Patents Assigned to Mastercard International Incorporated
  • Patent number: 11710119
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods, apparatuses, computer readable media and systems for providing, along with a token, a token assurance level and data used to generate the token assurance level. At the time a token is issued, one or more Identification and Verification (ID&V) methods may be performed to ensure that the token is replacing a PAN that was legitimately used by a token requestor. A token assurance level may be assigned to a given token in light of the type of ID&V that is performed and the entity performing the ID&V. Different ID&Vs may result in different token assurance levels. An issuer may wish to know the level of assurance and the data used in generating the level of assurance associated with a token prior to authorizing a payment transaction that uses the token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Glenn Leon Powell, John F. Sheets, Bruce Rutherford, Gregory Williamson, James Anderson
  • Patent number: 11710127
    Abstract: Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of systems and methods for use in authenticating consumers and/or computing devices to payment accounts. In an exemplary embodiment, a method generally includes generating, by a computing device, an authentication request for a consumer in response to a transaction by the consumer at a merchant. The transaction involves a payment account associated with the consumer, and the authentication request includes a direction to move a communication device associated with the consumer in a manner consistent with a reference movement. The method also includes receiving, by the computing device, an indication of movement of the communication device; comparing, by the computing device, the movement of the communication device to a reference movement; and then authenticating, by the computing device, the consumer to the payment account in connection with the transaction when the comparison indicates that the movement of the communication device matches the reference movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Vijaykumar Vamanrao Borkar
  • Patent number: 11709505
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for imposing physical actions, by endpoints, based on activities by users. One such method includes imposing a physical actions via a drone, by an endpoint associated with the drone, based on an activity undertaken by a user. The method includes receiving, by a computing device, an activity message including data indicative of an activity of a user and retrieving at least on rule from a data structure based on the data indicative of the activity where the at least one rule includes a physical action for said activity of the user. The method then includes identifying, by the computing device, the physical action from the at least one rule and transmitting, by the computing device, an order for the physical action to an endpoint, whereby the endpoint commands a drone to perform the physical action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Simon O'Regan, Femi Odunuga, Thomas Veraart
  • Patent number: 11710133
    Abstract: A computing system for electronically managing a token across multiple computer networks is described. The computing system includes a processor in communication with at least one memory device. The processor is programmed to generate a token associated with a payment account, the token having a format that simulates a format of a checking account identifier, and receive a payment request including the token, the payment request processed over a first network. The processor is also programmed to apply a set of rules to the payment request, determine that the payment request satisfies the set of rules, and convert the token into a payment account identifier using the set of rules. The processor is further programmed to transmit an authorization request message to a second network, receive authorization of the authorization request message from the second network, and provide authorization of the payment request to the first network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Marthom Daetz, Nicholas Marchesi, Devon Santagato
  • Patent number: 11711275
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes predicting potential impact of issues reported in incident ticket data on infrastructure element. A ticket manager component includes an impact model utilizing machine learning to analyze real-time event and metric data with incident-related data to generate predicted impact data. The predicted impact data identifies potentially impacted infrastructure elements, such as, potentially impacted users, predicted infrastructure components impacted by the issue and/or an updated time-period associated with the issue. The ticket manager component creates labeled incident tickets by updating user-generated incident tickets with additional data generated by the impact model, including predicted impact data and/or additional details associated with the issue. The labeled incident tickets are provided back to the model as training data to further refine predictions generated by the model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven Earhart, Leila Hassan, James J. Arnott, Adam Suarez
  • Publication number: 20230230087
    Abstract: A method for preventing an unauthorized transaction indicative of scalping includes: receiving transaction data for a first payment transaction including one or more product identifiers associated with one or more products purchased in the first payment transaction and consumer identification data; updating a consumer profile based on the one or more product identifiers, wherein the consumer profile is identified using the consumer identification data; receiving a transaction message for a second payment transaction including at least one product identifier included in the one or more product identifiers and at least one consumer data value that is also included in the consumer profile; determining a suspicion score for the consumer profile above a predetermined threshold value; and transmitting an authorization response message for the second payment transaction including a response code indicative of rejection of the second payment transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sharoze AMIR, Juan Alejandro GALLEGOS, Phillip VIANA
  • Publication number: 20230230083
