Carl Maib

US Patent:

20050228742, Oct 13, 2005

Filed:

Dec 15, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/012881

Inventors:

Gregory McHale - Melrose MA, US
Carl Maib - Dracut MA, US

Assignee:

cMarket, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705037000

Abstract:

The present invention discloses methods, systems, and program code that enable a nonprofit organization to manage its fundraising activities online. Disclosed are methods and systems for providing online hosting of fundraising auctions, and auction services such as maintaining donor/bidder registries, bid tracking, processing credit cards, and auction closeout activities. Also disclosed are a plurality of on-line, web-based tools, including tools for: 1) building a customized homepage reflecting the look and feel of the nonprofit organization; 2) building a customized catalog that allows for easy addition of items and pictures; and 3) enhanced email messaging that lets a nonprofit organization reach its constituents. According to one aspect of the invention, participants of a competitive fund raising event such as a walk-a-thon, bike-a-thon, climb-a-thon, etc., and their supporters can donate items for a charitable auction during the catalog building process and assign either the item value or the eventual sales price of the item to one or more -thon participant(s). Alternatively, a bidder may assign the winning bid price of and unassigned auction item to one or more -thon participant(s). The total value of items donated or sold, is tracked per participant and facilitates the coordination of the charitable auction along with other competitive fund raising activities.

US Patent:

20050228744, Oct 13, 2005

Filed:

Apr 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/102160

Inventors:

Gregory McHale - Melrose MA, US
Carl Maib - Dracut MA, US

Assignee:

cMarket, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705037000

Abstract:

The present invention discloses methods, systems, and program code that enable a nonprofit organization to manage its fundraising activities online. Disclosed are methods and systems for providing online hosting of fundraising auctions, and auction services such as maintaining donor/bidder registries, bid tracking, processing credit cards, and auction closeout activities. Also disclosed are a plurality of on-line, web-based tools, including tools for: 1) building a customized homepage reflecting the look and feel of the nonprofit organization; 2) building a customized catalog that allows for easy addition of items and pictures; and 3) enhanced email messaging that lets a nonprofit organization reach its constituents. According to one aspect of the invention, an organization can, as part of the auction preferences, include the ability to suggest a ‘round up’ amount to any winning bidder. If enabled, the system will automatically suggest a ‘round up’ purchase price above the winning bid. The bidder would be informed where the ‘round up’ amount will be utilized. The bidder has the option to disregard the ‘round up’ price and continue the close-out with the original winning bid. Also disclosed are techniques for handling payment for auction items upon rejection of electronic payment data.

US Patent:

20050228745, Oct 13, 2005

Filed:

Apr 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/102170

Inventors:

Gregory McHale - Melrose MA, US
Carl Maib - Dracut MA, US

Assignee:

cMarket, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705037000

Abstract:

The present invention discloses methods, systems, and program code that enable a nonprofit organization to manage its fundraising activities online. Disclosed are methods and systems for providing online hosting of fundraising auctions, and auction services such as maintaining donor/bidder registries, bid tracking, processing credit cards, and auction closeout activities. Also disclosed are a plurality of on-line, web-based tools, including tools for: 1) building a customized homepage reflecting the look and feel of the nonprofit organization; 2) building a customized catalog that allows for easy addition of items and pictures; and 3) enhanced email messaging that lets a nonprofit organization reach its constituents. According to one aspect of the invention, an organization can embed a promotion within an on-line auction to encourage bidding from a constituency. The promotion (“bid to win”) button or link can be automatically be embedded on each web page and in each auction communication. Each bid placed results in an entry in the contest, with an item or service, supplied by the nonprofit or a third-party, offered as the promotion prize.

US Patent:

20050228746, Oct 13, 2005

Filed:

Apr 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/102207

Inventors:

Gregory McHale - Melrose MA, US
Carl Maib - Dracut MA, US

Assignee:

cMarket, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705037000

Abstract:

The present invention discloses methods, systems, and program code that enable a nonprofit organization to manage its fundraising activities online. Disclosed are methods and systems for providing online hosting of fundraising auctions, and auction services such as maintaining donor/bidder registries, bid tracking, processing credit cards, and auction closeout activities. Also disclosed are a plurality of on-line, web-based tools, including tools for: 1) building a customized homepage reflecting the look and feel of the nonprofit organization; 2) building a customized catalog that allows for easy addition of items and pictures; and 3) enhanced email messaging that lets a nonprofit organization reach its constituents. According to one aspect of the invention, sponsor information is published as part of a virtual catalog or as part of sponsor pages accessible via the auction web site. The organization can determine, in advance, the size of a sponsor ad based upon the value donated by the sponsor. The inventive application automatically formats the sponsor pages based upon the value of the sponsor value with more expensive sponsorships receiving premium placement.

