Patents Assigned to American Expres Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8412639
    Abstract: The disclosed system enables merchants to ship products to a predefined address that may or may not be an account holder's billing address. The account holder may define one or more alias identifiers that correspond to a predefined shipping address. The predefined shipping address is stored with a corresponding alias identifier. A merchant order form includes a field to accept an alias identifier, such that when the order form is submitted to the merchant and the merchant prepares a purchase authorization request, the alias identifier is included in the request. The credit account issuer receives the payment authorization request and extracts the alias identifier, which is used to locate a matching stored alias identifier. A shipping address corresponding to the stored alias identifier is retrieved and returned to the merchant with an authorization message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: American Expres Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee C Chau, Glade R Erikson, Desmond Liang, Nora Maude Hendrycks, Venkat Varadachary
  • Publication number: 20110154476
    Abstract: A comprehensive platform for merchandising intellectual property (IP) and conducting IP transactions is disclosed. A standardized data collection method enables IP assets to be characterized, rated and valuated in a consistent manner. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between the IP Marketplace participants throughout the IP transaction process. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: American Expres Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Tracey R. Thomas