    Abstract: A network management system includes: a memory configured to store instructions; and a parallel processor configured to execute the instructions to: (a) receive a request for a transaction; (b) determine a first authorization decision for the request; (c) determine a second authorization decision for the request; and (d) perform a first procedure when the first authorization decision is different from the second authorization decision. The request corresponds to use of electronic payment for the transaction and wherein the first authorization decision is generated in parallel with generation of the second authorization decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ian David Alan Maddocks, Alan Johnson
  • Patent number: 11704649
    Abstract: A method for contactless payment relay attack protection includes receiving an online authorization request including a cryptogram, a measured processing time, and a reference processing time from a terminal. The cryptogram is verified, and a determination is performed as to whether the measured processing time exceeds the reference processing time. An online authorization response authorizing or declining a monetary transaction is transmitted, based on the determination. An artificial intelligence transaction analysis can be performed based on past and current conditions (e.g., battery level, operating system, open applications) of a payment device such as a mobile phone, past and current conditions of a terminal, and/or a monetary amount. The online authorization response can be based on the artificial intelligence transaction analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Florent Hay, Eddy Van De Velde, Patrick Mestre
  • Patent number: 11704653
    Abstract: Embodiments provide methods, and server systems for enhancing online payment transaction experience. A method includes receiving, by a server system associated with a payment network, a tokenization request based on selecting a payment card of a plurality of payment cards of a user from a payment application running on a user device for processing an online payment transaction using the selected payment card at a merchant payment interface on the user device. The tokenization request includes a card information of the selected payment card. The method includes facilitating generation of a digital token. The digital token includes a tokenized card information of the selected payment card. The method includes provisioning the digital token in a floating widget at the merchant payment interface on the user device. The floating widget enables the user to enter the digital token at the merchant payment interface for processing the online payment transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Asif Kadiwala, Harsh Tak
  • Patent number: 11704660
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for transferring a token between mobile computing devices. A token transfer processing computing device includes a memory device for storing data and a processor in communication with the memory device. The processor is programmed to receive a token transfer message. The token transfer message includes a current device identifier associated with a current mobile device having an original token associated therewith for initiating secure payments using the current mobile device, and a new device identifier associated with a new mobile device replacing the current mobile device. The processor is further programmed to perform a lookup in a device-to-token mapping table to identify the original token associated with the current mobile device. The processor further generates an updated token associated with the payment account and transmits a token transfer response to the new mobile device. The token transfer response includes the updated token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kyle Williams, David J. Senci, Brett J. Thomson
  • Patent number: 11704719
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for detecting customer presence to initiate the ordering and purchase of goods and services are disclosed. In one example, a system includes a detection server configured to detect the presence of a mobile device in a designated area associated with a merchant location and for initiating a menu selection application in the mobile device for placing an order for at least one product. The system further includes a merchant server configured to receive, from the mobile device, purchase order data associated with the order for the at least one product, a customer identifier associated with the mobile device, and a location identifier associated with the designated area, and for utilizing the customer identifier to send a notification message that indicates that the at least one product is available to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Mohammad Khan, Kaushik Roy
  • Patent number: 11705023
    Abstract: A rollable payment card is shiftable between a flat configuration and a rolled configuration via a manual rolling process. The payment card comprises a verification element, a processor, an electronic display unit in communication with the processor, and a power element providing electrical power to the display unit. The electronic display unit includes an electronic display region configured to display an image. The electronic display region is manually rollable. The payment card in the flat configuration presents horizontally spaced apart first and second ends and vertically spaced apart top and bottom edges. The first end overlaps the second end during the course of the rolling process, with the first end being disposed arcuately past the second end when the payment card is in the rolled configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Shawn J. Mehrhoff, Christopher T. Scholl
  • Patent number: 11704654
    Abstract: A device and method for waveform transmission of transaction card data to a merchant point-of-sale device are provided. The device includes a memory device for storing data, a processor, and a transmitter. The device is programmed to receive transaction card data that mimics data stored within a magnetic stripe associated with a transaction card, convert the transaction card data to a first data file for storage within the memory device, transmit the first data file to the transmitter, and transmit a first waveform from the transmitter to the POS device, wherein the first waveform includes changes in a magnetic field that represent the transaction card data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: David C. Brown, Simon Blythe, Deborah M. Kimberg, Mostafa Hussein Sabet
  • Patent number: 11706213
