Patents by Inventor Patricia Preston

Patricia Preston 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: 10915898
    Abstract: A method and system for processing DDA payment transactions including generating a private virtual identifier, associating the private virtual identifier with a DDA, and generating a public virtual identifier associated with the private virtual identifier. The method can also include distributing the public virtual identifier to consumers, receiving a DDA payment request from a billing entity including the public virtual identifier, retrieving the private virtual identifier in response to receipt of the public virtual identifier, and processing the DDA payment request using the private virtual identifier to facilitate payment to the billing entity on behalf of the consumer. The method and system also authenticates the identity of a user during a transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paul Musser, Patricia Preston, Richard Rozbicki, Julie Delker, Dennis J. Hill
  • Publication number: 20190122207
    Abstract: A method and system for processing DDA payment transactions including generating a private virtual identifier, associating the private virtual identifier with a DDA, and generating a public virtual identifier associated with the private virtual identifier. The method can also include distributing the public virtual identifier to consumers, receiving a DDA payment request from a billing entity including the public virtual identifier, retrieving the private virtual identifier in response to receipt of the public virtual identifier, and processing the DDA payment request using the private virtual identifier to facilitate payment to the billing entity on behalf of the consumer. The method and system also authenticates the identity of a user during a transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Musser, Patricia Preston, Richard Rozbicki, Julie Delker, Dennis J. Hill
  • Patent number: 10210514
    Abstract: A method and system for processing DDA payment transactions including generating a private virtual identifier, associating the private virtual identifier with a DDA, and generating a public virtual identifier associated with the private virtual identifier. The method can also include distributing the public virtual identifier to consumers, receiving a DDA payment request from a billing entity including the public virtual identifier, retrieving the private virtual identifier in response to receipt of the public virtual identifier, and processing the DDA payment request using the private virtual identifier to facilitate payment to the billing entity on behalf of the consumer. The method and system also authenticates the identity of a user during a transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paul Musser, Patricia Preston, Richard Rozbicki, Julie Delker, Dennis J. Hill
  • Publication number: 20150081536
    Abstract: A method and system for processing DDA payment transactions including generating a private virtual identifier, associating the private virtual identifier with a DDA, and generating a public virtual identifier associated with the private virtual identifier. The method can also include distributing the public virtual identifier to consumers, receiving a DDA payment request from a billing entity including the public virtual identifier, retrieving the private virtual identifier in response to receipt of the public virtual identifier, and processing the DDA payment request using the private virtual identifier to facilitate payment to the billing entity on behalf of the consumer. The method and system also authenticates the identity of a user during a transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paul Musser, Patricia Preston, Richard Rozbicki, Julie Delker, Dennis J. Hill
  • Patent number: 8751381
    Abstract: A method and system for processing DDA payment transactions including generating a private virtual identifier, associating the private virtual identifier with a DDA, and generating a public virtual identifier associated with the private virtual identifier. The method can also include distributing the public virtual identifier to consumers, receiving a DDA payment request from a billing entity including the public virtual identifier, retrieving the private virtual identifier in response to receipt of the public virtual identifier, and processing the DDA payment request using the private virtual identifier to facilitate payment to the billing entity on behalf of the consumer. The method and system also authenticates the identity of a user during a transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul Musser, Patricia Preston, Richard Rozbicki, Julie Delker, Dennis J. Hill
  • Patent number: 8332288
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to interactively displaying account activity. An analysis of financial transactions associated with a financial unit can be performed by a spending analysis tool, which can display the analysis via a website. The analysis can include, for example, a spending analysis and a budget analysis. The financial transactions are associated with merchants. At least one of the financial transactions is associated with first merchant, a first merchant category, and a member of the financial unit. The spending analysis tool changes the merchant category associated with the at least one of the financial transactions to another merchant category based on a selection of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Patricia Preston, Janet L. Bernacki
  • Publication number: 20120215688
    Abstract: A method and system for processing DDA payment transactions including generating a private virtual identifier, associating the private virtual identifier with a DDA, and generating a public virtual identifier associated with the private virtual identifier. The method can also include distributing the public virtual identifier to consumers, receiving a DDA payment request from a billing entity including the public virtual identifier, retrieving the private virtual identifier in response to receipt of the public virtual identifier, and processing the DDA payment request using the private virtual identifier to facilitate payment to the billing entity on behalf of the consumer. The method and system also authenticates the identity of a user during a transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Musser, Patricia Preston, Richard Rozbicki, Julie Delker, Dennis J. Hill
  • Publication number: 20110320325
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to interactively displaying account activity. An analysis of financial transactions associated with a financial unit can be performed by a spending analysis tool, which can display the analysis via a website. The analysis can include, for example, a spending analysis and a budget analysis. The financial transactions are associated with merchants. At least one of the financial transactions is associated with first merchant, a first merchant category, and a member of the financial unit. The spending analysis tool changes the merchant category associated with the at least one of the financial transactions to another merchant category based on a selection of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Patricia Preston, Janet L. Bernacki
  • Patent number: 8027891
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to interactively displaying account activity. An analysis of financial transactions associated with a financial unit can be performed by a spending analysis tool, which can display the analysis via a website. The analysis can include, for example, a spending analysis and a budget analysis. The financial transactions are associated with merchants. At least one of the financial transactions is associated with first merchant, a first merchant category, and a member of the financial unit. The spending analysis tool changes the merchant category associated with the at least one of the financial transactions to another merchant category based on a selection of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: MasterCard International, Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia Preston, Janet L. Bernacki
  • Publication number: 20100153242
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to interactively displaying account activity. An analysis of financial transactions associated with a financial unit can be performed by a spending analysis tool, which can display the analysis via a website. The analysis can include, for example, a spending analysis and a budget analysis. The financial transactions are associated with merchants. At least one of the financial transactions is associated with first merchant, a first merchant category, and a member of the financial unit. The spending analysis tool changes the merchant category associated with the at least one of the financial transactions to another merchant category based on a selection of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: MasterCard International, Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia Preston, Janet L. Bernacki