Patents Assigned to American Express Travel Related Services
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Patent number: 10599495Abstract: A data deletion system may trigger and orchestrate data deletion of data across various data stores. The system may schedule a record having a unique identifier for deletion in response to a data deletion rule. The record may be deleted from a system of record based on the unique identifier. The system may broadcast a deletion message containing the unique identifier. The deletion message may trigger a purge of data associated with the unique identifier by a subscribing entity such as, for example, an application or third party. The system may monitor the subscribing entity to determine whether the purge was successfully completed.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Sripriya Tiku, Fred Bishop, Diane Derocher
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Publication number: 20200090171Abstract: The system may be configured to perform operations including receiving a transaction history comprising transaction information associated with a plurality of transactions for an entity; analyzing transaction information associated with a transaction of the plurality of transactions; and detecting a leakage event associated with the transaction. Detecting the leakage event may comprise determining a payment method for the transaction in response to the analyzing the transaction information; and comparing the payment method to a desired payment method, wherein the leakage event is detected in response to the payment method differing from the desired payment method.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Ravi Bajpai, Shashank Chauhan, Srikanth Reddy Dorla, Tushar Gupta, Vishal Jain, Khushboo Kumar, Harmeet Sachdeva, Tarun Sehgal, Anshul Sharma, Sonal Surana, Dipti Verma
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Patent number: 10592549Abstract: A user may capture an image of a document using a mobile device. The mobile device may crop and clean the image. The mobile device may perform optical character recognition on the image and output a character string. The mobile device may match portions of the character string with stored records and determine a likelihood that the stored record corresponds to the image. The mobile device may display potential matches for the image, and the user may select the record which matches the image.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Deepak Arora, Donald R. Bloyer, Peter Gosling, Daniel Gruici, Anish Jacob, Kyle Knez, Christine Elizabeth Martin, Allison Mary Romano, Kedar P. Vaidya
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Publication number: 20200074562Abstract: A system for generating product-merchant data links is disclosed. The system may receive a request to generate a product-merchant data linkage. The system may receive a raw data set comprising unlinked records and may sort the raw data set into spend data and non-spend data. The system may generate the product-merchant data linkage based on a matching logic and the spend data. The system may construct a linked data set wherein the unlinked records are linked on the basis of the product-merchant data linkage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Karl R. Johnson, Pradeesh Unni Krishnan, Scott A. Nitschke, Sameer Puranik, Anand Vijai Mavelipatty Rangasamy
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Patent number: 10565281Abstract: A method for progressively launching a website is disclosed. A production phase website may be launched or made available to a limited number of consumers. In addition, the performance of the production phase website may be evaluated based upon a comparison of the performance of the production phase website to a performance of the predecessor website. Further, the predecessor website may be replaced with the production phase website.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Anant Athale, Srinivas V. Dasari
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Patent number: 10567320Abstract: A messaging balancing and control (B&C) system is disclosed. The system configured to handle message transfers having different message exchange patterns, including: in-only exchange patterns, out-only exchange patterns, in-optional-out exchange patterns, out-optional-in exchange patterns, robust in-only exchange patterns, and robust out-only exchange patterns. The system may write a message transfer confirmation in response to a message transfer between a consumer system and a provider system, with the confirmation including at least a first hash of the message. The system may also write a message acknowledgement to the blockchain with the acknowledgement including at least a second hash of the message. The blockchain may execute a smart contract to compare the first hash of the message to the second hash of the message to identify an out-of-balance message transfer event. A monitoring device of the system may read the out-of-balance message transfer event from the blockchain.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Shyamala Chalakudi, Ming Yin
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Patent number: 10565578Abstract: A transaction account issuer may obtain receive an application for a transaction account which includes a department of defense identification code. The transaction account issuer may verify the DOD ID number with the DOD. The transaction account issuer may embed the DOD ID number in a transaction instrument which is issued to the consumer. The consumer may use the transaction instrument at a DOD point of sale located at a DOD facility. The DOD point of sale may verify with the DOD that the DOD ID number in the transaction instrument is valid. The DOD may notify the transaction account issuer that the DOD ID number is valid. The transaction account issuer may approve transactions which may have otherwise been denied.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Todd W. Oulton, Dhiraj Rattan, Neema K. Uthappa
