John Vi Cawthorne

US Patent:

7620567, Nov 17, 2009

Filed:

Feb 19, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/079927

Inventors:

Colleen George - Centennial CO, US
John Cawthorne - Doylestown PA, US

Assignee:

First Data Corporation - Greenwood Village CO
The Western Union Company - Englewood CO

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 14, 705 64

Abstract:

A loyalty system that may be integrated with a financial infrastructure is provided. Such a financial infrastructure may accommodate transactions involving participants in the loyalty program as well as transactions that do not involve participants in the loyalty program. When a transaction is initiated by a customer at a merchant, regardless of who are the parties to the transaction, it is intercepted by a loyalty switch, which determines whether the customer and merchant are participants in the loyalty program. The switch transmits the transaction instruction to the financial infrastructure so that authorization may be received. If it is determined that the customer and merchant are participants in the loyalty program, the loyalty switch also executes a loyalty process that conforms with the criteria of the loyalty program.

US Patent:

20040186773, Sep 23, 2004

Filed:

Dec 17, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/740378

Inventors:

Colleen George - Centennial CO, US
John Cawthorne - Doylestown PA, US

Assignee:

First Data Corporation - Englewood CO

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/014000

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for operating an integrated stored-value and loyalty program within a financial infrastructure. An identifier and a packet of transaction information defining a transaction between a merchant and a customer are received at a loyalty host. Qualifying aspects of the transaction are identified from the packet of transaction information. A customer reward is determined from the identified qualifying aspects and a history of information defined by the identifier. Information defining the reward is transmitted to a stored-value host that records a value parameter that may be applied as value by the customer to another transaction.

US Patent:

20090036103, Feb 5, 2009

Filed:

Jul 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/830336

Inventors:

Douglas Byerley - Overland Park KS, US
John Cawthorne - Doylestown PA, US
Sunil Dewan - Omaha NE, US
Daniel Skowronek - Parker CO, US
Steven E. Arthur - Castle Rock CO, US
Christopher L. Toomer - Parker CO, US

Assignee:

First Data Corporation - Greenwood Village CO

International Classification:

H04M 3/42

US Classification:

4554141

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for utilizing mobile electronic devices to redeem and report use of various marketing offers such as coupons. According to one embodiment, redeeming and reporting a marketing offer can comprise transmitting information related to the marketing offer from a mobile wallet of the mobile device to a target device. A redemption message can be received at the mobile wallet of the mobile device from the target device. The redemption message can indicate acceptance of the marketing offer. At least a portion of the redemption message can be sent from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to a service provider system providing communication services to the mobile device. Sending the redemption message from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to the service provider system can be performed via a wireless communications network such as a cellular network.

US Patent:

20200034816, Jan 30, 2020

Filed:

Aug 6, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/533416

Inventors:

- Coral Springs FL, US
John Cawthorne - Doylestown PA, US
Sunil Dewan - Omaha NE, US
Daniel Skowronek - Parker CO, US
Steven E. Arthur - Castle Rock CO, US
Christopher L. Toomer - Parker CO, US

Assignee:

First Data Corporation - Coral Springs FL

International Classification:

G06Q 20/32
G06Q 20/38
G06Q 30/02
G07F 17/42

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for utilizing mobile electronic devices to redeem and report use of various marketing offers such as coupons. According to one embodiment, redeeming and reporting a marketing offer can comprise transmitting information related to the marketing offer from a mobile wallet of the mobile device to a target device. A redemption message can be received at the mobile wallet of the mobile device from the target device. The redemption message can indicate acceptance of the marketing offer. At least a portion of the redemption message can be sent from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to a service provider system providing communication services to the mobile device. Sending the redemption message from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to the service provider system can be performed via a wireless communications network such as a cellular network.

US Patent:

20180075432, Mar 15, 2018

Filed:

Sep 5, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/695940

Inventors:

- Greenwood Village CO, US
John Cawthorne - Doylestown PA, US
Sunil Dewan - Omaha NE, US
Daniel Skowronek - Parker CO, US
Steven E. Arthur - Castle Rock CO, US
Christopher L. Toomer - Parker CO, US

Assignee:

First Data Corporation - Greenwood Village CO

International Classification:

G06Q 20/32
G06Q 20/38
G06Q 30/02
G07F 17/42
G06Q 30/06

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for utilizing mobile electronic devices to redeem and report use of various marketing offers such as coupons. According to one embodiment, redeeming and reporting a marketing offer can comprise transmitting information related to the marketing offer from a mobile wallet of the mobile device to a target device. A redemption message can be received at the mobile wallet of the mobile device from the target device. The redemption message can indicate acceptance of the marketing offer. At least a portion of the redemption message can be sent from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to a service provider system providing communication services to the mobile device. Sending the redemption message from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to the service provider system can be performed via a wireless communications network such as a cellular network.