: 20140108108Abstract: Systems and related methods facilitating payments with a mobile device are discussed herein. Circuitry in a networked-based central system, which may be a promotional system or payment system, may be configured to receive payment information from a consumer device. The consumer device may include circuitry configured to receive wallet identifying data from the central system. The wallet identification data may be used to secure messages between the consumer device and another device, such as a merchant device, over a wireless link. In some embodiments, the consumer device may receive promotional offers, such as deal vouchers or rewards, and make payments to the other device via the wireless link.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Tuomas Artman, Jyri Engestrom, Ulf Schwekendiek
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Publication number: 20140108247Abstract: Systems and related methods facilitating payments with a mobile device are discussed herein. Circuitry in a networked-based payment system may be configured to receive payment information from a first device. The first device may include circuitry configured to wirelessly receive wallet identifying data from the payment system. The wallet identifying data may be used to secure messages between the first device and another device over a wireless link. For example, the first device may be configured to send the wallet identifying data to a second device, which may then communicate with the payment system. In response, consumer identifying data associated with the wallet identifying data may be received by the second device from the payment system. In some embodiments, use of wallet identifying data may be applied to other communications, such as for messages that authorize payment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Tuomas Artman, Jyri Engestrom, Ulf Schwekendiek
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Patent number: 7890889Abstract: A media management user-interface (UI) application that provides access to media items and media files and provides browsing and search capabilities for locating media items within media files. The UI application may rely on a hierarchical display of various levels or categories of media files and, as such, the application is uniquely suited for portable digital devices having small displays. The hierarchal display of media file levels allows the user to easily browse through levels to identify a desired media file and to locate and display a desired media item. In addition, the UI application may provide for an easily activated search function that provides for keyword searches to be performed based on information that has been associated with media files and media items.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2004Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Tuomas Artman, Sami Koskela
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Publication number: 20060069998Abstract: A media management user-interface (UI) application that provides access to media items and media files and provides browsing and search capabilities for locating media items within media files. The UI application of the present invention relies on a hierarchical display of various levels or categories of media files and, as such, the application is uniquely suited for portable digital devices having small displays. The hierarchal display of media file levels allows the user to easily browse through levels to identify a desired media file and to locate and display a desired media item. In addition, the UI application of the present invention provides for an easily activated search function that provides for keyword searches to be performed based on information that has been associated with media files and media items.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2004Publication date: March 30, 2006Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Tuomas Artman, Sami Koskela
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Publication number: 20050187943Abstract: A media file management application implemented in a digital communication device. The media file management application provides the user with various ways to display media file representations, so that a user can easily locate a media file or view the contents of a media file. By providing for alternative means for displaying media file representations, the media file management application is highly adaptable to mobile devices that typically have condensed displays that limit the amount of viewable area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2004Publication date: August 25, 2005Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Andrea Finke-Anlauff, Annika Macke, Daniela Schulten, Christian Lindholm, Sami Koskela, Tuomas Artman