Patents by Inventor Celeste RECHNER

Celeste RECHNER 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).

  • Patent number: 11727409
    Abstract: A limited use temporary credit account is disclosed. The method includes displaying, on a display of a mobile device, a temporary credit account, the temporary credit account correlated with a newly approved non-integrated credit account, the temporary credit account including: a temporary account number; a temporary expiration date; and a temporary security code. Incorporating a time constraint into the temporary credit account displayed on the mobile device, the time constraint limiting an amount of time the temporary credit account is displayed on the mobile device and limiting an amount of time the temporary credit account is available for making a purchase. Integrating a credit limit reduction into the temporary credit account displayed on the mobile device, the credit limit reduction reducing an available credit on the temporary credit account to an amount less than a credit available on the newly approved non-integrated credit account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: BREAD FINANCIAL PAYMENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy D. Pontious, Celeste Rechner
  • Patent number: 11526884
    Abstract: A system and method for mobile device verification for an electronic application before providing a digital pass to an approved customer is disclosed. The method and system receives, at a store's customer credit application computer, an application for a new account, the application including a contact information for a customer's mobile device providing, from the store's customer credit application computer, the contact information for the customer's mobile device to a verification system to authenticate the customer's mobile device providing, from a credit account provider, a text to the customer's mobile device, the text causing the customer's mobile device to be subjected to a second authentication; receiving, at the customer's mobile device, a message that includes a link to the digital pass; and utilizing the link to receive the digital pass at a mobile wallet of the customer's mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: BREAD FINANCIAL PAYMENTS, INC
    Inventors: Uchenna Chilaka, Timothy Jones, Timothy D. Pontious, Celeste Rechner
  • Patent number: 11361317
    Abstract: In a method of validating a customer in an electronic transaction, an electronic interface of a vendor requests a first set of personal information to validate a customer. The first set of personal information is requested as a portion of a transaction between the electronic interface and a customer device used by the customer. Responsive to the customer's authorization, the electronic interface receives from the customer device an encrypted token which includes a second set of personal information which identifies the customer and encompasses at least a portion of the first set of personal information. The encrypted token is provided to the customer device from a third-party via an application on the customer device and is configured with the second set of personal information prior to the transaction. The electronic interface completes the transaction using the second set of personal information decrypted from the encrypted token to validate the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Christian Billman, Uchenna Chilaka, Christina Mosholder, Randall Piatt, Timothy D. Pontious, Tom Pugh, Celeste Rechner
  • Publication number: 20220036453
    Abstract: A limited use temporary credit account is disclosed. The method includes displaying, on a display of a mobile device, a temporary credit account, the temporary credit account correlated with a newly approved non-integrated credit account, the temporary credit account including: a temporary account number; a temporary expiration date; and a temporary security code. Incorporating a time constraint into the temporary credit account displayed on the mobile device, the time constraint limiting an amount of time the temporary credit account is displayed on the mobile device and limiting an amount of time the temporary credit account is available for making a purchase. Integrating a credit limit reduction into the temporary credit account displayed on the mobile device, the credit limit reduction reducing an available credit on the temporary credit account to an amount less than a credit available on the newly approved non-integrated credit account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Timothy D. Pontious, Celeste Rechner
  • Publication number: 20210117969
    Abstract: A system and method for mobile device verification for an electronic application before providing a digital pass to an approved customer is disclosed. The method and system receives, at a store's customer credit application computer, an application for a new account, the application including a contact information for a customer's mobile device providing, from the store's customer credit application computer, the contact information for the customer's mobile device to a verification system to authenticate the customer's mobile device providing, from a credit account provider, a text to the customer's mobile device, the text causing the customer's mobile device to be subjected to a second authentication; receiving, at the customer's mobile device, a message that includes a link to the digital pass; and utilizing the link to receive the digital pass at a mobile wallet of the customer's mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Uchenna CHILAKA, Timothy JONES, Timothy D. PONTIOUS, Celeste RECHNER
  • Publication number: 20200380509
    Abstract: In a method of validating a customer in an electronic transaction, an electronic interface of a vendor requests a first set of personal information to validate a customer. The first set of personal information is requested as a portion of a transaction between the electronic interface and a customer device used by the customer. Responsive to the customer's authorization, the electronic interface receives from the customer device an encrypted token which includes a second set of personal information which identifies the customer and encompasses at least a portion of the first set of personal information. The encrypted token is provided to the customer device from a third-party via an application on the customer device and is configured with the second set of personal information prior to the transaction. The electronic interface completes the transaction using the second set of personal information decrypted from the encrypted token to validate the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Christian BILLMAN, Uchenna CHILAKA, Christina MOSHOLDER, Randall PIATT, Timothy D. PONTIOUS, Tom PUGH, Celeste RECHNER
  • Publication number: 20200098041
    Abstract: A system for determining attribution for an electronic credit application is disclosed. The system receives, via an Internet connection, an electronic credit application for a new credit account, the application includes customer identification information provided by the customer. The system also receives application location information related to the electronic credit application for the new credit account, the application location information obtained from an electronic device, which is not provided by the customer and replaces any application location information provided by the customer. The system additionally receives associate identification information related to the electronic credit application for the new credit account, and associate identification information obtained from sources other than the customer's keyed input. The system determines at least one attribution based on the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Jess LAWRENCE, Timothy D. PONTIOUS, Christina MOSHOLDER, Christian BILLMAN, Uchenna CHILAKA, Celeste RECHNER, Timothy JONES
  • Publication number: 20180330383
    Abstract: A limited use temporary credit account is disclosed. The method includes displaying, on a display of a mobile device, a temporary credit account, the temporary credit account correlated with a newly approved non-integrated credit account, the temporary credit account including: a temporary account number; a temporary expiration date; and a temporary security code. Incorporating a time constraint into the temporary credit account displayed on the mobile device, the time constraint limiting an amount of time the temporary credit account is displayed on the mobile device and limiting an amount of time the temporary credit account is available for making a purchase. Integrating a credit limit reduction into the temporary credit account displayed on the mobile device, the credit limit reduction reducing an available credit on the temporary credit account to an amount less than a credit available on the newly approved non-integrated credit account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Timothy D. PONTIOUS, Celeste RECHNER
  • Publication number: 20180053252
    Abstract: Mobile credit acquisition with form population is disclosed. The system includes a user specific information engine to receive a device identifier associated with a user's mobile device and a user identifier for a user of the user's mobile device. The user specific information engine using the device identifier and the user identifier to search for user specific information useable to populate an application form for a credit account. The search includes a proprietary database search for the user specific information, and a secondary source database search for the user specific information. The system utilizes an incentive provider to populate the application form for the credit account with found user specific information and provides the populated application form for the credit account to the user via the user's mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Adam KOLTNOW, Celeste RECHNER, Tim PONTIOUS