Patents by Inventor Nigel Beaney

Nigel Beaney 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).

  • Electronic payment system
    Publication number: 20080195536
    Abstract: An electronic payment system and method facilitates electronic commerce through controlled transfer of identification and value representations to wireless devices. The system includes a payment collection apparatus and a transaction apparatus, and provides for representation of user and transaction information via machine-readable indicia. In one embodiment, the machine-readable indicia is a barcode. The present invention is useful in such example applications as credit transactions, lottery system operations, and mobile top up applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Karns, Nigel Beaney, M. John Mathieu, Miroslaw Kula
  • Electronic payment system
    Patent number: 7370012
    Abstract: An electronic payment system and method facilitates electronic commerce through controlled transfer of identification and value representations to wireless devices. The system includes a payment collection apparatus and a transaction apparatus, and provides for representation of user and transaction information via machine-readable indicia. In one embodiment, the machine-readable indicia is a barcode. The present invention is useful in such example applications as credit transactions, lottery system operations, and mobile top up applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: GTECH Rhode Island Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Karns, Nigel Beaney, M. John Mathieu, Miroslaw Kula
  • Electronic payment system
    Publication number: 20040267663
    Abstract: An electronic payment system and method facilitates electronic commerce through controlled transfer of identification and value representations to wireless devices. The system includes a payment collection apparatus and a transaction apparatus, and provides for representation of user and transaction information via machine-readable indicia. In one embodiment, the machine-readable indicia is a barcode. The present invention is useful in such example applications as credit transactions, lottery system operations, and mobile top up applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Karns, Nigel Beaney, M. John Mathieu, Miroslaw Kula