Intellectual Property

Signature Systems "first-to-file" approach has created an extensive Intellectual Property portfolio, with over sixty issued patents and over thirty pending applications, designed to help innovate global commerce.

 

In addition, a pipeline of future applications exist covering innovations in artificial intellegence and renewable energy.

 

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Signature Systems pipeline of innovative intellectual property is engineered to bolster and expand our existing patent portfolio.

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Signature Systems is actively pursuing enforcement of our intellectual property against companies currently infringing on our patents.

ISSUED PATENTS

 

Patent # 6,594,640 Issued 07/15/2003

SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC BARTER, TRADING AND REDEEMING POINTS ACCUMULATED IN FREQUENT USE REWARD PROGRAMS

 

Patent # 6,820,061 Issued 11/16/2004

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGE AND AGGREGATION OF REWARD POINTS VIA A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK

 

Patent # 6,829,586 Issued 12/07/2004

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATION OF REWARD POINTS FOR PAYMENT OF AUCTIONED ITEMS

 

Patent # 6,947,898 Issued 09/20/2005

SYSTEM FOR TRADING AND REDEEMING POINTS ACCUMULATED IN FREQUENT USE REWARD PROGRAMS

 

Patent # 7,096,190 Issued 08/22/2006

SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC BARTER, TRADING AND REDEEMING POINTS ACCUMULATED IN FREQUENT USE REWARD PROGRAMS

 

Patent # 7,512,551 Issued 03/31/2009

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A SEARCH ENGINE WITH REWARD COMPONENTS AND PAYMENT COMPONENTS

 

Patent # 7,624,040 Issued 11/24/2009

SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC BARTER, TRADING AND REDEEMING POINTS ACCUMULATED IN FREQUENT USE REWARD PROGRAMS

 

Patent # 7,624,041 Issued 11/24/2009

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REWARD POINTS EXCHANGE BETWEEN ACCOUNTS

 

Patent # 7,676,393 Issued 03/09/2010

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REWARDS ACCUMULATION AND REDEMPTION

 

Patent # 7,680,687 Issued 03/16/2010

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REWARD POINTS EXCHANGE BETWEEN ACCOUNTS

 

Patent # 7,716,080 Issued 05/11/2010

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING MULTI-FUNCTION CARDS FOR STORING, MANAGING AND AGGREGATING REWARD POINTS

 

Patent # 7,742,943 Issued 06/22/2010

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ISSUING, AGGREGATING AND REDEEMING MERCHANT LOYALTY POINTS WITH AN ACQUIRING BANK

 

Patent # 7,761,378 Issued 07/20/2010

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING REWARD POINTS TO LIQUIDATE PRODUCTS

 

Patent # 7,765,124 Issued 07/27/2010

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ISSUING, AGGREGATING AND REDEEMING MERCHANT REWARDS WITH AN ISSUING BANK

 

Patent # 7,769,630 Issued 08/03/2010

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ISSUING, AGGREGATING AND REDEEMING POINTS BASED ON MERCHANT TRANSACTIONS

 

Patent # 7,873,574 Issued 01/18/2011

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING REWARD POINTS TO LIQUIDATE PRODUCTS

 

Patent # 8,027,917 Issued 09/27/2011

METHOD FOR FACILITATING FINANCIAL AND NON FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN CUSTOMERS, RETAILERS AND SUPPLIERS

 

Patent # 8,051,008 Issued 11/01/2011

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING REWARD POINTS TO LIQUIDATE PRODUCTS

 

Patent # 8,078,496 Issued 12/13/2011

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A SEARCH ENGINE WITH REWARD COMPONENTS AND PAYMENT COMPONENTS

 

Patent # 8,117,126 Issued 02/14/2012

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING REWARD POINTS TO LIQUIDATE PRODUCTS

 

Patent # 8,160,922 Issued 04/17/2012

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING REWARD POINTS AND OTHER VALUE FOR DONATION TO CHARITABLE ENTITIES

 

Patent # 8,195,507 Issued 06/05/2012

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING MULTI-FUNCTION CARDS FOR STORING, MANAGING AND AGGREGATING REWARD POINTS

 

Patent # 8,285,588 Issued 10/09/2012

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REWARDS TO A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE AT THE POINT OF SALE

 

Patent # 8,301,561 Issued 10/30/2012

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING REWARD POINTS TO LIQUIDATE PRODUCTS

 

