Anthony J Kua

US Patent:

20100217892, Aug 26, 2010

Filed:

Feb 23, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/391140

Inventors:

John Edward Silva - San Diego CA, US
Suzanne Grace Arena - San Diego CA, US
Anthony J.K. Kua - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

EMN8, INC. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

710 5, 710 16, 710 19

Abstract:

A kiosk system which is capable of maintaining kiosk devices online without physical manipulation is disclosed. The kiosk system capable of forcing a programmatic re-initialization of kiosk devices when necessary. Individual devices in the kiosk system can be initialized and re-initialized in parallel with normal operation of the kiosk system.

US Patent:

20200195466, Jun 18, 2020

Filed:

Feb 26, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/802418

Inventors:

- San Diego CA, US
Suzanne Grace Arena - San Diego CA, US
Anthony J.K. Kua - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/403
G06F 9/4401

Abstract:

A kiosk system which is capable of maintaining kiosk devices online without physical manipulation is disclosed. The kiosk system is capable of forcing a programmatic re-initialization of kiosk devices when necessary. Individual devices in the kiosk system can be initialized and re-initialized in parallel with normal operation of the kiosk system.

US Patent:

20190215187, Jul 11, 2019

Filed:

Mar 14, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/354000

Inventors:

- San Diego CA, US
Suzanne Grace Arena - San Diego CA, US
Anthony J.K. Kua - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/403
G06F 9/4401

Abstract:

A kiosk system which is capable of maintaining kiosk devices online without physical manipulation is disclosed. The kiosk system is capable of forcing a programmatic re-initialization of kiosk devices when necessary. Individual devices in the kiosk system can be initialized and re-initialized in parallel with normal operation of the kiosk system.

US Patent:

20150317663, Nov 5, 2015

Filed:

May 2, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/269020

Inventors:

- San Diego CA, US
Anthony Kua - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Tillster, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

A loyalty server enables customers to use a merchant's mobile loyalty and payment program by pairing a customer's loyalty account through use of temporary codes. A customer may login to the customer's loyalty and payment account using a loyalty application installed on a mobile device. The customer can request a temporary code from the loyalty server, and provide it to a POS system associated with a merchant. The POS system can send a request to the loyalty server to retrieve customer information corresponding to the temporary code. The POS system can receive the customer's information, and the customer then earns rewards for transactions conducted with the merchant. In some embodiments, the POS system conducts a transaction using rewards or coupons. In some embodiments, the loyalty server obtains and utilizes the geolocation of the mobile device and the merchant as a portion of the means for pairing.