Patents Assigned to Square, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11244382
    Abstract: Auto-generation of multi-merchant interactive image collections is described. A plurality of interactive images associated with multiple merchants can be accessed. An interactive image of the plurality of interactive images can depict one or more items offered for sale by a merchant and individual items of the one or more items can be associated with individual selectable controls. A selectable control can enable a customer to view item information associated with an individual item with which the selectable control is associated. A subset of interactive images of the plurality of interactive images can be included in an interactive image collection. The subset of interactive images can be associated with two or more merchants. The subset of interactive images can be presented via a display of a device to enable the customer to add at least the individual item to a virtual cart via an interaction with the selectable control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Woodyard, Stephanie Grodin
  • Patent number: 11244293
    Abstract: In particular embodiments, a method of transferring money by use of a payment proxy includes receiving a notification of an intent to initiate a monetary transaction in a message entered by a user of a communication platform, identified based on a determination of a particular context associated with content of the message. The method includes parsing the message to identify a unique payment proxy associated with a financial account having a syntax that includes a currency indicator and a string of characters. The method includes identifying a recipient financial account associated with the unique payment proxy. The method includes identifying a sender financial account based on the particular context associated with the content of the user message. The method includes initiating a transfer of a payment amount between the sender financial account and the recipient financial account associated with the unique payment proxy in accordance with the monetary transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SQUARE, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Grassadonia, Jesse Wilson, Ayokunle Omojola, Robert Andersen
  • Patent number: 11238451
    Abstract: A method of processing a transaction between a customer and a merchant includes receiving from a mobile device of the customer or from another device of the customer an indication of consent to perform a cardless payment transaction with the merchant, receiving from the mobile device an indication that the customer is within a predetermined distance of the merchant, after receiving both the indication of consent and the indication that the customer is within the predetermined distance, sending to a computer system of the merchant an indication of the presence of the customer and personal identifying information for the customer, receiving data indicating a transaction between the customer and the merchant, and submitting the transaction to a financial service for authorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: William Henderson, Jack Dorsey, Brian Grassadonia, Mathew Wilson
  • Patent number: 11238426
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for associating an account with a proxy card are disclosed. The proxy card can be associated with account data from multiple other cards, such as account data from a driver's license and from various payment cards, such as a credit card, a debit card, and a pre-paid gift card. In some embodiments, a card-holder can associate an additional card with the proxy card using a mobile device. The mobile device associates the additional card with the proxy card by causing updating of stored association information, that represents an association between the card and the account data of the multiple cards, with the account information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Kartik Lamba, Rodion Steshenko, Jesse Dorogusker
  • Publication number: 20220019993
    Abstract: A wearable payment device, such as a finger ring worn by a user, communicates payment data to a payment reader that uses the payment data in order to request a payment transaction. Such wearable payment device may be conveniently carried by and accessible to the user such that utilization of the payment device for the payment transaction is less burdensome for the user, thereby encouraging use of the payment device for payments. Indeed, in some cases, such as when the payment device is implemented as a finger ring or other type of jewelry, the user may be encouraged to carry the payment device in an exposed manner such that it is readily available for the payment transaction without the user having to search in a wallet, pocket, or purse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Afshin Rezayee, Emad Bidari, Thomas Templeton, Michael Lamfalusi, Matthew H. Maibach, Jesse L. Dorogusker
  • Publication number: 20220019992
    Abstract: A wearable payment device, such as a finger ring worn by a user, communicates payment data to a payment reader that uses the payment data in order to request a payment transaction. Such wearable payment device may be conveniently carried by and accessible to the user such that utilization of the payment device for the payment transaction is less burdensome for the user, thereby encouraging use of the payment device for payments. Indeed, in some cases, such as when the payment device is implemented as a finger ring or other type of jewelry, the user may be encouraged to carry the payment device in an exposed manner such that it is readily available for the payment transaction without the user having to search in a wallet, pocket, or purse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Afshin Rezayee, Emad Bidari, Thomas Templeton, Michael Lamfalusi, Matthew H. Maibach, Jesse L. Dorogusker
