Karen A Lane

US Patent:

20050251447, Nov 10, 2005

Filed:

Apr 11, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/104585

Inventors:

Karen Lane - Plymouth MI, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705014000

Abstract:

A business method of promoting a commercial activity which involves identifying customers to be attracted to the commercial activity, distributing at least one token to each of the identified customers, each of the distributed tokens having a true cash value within the situs where the commercial activity takes place and allowing the identified customers to which the tokens are distributed to participate in the commercial activity within the situs. The tokens can also be provided with serialized data which can be collected and recorded when the tokens are distributed and collected using imaging technology. The recorded data can be used to determine and develop marketing strategies based on the manner in which the tokens were distributed and dispersed.

US Patent:

20070208622, Sep 6, 2007

Filed:

Feb 21, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/677119

Inventors:

Karen Nixon Lane - Plymouth MI, US

International Classification:

G07G 1/14

US Classification:

705014000

Abstract:

A business method of promoting commercial activity and goodwill in a municipality which involves identifying consumers to be attracted to participate in commercial activity within a municipality, distributing at least one token to each of the identified consumers, allowing the consumers to exchange the tokens for discount cards that have a predetermined dollar discount value for commercial activity within a municipality; allowing the consumers to purchase goods and/or services from merchants within the municipality; and having the merchants from which goods and/or services are purchased discount the purchase price and deduct the discounted amount from the predetermined dollar discount value of the consumers' discount cards. The tokens can also be provided with serialized data which can be collected and recorded when the tokens are distributed and exchanged. The data can be used to determine and develop marketing strategies based on the manner in which the tokens were distributed and dispersed.

US Patent:

20080217412, Sep 11, 2008

Filed:

Feb 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/035661

Inventors:

Karen Nixon Lane - Plymouth MI, US

International Classification:

G06K 19/067

US Classification:

235492

Abstract:

A segmented microencapsulated display system that includes a substrate upon which an image is produced in a layer of microencapsulated electrophoric elements and a unit remote from the substrate that includes electronics circuitry that creates the image produced in the layer of microencapsulated electrophoric elements.