Patents by Inventor Barbara Elizabeth Patterson

Barbara Elizabeth Patterson 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: 20230351361
    Abstract: Symbols are used to represent payment accounts. The symbols may be programmed to represent accounts and the data for the accounts may be entered into appropriate fields when the symbol is selected. Once selected, account data is retrieved and is communicated to the proper field in the data entry screen. The account data is then used to complete the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Aparna Krishnan GIRISH, Barbara Elizabeth PATTERSON
  • Patent number: 11741453
    Abstract: Symbols are used to represent payment accounts. The symbols may be programmed to represent accounts and the data for the accounts may be entered into appropriate fields when the symbol is selected. Once selected, account data is retrieved and is communicated to the proper field in the data entry screen. The account data is then used to complete the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Aparna Krishnan Girish, Barbara Elizabeth Patterson
  • Publication number: 20230222508
    Abstract: A method of processing a deferred authorization transaction including: receiving at least one transaction processing request associated with a transaction, where the transaction is initiated using a portable financial device associated with a user, the at least one transaction processing request including a deferred authorization indicator; determining that the at least one transaction processing request includes the deferred authorization indicator; determining that the transaction is a deferred authorization transaction based on determining that the at least one transaction processing request includes the deferred authorization indicator; and processing the transaction using at least one deferred authorization transaction rule in response to determining that the transaction is a deferred authorization transaction. A system for processing a deferred authorization transaction is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Franklin Alandt, Barbara Elizabeth Patterson, Anjana Neera Surin
  • Publication number: 20210383353
    Abstract: Symbols are used to represent payment accounts. The symbols may be programmed to represent accounts and the data for the accounts may be entered into appropriate fields when the symbol is selected. Once selected, account data is retrieved and is communicated to the proper field in the data entry screen. The account data is then used to complete the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Aparna Krishnan Girish, Barbara Elizabeth Patterson
  • Patent number: 11144906
    Abstract: Symbols are used to represent payment accounts. The symbols may be programmed to represent accounts and the data for the accounts may be entered into appropriate fields when the symbol is selected. Once selected, account data is retrieved and is communicated to the proper field in the data entry screen. The account data is then used to complete the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Aparna Krishnan Girish, Barbara Elizabeth Patterson
  • Patent number: 11049125
    Abstract: A payment processing system enables a consumer to purchase items at a merchant using an account provided by an issuer. Financial data related to payment for the purchase are sent by the merchant through an acquirer and a transaction expeditor to the issuer. The issuer responds by determining whether to authorize the purchase and if authorized, sends a notification back to the merchant. The acquirer also issues non-financial data that is conveyed by the transaction expeditor to a recipient connected to the payment processing system. The financial and non-financial data for the same transaction may be sent in separate messages and a technique is provided for matching those messages at the recipient. Different types of non-financial data can be conveyed, such as identification of the items being purchased which the recipient uses to determine whether the consumer should receive a reward under a product purchase incentive program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Edward W. Fordyce, III, Barbara Elizabeth Patterson
  • Publication number: 20210117956
    Abstract: Symbols are used to represent payment accounts. The symbols may be programmed to represent accounts and the data for the accounts may be entered into appropriate fields when the symbol is selected. Once selected, account data is retrieved and is communicated to the proper field in the data entry screen. The account data is then used to complete the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Aparna Krishnan Girish, Barbara Elizabeth Patterson
  • Publication number: 20190333089
    Abstract: A payment processing system enables a consumer to purchase items at a merchant using an account provided by an issuer. Financial data related to payment for the purchase are sent by the merchant through an acquirer and a transaction expeditor to the issuer. The issuer responds by determining whether to authorize the purchase and if authorized, sends a notification back to the merchant. The acquirer also issues non-financial data that is conveyed by the transaction expeditor to a recipient connected to the payment processing system. The financial and non-financial data for the same transaction may be sent in separate messages and a technique is provided for matching those messages at the recipient. Different types of non-financial data can be conveyed, such as identification of the items being purchased which the recipient uses to determine whether the consumer should receive a reward under a product purchase incentive program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Edward W. Fordyce, III, Barbara Elizabeth Patterson
  • Patent number: 10395264
    Abstract: A payment processing system enables a consumer to purchase items at a merchant using an account provided by an issuer. Financial data related to payment for the purchase are sent by the merchant through an acquirer and a transaction expeditor to the issuer. The issuer responds by determining whether to authorize the purchase and if authorized, sends a notification back to the merchant. The acquirer also issues non-financial data that is conveyed by the transaction expeditor to a recipient connected to the payment processing system. The financial and non-financial data for the same transaction may be sent in separate messages and a technique is provided for matching those messages at the recipient. Different types of non-financial data can be conveyed, such as identification of the items being purchased which the recipient uses to determine whether the consumer should receive a reward under a product purchase incentive program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Edward W. Fordyce, III, Barbara Elizabeth Patterson
  • Publication number: 20190156337
    Abstract: A method of processing a deferred authorization transaction including: receiving at least one transaction processing request associated with a transaction, where the transaction is initiated using a portable financial device associated with a user, the at least one transaction processing request including a deferred authorization indicator; determining that the at least one transaction processing request includes the deferred authorization indicator; determining that the transaction is a deferred authorization transaction based on determining that the at least one transaction processing request includes the deferred authorization indicator; and processing the transaction using at least one deferred authorization transaction rule in response to determining that the transaction is a deferred authorization transaction. A system for processing a deferred authorization transaction is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Franklin Alandt, Barbara Elizabeth Patterson, Anjana Neera Surin
  • Publication number: 20170300909
    Abstract: Systems and methods may facilitate payment transactions between user computer systems and merchant computer systems. An e-commerce enabler system may generate a library of instructions for execution on the user computing device. On execution, the library of instructions may provide payment information for a payment transaction to a merchant e-commerce computer system via a website hosted by the merchant e-commerce computer system. The payment information may correspond to primary account holder data identifying a payment device. The e-commerce enabler system may forward the payment information to a payment network system, create payment payload data from data returned by the payment network system, and forward the payload data to the merchant e-commerce computer system. The merchant e-commerce computer system may then decrypt at least a portion of the payment payload data to complete the payment transaction between the computing device and the merchant e-commerce computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Parveen Bansal, Barbara Elizabeth Patterson, Aparna Krishnan Girish
  • Patent number: 9530131
    Abstract: A Globally Unique IDentifier (GUID) is used to match an authorization request with an authorization response for a transaction between a merchant and a consumer upon an account within a payment processing system where the payment amount is unknown until after the merchant receives the authorization response that includes the GUID. After receiving the authorization response and when the payment amount is known, the merchant forms a transmission that has information for delivery to an issuer of the account. This information is sufficient for the issuer to forward the payment amount from the account to pay the merchant for the transaction. While including the GUID and the payment amount, the information does not include an identifier of the account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: VISA U.S.A. INC.