  • Publication number: 20220019991
    Abstract: A wearable payment device, such as a finger ring worn by a user, communicates payment data to a payment reader that uses the payment data in order to request a payment transaction. Such wearable payment device may be conveniently carried by and accessible to the user such that utilization of the payment device for the payment transaction is less burdensome for the user, thereby encouraging use of the payment device for payments. Indeed, in some cases, such as when the payment device is implemented as a finger ring or other type of jewelry, the user may be encouraged to carry the payment device in an exposed manner such that it is readily available for the payment transaction without the user having to search in a wallet, pocket, or purse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Afshin Rezayee, Emad Bidari, Thomas Templeton, Michael Lamfalusi, Matthew H. Maibach, Jesse L. Dorogusker
  • Publication number: 20220019004
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optically functional absorbing solution composition, infrared absorbing-enhanced glass using same, and an infrared transmitting filter comprising same, the optically functional absorbing solution composition comprising: a resin having a siloxane group substituted at an acrylic group; an organic solvent; and a dye comprising heat resistant dyes and/or non-heat-resistant dyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: L SQUARE INC.
    Inventors: Tae Geun LEE, Gwang Hyeong LEE
  • Patent number: 11222352
    Abstract: A payment system can accept an electronic reservation for a merchant restaurant in response to a reservation request received from a user. The payment system can detect that the user is present at a location associated with the merchant restaurant based at least in part on an indication received from a mobile device associated with the user. The payment system can determine a completion of a service associated with the electronic reservation. The payment system can provide an electronic bill for the service to be displayed on the mobile device of the user. Based on receiving an authorization of the electronic bill from the mobile device of the user, the payment system can charge, through a card-less payment transaction, the user for at least an amount disclosed in the electronic bill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventor: Cody Rose
  • Patent number: 11216795
    Abstract: A merchant uses a merchant point of sale (POS) device to identify items or services for purchase by a customer, and costs for each. One or more payment amounts are sent from the merchant POS device to a checkout server using an application programming interface (API), which the checkout server sends on to an authorized payment terminal device that then reads payment information from a payment object and sends the payment information back to the checkout server. The checkout server processes the transaction and confirms transaction completion to the merchant POS device and payment terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SQUARE, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Gonzales, Christian De Angelis, Marc Perry, Eric Zundel Ayers, Vibhor Chhabra, Adam Edwards, Christopher Heisel, Morgan Engel, Stephen Brewer, Ryder Moody
  • Patent number: 11216891
    Abstract: Various embodiments are related to apparatuses and methods related to payroll processing. An employee can designate a customized payroll pay period, and each employee can designate a different payroll pay period. For example, the employee can designate to receive payroll payments on any frequency supported by the employer, including receiving a daily payroll payment on each day that the employee works. The employee's employer can make payroll payments according to the employee's designation. Further, when the employer is a merchant that makes sales each day using, for example, a point of sale system, the employer can electronically pay the employee using funds from the day's sales. For example, the employee can work on a selected day, and can receive an electronic payroll payment at the end of the shift. The employee can immediately use the just received electronic payment funds to purchase a good from a second merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Aaron, Cody Rose
  • Patent number: 11210730
    Abstract: Customized interactive image collection generation is described. A plurality of interactive images associated with at least one merchant can be accessed. An interactive image of the plurality of interactive images can depict one or more items offered for sale by the merchant and individual items of the one or more items can be associated with individual selectable controls. A selectable control can enable a customer to view item information associated with an individual item with which the selectable control is associated. Customer data can be accessed and a subset of interactive images of the plurality of interactive images can be selected based at least in part on the customer data. The subset of interactive images can comprise a personalized lookbook that can be presented via a display of a device to enable the customer to add the individual item to a virtual cart via an interaction with the selectable control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Woodyard, Stephanie Grodin
