Patents by Inventor John G. McDonald

John G. McDonald 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: 11968191
    Abstract: Various embodiments for sending a cryptogram to a point of sale terminal while disconnected from a network. In some embodiments, for example, a computing device that is configured to display a prompt for a selection of a transaction account. An encrypted session key is retrieved through a network in response to determining a number of session keys associated with the transaction account is below a threshold. The computing device is also configured to generate a session key based at least in part on decrypting the encrypted session key using an encryption key and establish a wireless connection with a point of sale terminal for a purchase. A cryptogram is generated from the session key based at least in part on the user device being disconnected from the network. The cryptogram is sent to the point of sale terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Naresh Bhandari, Manish K. Deliwala, Ajay Maddukuri, John G. McDonald, Curtis Watson
  • Publication number: 20230206215
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for securely conducting online in-application purchases. In one example, among others, a system comprises a computing device that is configured to identify a purchase request from a merchant application executed on the computing device and authenticate an account with a wallet provider based at least in part on a selection of the account. The computing device is configured to receive an instruction from the wallet provider to execute a security library and determine that the computing device is secure by executing a security library. The execution of the security library generates a device response for the wallet provider. A security code is determined data received from the wallet provider. A token is transmitted for the purchase request to the wallet provider based at least in part on the security code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald, Keshav A. Narsipur
  • Patent number: 11620641
    Abstract: A system may identify a purchase transaction request from a merchant application and generate an in-app payment cryptogram for the purchase transaction request based on a limited use payment credential (LUPC). The in-app payment cryptogram may be provided to the merchant application. The merchant application may transmit the in-app payment cryptogram to a merchant computing device. A request may be received from a payment network to update the LUPC. A security library may be executed to determine that the client device is secure. The execution of the security library may generate a device attestation response, and the device attestation response is transmitted to the payment network. An updated LUPC may be received from the payment network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald, Keshav A. Narsipur
  • Publication number: 20220300961
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “system”) are provided. The system may include a processor configured to perform operations and/or steps comprising receiving a selection of a transaction account to be used as payment for a transaction; and transmitting a wireless signal carrying emulated track data for payment of the transaction, wherein the emulated track data emulates data in tracks of a magnetic card and includes alias transaction account data in place of actual transaction account data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Jonathan Lupton, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald
  • Patent number: 11361314
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “system”) are provided. The system may include a processor configured to perform operations and/or steps comprising receiving a wireless signal from a transaction device, wherein the wireless signal carries emulated track data for payment of a transaction; reading the emulated track data from the wireless signal; generating a transaction payload, wherein the transaction payload contains transaction account data and a dynamically generated digital signature value from the emulated track data of the wireless signal; transmitting the transaction payload to an authorization network server; receiving an authorization instruction from the authorization network server for handling payment of the transaction; and processing the payment of the transaction in accordance with the authorization instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Jonathan Lupton, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald
  • Patent number: 11108746
    Abstract: A system is configured for detecting a point of sale, receiving a personal identification number (PIN), generating a PIN based key using a message digest of the PIN, decrypting a data encryption key (DEK) using the PIN based key, and generating a DEK based dynamic key using the PIN based key. The system may also decrypt a session key using the DEK based dynamic key, generate a cryptogram from the session key, and send the cryptogram to the point of sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Naresh Bhandari, Manish K. Deliwala, Ajay Maddukuri, John G. McDonald, Curtis Watson
  • Patent number: 10997590
    Abstract: A system may receive a transaction request from a user device, and request an in-app cryptogram from a network software development kit (SDK) on the user device. The in-app cryptogram may include an unpredictable number, an application transaction counter (ATC), and a card verification result (CVR), and the ATC may be extracted from a limited use payment credential (LUPC). The system may transmit a token, a token expiry, and a token data block for an assessment by a payment network, with the token data block including the token, the token expiry, the ATC, and/or the in-app cryptogram. The system may further receive a request from the payment network to update the LUPC on the user device, and attest that the user device is secure in response to the request from the payment network to refresh the LUPC on the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald, Keshav A. Narsipur
  • Patent number: 10929844
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “system”) are provided. The system may include a processor configured to perform operations and/or steps comprising storing, by a processor, a session key on a mobile device, wherein the session key is encrypted. The system receiving a transaction request, decrypting the session key, and broadcasting a signal configured for being received by a magnetic stripe reader. Track 1 data and/or track 2 data may be encoded in the signal. The track 1 data and/or the track 2 data may also comprise a dynamically generated value that is generated based on the session key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY. INC.