    Inventor: Barbara Elizabeth Patterson
  • Publication number: 20160027012
    Abstract: A Globally Unique IDentifier (GUID) is used to match an authorization request with an authorization response for a transaction between a merchant and a consumer upon an account within a payment processing system where the payment amount is unknown until after the merchant receives the authorization response that includes the GUID. After receiving the authorization response and when the payment amount is known, the merchant forms a transmission that has information for delivery to an issuer of the account. This information is sufficient for the issuer to forward the payment amount from the account to pay the merchant for the transaction. While including the GUID and the payment amount, the information does not include an identifier of the account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Barbara Elizabeth Patterson
  • Patent number: 9183555
    Abstract: A Globally Unique IDentifier (GUID) is used to match an authorization request with an authorization response for a transaction between a merchant and a consumer upon an account within a payment processing system where the payment amount is unknown until after the merchant receives the authorization response that includes the GUID. After receiving the authorization response and when the payment amount is known, the merchant forms a transmission that has information for delivery to an issuer of the account. This information is sufficient for the issuer to forward the payment amount from the account to pay the merchant for the transaction. While including the GUID and the payment amount, the information does not include an identifier of the account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: VISA U.S.A. INC.
    Inventor: Barbara Elizabeth Patterson
  • Patent number: 8727211
    Abstract: A system for managing enhancement features assigned to financial presentation devices such as credit cards. The system includes an accounts database and a feature management module. The accounts database stores account holder data containing assigned enhancement features for associated credit cards. The feature management module is capable of updating and managing the assigned features of an individual credit card independently of other cards so as to provide enhancement features that can be customized for each individual cardholder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun Bodington, Barbara Elizabeth Patterson, Gregory Charles Trifiletti
  • Publication number: 20140081862
    Abstract: A Globally Unique IDentifier (GUID) is used to match an authorization request with an authorization response for a transaction between a merchant and a consumer upon an account within a payment processing system where the payment amount is unknown until after the merchant receives the authorization response that includes the GUID. After receiving the authorization response and when the payment amount is known, the merchant forms a transmission that has information for delivery to an issuer of the account. This information is sufficient for the issuer to forward the payment amount from the account to pay the merchant for the transaction. While including the GUID and the payment amount, the information does not include an identifier of the account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: Barbara Elizabeth Patterson
  • Patent number: 8660862
    Abstract: Healthcare insurance coverage is determined using an account within a payment processing system. A transmission addressed to the payment processing system is formed including an account number of an account associated with the payment processing system, a description of a healthcare related commodity rendered to a patient deriving healthcare insurance through an insured, and request for a specification of financial responsibility of the insured for the described said healthcare related commodity. A transmission is received from the payment processing system including the requested specification of financial responsibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Barbara Elizabeth Patterson, Stacy Pourfallah, Janet Pruitt, Loc Nguyen, Nigel Smith
  • Patent number: 8554678
    Abstract: A Globally Unique IDentifier (GUID) is used to match an authorization request with an authorization response for a transaction between a merchant and a consumer upon an account within a payment processing system where the payment amount is unknown until after the merchant receives the authorization response that includes the GUID. After receiving the authorization response and when the payment amount is known, the merchant forms a transmission that has information for delivery to an issuer of the account. This information is sufficient for the issuer to forward the payment amount from the account to pay the merchant for the transaction. While including the GUID and the payment amount, the information does not include an identifier of the account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventor: Barbara Elizabeth Patterson
  • Publication number: 20120316944
    Abstract: A Globally Unique IDentifier (GUID) is used to match an authorization request with an authorization response for a transaction between a merchant and a consumer upon an account within a payment processing system where the payment amount is unknown until after the merchant receives the authorization response that includes the GUID. After receiving the authorization response and when the payment amount is known, the merchant forms a transmission that has information for delivery to an issuer of the account. This information is sufficient for the issuer to forward the payment amount from the account to pay the merchant for the transaction. While including the GUID and the payment amount, the information does not include an identifier of the account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventor: Barbara Elizabeth Patterson
  • Patent number: 8313021
    Abstract: A system for managing enhancement features assigned to financial presentation devices such as credit cards. The system includes an accounts database and a feature management module. The accounts database stores account holder data containing assigned enhancement features for associated credit cards. The feature management module is capable of updating and managing the assigned features of an individual credit card independently of other cards so as to provide enhancement features that can be customized for each individual cardholder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A.
    Inventors: Shaun Bodington, Barbara Elizabeth Patterson, Gregory Charles Trifiletti