  • Patent number: 11210721
    Abstract: Generating a vector space model to analyze menu items for restaurants in order to determine optimized geographic locations for merchants to position restaurants is described herein. In one example, the techniques include converting the menu items into vectors using the vector space model, and using the vectors, grouping or assigning the menu items to cuisine types. Once assigned to cuisine types, one or more servers of a food-ordering service may analyze transaction histories for customers in a particular geographic area to determine how “adventurous” the customers are, or how diverse the customer's orders are amongst cuisine types. If the customers in a particular geographic area are adventurous or diverse consumers, the food-ordering service may recommend that a merchant establish a dine-in restaurant in the geographic area, offer food delivery to the geographic area, and/or include the geographic area in a schedule for a mobile restaurant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: David Feng, Christopher Skeels
  • Patent number: 11210641
    Abstract: In some examples, methods and systems may process one or more payment transactions between a payee and a payor by establishing a short-range communication channel between a first computing device associated with the payee and a second computing device associated with the payor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Grassadonia, Jesse Wilson
  • Patent number: 11210725
    Abstract: A service provider may receive item price information and/or point of sale (POS) transaction information from a plurality of merchant devices associated with a plurality of merchants. The service provider may categorize the plurality of merchants according to the types of items offered by the respective merchants, and may further categorize the merchants according to the locations at which they conduct business. The service provider may subsequently determine a price recommendation or other pricing information for a particular item offered by a particular merchant. A merchant device of the particular merchant may present the pricing information in a user interface that enables the merchant to view projected sales at various different price points. Further, the merchant may be able to specify one or more factors used for determining the recommend price, such as a desired business model, a desired clientele, a desired profit margin, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhay Raj Kumar, Rong Yan, Mason Ng, Gian Perrone, Mai Leduc
  • Patent number: 11202518
    Abstract: A baby chair includes a baby chair comprising a chair body and a support rack assembled with the chair body. The chair body includes a plurality of legs. The support rack includes a base and a plurality of fastening members. The base has a top provided with a plurality of positioning recesses. The fastening members are pivotally mounted in positioning recesses. The chair body is used individually to function as a baby chair, and the support rack is used individually to function as a baby table. When the support rack is assembled with the chair body, each of the legs of the chair body is inserted into each of the positioning recesses of the support rack, and is locked by each of the fastening members. Thus, the support rack increases the height of the chair body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Ten Square Inc.
    Inventor: Feng-Jung Lo
  • Patent number: 11188931
    Abstract: A service provider may receive merchant analytics information from a plurality of merchant devices. In some examples, the service provider may generate a model based at least in part on the merchant analytics information, the model including a core set of features for predicting a merchant metric associated with a merchant. The service provider may detect a lift in an observed value of the merchant metric based at least in part on a residual value of the merchant metric at a location of the lift, and add an additional feature to the model to cause a predicted value of the merchant metric to correspond to the observed value of the merchant metric at the location of the lift. The service provider may further send information associated with the feature to a merchant device associated with the merchant. As an example, the information may include a prediction for the merchant metric and/or a recommendation for improving the business of the merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Levon J. Lloyd, Nader Al-Naji, Matthew Ivor Lloyd
  • Patent number: 11182794
    Abstract: A payment reader and a POS terminal may communicate over a wireless connection. The methods and systems include monitoring one or more parameters corresponding to a payment reader and another device in proximity to the payment reader. The first device, through a set of customized instructions, determines whether behavior of the second device substantially corresponds to the first device, in order to detect suspected hardware or software intrusion associated with the secure first device. On successful detection of a suspected intrusion, the first device generates an alert for a user of the first device if illegal intrusion is suspected by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd A. Aument
  • Patent number: D937272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Fletcher, Ashutosh Dhodapkar
  • Patent number: D941919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Fletcher, Ashutosh Dhodapkar