Patents by Inventor Willem Ave
Willem Ave 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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Publication number: 20230071516Abstract: An appointment and payment handling system may operate to handle payments for appointments based on user locations at times associated with appointments. The appointment and payment handling system may determine if a location of a customer device associated with a customer associated with an appointment matches a location associated with the appointment. If the locations match, the appointment and payment handling system may create a payment record for a payment to the merchant from the customer based on the determination that the customer location matches the location associated with the appointment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave
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Patent number: 11501279Abstract: An appointment and payment handling system may operate to handle payments for appointments based on user locations at times associated with appointments. The appointment and payment handling system may determine if a location of a customer device associated with a customer associated with an appointment matches a location associated with the appointment. If the locations match, the appointment and payment handling system may create a payment record for a payment to the merchant from the customer based on the determination that the customer location matches the location associated with the appointment.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Block, Inc.Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave
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Publication number: 20210350334Abstract: Techniques for processing calendar availability and consolidating appointments are described herein. In some implementations, the techniques may monitor scheduling interactions of a merchant with a calendar to schedule a merchant as unavailable in the calendar at a particular time and/or to reschedule the merchant as available at a time that is designated as unavailable. Additionally, or alternatively, the techniques may consolidate a merchant's schedule by rescheduling appointments when particular criteria are satisfied. Further, the techniques may include other features to manage a calendar and/or enhance a merchant's experience in scheduling appointments.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Willem Ave, Evan Ginsburg, Michael Morrissey Cieri, Walter Jew, Ryan J. Mitchell, Scott Malish
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Patent number: 11023928Abstract: An appointment and payment handling system may operate to fill unbooked appointment blocks of a merchant based on customer locations and transaction history of the merchant The appointment and payment handling system may identify customer devices of customers of the merchant that are within a threshold distance from a location of the merchant. The appointment and payment handling system may notify the merchant of nearby customers and generate a promotion to send to the customer devices. Based on receiving merchant approval to offer the unbooked appointment block to the nearby customers, the system may cause presentation of the promotion and availability of an appointment on the customer devices. Upon receiving an acceptance of the appointment offer, the appointment and payment handling system may schedule the appointment.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Square, Inc.Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Willem Ave, Evan Ginsburg
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Patent number: 10997565Abstract: Techniques for processing calendar availability and consolidating appointments are described herein. In some implementations, the techniques may monitor scheduling interactions of a merchant with a calendar to schedule a merchant as unavailable in the calendar at a particular time and/or to reschedule the merchant as available at a time that is designated as unavailable. Additionally, or alternatively, the techniques may consolidate a merchant's schedule by rescheduling appointments when particular criteria are satisfied. Further, the techniques may include other features to manage a calendar and/or enhance a merchant's experience in scheduling appointments.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Square, Inc.Inventors: Willem Ave, Walter Jew, Ryan J. Mitchell, Michael Morrissey Cieri, Evan Ginsburg, Scott Malish
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Publication number: 20200387886Abstract: An appointment and payment handling system may operate to handle payments for appointments based on user locations at times associated with appointments. The appointment and payment handling system may determine if a location of a customer device associated with a customer associated with an appointment matches a location associated with the appointment. If the locations match, the appointment and payment handling system may create a payment record for a payment to the merchant from the customer based on the determination that the customer location matches the location associated with the appointment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave
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Publication number: 20200265387Abstract: Techniques for processing calendar availability and consolidating appointments are described herein. In some implementations, the techniques may monitor scheduling interactions of a merchant with a calendar to schedule a merchant as unavailable in the calendar at a particular time and/or to reschedule the merchant as available at a time that is designated as unavailable. Additionally, or alternatively, the techniques may consolidate a merchant's schedule by rescheduling appointments when particular criteria are satisfied. Further, the techniques may include other features to manage a calendar and/or enhance a merchant's experience in scheduling appointments.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Willem Ave, Walter Jew, Ryan J. Mitchell, Michael Morrissey Cieri, Evan Ginsburg, Scott Malish
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Patent number: 10733595Abstract: An appointment and payment handling system may operate to handle payments for appointments based on user locations at times associated with appointments. The appointment and payment handling system may determine if a location of a customer device associated with a customer associated with an appointment matches a location associated with the appointment. If the locations match, the appointment and payment handling system may create a payment record for a payment to the merchant from the customer based on the determination that the customer location matches the location associated with the appointment.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Square, Inc.Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave
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Publication number: 20190303972Abstract: An appointment and payment handling system may operate to handle payments for appointments based on user locations at times associated with appointments. The appointment and payment handling system may determine if a location of a customer device associated with a customer associated with an appointment matches a location associated with the appointment. If the locations match, the appointment and payment handling system may create a payment record for a payment to the merchant from the customer based on the determination that the customer location matches the location associated with the appointment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Willem Ave, Evan Ginsburg
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Patent number: 10152680Abstract: An appointment and payment handling system may operate to handle payments for appointments. In advance of an appointment, the appointment and payment handling system may send a reminder to customer devices of the customers associated with the appointment, and then receive a response that includes a requested change to the appointment. The requested change may comprise a net increase in the number of customers associated with the appointment and an updated cost-splitting arrangement for dividing appointment costs between the customers. The appointment and payment handling system may seek and receive approval of the change from the merchant. Upon determining that the appointment is completed, the appointment and payment handling system may process payment based at least in part on the updated cost-splitting arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Square, Inc.Inventors: Lauren Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave
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Publication number: 20180150825Abstract: An appointment and payment handling system may operate to handle payments for appointments based on user locations at times associated with appointments. The appointment and payment handling system may determine if a location of a customer device associated with a customer associated with an appointment matches a location associated with the appointment. If the locations match, the appointment and payment handling system may create a payment record for a payment to the merchant from the customer based on the determination that the customer location matches the location associated with the appointment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2018Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave
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Patent number: 9875471Abstract: An appointment and payment handling system may operate to handle payments for appointments based on user locations at times associated with appointments. The appointment and payment handling system may determine if a location of a customer device associated with a customer associated with an appointment matches a location associated with the appointment. If the locations match, the appointment and payment handling system may create a payment record for a payment to the merchant from the customer based on the determination that the customer location matches the location associated with the appointment.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Square, Inc.Inventors: Lauren Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave