Patents by Inventor Steven Countway

Steven Countway 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).

  • Integrated communications network for transactions
    Patent number: 11823170
    Abstract: An integrated communications network may be integrated with existing payment systems to provide for more efficient and secure payment related communications. The integrated communications network may use mobile network protocol encapsulation to provide more efficient, faster, and more robust payment related communications to a payment processor across a mobile network. The integrated communications network may implement a location-aware network communications system that may allow a payment processor to obtain additional information about a consumer using a location-aware header of a network communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Quan Wang, Steven Countway
  • INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FOR TRANSACTIONS
    Publication number: 20210224780
    Abstract: An integrated communications network may be integrated with existing payment systems to provide for more efficient and secure payment related communications. The integrated communications network may use mobile network protocol encapsulation to provide more efficient, faster, and more robust payment related communications to a payment processor across a mobile network. The integrated communications network may implement a location-aware network communications system that may allow a payment processor to obtain additional information about a consumer using a location-aware header of a network communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Quan Wang, Steven Countway
  • Integrated communications network for transactions
    Patent number: 10943224
    Abstract: An integrated communications network may be integrated with existing payment systems to provide for more efficient and secure payment related communications. The integrated communications network may use mobile network protocol encapsulation to provide more efficient, faster, and more robust payment related communications to a payment processor across a mobile network. The integrated communications network may implement a location-aware network communications system that may allow a payment processor to obtain additional information about a consumer using a location-aware header of a network communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Quan Wang, Steven Countway
  • INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FOR TRANSACTIONS
    Publication number: 20190244189
    Abstract: An integrated communications network may be integrated with existing payment systems to provide for more efficient and secure payment related communications. The integrated communications network may use mobile network protocol encapsulation to provide more efficient, faster, and more robust payment related communications to a payment processor across a mobile network. The integrated communications network may implement a location-aware network communications system that may allow a payment processor to obtain additional information about a consumer using a location-aware header of a network communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Quan Wang, Steven Countway
  • Integrated communications network for transactions
    Patent number: 10311426
    Abstract: An integrated communications network may be integrated with existing payment systems to provide for more efficient and secure payment related communications. The integrated communications network may use mobile network protocol encapsulation to provide more efficient, faster, and more robust payment related communications to a payment processor across a mobile network. The integrated communications network may implement a location-aware network communications system that may allow a payment processor to obtain additional information about a consumer using a location-aware header of a network communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Quan Wang, Steven Countway
  • Integrated Communications Network For Transactions
    Publication number: 20140222599
    Abstract: An integrated communications network may be integrated with existing payment systems to provide for more efficient and secure payment related communications. The integrated communications network may use mobile network protocol encapsulation to provide more efficient, faster, and more robust payment related communications to a payment processor across a mobile network. The integrated communications network may implement a location-aware network communications system that may allow a payment processor to obtain additional information about a consumer using a location-aware header of a network communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Quan Wang, Steven Countway