US Patent:

20050246265, Nov 3, 2005

Filed:

Apr 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/102199

Inventors:

Gregory McHale - Melrose MA, US
Carl Maib - Dracut MA, US

Assignee:

cMarket, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705037000

Abstract:

The present invention discloses methods, systems, and program code that enable a nonprofit organization to manage its fundraising activities online. Disclosed are methods and systems for providing online hosting of fundraising auctions, and auction services such as maintaining donor/bidder registries, bid tracking, processing credit cards, and auction closeout activities. Also disclosed are a plurality of on-line, web-based tools, including tools for: 1) building a customized homepage reflecting the look and feel of the nonprofit organization; 2) building a customized catalog that allows for easy addition of items and pictures; and 3) enhanced email messaging that lets a nonprofit organization reach its constituents. According to the invention, the system enables an auction administrator to enable, at the global event level or on a per item basis, the ability for donors and/or buyers in an auction to assign either the value of an item or the final selling price of an item to a specific chapter of an organization or to a specific organization when multiple organizations are participating in a common auction. Alternatively, a buyer or donor can specify a fraction or percentage of the value or selling price such that multiple causes, chapters, or organizations may receive partial credit on the donation or sale of an item.

US Patent:

20050080713, Apr 14, 2005

Filed:

Sep 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/953034

Inventors:

Gregory McHale - Melrose MA, US
Carl Maib - Dracut MA, US

Assignee:

cMarket, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705037000

Abstract:

The present invention discloses methods, systems, and program code that enable a nonprofit organization to manage its fundraising activities online. Disclosed are methods and systems for providing online hosting of fundraising auctions, and auction services such as maintaining donor/bidder registries, bid tracking, processing credit cards, and auction closeout activities. Also disclosed are a plurality of on-line, web-based tools, including tools for: 1) building a customized homepage reflecting the look and feel of the nonprofit organization; 2) building a customized catalog that allows for easy addition of items and pictures; and 3) enhanced email messaging that lets a nonprofit organization reach its constituents. According to one aspect of the invention, a nonprofit organization may request their constituents to donate items for an auction catalog, through either an email with an embedded link or icon that leads to a catalog item entry web page. The data describing the donated items are reviewed and edited, and, upon approval, added to the database associated with the auction and published in the auction catalog. Optionally, the constituent can assign the item to a particular participant, cause, chapter, or organization for credit. According to another aspect of the invention, a donor may view all items currently donated to an auction or to multiple auctions along with the current status of each donated item on a personal web page.

US Patent:

20050080714, Apr 14, 2005

Filed:

Sep 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/953035

Inventors:

Gregory McHale - Melrose MA, US
Carl Maib - Dracut MA, US

Assignee:

cMarket, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705037000, 705026000

Abstract:

The present invention discloses methods, systems, and program code that enable a nonprofit organization to manage its fundraising activities online. Disclosed are methods and systems for providing online hosting of fundraising auctions, and auction services such as maintaining donor/bidder registries, bid tracking, processing credit cards, and auction closeout activities. Also disclosed are a plurality of on-line, web-based tools, including tools for: 1) building a customized homepage reflecting the look and feel of the nonprofit organization; 2) building a customized catalog that allows for easy addition of items and pictures; and 3) enhanced email messaging that lets a nonprofit organization reach its constituents. According to one aspect of the invention, individual auction items in the auction catalog or database may be combined into a single item to create a new ‘parent’ item with a parent item name and parent fair market value and which functions similar to other auction items.

US Patent:

20050080715, Apr 14, 2005

Filed:

Sep 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/953052

Inventors:

Gregory McHale - Melrose MA, US
Carl Maib - Dracut MA, US

Assignee:

cMarket, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705037000, 705026000

Abstract:

The present invention discloses methods, systems, and program code that enable a nonprofit organization to manage its fundraising activities online. Disclosed are methods and systems for providing online hosting of fundraising auctions, and auction services such as maintaining donor/bidder registries, bid tracking, processing credit cards, and auction closeout activities. According to one aspect of the invention, an event scheduler automatically calculates a plurality of event milestones both before and after the events. The user to enter. Based on a designated date for either a physical or virtual auction, the event scheduler 1) creates a series of tasks, such as auction announcement, auction RSVP, first catalog publication, etc.; 2) suggests dates by which those tasks should be completed; and 3) sends alerts in the form of automatically generated emails notifying the auction committee in advance of the completion date for each task so that action can be taken to send the communications out to constituency up. According to another aspect of the invention, if a task is not completed within a predetermined threshold of the milestone date, the system offers one or more recommendations helpful in completing the task. According to another aspect of the invention, a user may design the look and feel of the auction from a selection of one or more auction templates or from an auction template previously populated with user defined parameters.

Address:

62 Rinzee Rd, Dracut, MA 01826

Phone:

978 337-1280

VIN:

WAUBFAFL3CN020827

Make:

AUDI

Model:

A4

Year:

2012