ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,488,322, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Block Inc. (Oakland, Calif.).
"Interactive gratuity platform" was invented by Adam Abrons (Alameda, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some examples, methods and systems generate interactive receipts with the option of a dynamic tip amount. The method includes determining at least one tip determinant based at least in part on the payment transaction, wherein the tip determinant is selected from a group of: the merchant; the customer; a payment object presented by the customer towards the payment transaction; a geographical location of a mobile device associated with one of the merchant and ...