Patents Assigned to Dwolla, Inc.
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Patent number: 11681990Abstract: Systems and methods for transferring between accounts in the absence of sensitive information needed to perform a direct transfer between accounts are described herein. In an embodiment, an intermediary system receives a request to perform a digital electronic transfer of an item from a first online account to a second online account through the intermediary system, wherein the intermediary system does not have access to the sensitive information for either the first online account or the second online account.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: DWOLLA, INC.Inventors: Benjamin P. Milne, Nicholas Leeper, Adam James Steenhard, Jason A. Mead
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Patent number: 11658942Abstract: Systems and method for method for increasing security in online transfers by maintaining anonymity of transferors are described herein. In an embodiment, a label tracking system receives a request to generate labels for an account of an account holder. The system generates a plurality of labels in response to the request and send the plurality of labels to an account computing device which stores a mapping of labels to identification information. The system receives an allocation request from the account computing device and stores allocations for each of the generated labels. When the system receives a request to perform a transfer between two labels, without changing any items within the account and without receiving identification information corresponding to the labels, the system updates the labels by decrementing an amount allocated to the transferor label and incrementing an amount allocated to the transferee label.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: DWOLLA, INC.Inventors: Benjamin P. Milne, Adrienne Sum
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Patent number: 11580542Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing latency in transactions are described herein. In an embodiment, an application edge acts as a system of record for an application. When a client computing device sends a request to perform a transaction to the application, the application edge receives the request and, without forwarding the request to a backend computing network, searches a transaction datastore stored at the application edge for the account balance and responds to the client computing device with the account balance. The client computing device then determines that a transaction can be performed and sends a request to perform the transaction to the application. The application edge passes this request to the backend computing network which performs the requested transaction. The application edge then uses a webhook infrastructure to update each transaction datastore stored at the application edge.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Dwolla, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin P. Milne, Nicholas Leeper, Skyler Nesheim
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Patent number: 11277386Abstract: Systems and method for method for increasing security in online transfers by maintaining anonymity of transferors are described herein. In an embodiment, a label tracking system receives a request to generate labels for an account of an account holder. The system generates a plurality of labels in response to the request and send the plurality of labels to an account computing device which stores a mapping of labels to identification information. The system receives an allocation request from the account computing device and stores allocations for each of the generated labels. When the system receives a request to perform a transfer between two labels, without changing any items within the account and without receiving identification information corresponding to the labels, the system updates the labels by decrementing an amount allocated to the transferor label and incrementing an amount allocated to the transferee label.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: DWOLLA, INC.Inventors: Benjamin P. Milne, Adrienne Sum
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Patent number: 11270292Abstract: Systems and method for method for providing account access to software applications are described herein. In an embodiment, a label tracking system stores a verified customer record comprising an identifier of an account owner and data describing items in an account of the account owner. The label tracking system further stores, for the verified customer record, data identifying a plurality of labels, each of the plurality of labels comprising an allocation of items in the account. When the label tracking system receives a request to access a particular label from a software application executing on a client computing device, the label tracking system determines, from authentication data provided in the request, that the software application is authorized to access the particular label and, in response, grants the software application exclusive access to allocate items from the particular label of the plurality of labels.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: DWOLLA, INC.Inventor: Benjamin P. Milne
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Patent number: 11270269Abstract: Systems and methods for transferring between accounts in the absence of sensitive information needed to perform a direct transfer between accounts are described herein. In an embodiment, an intermediary system receives a request to perform a digital electronic transfer of an item from a first online account to a second online account through the intermediary system, wherein the intermediary system does not have access to the sensitive information for either the first online account or the second online account.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Dwolla, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin P. Milne, Nicholas Leeper, Adam James Steenhard, Jason A. Mead
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Patent number: 10607268Abstract: A system for transferring funds using social network connections. The system sends application programming interface (API) requests to social networks to obtain “friend” information and create accounts into which funds are deposited and which may be retrieved by recipients via hyperlinks in messages provided through social networks. The system may also be used to request funds from social network friends. The system provides benefactor friends fund requests in the form of social network messages, which allow the benefactors to access the system and provide funds to a user via hyperlinks in the messages.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Dwolla, Inc.Inventor: Benjamin P. Milne
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Patent number: 10089668Abstract: A system for transferring funds using social network connections. The system sends application programming interface (API) requests to social networks to obtain “friend” information and create accounts into which funds are deposited and which may be retrieved by recipients via hyperlinks in messages provided through social networks. The system may also be used to request funds from social network friends. The system provides benefactor friends fund requests in the form of social network messages, which allow the benefactors to access the system and provide funds to a user via hyperlinks in the messages.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Dwolla, Inc.Inventor: Benjamin P. Milne
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Patent number: 9792636Abstract: A system for transferring funds using social network connections. The system sends application programming interface (API) requests to social networks to obtain “friend” information and create accounts into which funds are deposited and which may be retrieved by recipients via hyperlinks in messages provided through social networks. The system may also be used to request funds from social network friends. The system provides benefactor friends fund requests in the form of social network messages, which allow the benefactors to access the system and provide funds to a user via hyperlinks in the messages.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Dwolla, Inc.Inventor: Benjamin P. Milne
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Patent number: 9582788Abstract: A computer implemented system for optimizing the transfer of funds from an account holder to an associate is disclosed. The system uses digitally stored logic to identify the geographic location of a first financial institution involved in the transaction. The system dynamically selects from a plurality of financial institutions a second financial institution which is located near the first financial institution to be involved in the transaction. Selecting a second financial institution nearby the first financial institution facilitates the transaction and reduces the time transaction funds are unavailable.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Dwolla, Inc.Inventor: Benjamin P. Milne
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Publication number: 20140222664Abstract: A system for transferring funds using social network connections. The system sends application programming interface (API) requests to social networks to obtain “friend” information and create accounts into which funds are deposited and which may be retrieved by recipients via hyperlinks in messages provided through social networks. The system may also be used to request funds from social network friends. The system provides benefactor friends fund requests in the form of social network messages, which allow the benefactors to access the system and provide funds to a user via hyperlinks in the messages.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Dwolla, Inc.Inventor: Benjamin P. Milne