Patents by Inventor Shantnu Singh

Shantnu Singh 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: 20140214675
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention introduce systems and methods for using a payment processing network to conduct transactions between accounts not associated with the payment processing network. One embodiment of the invention discloses a method for conducting a funds transfer transaction. The method comprises receiving a recipient bank identifier and a recipient account identifier associated with a recipient account, determining a recipient bank primary account number (PAN) using the recipient bank identifier, generating an authorization request message comprising the recipient bank PAN and the recipient account identifier, sending an authorization request message for a transaction to a recipient bank computer, wherein the recipient bank PAN is used to route the authorization request message to the recipient bank computer, and receiving an authorization response message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Pankaj Sharma, Vikram Modi, Shantnu Singh, Geir Forde, Karen Cervenka
  • Patent number: 8712889
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods that allow for personalized data to be embedded in a primary account number associated with a consumer device. In one embodiment, a consumer device comprises a body and personalized data embedded into a primary account number, associated with the body. The primary account number includes a bank identification number and the bank identification number and the personalized data overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Vikram Modi, Shantnu Singh, Bob Joubert, Kenneth Cheng, Mennie Co So
  • Patent number: 8650124
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for processing payment transaction receipts. When an authorization request message for a transaction of a consumer is received, it is determined whether an account associated with the consumer's portable consumer device is enrolled in an electronic receipt program. If the account is enrolled, an electronic receipt for the transaction is sent to the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventor: Shantnu Singh
  • Patent number: 8635153
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to methods for routing messages using logically independent recipient identifiers and server computers operable to implement those methods. In one embodiment, an authorization request message is received at the server computer from a sending institution. The authorization request message comprises a non-financial institution identifier and a recipient identifier separate from the non-financial institution identifier, the non-financial institution identifier identifying a non-financial institution, the recipient identifier associated with a recipient, wherein the authorization request message requests authorization for a transaction between a sender and the recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventor: Shantnu Singh
  • Patent number: 8589293
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to methods for routing messages using logically independent recipient identifiers and server computers operable to implement those methods. In one embodiment, an authorization request message is received at the server computer from a sending institution. The authorization request message comprises a non-financial institution identifier and a recipient identifier separate from the non-financial institution identifier, the non-financial institution identifier identifying a non-financial institution, the recipient identifier associated with a recipient, wherein the authorization request message requests authorization for a transaction between a sender and the recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventor: Shantnu Singh
  • Publication number: 20130218778
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for processing payment transaction receipts. When an authorization request message for a transaction of a consumer is received, it is determined whether an account associated with the consumer's portable consumer device is enrolled in an electronic receipt program. If the account is enrolled, an electronic receipt for the transaction is sent to the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventor: Shantnu Singh
  • Publication number: 20130144787
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods that allow for personalized data to be embedded in a primary account number associated with a consumer device. In one embodiment, a consumer device comprises a body and personalized data embedded into a primary account number, associated with the body. The primary account number includes a bank identification number and the bank identification number and the personalized data overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Bob Joubert, Vikram Modi, Shantnu Singh, Kenneth Cheng, Mennie Co So
  • Patent number: 8429048
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for processing payment transaction receipts. When an authorization request message for a transaction of a consumer is received, it is determined whether an account associated with the consumer's portable consumer device is enrolled in an electronic receipt program. If the account is enrolled, an electronic receipt for the transaction is sent to the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventor: Shantnu Singh
  • Publication number: 20130048714
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention facilitate payment transactions by integrating the image capture and image processing capabilities of certain mobile devices with the card-based payment transaction infrastructure. In some embodiments, a camera contained in a mobile device is used to capture an image of a barcode that is visible on the surface of a substrate. The barcode may represent or otherwise encode one or more of payment account data, consumer authentication data, consumer profile data, or other relevant information. In some embodiments, the captured image may be processed by the mobile device to extract the payment account data, authentication data, or other relevant data. This data may then be communicated to a data processing element that is connected to, or forms part of, a payment processing network in order to conduct the desired payment transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Pankaj Sharma, Vikram Modi, Shantnu Singh
  • Publication number: 20130023294
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to methods for routing messages using logically independent recipient identifiers and server computers operable to implement those methods. In one embodiment, an authorization request message is received at the server computer from a sending institution. The authorization request message comprises a non-financial institution identifier and a recipient identifier separate from the non-financial institution identifier, the non-financial institution identifier identifying a non-financial institution, the recipient identifier associated with a recipient, wherein the authorization request message requests authorization for a transaction between a sender and the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventor: Shantnu Singh
  • Publication number: 20120265684
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to methods for routing messages using logically independent recipient identifiers and server computers operable to implement those methods. In one embodiment, an authorization request message is received at the server computer from a sending institution. The authorization request message comprises a non-financial institution identifier and a recipient identifier separate from the non-financial institution identifier, the non-financial institution identifier identifying a non-financial institution, the recipient identifier associated with a recipient, wherein the authorization request message requests authorization for a transaction between a sender and the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Shantnu Singh
  • Publication number: 20120191525
    Abstract: A communications system for financial transactions, such as payment transactions made via credit accounts, debit accounts, prepaid accounts, bank accounts, stored value accounts and the like, is enhanced and/or used to support reward transactions. Thus, the reward communications can be processed as transactions over the communications system in a way similar to and/or together with credit/debit transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Shantnu Singh, Michael Dreyer, Peter Ciurea, James Alan VonDerheide, Edward W. Fordyce, III
  • Publication number: 20110218871
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for providing and using a payment account or payment device identifier when conducting a transaction. The bank identification number (BIN) is decoupled from the primary account number (PAN) or other form of device identifier when generating the payment account or payment device identifier. The payment account or payment device identifier is used to access information regarding the issuer, with that information being used to route a transaction authorization request message to the appropriate entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventor: Shantnu Singh
  • Publication number: 20110161230
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for processing payment transaction receipts. When an authorization request message for a transaction of a consumer is received, it is determined whether an account associated with the consumer's portable consumer device is enrolled in an electronic receipt program. If the account is enrolled, an electronic receipt for the transaction is sent to the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventor: Shantnu Singh
  • Publication number: 20100287085
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods that allow for personalized data to be embedded in a primary account number associated with a consumer device. In one embodiment, a consumer device comprises a body and personalized data embedded into a primary account number, associated with the body. The primary account number includes a bank identification number and the bank identification number and the personalized data overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Bob Joubert, Kenneth Cheng, Shantnu Singh, Vikram Modi, Mennie Co So