Patents by Inventor Francis M. Sherwin

Francis M. Sherwin 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: 11741462
    Abstract: A system of electronic communication is disclosed. The system may: create a Pre-Authentication Transaction Number (Pre-ATN) by combining a number with a Special Encode Value (SEV), wherein the SEV is a single digit integer value; encrypt the Pre-ATN using a Format Preserving Encryption (FPE) to generate an encrypted Authentication Transaction Number (ATN); and send the encrypted ATN to an access control server (ACS) to use the encrypted ATN to generate a cardholder Authentication Verification Value (CAVV) or an Accountholder Authentication Value (AAV).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: CardinalCommerce Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Nils Enright, Adam Ratica, Michael A. Keresman, III, Francis M. Sherwin, Chandra S. Balasubramanian
  • Patent number: 11429965
    Abstract: A method for obscuring a value of a sensitive data element includes: (a) receiving the sensitive data element, the sensitive data element being received over a data communications network (110) at a hardware computing device (142) of a trusted tokenization service provider (140); (b) generating a token corresponding to the received sensitive data element; (c) storing the token and sensitive data element in a memory device (146) such that they are correlated with one another; (d) providing the generated token to a first party (130) that uses the token in place of the sensitive data element in a request for authorization to complete a transaction, the request being sent from the first party (130); (e) intercepting the request for authorization including the token; (f) using the token contained in the intercepted request to look-up and retrieve the correlated sensitive data element in the memory device (160); (g) replacing the token contained in the request with the sensitive data element retrieved from the memo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: CardinalCommerce Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Keresman, III, Chandra Balasubramanian, Gary Bender, Mark Carlson, Edward Katzin, Francis M. Sherwin
  • Patent number: 11270361
    Abstract: An electronic platform (10) for facilitating mobile commerce transactions includes: a user interface (20) that is provided to a user (60), the user interface (20) being operable to retrieve from the user (60) a plurality of settings for different parameters that regulate a manner in which the platform (10) operates for a given entity that is being served by the platform (10); a conversation tracking engine (40) that monitors messages exchanged between the platform (10) and mobile device users (72) accessing the platform (10), the conversation tracking engine (40) being operative to recognize which ones of selected monitored messages together form a common conversation and keep track of a current state of that conversation; and, a mobile content rendering engine (30) that is operable to dynamically render mobile content in response to the platform (10) receiving a request from a mobile device (74) for mobile content, the mobile content being rendered in accordance with the parameter settings entered via the us
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: CardinalCommerce Corporation
    Inventors: Chandra S. Balasubramanian, Francis M. Sherwin, Christopher Baird
  • Publication number: 20220005030
    Abstract: A system of electronic communication is disclosed. The system may: create a Pre-Authentication Transaction Number (Pre-ATN) by combining a number with a Special Encode Value (SEV), wherein the SEV is a single digit integer value; encrypt the Pre-ATN using a Format Preserving Encryption (FPE) to generate an encrypted Authentication Transaction Number (ATN); and send the encrypted ATN to an access control server (ACS) to use the encrypted ATN to generate a cardholder Authentication Verification Value (CAVV) or an Accountholder Authentication Value (AAV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Erik Nils Enright, Adam Ratica, Michael A. Keresman, III, Francis M. Sherwin, Chandra S. Balasubramanian
  • Publication number: 20210383387
    Abstract: A method is provided for verifying a cardholder name associated with a payment device used in connection with a card-not-present transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Adam Grant Ratica, Chandra S. Balasubramanian, Christopher A. Baird, Francis M. Sherwin, II, Richard Nicholas Ziolkowski, James J. Houlihan, JR.
