Patents by Inventor Audrey Kim

Audrey Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240152928
    Abstract: In some examples, a predictive model is trained to determine account balances over which funds in user accounts are predicted to be surplus. Data of a first account of a user is input into the trained predictive model to determine a balance over which a portion of funds in the first account are predicted to be surplus funds for a period of time. A user device of the user presents a user interface that indicates predicted expenses and predicted income for a plurality of periods of time including the period of time. The user interface further indicates the surplus funds for the period of time and includes an interactive element for indicating disposition of the surplus funds. Based on receiving, via the user interface, an indication of an action to perform with respect to the surplus funds, at least one instruction is sent for performing the indicated action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Jacqueline Reses, Audrey Kim, Theodore Kosev, Andy Montgomery
  • Patent number: 11853921
    Abstract: In some examples, a system may receive transaction data indicating payments into a first account over time and payments out of the first account over time, the first account associated with a user. In addition, the system may access a data structure including historical account data that indicates variations in a balance of the first account over time. The system may determine an indicated minimum balance for the first account based on inputting the transaction data and the historical account data into a first predictive model configured to predict a minimum balance for enabling predicted payments out of a user account. The system may determine, based on a difference between a current balance of the first account and the predicted minimum balance for the first account, that the first account has a surplus of funds. Based at least on the surplus, the system may send an instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Reses, Audrey Kim, Theodore Kosev, Andy Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20230049204
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for automating transfers of funds from a deposit account of a user to a savings account of the user based on historical transaction data associated with the deposit account. Using historical deposits and withdrawals from the deposit account, a prediction may be made regarding deposits to, and withdrawals from, the deposit account that will occur in a future period. Based on that that information and a balance to maintain in the deposit account for the duration of the future period, the amount of funds to transfer from the deposit account to the savings account may be determined. The techniques may further include transferring the funds to the savings account once determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jacqueline Reses, Audrey Kim, Theodore Kosev, Andy Montgomery
  • Patent number: 11423476
    Abstract: In some examples, a payment processing system may receive identity information identifying a buyer interested in purchasing an item from a first merchant. The system may determine, based on the identity information and item information, that the buyer is eligible for financing the purchase of the item. The system may generate a customized financing offer for the buyer to finance at least a portion of the purchase price of the item. For example, the customized financing offer may include financing terms and may be based on previous financing activity of the buyer with one or more merchants associated with the payment processing system, and/or previous financing activity associated with one or more buyers that have financed the item from one or more merchants. The payment processing system may transmit the customized financing offer to cause a user interface to present the customized financing offer to the buyer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: BLOCK, INC.
    Inventors: Audrey Kim, Theodore Mao
  • Publication number: 20220005036
    Abstract: In some examples, a system may receive transaction data indicating payments into a first account over time and payments out of the first account over time, the first account associated with a user. In addition, the system may access a data structure including historical account data that indicates variations in a balance of the first account over time. The system may determine an indicated minimum balance for the first account based on inputting the transaction data and the historical account data into a first predictive model configured to a predict a minimum balance for enabling predicted payments out of a user account. The system may determine, based on a difference between a current balance of the first account and the predicted minimum balance for the first account, that the first account has a surplus of funds. Based at least on the surplus, the system may send an instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jacqueline Reses, Audrey Kim, Theodore Kosev, Andy Montgomery
  • Patent number: 11042932
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for generating predictive models based on past transaction data and/or future-event data to predict: (i) when an account of user is expected to fall below a minimum balance associated with that user, and/or (ii) when an account has surplus funds that may safely be moved to a higher-yield account for some amount of time. In response to determining a predicted time at which an account is expected to fall below the minimum balance, the techniques may generate an offer to extend capital to the user prior to the predicted time. In response to determining that a user has or will have surplus funds, the techniques may generate an offer to move some or all of these surplus funds into a separate account providing a higher yield than the primary account of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Reses, Audrey Kim, Theodore Kosev, Andy Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20210174435
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for generating predictive models based on past transaction data and/or future-event data to predict: (i) when an account of user is expected to fall below a minimum balance associated with that user, and/or (ii) when an account has surplus funds that may safely be moved to a higher-yield account for some amount of time. In response to determining a predicted time at which an account is expected to fall below the minimum balance, the techniques may generate an offer to extend capital to the user prior to the predicted time. In response to determining that a user has or will have surplus funds, the techniques may generate an offer to move some or all of these surplus funds into a separate account providing a higher yield than the primary account of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jacqueline Reses, Audrey Kim, Theodore Kosev, Andy Montgomery
  • Patent number: 10990980
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for generating predictive models based on past transaction data and/or future-event data to predict: (i) when an account of user is expected to fall below a minimum balance associated with that user, and/or (ii) when an account has surplus funds that may safely be moved to a higher-yield account for some amount of time. In response to determining a predicted time at which an account is expected to fall below the minimum balance, the techniques may generate an offer to extend capital to the user prior to the predicted time. In response to determining that a user has or will have surplus funds, the techniques may generate an offer to move some or all of these surplus funds into a separate account providing a higher yield than the primary account of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Reses, Audrey Kim, Theodore Kosev, Andy Montgomery
  • Patent number: 10796363
    Abstract: In some examples, a payment processing system may receive identity information identifying a buyer and an indication of a buyer interest in purchasing an item from a first merchant. The system may determine, based on the identity information and item information, that the buyer is eligible for financing the purchase of the item. The system may generate a customized financing offer for the buyer to finance the purchase price of the item. For example, the customized financing offer may include financing terms and may be based on previous financing activity of the buyer with one or more merchants associated with the payment processing system, and/or previous financing activity associated with one or more buyers that have financed the item from the first merchant. The payment processing system may transmit the customized financing offer to cause a user interface to present the customized financing offer to the buyer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SQUARE, INC.
    Inventors: Audrey Kim, Theodore Mao
  • Patent number: 10692140
    Abstract: In some examples, a payment processing system may receive, from a plurality of merchant POS terminals, transaction information of transactions performed between a plurality of merchants and a plurality of buyers. Further, the system may receive, from a first buyer, a request to finance a purchase of an item at a first merchant. The system may determine, based at least in part on the transaction information, financing terms for the first buyer for purchasing the item from the first merchant, the financing terms may include an approved financed amount for making the purchase from the first merchant. The system may receive an acceptance of the terms from the buyer and may generate a payment code associated with the financing terms and the first merchant that enables the customer to finance the purchase with the first merchant, such as at a POS terminal of the first merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SQUARE, INC.
    Inventors: Audrey Kim, Theodore Mao
  • Publication number: 20090187118
    Abstract: A needle system comprising a lancet or syringe having multiple thin needles for accessing bodily fluids so as to inflict less pain and promote faster healing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Stanley Kim, Edward Kim, Shyna Kim, Audrey Kim, Esther Kim
  • Publication number: 20070276425
    Abstract: A puncturing needle device has multiple (2 or more) thin needles which are mounted onto a body part or a syringe. The combination of thinness and multitude of needle can minimize pain while drawing or injecting sufficient amount of liquid such as blood or liquid drug. The needles can be different in their length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Stanley Kim, Edward Kim, Shyna Kim, Audrey Kim, Esther Kim