Patents by Inventor Sharon Rowberry

Sharon Rowberry 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: 11775976
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for a fraud risk score to be given to a merchant for a proposed transaction with a consumer. The fraud risk score is generated by a payment account service provider, such as a credit card processor, using information from a pending transaction as well as information from other payment accounts that the consumer holds to which the payment account service provider is privy. Various factors, including indicators of elevated risk in other payment accounts, are custom-weighted by the merchant for the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Brad Nightengale, Karl Newland, Kevin Siegel, Zhongxiao Jiang, Sharon Rowberry
  • Publication number: 20210398130
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for a fraud risk score to be given to a merchant for a proposed transaction with a consumer. The fraud risk score is generated by a payment account service provider, such as a credit card processor, using information from a pending transaction as well as information from other payment accounts that the consumer holds to which the payment account service provider is privy. Various factors, including indicators of elevated risk in other payment accounts, are custom-weighted by the merchant for the score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Brad Nightengale, Karl Newland, Kevin Siegel, Zhongxiao Jiang, Sharon Rowberry
  • Patent number: 11132686
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for a fraud risk score to be given to a merchant for a proposed transaction with a consumer. The fraud risk score is generated by a payment account service provider, such as a credit card processor, using information from a pending transaction as well as information from other payment accounts that the consumer holds to which the payment account service provider is privy. Various factors, including indicators of elevated risk in other payment accounts, are custom-weighted by the merchant for the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Brad Nightengale, Karl Newland, Kevin Siegel, Zhongxiao Jiang, Sharon Rowberry
  • Publication number: 20160260102
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for a fraud risk score to be given to a merchant for a proposed transaction with a consumer. The fraud risk score is generated by a payment account service provider, such as a credit card processor, using information from a pending transaction as well as information from other payment accounts that the consumer holds to which the payment account service provider is privy. Various factors, including indicators of elevated risk in other payment accounts, are custom-weighted by the merchant for the score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Brad Nightengale, Karl Newland, Kevin Siegel, Zhongxiao Jiang, Sharon Rowberry
  • Patent number: 8903735
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system, method and server to assist account issuers in managing risk, fraud and unauthorized use. A system, method and server for use in pushing advanced warning alerts to issuers based on consumer data element level triggering events and fraud and unauthorized use reports is disclosed. The ability to the push the alerts to issuers with a permissible purpose for receiving the information in the alerts provides a real-time, online and cost effective way of providing issuers with valuable risk management tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Brad Nightengale, Sharon Rowberry
  • Publication number: 20140095393
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for a fraud risk score to be given to a merchant for a proposed transaction with a consumer. The fraud risk score is generated by a payment account service provider, such as a credit card processor, using information from a pending transaction as well as information from other payment accounts that the consumer holds to which the payment account service provider is privy. Various factors, including indicators of elevated risk in other payment accounts, are custom-weighted by the merchant for the score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: BRAD NIGHTENGALE, Karl Newland, Kevin Siegel, Zhongxiao Jiang, Sharon Rowberry
  • Patent number: 8626663
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for a fraud risk score to be given to a merchant for a proposed transaction with a consumer. The fraud risk score is generated by a payment account service provider, such as a credit card processor, using information from a pending transaction as well as information from other payment accounts that the consumer holds to which the payment account service provider is privy. Various factors, including indicators of elevated risk in other payment accounts, are custom-weighted by the merchant for the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Brad Nightengale, Karl Newland, Kevin Siegel, Zhongxiao (“Josh”) Jiang, Sharon Rowberry
  • Publication number: 20130110692
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system, method and server to assist account issuers in managing risk, fraud and unauthorized use. A system, method and server for use in pushing advanced warning alerts to issuers based on consumer data element level triggering events and fraud and unauthorized use reports is disclosed. The ability to the push the alerts to issuers with a permissible purpose for receiving the information in the alerts provides a real-time, online and cost effective way of providing issuers with valuable risk management tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Brad Nightengale, Sharon Rowberry
  • Patent number: 8380569
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system, method and server to assist account issuers in managing risk, fraud and unauthorized use. A system, method and server for use in pushing advanced warning alerts to issuers based on consumer data element level triggering events and fraud and unauthorized use reports is disclosed. The ability to the push the alerts to issuers with a permissible purpose for receiving the information in the alerts provides a real-time, online and cost effective way of providing issuers with valuable risk management tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Nightengale, Sharon Rowberry
  • Publication number: 20110238575
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for a fraud risk score to be given to a merchant for a proposed transaction with a consumer. The fraud risk score is generated by a payment account service provider, such as a credit card processor, using information from a pending transaction as well as information from other payment accounts that the consumer holds to which the payment account service provider is privy. Various factors, including indicators of elevated risk in other payment accounts, are custom-weighted by the merchant for the score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Brad Nightengale, Karl Newland, Kevin Siegel, Zhongxiao ("Josh") Jiang, Sharon Rowberry
  • Publication number: 20100268696
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system, method and server to assist account issuers in managing risk, fraud and unauthorized use. A system, method and server for use in pushing advanced warning alerts to issuers based on consumer data element level triggering events and fraud and unauthorized use reports is disclosed. The ability to the push the alerts to issuers with a permissible purpose for receiving the information in the alerts provides a real-time, online and cost effective way of providing issuers with valuable risk management tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Brad Nightengale, Sharon Rowberry
  • Publication number: 20100241535
    Abstract: An alert recipient receives an account alert after an account activity satisfies criteria of an alert rule. The account alert may be triggered by the usage of a consumer identifier with any of: an application for a new account, an account activation request, or an account usage. To illustrate, a fraudster may utilize the consumer identifier in an application to open a new account, to activate an issued prepaid account, or conduct a transaction on an activated issued prepaid account. Data from the account application, activation, or transaction may be sent to a host that compares the data against the criteria of an alert rule. If the criterion is satisfied, the account alert is sent to the account recipient. The account recipient may required to respond to the alert in order to permit the activity that is the subject of the account alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Brad Nightengale, Sharon Rowberry, Pat Stan