  • Patent number: 11195173
    Abstract: A system of electronic communication is disclosed. The system may: create a Pre-Authentication Transaction Number (Pre-ATN) by combining a number with a Special Encode Value (SEV), wherein the SEV is a single digit integer value; encrypt the Pre-ATN using a Format Preserving Encryption (FPE) to generate an encrypted Authentication Transaction Number (ATN); and send the encrypted ATN to an access control server (ACS) to use the encrypted ATN to generate a cardholder Authentication Verification Value (CAVV) or an Accountholder Authentication Value (AAV).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: CardinalCommerce Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Nils Enright, Adam Ratica, Michael A. Keresman, III, Francis M. Sherwin, Chandra S. Balasubramanian
  • Publication number: 20210150525
    Abstract: A method for obscuring a value of a sensitive data element includes: (a) receiving the sensitive data element, the sensitive data element being received over a data communications network (110) at a hardware computing device (142) of a trusted tokenization service provider (140); (b) generating a token corresponding to the received sensitive data element; (c) storing the token and sensitive data element in a memory device (146) such that they are correlated with one another; (d) providing the generated token to a first party (130) that uses the token in place of the sensitive data element in a request for authorization to complete a transaction, the request being sent from the first party (130); (e) intercepting the request for authorization including the token; (f) using the token contained in the intercepted request to look-up and retrieve the correlated sensitive data element in the memory device (160); (g) replacing the token contained in the request with the sensitive data element retrieved from the memo
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Michael A. Keresman, III, Chandra Balasubramanian, Gary Bender, Mark Carlson, Edward Katzin, Francis M. Sherwin
  • Patent number: 10937026
    Abstract: A method for obscuring a value of a sensitive data element includes: (a) receiving the sensitive data element, the sensitive data element being received over a data communications network (110) at a hardware computing device (142) of a trusted tokenization service provider (140); (b) generating a token corresponding to the received sensitive data element; (c) storing the token and sensitive data element in a memory device (146) such that they are correlated with one another; (d) providing the generated token to a first party (130) that uses the token in place of the sensitive data element in a request for authorization to complete a transaction, the request being sent from the first party (130); (e) intercepting the request for authorization including the token; (f) using the token contained in the intercepted request to look-up and retrieve the correlated sensitive data element in the memory device (160); (g) replacing the token contained in the request with the sensitive data element retrieved from the memo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: CardinalCommerce Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Keresman, III, Chandra Balasubramanian, Gary Bender, Mark Carlson, Ed Katzin, Francis M. Sherwin
  • Patent number: 10872343
    Abstract: A method is provided for facilitating session-based authentication for a plurality of e-commerce transactions for an account holder. The method includes registering a plurality of account holders, receiving, from an account holder of the plurality of account holders, user input setting the account privilege information for an account corresponding to the account holder, and receiving a transaction request for an e-commerce transaction between the account holder and a merchant, the transaction request comprising transaction details including a transaction value and a transaction time, and, in response to the transaction request, performing, with at least one computer system, an authentication process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: CardinalCommerce Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Keresman, III, Chandra S. Balasubramanian, Francis M. Sherwin
  • Publication number: 20190172061
    Abstract: A method for obscuring a value of a sensitive data element includes: (a) receiving the sensitive data element, the sensitive data element being received over a data communications network (110) at a hardware computing device (142) of a trusted tokenization service provider (140); (b) generating a token corresponding to the received sensitive data element; (c) storing the token and sensitive data element in a memory device (146) such that they are correlated with one another; (d) providing the generated token to a first party (130) that uses the token in place of the sensitive data element in a request for authorization to complete a transaction, the request being sent from the first party (130); (e) intercepting the request for authorization including the token; (f) using the token contained in the intercepted request to look-up and retrieve the correlated sensitive data element in the memory device (160); (g) replacing the token contained in the request with the sensitive data element retrieved from the memo
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Michael A. Keresman, III, Chandra Balasubramanian, Gary Bender, Mark Carlson, Ed Katzin, Francis M. Sherwin
  • Patent number: 10235671