Patent # 8,326,753 Issued 12/04/2012

METHOD FOR FACILITATING FINANCIAL AND NON FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN CUSTOMERS, RETAILERS AND SUPPLIERS

 

Patent # 8,401,967 Issued 03/19/2013

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING REWARD POINTS TO LIQUIDATE PRODUCTS

 

Patent # 8,407,087 Issued 03/26/2013

ONLINE REWARD POINT EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM

 

Patent # 8,423,402 Issued 04/16/2013

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF REWARD POINTS

 

Patent # 8,433,610 Issued 04/30/2013

REWARD EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING A TRADING AGREEMENT BETWEEN MERCHANTS AND ISSUERS

 

Patent # 8,447,650 Issued 05/21/2013

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNATING ACCOUNTS FROM WHICH TO TRADE REWARDS

 

Patent # 8,452,647 Issued 05/28/2013

PORTABLE HAND-HELD MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICE FOR STORING, MANAGING AND COMBINING REWARDS

 

Patent # 8,452,651 Issued 05/28/2013

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REWARDS TO A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE AT THE POINT OF SALE

 

Patent # 8,478,638 Issued 07/02/2013

PORTABLE HAND-HELD MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE TRANSACTION AND REWARD ACCOUNTS

 

Patent # 8,478,640 Issued 07/02/2013

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A CARD LINKED TO A REWARD POINT EXCHANGE ACCOUNT FOR PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS

 

Patent # 8,498,897 Issued 07/30/2013

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REWARDS FOR RESPONSES TO BROADCAST PROGRAMMING

 

Patent # 8,510,158 Issued 08/13/2013

ONLINE REWARD POINT EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH REWARD TRANSACTIONS BASED ON USER PROFILES

 

Patent # 8,510,159 Issued 08/13/2013

ONLINE REWARD POINT EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH USER BIDS OF REWARDS FOR PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT

 

Patent # 8,515,808 Issued 08/20/2013

ONLINE REWARD POINT EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC REWARD REDEMPTION SOLUTIONS

 

Patent # 8,533,037 Issued 09/10/2013

REWARD EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH CONTROL OF EXCHANGED REWARDS AND MONETARY CONSIDERATION

 

Patent # 8,583,506 Issued 11/12/2013

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING AN ONLINE PURCHASE TRANSACTION WITH REWARDS

 

Patent # 8,600,807 Issued 12/03/2013

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF REWARD POINTS

 

Patent # 8,612,290 Issued 12/17/2013

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARD LINKED REWARD EXCHANGE ACCOUNT

 

Patent # 8,615,428 Issued 12/24/2013

POINT OF SALE DEVICE FOR ONLINE REWARD POINT EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM

 

Patent # 8,655,779 Issued 02/18/2014

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING REWARD POINTS TO LIQUIDATE PRODUCTS

 

Patent # 8,676,641 Issued 03/18/2014

ONLINE REWARD POINT EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH PRICE, REDEMPTION AND TRANSACTED VALUE DISCOUNT SCHEDULING

 

Patent # 8,712,840 Issued 04/29/2014

PORTABLE HAND-HELD MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICE FOR STORING, MANAGING AND COMBINING REWARDS

 

Patent # 8,725,564 Issued 05/13/2014

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF REWARD POINTS

 

Patent # 8,781,891 Issued 07/15/2014

PORTABLE MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS

 

Patent # 8,799,063 Issued 08/05/2014

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REWARDS TO A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE AT THE POINT OF SALE

 

Patent # 8,965,784 Issued 02/24/2015

REWARD EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

 

Patent # 9,002,730 Issued 04/07/2015

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING LOCATION BASED PURCHASE INCENTIVES BASED ON PREDICTED ROUTE OF TRAVEL

 

Patent # 9,105,043 Issued 08/11/2015

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO MEMBERS OF A SOCIAL NETWORK

 

Patent # 9,544,744 Issued 01/10/2017

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRE AND POST PROCESSING OF BEACON ID SIGNALS

 

Patent # 9,767,472 Granted, to be Issued 09/19/2017

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING WI-FI LOCATION DATA FOR LOCATION BASED REWARDS

 

 

PENDING APPLICATIONS

 

Serial # 12/949,351 Filed 11/18/2010

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDEEMING REWARDS IN PAYMENT OF A TRANSACTION ACCOUNT

 

Serial # 13/947,004 Filed 07/19/2013

ONLINE REWARD POINT EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC REWARD REDEMPTION SOLUTIONS

 

