Patents Examined by Bennett M Sigmond
  • Patent number: 11551221
    Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for authentication decision engine for real-time resource transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Karthik Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 11544790
    Abstract: Various embodiments of exchanges are described. Methods and other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: BGC PARTNERS, INC.
    Inventors: Howard W. Lutnick, Bijoy Paul, Michael Sweeting
  • Patent number: 11544699
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mobile wallet payments are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for conducting a payment using an electronic wallet may include: (1) a mobile application receiving a selection of an alternate payment currency; the mobile application receiving a payment payload from an issuer; the mobile application providing the selection of the alternate payment currency and an identifier to the issuer; and the mobile application providing the payment payload and the identifier to a merchant host. The merchant host may communicate the identifier to the issuer, and the issuer may identify selection of the alternate payment currency based on the identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Howard Spector, Eric L. Connolly, John D. Moore, Nancy E. Hiebler, Michael Naggar, Ayman Hammad, Tuan Dao, Venkat Maranani
  • Patent number: 11538012
    Abstract: A data controller computing device is configured to receive, from a voice-controlled (VC) computing device, a shared payment initialization request identifying a primary user payment account associated with the VC computing device. The DC computing device creates a shared payment account linked in a database to the primary user payment account. The DC computing device also receives secondary user information, and links in the database at least one secondary user payment account to the shared payment account. Additionally, the DC computing device transmits a shared payment account identifier to the VC computing device. The DC computing device receives, via a payment network, a transaction authorization request including the shared payment account identifier, a merchant identifier, and a transaction amount. The DC computing device applies respective portions of the transaction amount against each of the primary user account and the at least one secondary user payment account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Rick Unnerstall, Zhenni Hu, Brian Williams, Christopher Eric Mullen
  • Patent number: 11532044
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for optimizing a delivery or settlement process for a plurality of portfolios of a plurality of participants. Data records indicative of obligations between the plurality of participants are identified. A weighted directed graph data structure is generated that comprises vertex data records representing the plurality of participants and edge data records representing the obligations between the participants. All paths of edge data records where a vertex data record is reachable from itself in the weighted directed graph data structure are identified. The data records indicative of obligations between the plurality of participants are altered based on the identified paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Nimisha Srivastava, Gunjan Sharma, Shadi Kamal Nasr, Fateen Sharaby
  • Patent number: 11526867
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a method for push payment decision routing in relation to a transaction is provided. An example method comprises issuing a virtual payment identifier to a mobile device and receiving payment rules from a mobile device. The user-defined rules include parameters for invoking at least one push payment to be made via the virtual payment identifier for the transaction. Instructions to implement or pay for the transaction as a pull payment are received and, based on the rules, the transaction is completed or paid for a push payment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Stripe, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael David Dahn, Eduardo Serrano
  • Patent number: 11521267
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a resource allocation analysis system implemented via a back-end application computer server. A resource data store may contain electronic records associated with a set of resource types, each electronic record including an electronic record identifier and resource parameter. The back-end application computer server may receive, from the resource data store, information about a set of resource types to be analyzed, including the associated resource parameters. The computer server may then execute a differential evolutionary algorithm to optimize the set of resource types based on at least one non-linear constraint and generate resource analysis results. The back-end application computer server may, according to some embodiments, perform a resampling process that uses non-parameterized historical data, regression on at least one resource type, and moment matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Edward C. Caputo, Garrett M. MacDonald
  • Patent number: 11514455
    Abstract: Method, system and non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions for implementing a method for providing automated collateral eligibility services implemented by one or more collateral management service (CMS) devices between a client and at least one other party. The method includes receiving a collateral eligibility schedule setup request from a client device. The collateral eligibility schedule setup request includes one or more attributes and one or more rules. The method further includes initiating a current collateral eligibility schedule based on the received collateral eligibility schedule setup request; transmitting a notification to the at least one other party to review the current collateral eligibility schedule; receiving approval of the current collateral eligibility schedule from the at least one other party; and activating the approved current collateral eligibility schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: James Curran Dickinson, Talia Faye Klein