    Abstract: A method for obscuring a value of a sensitive data element includes: (a) receiving the sensitive data element, the sensitive data element being received over a data communications network (110) at a hardware computing device (142) of a trusted tokenization service provider (140); (b) generating a token corresponding to the received sensitive data element; (c) storing the token and sensitive data element in a memory device (146) such that they are correlated with one another; (d) providing the generated token to a first party (130) that uses the token in place of the sensitive data element in a request for authorization to complete a transaction, the request being sent from the first party (130); (e) intercepting the request for authorization including the token; (f) using the token contained in the intercepted request to look-up and retrieve the correlated sensitive data element in the memory device (160); (g) replacing the token contained in the request with the sensitive data element retrieved from the memo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: CardinalCommerce Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Keresman, III, Francis M. Sherwin, Chandra Balasubramanian, Gary Bender, Ed Katzin, Mark Carlson
  • Patent number: 10223695
    Abstract: A method of centralized identity authentication for use in connection with a communications network includes registering users of the communications network such that each registered user's identity is uniquely defined and determinable, and registering a plurality of vendors having a presence on the communications network. The registered vendors selectively transact with registered users, wherein the transactions include: (i) the registered vendor selling goods and/or services to the registered user; (ii) the registered vendor granting the registered user access to personal records maintained by the registered vendor; and/or (iii) the registered vendor communicating to the registered user personal information maintained by the registered vendor. The method also includes each user's identity being authenticated over the communications network prior to completion of transactions between registered vendors and registered users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: CardinalCommerce Corporation
    Inventors: Ravishankar S. Bhagavatula, Chandra Balasubramanian, Francis M. Sherwin, Michael A. Keresman, III, Jeffry J. Bowman
  • Publication number: 20180300726
    Abstract: A method of centralized identity authentication for use in connection with a communications network includes registering users of the communications network such that each registered user's identity is uniquely defined and determinable, and registering a plurality of vendors having a presence on the communications network. The registered vendors selectively transact with registered users, wherein the transactions include: (i) the registered vendor selling goods and/or services to the registered user; (ii) the registered vendor granting the registered user access to personal records maintained by the registered vendor; and/or (iii) the registered vendor communicating to the registered user personal information maintained by the registered vendor. The method also includes each user's identity being authenticated over the communications network prior to completion of transactions between registered vendors and registered users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Ravishankar S. Bhagavatula, Chandra Balasubramanian, Francis M. Sherwin, Michael A. Keresman, III, Jeffry J. Bowman
  • Patent number: 10074117
    Abstract: An electronic platform (10) for facilitating mobile commerce transactions includes: a user interface (20) that is provided to a user (60), the user interface (20) being operable to retrieve from the user (60) a plurality of settings for different parameters that regulate a manner in which the platform (10) operates for a given entity that is being served by the platform (10); a conversation tracking engine (40) that monitors messages exchanged between the platform (10) and mobile device users (72) accessing the platform (10), the conversation tracking engine (40) being operative to recognize which ones of selected monitored messages together form a common conversation and keep track of a current state of that conversation; and, a mobile content rendering engine (30) that is operable to dynamically render mobile content in response to the platform (10) receiving a request from a mobile device (74) for mobile content, the mobile content being rendered in accordance with the parameter settings entered via the us
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: CARDINALCOMMERCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chandra S. Balasubramanian, Francis M. Sherwin, Christopher Baird
  • Publication number: 20180232726
    Abstract: A system and method for completing a transaction between a first party and a second party is provided. The method includes registering, with an open commerce wallet exchange (OCWE) system, a plurality of banking applications, and/or wallet applications. The method also includes associating a master credential with the plurality of banking applications and/or wallet applications, receiving a request from the merchant system to invoke the OCWE system to receive personal data corresponding to the consumer, and in response to receiving a request to invoke the OCWE system from the merchant system, determining, by the OCWE system, at least one banking application and/or wallet application stored on the consumer system and registered with the OCWE system. The method also includes communicating, to the consumer system, a request for personal data, and receiving, from the consumer system, the master credential and a selection of a banking application or a wallet application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Francis M. Sherwin
