Patents by Inventor Scott D. Westbrook

Scott D. Westbrook 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).

  • System, method, and computer-readable medium for removing credit card numbers from both fixed and variable length transaction records
    Patent number: 10402911
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for removing credit card numbers from a financial transaction record is provided. A temporary record containing only numeric characters is generated by parsing non-numeric characters from the financial transaction record. Numeric strings are then parsed from the temporary record and evaluated to determine if the parsed numeric strings potentially comprise a credit card number. Numeric strings that are evaluated as potentially comprising credit card numbers may then be further evaluated to determine if the numeric strings comprise valid credit card numbers. The original financial transaction record may then be searched for numeric strings evaluated as valid credit card numbers. Any string of consecutive characters that match a validated credit card number may then be replaced with white space characters or other innocuous characters in the transaction record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: David Archbold, Scott D. Westbrook, James V. Frisbie
  • System, method, and computer-readable medium for removing credit card numbers from both fixed and variable length transaction records
    Patent number: 9305042
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for removing credit card numbers from a financial transaction record is provided. A temporary record containing only numeric characters is generated by parsing non-numeric characters from the financial transaction record. Numeric strings are then parsed from the temporary record and evaluated to determine if the parsed numeric strings potentially comprise a credit card number. Numeric strings that are evaluated as potentially comprising credit card numbers may then be further evaluated to determine if the numeric strings comprise valid credit card numbers. The original financial transaction record may then be searched for numeric strings evaluated as valid credit card numbers. Any string of consecutive characters that match a validated credit card number may then be replaced with white space characters or other innocuous characters in the transaction record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: David Archbold, Scott D. Westbrook, James V. Frisbie