Patents by Inventor Gregory Coburn

Gregory Coburn 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: 11620628
    Abstract: A method for fraud control of a transaction account based on geolocation includes: storing, in an account database, an account profile including data related to a transaction account including a first profile rule associated with a first geographic area and a second profile rule associated with a second geographic area different from the first; receiving an authorization request for a first transaction involving a first payment card, the request including a first geographic location; receiving an authorization request for a second transaction involving a second payment card, the request including a second geographic location; determining validation for each authorization request, wherein each is determined to be valid if the geographic location is in a geographic area corresponding to the first geographic area or the second geographic area; and transmitting the determination of validation for each authorization request to a payment network for processing of the associated payment transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Amyn Dhala, Kimberly Lewis Peyton, Tim Mattingly, Alain Delperdange, Dominique Steenbeek, Gregory Coburn, Susan Rassbach, Mark N. Savoye, Benjamin Dessy, Karen Randell, Brad Dickinson, Navjot Sidhu, Corey Hively
  • Patent number: 10373168
    Abstract: A method for retrying processing of a controlled payment transaction includes: storing, in a first database, account profiles, each including data related to a transaction account including an account identifier and account controls; storing, in a second database, the account profiles stored in the first database, wherein data in each account profile in the second database corresponds to data in the corresponding account profile in the first database; receiving an authorization request for a transaction, the request including a specific account identifier and transaction data; determining an approval or denial of the transaction based on the account controls included in a profile in the second database including the specific account identifier and the transaction data if an attempt to determine approval or denial based on the account controls included in a corresponding account profile in the first database fails; and processing the payment transaction based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Mikhail Blinov, Gregory Coburn
  • Publication number: 20170178130
    Abstract: A method for automatic generation of transaction controls includes: storing account profiles, each including a primary account number, communication data, and transaction controls, where payment transactions are subject to the transaction controls; receiving a transaction message for a declined payment transaction including a specific primary account number and additional data elements configured to store transaction data; identifying a specific account profile that includes the specific primary account number; generating a transaction control including one or more controls based on the transaction data; transmitting the generated transaction control to a computing device based on the communication data included in the specific account profile; receiving a confirmation from the computing device indicating approval of the generated transaction control; and updating the specific account profile to include the generated transaction control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventor: Gregory COBURN
  • Publication number: 20170004486
    Abstract: A method for fraud control of a transaction account based on geolocation includes: storing, in an account database, an account profile including data related to a transaction account including a first profile rule associated with a first geographic area and a second profile rule associated with a second geographic area different from the first; receiving an authorization request for a first transaction involving a first payment card, the request including a first geographic location; receiving an authorization request for a second transaction involving a second payment card, the request including a second geographic location; determining validation for each authorization request, wherein each is determined to be valid if the geographic location is in a geographic area corresponding to the first geographic area or the second geographic area; and transmitting the determination of validation for each authorization request to a payment network for processing of the associated payment transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Amyn DHALA, Kimberly Lewis PEYTON, Tim MATTINGLY, Alain DELPERDANGE, Dominique STEENBEEK, Gregory COBURN, Susan RASSBACH, Mark N. SAVOYE, Benjamin DESSY, Karen RANDELL, Brad DICKINSON, Navjot SIDHU, Corey HIVELY
  • Publication number: 20160203484
    Abstract: A method for retrying processing of a controlled payment transaction includes: storing, in a first database, account profiles, each including data related to a transaction account including an account identifier and account controls; storing, in a second database, the account profiles stored in the first database, wherein data in each account profile in the second database corresponds to data in the corresponding account profile in the first database; receiving an authorization request for a transaction, the request including a specific account identifier and transaction data; determining an approval or denial of the transaction based on the account controls included in a profile in the second database including the specific account identifier and the transaction data if an attempt to determine approval or denial based on the account controls included in a corresponding account profile in the first database fails; and processing the payment transaction based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Mikhail Blinov, Gregory Coburn