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Jonathan Lupton, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20190370801
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “system”) are provided. The system may include a processor configured to perform operations and/or steps comprising storing, by a processor, a session key on a mobile device, wherein the session key is encrypted. The system receiving a transaction request, decrypting the session key, and broadcasting a signal configured for being received by a magnetic stripe reader. Track 1 data and/or track 2 data may be encoded in the signal. The track 1 data and/or the track 2 data may also comprise a dynamically generated value that is generated based on the session key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Jonathan Lupton, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald
  • Patent number: 10423953
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “system”) are provided. The system may include a processor configured to perform operations and/or steps comprising storing, by a processor, a session key on a mobile device, wherein the session key is encrypted. The system receiving a transaction request, decrypting the session key, and broadcasting a signal configured for being received by a magnetic stripe reader. Track 1 data and/or track 2 data may be encoded in the signal. The track 1 data and/or the track 2 data may also comprise a dynamically generated value that is generated based on the session key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Jonathan Lupton, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20180278589
    Abstract: A system is configured for detecting a point of sale, receiving a personal identification number (PIN), generating a PIN based key using a message digest of the PIN, decrypting a data encryption key (DEK) using the PIN based key, and generating a DEK based dynamic key using the PIN based key. The system may also decrypt a session key using the DEK based dynamic key, generate a cryptogram from the session key, and send the cryptogram to the point of sale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Naresh Bhandari, Manish K. Deliwala, Ajay Maddukuri, John G. McDonald, Curtis Watson
  • Publication number: 20180232733
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “system”) are provided. The system may include a processor configured to perform operations and/or steps comprising storing, by a processor, a session key on a mobile device, wherein the session key is encrypted. The system receiving a transaction request, decrypting the session key, and broadcasting a signal configured for being received by a magnetic stripe reader. Track 1 data and/or track 2 data may be encoded in the signal. The track 1 data and/or the track 2 data may also comprise a dynamically generated value that is generated based on the session key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Jonathan Lupton, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald
  • Patent number: 10007911
    Abstract: Systems and methods for rapidly provisioning functionality to one or more mobile communication devices are disclosed. The method may comprise generating, prior to a request for the functionality, a globally unique identifier (“GUID”) encryption key, wherein the GUID comprises a unique identifier that may be associated with a transaction account customer, generating a value associated with the GUID, deriving, based on the value, a plurality of base encryption keys associated with the value, creating, a perso-script, wherein the perso-script comprises a file associated with data associated with a customer, and/or creating a proto-script, wherein the proto-script comprises the perso-script prepended by a script to rotate the plurality of base encryption keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: John G. McDonald
  • Patent number: 10009324
    Abstract: A system is configured for detecting a point of sale, receiving a personal identification number (PIN), generating a PIN based key using a message digest of the PIN, decrypting a data encryption key (DEK) using the PIN based key, and generating a DEK based dynamic key using the PIN based key. The system may also decrypt a session key using the DEK based dynamic key, generate a cryptogram from the session key, and send the cryptogram to the point of sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Naresh Bhandari, Manish K. Deliwala, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald, Curtis Watson
  • Patent number: 9972007
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “system”) are provided. The system may include a processor configured to perform operations and/or steps comprising storing, by a processor, a session key on a mobile device, wherein the session key is encrypted. The system receiving a transaction request, decrypting the session key, and broadcasting a signal configured for being received by a magnetic stripe reader. Track 1 data and/or track 2 data may be encoded in the signal. The track 1 data and/or the track 2 data may also comprise a dynamically generated value that is generated based on the session key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Jonathan Lupton, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald
  • Patent number: 9843588
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a system, method, and article of manufacture for lossless compression of data and high speed manipulation of the data. The method may comprise associating a customer with a plurality of levels, and counting, in near real time, a number of transactions at each level in the plurality of levels based on a transaction history of the customer at each of a plurality of merchants. The method may further comprise counting the number of transactions during a time period. Similarly, the method may comprise determining an opportunity comprising an offer based upon the counting, determining an opportunity based upon a count indicating a transaction by the customer with a merchant, and/or determining an opportunity with a first merchant based upon a count indicating a transaction by the customer with a second merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
    Inventors: Richard A. Evans, Glen E. Graf, Joseph Lesko, John G. McDonald, Christina L. Richards
  • Publication number: 20170161738
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “system”) are provided. The system may include a processor configured to perform operations and/or steps comprising storing, by a processor, a session key on a mobile device, wherein the session key is encrypted. The system receiving a transaction request, decrypting the session key, and broadcasting a signal configured for being received by a magnetic stripe reader. Track 1 data and/or track 2 data may be encoded in the signal. The track 1 data and/or the track 2 data may also comprise a dynamically generated value that is generated based on the session key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Jonathan Lupton, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald
  • Patent number: 9613306
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “system”) are provided. The system may include a processor configured to perform operations and/or steps comprising storing, by a processor, a session key on a mobile device, wherein the session key is encrypted. The system receiving a transaction request, decrypting the session key, and broadcasting a signal configured for being received by a magnetic stripe reader. Track 1 data and/or track 2 data may be encoded in the signal. The track 1 data and/or the track 2 data may also comprise a dynamically generated value that is generated based on the session key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Jonathan Lupton, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20170061272
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “system”) are provided. The system may include a processor configured to perform operations and/or steps comprising storing, by a processor, a session key on a mobile device, wherein the session key is encrypted. The system receiving a transaction request, decrypting the session key, and broadcasting a signal configured for being received by a magnetic stripe reader. Track 1 data and/or track 2 data may be encoded in the signal. The track 1 data and/or the track 2 data may also comprise a dynamically generated value that is generated based on the session key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Jonathan Lupton, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20160381010
    Abstract: A system is configured for detecting a point of sale, receiving a personal identification number (PIN), generating a PIN based key using a message digest of the PIN, decrypting a data encryption key (DEK) using the PIN based key, and generating a DEK based dynamic key using the PIN based key. The system may also decrypt a session key using the DEK based dynamic key, generate a cryptogram from the session key, and send the cryptogram to the point of sale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Naresh Bhandari, Manish K. Deliwala, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald, Curtis Watson