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Patent number: 10560457Abstract: A master database server may store policy tables which are replicated to SQL databases on a periodic schedule. A master server may receive a privileged command request from a user. The master server may query the SQL database to determine whether the user is authorized to execute the command request. The master server may determine whether the user is a member of a privileged request command (“PRC”) group, whether the PRC group has access to the master server, and whether the PRC group has permission to execute the command request.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Duc D. Anderson, Chad A. Erbe, Alex Jeffery Lundberg
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Publication number: 20200042625Abstract: A system for integrating blockchain-enabled shared datasets across databases having varying formats and structures is disclosed. The system may include various entity systems in communication via a peer-to-peer network. A first entity system may receive a dataset update request to update the shared dataset. The first entity system may broadcast the dataset update request across the network, and one or more entity systems connected to the network may consent to the dataset update request. The consenting entity systems may broadcast the consented dataset update request to the other entity systems connected to the network. Each entity system may update its local copy of the shared dataset with the consented dataset update request. Each entity system may comprise a mapping module configured to reformat the consented dataset update request into a format that can be stored in a local data structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Balaji Balaraman, Shivakumar Chandrashekar, Jitendra Singh Dikhit, Andras L. Ferenczi, Ashish Kumar
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Publication number: 20200042960Abstract: A procurement system and process using blockchain is disclosed. The procurement system may facilitate procurement reconciliation between procurement initiators, clients, suppliers, and/or transaction processors, using blockchain. Each party may comprise a blockchain node configured to interact with a procurement blockchain. The procurement process may be controlled by a billing smart contract and a client smart contract configured to enforce data workflows and establish trust between the parties.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Jane E. Cook, Andras L. Ferenczi, Nat Grauman, Nilesh Y. Jadhav, Harish R. Naik, Rosa W. Tang
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Publication number: 20200042971Abstract: A transaction account based micro-payment system using blockchain is disclosed. The system may receive a micro-payment request including a payment address from a merchant system. The system may invoke an account holder account smart contract and a directory smart contract. The system may write a plurality of micro-payment transaction debits to a transaction account based micro-payment blockchain via a blockchain node. The system may generate a transaction clearance event based on the account holder account smart contract. The system may write a micro-payment transaction clearance credit to the transaction account based micro-payment blockchain.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc.Inventors: Alaric M. Eby, Andras L. Ferenczi, Harish R. Naik, Vishnuvajhala Venkata Subrahmanyam
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Patent number: 10546282Abstract: A system and method for remediation, curing concerns, and transferring information associated with declined transactions is disclosed. The present disclosure generally relates to receiving, by an application of a transaction account holder web client, a first passively pushed message, in response to a declined first attempt of a transaction request transmitting, by the transaction account holder web client, a response to the first passively pushed message; receiving, by an application of the transaction account holder web client, a second passively pushed message, in response to the response to the first passively pushed message meeting pre-established criteria; and transmitting, by the transaction account holder web client, a second attempt of the transaction request, wherein the second attempt is authorized.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Aruj Ahluwalia, Vernon Marshall, Satish Thenthiruperai Narayanan, Andrew Roth, Xiongwen Rui, Thomas K. Serge
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Patent number: 10540342Abstract: The system may be configured to perform operations including receiving a transaction message based on a marker associated with the transaction message; applying a processing module to the transaction message, wherein the processing module is comprised in the processing machine; accessing processing information in the memory in order to execute the processing module; and processing the transaction message by executing the processing module on the transaction message. The transaction message may have been separated from an input file and may represent a transaction between a merchant and a consumer. The marker may represent a transaction characteristic of the transaction message.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Srinivas Dasari, L. N. Moudgal, Venkat Muthusamy, Mike Wirsig
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Patent number: 10540685Abstract: An advertisement distribution system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “System”) is provided. The System may request posts containing a subject tag from social media operators. The posts may be made by merchants having a relationship with the System. The System may filter the posts based on filters, geographic data, and member preferences. The System may distribute the posts to members having a relationship with the System.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Jonathan J. Carroll, Hans-Jurgen Greiner, Padmaja Kodavanti, Gopinath Kondapally, Kevin H. Ringger, James Jerome Smart-Foster, Arun Swamy
