Patents by Inventor Marla Bischoff

Marla Bischoff 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: 9864988
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing a portable consumer device (e.g., a plastic card) that includes a coupon code and an account number (e.g., embedded on a magnetic stripe or a chip) where the portable consumer device is configured to apply a coupon to goods and services purchased at a merchant (e.g., store). Upon identifying the goods and services under a particular category specified by the coupon code (e.g., healthy food category), a user may pay for a predetermined portion (e.g., 50%) of the goods and services under the particular category using the portable consumer device. The user may pay for the remaining portion using a benefits card (e.g., state benefits card). As such, by allowing the user to pay for the predetermined portion using the portable consumer device, the user has incentive to purchase goods and services that fall under the particular category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Mary Theresa Taylor, Karen Louise Cervenka, Marla Bischoff, Justin Chace
  • Publication number: 20140279474
    Abstract: The Multi-Purse One Card Transaction Apparatuses, Methods And Systems (“MPOC”) transform purchase item information inputs via MPOC components into account payment settlement outputs. In one implementation, the MPOC may obtain purchase item information and consumer digital wallet information at a merchant terminal; obtain consumer payment account usage rules based on the consumer digital wallet information; obtain purchase item category information from the purchase item information; determine that at least one purchase item qualifies for a consumer payment account based on the consumer payment account usage rules; generate a payment authorization request message in compliance with a transaction processing format; and send the generated payment authorization request message to a financial transaction processing server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Steven Evans, Marla Bischoff, Andrew Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20130339167
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing a portable consumer device (e.g., a plastic card) that includes a coupon code and an account number (e.g., embedded on a magnetic stripe or a chip) where the portable consumer device is configured to apply a coupon to goods and services purchased at a merchant (e.g., store). Upon identifying the goods and services under a particular category specified by the coupon code (e.g., healthy food category), a user may pay for a predetermined portion (e.g., 50%) of the goods and services under the particular category using the portable consumer device. The user may pay for the remaining portion using a benefits card (e.g., state benefits card). As such, by allowing the user to pay for the predetermined portion using the portable consumer device, the user has incentive to purchase goods and services that fall under the particular category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Mary Theresa Taylor, Karen Louise Cervenka, Marla Bischoff, Justin Chace
  • Publication number: 20120271765
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for routing optimization. A gateway processing service receives a first ordered list of payment processing networks associated with a first condition. The first ordered list comprises a higher priority payment processing network and a lower priority payment processing network. A second ordered list received by the gateway processing service comprises a higher priority payment processing network and a lower priority payment processing network. An authorization request message for a transaction is received by the gateway processing service. If the first condition is satisfied, the gateway processing service routes the authorization request message according to the first ordered list. If the first condition is not satisfied, the gateway processing service routes the authorization request message according to the second ordered list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Karen Cervenka, Marla Bischoff, Manish Nath Pathak, Claudia Richter