Patents by Inventor Ray Hideki Tanaka

Ray Hideki Tanaka 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).

  • Publication number: 20230368176
    Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11687908
    Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20210304181
    Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11030607
    Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10733644
    Abstract: A user's location is determined by location information communicated by a user device, such as a smart phone. Merchants near the user location are determined and selected. Merchant payment information is transmitted to the user device so that the user can easily make a payment to the merchant through the user device. Merchant offerings may also be sent to the user device for purchase and subsequent payment, where the merchant offerings may be specifically selected for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Ray Hideki Tanaka, Srikanth Nandiraju, Mehryar Mansoor
  • Publication number: 20190251543
    Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10127540
    Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20180130105
    Abstract: A user's location is determined by location information communicated by a user device, such as a smart phone. Merchants near the user location are determined and selected. Merchant payment information is transmitted to the user device so that the user can easily make a payment to the merchant through the user device. Merchant offerings may also be sent to the user device for purchase and subsequent payment, where the merchant offerings may be specifically selected for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Ray Hideki Tanaka, Srikanth Nandiraju, Mehryar Mansoor
  • Publication number: 20170243178
    Abstract: Some embodiments may provide a method comprising receiving an identification of an entity from a network-based commerce system and receiving authentication data associated with the entity from the network-based commerce system, a combination including the authentication data and the identification being operable to facilitate a transfer of value affecting a first account associated with the entity, the transfer of value further affecting a second account associated with the network-based commerce system, the authentication data and the identification of the entity being insufficient for the network-based commerce system to identify the first account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Osama Mostafa Bedier, Ray Hideki Tanaka, Henry H. Pham, Aaron M. Lee, J. Paul Janney, Nida K. Zada
  • Patent number: 9721283
    Abstract: A user's location is determined by location information communicated by a user device, such as a smart phone. Merchants near the user location are determined and selected. Merchant payment information is transmitted to the user device so that the user can easily make a payment to the merchant through the user device. Merchant offerings may also be sent to the user device for purchase and subsequent payment, where the merchant offerings may be specifically selected for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Ray Hideki Tanaka, Srikanth Nandiraju, Mehryar Mansoor
  • Publication number: 20170200161
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, to facilitate processing a payment for an online transaction, includes, responsive to receiving secure transaction data from a merchant server, using a payment processor to generate a transaction data identifier to identify the transaction data. The payment processor communicates the transaction data identifier to the merchant server. In response to receiving a request to process a payment, including the transaction data identifier, the payment processor requests user credentials from a user. Upon receiving user credentials from the user, the payment processor verifies the user credentials. The payment processor processes the payment and generates a payment identifier to identify payment data associated with the payment. The payment processor communicates the payment identifier to the merchant server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Alan Tien, Peter Zhe Chu, Ray Hideki Tanaka, Steve S. Chen
  • Patent number: 9542671
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, to facilitate processing a payment for an online transaction, includes, responsive to receiving secure transaction data from a merchant server, using a payment processor to generate a transaction data identifier to identify the transaction data. The payment processor communicates the transaction data identifier to the merchant server. In response to receiving a request to process a payment, including the transaction data identifier, the payment processor requests user credentials from a user. Upon receiving user credentials from the user, the payment processor verifies the user credentials. The payment processor processes the payment and generates a payment identifier to identify payment data associated with the payment. The payment processor communicates the payment identifier to the merchant server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Alan Tien, Peter Zhe Chu, Ray Hideki Tanaka, Steve S. Chen
  • Publication number: 20140172717
    Abstract: Some embodiments may provide a method comprising receiving an identification of an entity from a payment requestor and receiving authentication data associated with the entity from the payment requestor, a combination of the authentication data and the identification including data operable to facilitate a transfer of value from a first account of the entity to a second account corresponding to the payment requestor. The data identifying the first account of the entity as being inaccessible to the payment requestor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Osama Mostafa Bedier, Ray Hideki Tanaka, Henry H. Pham, Aaron M. Lee, J. Paul Janney, Nida K. Zada
  • Patent number: 8738517
    Abstract: Some embodiments may provide a method comprising receiving an identification of an entity from a network-based commerce system and receiving authentication data associated with the entity from the network-based commerce system, a combination including the authentication data and the identification being operable to facilitate a transfer of value affecting a first account associated with the entity, the transfer of value further affecting a second account associated with the network-based commerce system, the authentication data and the identification of the entity being insufficient for the network-based commerce system to identify the first account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: eBay, Inc.
    Inventors: Osama Mostafa Bedier, Ray Hideki Tanaka, Henry H. Pham, Aaron M. Lee, J. Paul Janney, Nida K. Zada
  • Publication number: 20130159170
    Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: EBAY, INC.
    Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120084177
    Abstract: A user's location is determined by location information communicated by a user device, such as a smart phone. Merchants near the user location are determined and selected. Merchant payment information is transmitted to the user device so that the user can easily make a payment to the merchant through the user device. Merchant offerings may also be sent to the user device for purchase and subsequent payment, where the merchant offerings may be specifically selected for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Ray Hideki Tanaka, Srikanth Nandiraju, Mehryar Mansoor
  • Publication number: 20080162366
    Abstract: Some embodiments may provide a method comprising receiving an identification of an entity from a network-based commerce system and receiving authentication data associated with the entity from the network-based commerce system, a combination including the authentication data and the identification being operable to facilitate a transfer of value affecting a first account associated with the entity, the transfer of value further affecting a second account associated with the network-based commerce system, the authentication data and the identification of the entity being insufficient for the network-based commerce system to identify the first account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Osama Mostafa Bedier, Ray Hideki Tanaka, Henry H. Pham, Aaron M. Lee, J. Paul Janney, Nida K. Zada