Serial # 14/138,638 Filed 12/23/2013

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING REWARD POINTS TO LIQUIDATE PRODUCTS

 

Serial # 14/309,030 Filed 06/19/2014

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DONATING REWARD POINTS TO TARGETED CHARITY

 

Serial # 14/319,135 Filed 06/30/2014

REWARD EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

 

Serial # 14/788,985 Filed 07/01/2015

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO MEMBERS OF A SOCIAL NETWORK

 

Serial # 14/790,284 Filed 07/02/2015

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONSUMERS WITH CONTROL OVER USAGE OF THE CONSUMERS' DATA AND REWARDS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH

 

Serial # 14/800,250 Filed 07/15/2015

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OF INTELLIGENT UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

 

Serial # 14/851,102 Filed 09/11/2015

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED INCENTIVES AND PURCHASE OPPORTUNITIES TO REWARD PROGRAM MEMBERS

 

Serial # 14/880,495 Filed 10/12/2015

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A DYNAMIC PURCHASE INCENTIVE

 

Serial # 14/936,058 Filed 11/09/2015

POLLING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED REWARDS PROGRAM

 

Serial # 14/954,071 Filed 11/30/2015

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING AN AWARD DISTRIBUTION, EXCHANGE AND REDEMPTION PROGRAM

 

Serial # 14/987,448 Filed 01/04/2016

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING MULTI-FUNCTION CARDS FOR STORING, MANAGING AND AGGREGATING REWARD POINTS

 

Serial # 14/994,252 Filed 01/13/2016

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING REWARD POINTS TO PURCHASE PRODUCTS

 

Serial # 15/066,084 Filed 03/10/2016

METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR EXECUTING A MOBILE TRANSACTION

 

Serial # 15/202,902 Filed 07/06/2016

PORTABLE MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS

 

Serial # 15/210,418 Filed 07/14/2016

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATION-BASED GAME PLAY

 

Serial # 15/217,520 Filed 07/22/2016

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATION BASED REWARDS

 

Serial # 62/403,360 Filed 10/03/2016 (Not yet public)

MULTI-LEVEL BROKERAGE OF INVESTMENTS VIA SOCIAL NETWORK CROWDFUNDING

 

Serial # 15/361,816 Filed 11/28/2016 (Not yet public)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING OF BEACON SIGNALS

 

Serial # 15/436,958 Filed 02/20/2017 (Not yet public)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARD LINKED REWARD ACCOUNT

 

Serial # 15/446,087 Filed 03/01/2017 (Not yet public)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USERS TO DESIGNATE ACCOUNTS FROM WHICH TO TRADE REWARDS

 

Serial # 15/586,580 Filed 05/04/2017 (Not yet public)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REWARDS FOR RESPONSES TO BROADCAST PROGRAMMING

 

Serial # 15/597,543 Filed 05/17/2017 (Not yet public)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A CONSUMER ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM

 

Serial # 62/508,034 Filed 05/18/2017 (Not yet public)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO MEMBERS OF A SOCIAL NETWORK

 

Serial # 15/615,911 Filed 06/07/2017 (Not yet public)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REWARD POINTS REDEMPTION FOR COMPUTER-BASED ACTIVITY

 

Serial # 62/517,134 Filed 06/08/2017 (Not yet public)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO MEMBERS OF A SOCIAL NETWORK USING A BIFURCATED ECONOMIC MODEL

 

Serial # 15/619,892 Filed 06/12/2017 (Not yet public)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ISSUING, AGGREGATING AND REDEEMING MERCHANT REWARDS

 

Serial # 62/529,553 Filed 07/07/2017 (Not yet public)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REWARD POINTS ISSUERS TO LIQUIDATE LIABILITIES

 

Serial # 15/646,398 Filed 07/11/2017 (Not yet public)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS TRACKING OF A PORTABLE DEVICE THROUGHOUT A PREMISES

 

Serial # 62/587,539 Filed 11/17/2017 (Not yet public)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A LOYALTY PROGRAM UTILIZING A BLOCKCHAIN

 

Serial # 62/594,359 Filed 12/04/2017 (Not yet public)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A LOYALTY PROGRAM AND EXCHANGE SYSTEM UTILIZING A BLOCKCHAIN

 

Serial # 62/625,519 Filed 02/02/2018 (Not yet public)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING REWARDS IN A SOCIAL NETWORK UTILIZING A BLOCKCHAIN

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