  • Publication number: 20180232736
    Abstract: A method is provided for facilitating session-based authentication for a plurality of e-commerce transactions for an account holder. The method includes registering a plurality of account holders, receiving, from an account holder of the plurality of account holders, user input setting the account privilege information for an account corresponding to the account holder, and receiving a transaction request for an e-commerce transaction between the account holder and a merchant, the transaction request comprising transaction details including a transaction value and a transaction time, and, in response to the transaction request, performing, with at least one computer system, an authentication process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Michael A. Keresman, III, Chandra S. Balasubramanian, Francis M. Sherwin
  • Patent number: 10032166
    Abstract: A method of centralized identity authentication for use in connection with a communications network includes registering users of the communications network such that each registered user's identity is uniquely defined and determinable, and registering a plurality of vendors having a presence on the communications network. The registered vendors selectively transact with registered users, wherein the transactions include: (i) the registered vendor selling goods and/or services to the registered user; (ii) the registered vendor granting the registered user access to personal records maintained by the registered vendor; and/or (iii) the registered vendor communicating to the registered user personal information maintained by the registered vendor. The method also includes each user's identity being authenticated over the communications network prior to completion of transactions between registered vendors and registered users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: CARDINALCOMMERCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ravishankar S. Bhagavatula, Chandra Balasubramanian, Francis M. Sherwin, Michael A. Keresman, III, Jeffry J. Bowman
  • Patent number: 10032165
    Abstract: A method of centralized identity authentication for use in connection with a communications network includes registering users of the communications network such that each registered user's identity is uniquely defined and determinable, and registering a plurality of vendors having a presence on the communications network. The registered vendors selectively transact with registered users, wherein the transactions include: (i) the registered vendor selling goods and/or services to the registered user; (ii) the registered vendor granting the registered user access to personal records maintained by the registered vendor; and/or (iii) the registered vendor communicating to the registered user personal information maintained by the registered vendor. The method also includes each user's identity being authenticated over the communications network prior to completion of transactions between registered vendors and registered users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: CARDINALCOMMERCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ravishankar S. Bhagavatula, Chandra Balasubramanian, Francis M. Sherwin, Michael A. Keresman, III, Jeffry J. Bowman
  • Patent number: 10019712
    Abstract: A method of centralized identity authentication for use in connection with a communications network includes registering users of the communications network such that each registered user's identity is uniquely defined and determinable, and registering a plurality of vendors having a presence on the communications network. The registered vendors selectively transact with registered users, wherein the transactions include: (i) the registered vendor selling goods and/or services to the registered user; (ii) the registered vendor granting the registered user access to personal records maintained by the registered vendor; and/or (iii) the registered vendor communicating to the registered user personal information maintained by the registered vendor. The method also includes each user's identity being authenticated over the communications network prior to completion of transactions between registered vendors and registered users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: CardinalCommerce Corporation
    Inventors: Ravishankar S. Bhagavatula, Chandra Balasubramanian, Francis M. Sherwin, Michael A. Keresman, III, Jeffry J. Bowman
  • Patent number: 9990627
    Abstract: A method of centralized identity authentication for use in connection with a communications network includes registering users of the communications network such that each registered user's identity is uniquely defined and determinable, and registering a plurality of vendors having a presence on the communications network. The registered vendors selectively transact with registered users, wherein the transactions include: (i) the registered vendor selling goods and/or services to the registered user; (ii) the registered vendor granting the registered user access to personal records maintained by the registered vendor; and/or (iii) the registered vendor communicating to the registered user personal information maintained by the registered vendor. The method also includes each user's identity being authenticated over the communications network prior to completion of transactions between registered vendors and registered users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: CARDINALCOMMERCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ravishankar S. Bhagavatula, Chandra Balasubramanian, Francis M. Sherwin, Michael A. Keresman, III, Jeffry J. Bowman