  • Patent number: 11507955
    Abstract: Services for trust conveyances of entities can be provided and managed. In connection with a transaction between first and second devices, a trust management component (TMC) can indicate trust levels of entities associated with the devices with regard to the transaction and/or an action attempted by an entity. With regard to an action attempted by the first entity, the trust level of the first entity can be evaluated to determine whether it is high enough to allow the action to proceed or to have the second entity respond to the action accordingly. If it is not high enough, the second entity, using the second device, can request a trust conveyance from the first entity via the TMC. The TMC can adjust the respective trust levels based on the outcome(s) of the action(s) of the respective entities with regard to executing the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: James Pratt, Eric Zavesky, Nigel Bradley, Timothy Innes
  • Patent number: 11508015
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically detecting if a home alarm system is being used and/or actively monitored are disclosed. The system and method use data gathered from one or more sensors, including audio information from microphones. The audio information is analyzed using a machine learning system to determine if the alarm system is being regularly used and monitored. The system and method can also automatically update a policy holder's insurance policy to reflect whether or not an alarm system is being used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Kelly Q. Baker, Sumita T. Jonak, Will Kerns Maney
  • Patent number: 11503036
    Abstract: A method for electing a leader in a blockchain network using a role-based consensus protocol includes generating a new block by a node in the blockchain network and computing an effective resources metric for the node based on a role of the node, resources of the node and a role-based weight profile for the resources of the node. Eligibility proof of the node is generated based on eligibility information that includes a blockheader of the new block, an identity of the node, a difficulty target, T, of the blockchain network, and the effective resources metric. The new block and the eligibility proof is broadcast to the blockchain network, to enable one or more other nodes in the blockchain network to verify eligibility of the node as a leader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ghassan Karame, Wenting Li
  • Patent number: 11494778
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for quickly and efficiently providing individual-level scores that are serve as more-accurate predictions of a target event. These predictions are made using a model that factors specific variables based on transaction attributes gathered from transaction data for the individual, which may be exclusive to certain entities. These individual-level scores can be updated and periodically uploaded to an entity (e.g., a reporting agency) that can utilize existing infrastructure to quickly provide these scores to any requesters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Alexander Filatov, Elena Valetova, Fazluddin Iqbal Dawood, Charles Campbell, Ghanashyama Mahanty, Anthony Dell, Ilya Zabegaev
  • Patent number: 11494843
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include computer-implemented methods and systems that permit a market participant to automatically trade a relatively large order block order to accumulate or distribute securities as multiple, relatively smaller, component orders based on order parameters and subject to conditions for the placing and/or execution of such component orders. The component orders may continue automatically, without the need for further intervention from the market participant, until the total quantity specified by the market participant is accumulated or distributed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Pechy Peterffy
  • Patent number: 11488251
    Abstract: Various examples described herein are directed to systems and methods for managing multi-party transactions. A payment management system may receive a premium payment message from a user computing device. The premium payment message may describe a premium payment towards a health insurance policy held by a user of the user computing device. The payment management system may initiate a deposit of the premium payment to a premium account associated with the user. The payment management system may also receive a payment instruction from a payer system of a payer associated with the health insurance policy. The payment management system may select a first patient payment source and initiate a transfer of a payment amount to a provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: Jason Robert Birgenheier
  • Patent number: 11481743
