Patents by Inventor Dan Nieuwland

Dan Nieuwland 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: 20130297414
    Abstract: An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method for managing mobile payment transactions includes receiving transaction data from a mobile device of a merchant, the transaction data including payment card information associated with a customer and transaction details information relating to the transaction, and the payment card information being captured with the mobile device of the merchant, storing a transaction record including the transaction details information in an online merchant account registered to the merchant, the online merchant account storing transaction records associated with the merchant, and providing access to the transaction records through the online merchant account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: FLINT MOBILE, INC.
    Inventors: Greg Goldfarb, Paulo Ferreira, Sergei Gouzeev, Zachary Nelson, Dan Nieuwland, Venkat Subramanian, Gary Gippetti, Ben Flores
  • Patent number: 7933453
    Abstract: A method and a system for interpreting information in a document are provided, with the system receiving an image of a document from a remote source and converting it into multiple sets of blocks of characters. Tags indicating likely meaning of blocks are assigned to them. At least some of the blocks have an associated score representing the probability that the characters in the block correctly represent the characters in the original image. The system selects one set from multiple sets based on the scores associated to certain blocks determined by accessing remote information over the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: scanR, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Molnar, Paulo Ferreira, Dan Nieuwland, Andrew H. Mutz
  • Publication number: 20100054605
    Abstract: A method and a system for interpreting information in a document are provided, with the system receiving an image of a document from a remote source and converting it into multiple sets of blocks of characters. Tags indicating likely meaning of blocks are assigned to them. At least some of the blocks have an associated score representing the probability that the characters in the block correctly represent the characters in the original image. The system selects one set from multiple sets based on the scores associated to certain blocks determined by accessing remote information over the Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: ScanR Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Molnar, Paulo Ferreira, Dan Nieuwland, Andrew H. Mutz
  • Patent number: 7639875
    Abstract: A method and a system for interpreting information in a document are provided, with the system receiving an image of a document from a remote source and converting it into multiple sets of blocks of characters. Tags indicating likely meaning of blocks are assigned to them. At least some of the blocks have an associated score representing the probability that the characters in the block correctly represent the characters in the original image. The system selects one set from multiple sets based on the scores associated to certain blocks determined by accessing remote information over the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: ScanR, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Molnar, Paulo Ferreira, Dan Nieuwland, Andrew H. Mutz
  • Publication number: 20090034844
    Abstract: A method and a system for interpreting information in a document are provided, with the system receiving an image of a document from a remote source and converting it into multiple sets of blocks of characters. Tags indicating likely meaning of blocks are assigned to them. At least some of the blocks have an associated score representing the probability that the characters in the block correctly represent the characters in the original image. The system selects one set from multiple sets based on the scores associated to certain blocks determined by accessing remote information over the Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: scanR Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Molnar, Paulo Ferreira, Dan Nieuwland, Andrew H. Mutz
  • Patent number: 7450760
    Abstract: A method and a system for interpreting information in a document are provided, with the system receiving an image of a document from a remote source and converting it into multiple sets of blocks of characters. Tags indicating likely meaning of blocks are assigned to them. At least some of the blocks have an associated score representing the probability that the characters in the block correctly represent the characters in the original image. The system selects one set from multiple sets based on the scores associated to certain blocks determined by accessing remote information over the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: ScanR, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Molnar, Paulo Ferreira, Dan Nieuwland, Andrew H. Mutz
  • Publication number: 20060262910
    Abstract: A method and a system for interpreting information in a document are provided, with the system receiving an image of a document from a remote source ant converting it into multiple sets of blocks of characters. Tags indicating likely meaning of blocks are assigned to them. At least some of the blocks have an associated score representing the probability that the characters in the block correctly represent the characters in the original image. The system selects one set from multiple sets based on the scores associated to certain blocks determined by accessing remote information over the Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Molnar, Paulo Ferreira, Dan Nieuwland, Andrew Mutz