Patents by Inventor Wayne Blum

Wayne Blum 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: 20070050255
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are used to control access to promotions is disclosed. The system, method and computer program product control access to promotion information through receiving a partial account number of a cardholder at a customer service system that stores the promotion information, comparing the received partial account number to previously-stored information to produce a verification result, and controlling access to the promotion information based on the verification result. Use of a partial account number (e.g., just the BIN number) allows a card issuer (or their agent) to verify a card holder's eligibility for a promotion, without the need for the card holder to submit and personably-identifiable information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: American Express Marketing & Development Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher Hobbs, Maura Rose, Wayne Blum, Kevin Burkhart, Liuliu Lu