    Abstract: A real-time electronic bill presentment and payment system of a bill presentment and payment system (BPPS) provider is exposed to at least one of a business financial institution and an accounting software provider via an API. The BPP provider facilitates the institution or software provider providing a real-time electronic bill presentment and payment mobile application to a business. The BPPS obtains, via the API, from the institution or software provider, registration information relevant to the business. The real-time system populates a biller directory database with the registration information. No action, other than the facilitating, is required by the BPPS provider for the institution or software provider to obtain the registration information. In some instances, provision is made for loss of connectivity between the institution or software provider and the business and/or for alerts to the business.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ellen Moskowitz, Sebastien Galperti, Chhomthyda Chhuan, Sriram Iyer, Patricia Ryan
  • Patent number: 11481783
    Abstract: Described herein are chargeback settlement processing systems and methods. A chargeback settlement computing device is configured to store a dispute table including a dispute record associated with a first chargeback request associated with a first chargeback transaction. The dispute record includes an account identifier, a chargeback transaction amount, and a unique chargeback identifier. The computing device is also configured to receive (i) a clearing detail record including a unique chargeback reference number associated with clearing/settlement of the chargeback transaction and chargeback transaction data, and (ii) a chargeback response including the chargeback identifier, the chargeback reference number, and chargeback transaction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Joan Lee Rohlfing, John Harold Kolb, Michael Scott Powell, Mark Carosello
  • Patent number: 11481846
    Abstract: A claim adjudication system including an automatic adjudication pipeline that uses pipeline rules to automatically adjudicate a claim associated with a benefit plan at one or more stages. The automatic adjudication pipeline can redirect the claim to a user interface for manual review when a pipeline rule associated with a manual review condition is triggered. The user interface can present information about the claim relevant to the manual review condition in an integrated format, including highlighting the reasons for the manual review. A user can evaluate the claim in the user interface and provide user input that addresses the manual review condition, and the claim can be routed back to the automatic adjudication pipeline. The user input can also be used as training data for machine learning to adjust pipeline rules that are used to automatically process claims and to redirect future claims for manual review.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: CollectiveHealth, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Halpern-Manners, Thomas Bedingten, Andrew Chang, Yulia Eskin, Erica Leigh Horowitz, Chetan Subramanya Ithal, Asif Khalak, Sergio Martinez-Ortuno, Raphael N'Gouan, John George O'Leary, Izac Benjamin Milstein Ross, Xiaowen Ye, Heather Grates, Irene Victoria Tollinger, Henning Chiv
  • Patent number: 11481860
    Abstract: A system for increasing the betting level of profitability via a bet information advisor platform and methods of use, a computer platform having applications to select or identify Bet Information data sources, assign an Age consistency score to each Bet Information data source based on age of source assign a ROI score to each Bet Information data source for each match or game outcome based on profits earned or lost, assign or calculate an Overall Efficiency score for each Bet Information data sources based on Age consistency score and ROI grade/percentage score, utilize Bet Information data sources with an Overall Efficiency score greater than or equal to Threshold for current plays or bets, allocate x %/y %/z % plays or bets to Bet Information data sources 1×/2×/3× Threshold, track each losing positons and the Bet Information data sources associated therewith, assign an increased Risk Amount to the losing Bet Information data sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Aiya LLC
    Inventors: Samar Ayoub Said, Israel R J Dudley
  • Patent number: 11481845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a system, and the associated software. With respect to the method, it is best characterized as a method of providing a user with an estimate of an aviation insurance premium from one or more vendors. The method may include receiving an aircraft identification input, transmitting user input information to one or more aviation insurance vendors, and displaying received aviation insurance premium estimates from one or more vendors. The system is best characterized as a system for administering aviation insurance estimates. In order to accomplish desired objectives, the system employs certain associated software to allow users to receive multiple aviation insurance premium quotes from one or more vendors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Matthew R. White
  • Patent number: 11475418
    Abstract: An authentication computing device, including a processor in communication with a memory, for authenticating an ACH transaction processed over an ACH network is provided. The processor is programmed to register a payee with the authentication computing device, and to receive an authentication request for an electronic ACH transaction to transfer funds from a payor account to a payee account. The request is received from a first client computing device and includes an account identifier associated with the payor account. The processor is also programmed to transmit an authentication challenge to a second client computing device based on account data associated with the account identifier. The processor is further programmed to receive a response to the authentication challenge, determine whether the account data has been authenticated based on the received challenge response, and transmit an authentication response to the payee based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Brian Piel