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Publication number: 20200019961Abstract: Systems and methods for transactions using remote EMV payment applications are disclosed. The system may enable EMV transactions to be completed using EMV payment applications stored in a remote server. The remote EMV payment application may directly communicate EMV transaction data to the issuer system to complete transactions. The system may receive a transaction request comprising a payment token and an EMV payment application uniform resource identifier (“URI”). The system may invoke from a payment application server a remote EMV payment application based on the EMV payment application URI, wherein in response to being invoked, the remote EMV payment application is configured to interact with a merchant system kernel to process the transaction request, and wherein in response to processing the transaction request the remote EMV payment application is configured to transmit a transaction authorization request comprising EMV transaction data directly to the issuer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventor: Carlos Silvestre
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Patent number: 10534782Abstract: A system and method may allow for improved accuracy for name matching. The system may receive a name input and preprocess the name input. The name input may be tokenized to create a name token. The name token may be compared to a stored name. The system may calculate a first name matching score based on the comparison. The system may permute the name token to form a second level permutation name, compare the second level permutation name with the stored name, and calculate a second name matching score based on the comparison. The first name matching score may be compared with the second name matching score to improve accuracy in name matching.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Madhu Sudhan Reddy Gudur, Vinod Yadav, Ajay Kumar Punia, Sandeep Bose, Anand Bhushan, Hui-Ping W. Chao
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Patent number: 10535050Abstract: Transaction account holders are able to attach additional data to a transaction in concert with the transaction being initiated, prior to the merchant posting the transaction. Transaction account holders do not have to wait and/or opt for an external service provider to assist with the compiling and/or attaching of data at a later point in time (e.g., after the merchant posts the transaction). Transaction account holders may upload and access electronic receipts associated with a transaction authorization almost immediately after the sale and/or authorization of the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: David Alan Dillard, Ravikanth Erramilli, David Ibrahim, Barbara Lynn Shcolnik-Bateman, Shashidhar Karkada Srinivasa
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Publication number: 20200015034Abstract: A mobile device may identify nearby locations, such as locations of a merchant. The mobile device may create local geofences around the nearby locations. The mobile device may create an exit geofence which includes all of the local geofences. In response to the mobile device entering one of the local geofences, the mobile device may provide a notification regarding the location. In response to the mobile device leaving the exit geofence, the mobile device may identify nearby locations based on the new location of the mobile device, and the mobile device may create new local geofences for the current nearby locations, as well as a new exit geofence.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: JOHN L. AHN, ASHISH BHASKAR, VASANTH DHARMARAJ, JACOB DURON, JAMES H. GRAVES, STEWART M. KENDALL, BRANDON LEONG, ELMAHDI NAHRO, JIMIT BALDEV PATEL, NISHTHA PATEL, ASHISH A. PAWALE, PRADEEP PEETHAMBARAM, JOSE VILLEGAS, JAMES WARE
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Publication number: 20200013028Abstract: Systems and methods for peer-to-peer money transfers are disclosed. The system may allow senders to transmit money transfers to receivers. The system may receive a money transfer request from the sender comprising the designated receiver, a money transfer amount, and a sender transaction account. The system may deduct the money transfer amount from the sender transaction account. The system may generate a receiver transaction account associated with the designated receiver, wherein the receiver transaction account comprises the money transfer amount. The system may provide the receiver access to the receiver transaction account using different channels, including by providing a digital transaction instrument or a physical transaction instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Nicole Black, Sumit Dhama, Nishant Mittal, Mohil Soni
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Publication number: 20200013411Abstract: A system for artificial intelligent dispute resolution is disclosed. The system may receive a dispute initiation request from a voice input channel. The system may determine user authentication state in response to the dispute initiation request. The system may receive a natural language problem statement from the voice input channel. The system may determine a user intent in response to the natural language problem statement. The system may compare the user intent with a business rules set and determine a dispositioned outcome based on the business rules set and the user intent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventor: Aruun Kumar Kumar