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating voice authentication of a user in connection with a network transaction. One exemplary method includes receiving an authentication request for a transaction, initiated at a voice interactive device, from a merchant plug-in (MPI) associated with a merchant involved in the transaction, where the authentication request includes a pre-authentication indicator based on voice authentication of a user by the voice interactive device or by a voice authentication service. The method also includes generating a risk score for the transaction based at least in part on the pre-authentication indicator, transmitting the risk score with the authentication request for the transaction to an access controller server (ACS) associated with an issuer of an account to which the transaction is directed, and returning a result response to the MPI where the result response indicates permission to proceed in the transaction based on authentication of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Qing Cao, Dennis A. Gamiello, Robert D. Reany
  • Patent number: 11704665
    Abstract: A method for offline transmission of blockchain details includes: storing, in a computing device, a first private key and a currency amount; receiving a first destination address associated with a blockchain network and a transaction amount; generating a second private key; generating a second destination address associated with the blockchain network using the second private key; generating a blockchain transaction including at least the first destination address, the transaction amount, the second destination address, and a remainder amount based on at least the currency amount and the transaction amount; signing the generated blockchain transaction using the first private key; executing a query to replace the first private key with the second private key, wherein replacement of the first private key includes deletion of the first private key from the computing device; and transmitting the generated blockchain transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Ankur Arora
  • Patent number: 11699135
    Abstract: Delegating issuance capability to a third-party of fungible digital assets involves a central (e.g., central bank) processor receiving a request to issue fungible digital assets from a third-party node; verifying the request; validating request to issue fungible digital assets from the third-party; approving or rejecting the request; if the request to issue fungible digital assets is approved, creating an issuance authorization message; executing a smart contract clause to add an entity of the third-party node to a list of authorized entities; publishing the issuance authorization message on a blockchain indicating that a third-party node has been added to the list of authorized entities; and publishing a revocation message on the blockchain revoking an authorization granted to the third-party node to issue digital assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sébastien Le Callonnec, Rakesh Yadav, Sarala Buradagunta
  • Patent number: 11699141
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for distributing data to multiple data centers within a network based on unique information associated with the data. One example method includes receiving data including a device ID specific to a device of a user and generating, by a filter computing device, a group identifier for the received data based on the device ID. The group identifier is associated with only one of the multiple data centers within the network. The method then includes storing the received data in a data storage device of the one of the multiple data centers based on the group identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ragunath Venkatapathy, Prasanna Srinivasan Narasimhan
  • Patent number: 11698989
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for propagating queries across a plurality of datasources that includes receiving user input via an administrative user interface. The input at least in part defines a plurality of asset paths within the datasources. A plurality of adapters corresponding to the datasources is automatically invoked and the input is automatically consolidated via the adapters for collective invocation in response to queries. A search query is received via an application user interface and the datasources are automatically queried at least in part by invoking the adapters and passing the input and the search query to the adapters. Responsive results for the search query from at least one of the datasources are automatically presented at an end user computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Vikranth Kumar Anneboina, Matthew Edward Hopkins, Sandeep Chakravarthy Chimakurthi
  • Publication number: 20230214822
    Abstract: A system for identifying genuine user-merchant association. The system includes one or more processors and/or transceivers individually or collectively programmed to check the validity or expiration of a certificate from a device from which a request originates to create a certificate score, analyze previous communication from the device from which the request originates across a plurality of entities and regions to create a previous communication score, and conduct a messaging protocol check to create a protocol score. The one or more processors and/or transceivers are also programmed to output a weighted final score comprising a determination of whether to accept or deny the request based at least in part on one or more of the certificate scores, the previous communication score, or the protocol score. The one or more processors and/or transceivers are also programmed to save the weighted final score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Kaushal Naveen Shetty, Sachin Kumar Singh
  • Publication number: 20230217254
    Abstract: The disclosure describes systems and techniques for assessing risk of an open Wi-Fi network, at a consumer's request, before the consumer performs a transaction. The system receives a Wi-Fi network risk assessment request associated with a Wi-Fi network connection of a mobile device. Upon receiving the request, the system retrieves connection-related data from the mobile device. The connection-related data is associated with the Wi-Fi network connection. The system performs a Wi-Fi risk assessment of the Wi-Fi network connection. The system transmits a result of the risk assessment to the mobile device for presentation on the mobile device. The system also transmits the result of the risk assessment to an issuer server. The issuer server is associated with a payment account of the consumer. Moreover, the system transmits a step-up authentication alert to the issuer server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Sachin Kumar Singh, Kaushal Naveen Shetty, Venkata Satya Sivajee Pinnamaneni