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).

  • Publication number: 20230071516
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave
  • Patent number: 11501279
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave
  • Publication number: 20210350334
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Willem Ave, Evan Ginsburg, Michael Morrissey Cieri, Walter Jew, Ryan J. Mitchell, Scott Malish
  • Patent number: 11023928
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Willem Ave, Evan Ginsburg
  • Patent number: 10997565
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Willem Ave, Walter Jew, Ryan J. Mitchell, Michael Morrissey Cieri, Evan Ginsburg, Scott Malish
  • Publication number: 20200387886
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave
  • Publication number: 20200265387
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Willem Ave, Walter Jew, Ryan J. Mitchell, Michael Morrissey Cieri, Evan Ginsburg, Scott Malish
  • Patent number: 10733595
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave
  • Publication number: 20190303972
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Willem Ave, Evan Ginsburg
  • Patent number: 10152680
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave
  • Publication number: 20180150825
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Lauren A. Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave
  • Patent number: 9875471
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren Myrick, Evan Ginsburg, Willem Ave