Patents by Inventor Terra Geiger

Terra Geiger 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: 8612345
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are described for analyzing multiple money transfer routing schemes. Each of these multiple money transfer routing schemes may comprise a route to transmit funds from the source for the money transfer transaction to the destination for the money transfer transaction. An internal money transfer routing scheme may refer to a money transfer routing scheme that utilizes a direct money transfer arrangement between the destination of the money transfer transaction and the money transfer network. An external money transfer routing scheme may refer to a money transfer routing scheme that utilizes at least one third party money transfer network between the destination of the money transfer transaction and the money transfer network. The multiple money transfer routing schemes may be analyzed and the preferable money transfer routing scheme at least partially based on the predefined criterion from among the multiple money transfer routing schemes may be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: The Western Union Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Lecuyer, Terra Geiger, Michael Kilbane
  • Publication number: 20120123932
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are described for analyzing multiple money transfer routing schemes. Each of these multiple money transfer routing schemes may comprise a route to transmit funds from the source for the money transfer transaction to the destination for the money transfer transaction. An internal money transfer routing scheme may refer to a money transfer routing scheme that utilizes a direct money transfer arrangement between the destination of the money transfer transaction and the money transfer network. An external money transfer routing scheme may refer to a money transfer routing scheme that utilizes at least one third party money transfer network between the destination of the money transfer transaction and the money transfer network. The multiple money transfer routing schemes may be analyzed and the preferable money transfer routing scheme at least partially based on the predefined criterion from among the multiple money transfer routing schemes may be identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: The Western Union Company
    Inventors: Nicholas LeCuyer, Terra Geiger, Michael Kilbane
  • Patent number: 7647246
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for executing such a bilateral action. A communication is received at a host system. A determination is made that the communication identifies a physical instrument that identifies an account of stored value. A request is transmitted to another host system to debit the account by an amount identified in the communication to support the bilateral action. A confirmation is received from the other host system that the account of stored value has been debited. An approval for the bilateral action is transmitted to an originating communications device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Rodin, David Baumgartner, Eric Eldred, Erik S. Crawford, Karen Larsen, Kenneth Timbers, Kevin Harte, Terra Geiger
  • Publication number: 20090327111
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for a television-based bill payment system are disclosed. The methods and systems include a television system that is configured to receive and transmit user-specific information and to display a user interface. The methods and systems also include a television provider network that is operated by a television service provider, configured to transmit and receive user-specific information with the television system and the television service provider network is configured to communicate with a bill payment provider. The methods and systems include a bill payment provider that communicates with the various billers. The bill payment provider is configured to communicate with the user through the televisions service provider network, and the bill payment provider is configured to bill a funding source selected by the user from the one or more funding sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: The Western Union Company
    Inventors: Kurt Bulawa, Terra Geiger, Gail Galuppo, Scott Paintin
  • Publication number: 20060100960
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for executing such a bilateral action. A communication is received at a host system. A determination is made that the communication identifies a physical instrument that identifies an account of stored value. A request is transmitted to another host system to debit the account by an amount identified in the communication to support the bilateral action. A confirmation is received from the other host system that the account of stored value has been debited. An approval for the bilateral action is transmitted to an originating communications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Rodin, David Baumgartner, Eric Eldred, Erik Crawford, Karen Larsen, Kenneth Timbers, Kevin Harte, Terra Geiger
  • Publication number: 20060059040
    Abstract: A method of transporting electronic data in a distributed computer network, where the method includes receiving, at a first network node, a first data packet that includes a network event identifier, a user account identifier, and network event data, where the user account identifier points to a location on the first network node where the user account is stored, and the network event data define an operation between a user and a network operator. The method also includes processing the network event parameters with a loyalty algorithm to generate a loyalty value parameter; and calculating an updated account value parameter for the user account using the loyalty value parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Eldred, Terra Geiger, Erik Crawford, David Baumgartner, Karen Larsen