Patents Examined by Blane A Lickteig
  • Patent number: 10467701
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable media for receiving data from one or more sensors associated with one or more home devices, such as appliances, home systems, etc. are provided. The data may be used to determine whether the home device is operating within an expected range or, if it is outside of an expected range or threshold, whether a home event has occurred. Upon occurrence of the home event, an insurance claim to cover any damage caused by the home event may be initiated and/or processed. In some examples, repair of any damage may also be coordinated by the system. In some arrangements, the initiation and/or processing of the claim, and/or coordination of the repair may be performed without any additional input from the user associated with the policy, home device, etc. or with limited additional input from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Bryan Keith Corder, Rothana Srey, Nicholas A. Suizzo, Sean P. Willett
  • Patent number: 10438285
    Abstract: A system and method displays potential security orders in a first area of a display, and when a user to drag a potential order into a second area of the display, the system and method places an order for the security and displays an icon representing the order placed in a position that corresponds to an amount of time the order will expire, a current market price of the security and a price of the order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Konstantinos P. Konstantinides, Martin P. Wright, Eliel R. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10438192
    Abstract: A transaction system and process includes providing financial transactions based on a single card. The transaction system and process further including providing prepaid wireless service based on the single card and providing long-distance service based on the single card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephanie Goodrich
  • Patent number: 10431018
    Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring use, determining risk, and pricing insurance policies for a vehicle having one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous operation features are provided. According to certain aspects, the operating status and/or configuration of autonomous operation features of an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle may be determined, such as via an on-board computer system or mobile device, and/or then directly or indirectly wirelessly communicated via data transmission from the vehicle computer system or mobile device to a remote server. An adjustment to one or more risk levels associated with operation of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle may also be determined, and an auto insurance policy, premium, or discount may be adjusted based upon the adjustment to the risk levels and presented to the customer for their review and approval. As a result, insurance cost savings may be passed onto risk averse customers that opt into to a rewards program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Mark Fields, Chien Che Huang, Mohamed A. Wazeer, Shawn C. Bennett, Steven C. Cielocha, Ronny S. Bryant, Stephen Kohaus, Terry Quakenbush, Richard A. Novak, Aaron Scott Chan, Craig M. Main, Weixin Wu, Torri Wollenschlager, Carol Marie Csanda, Stacey Gorsuch, Todd Binion
  • Patent number: 10402788
    Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, an automated system provides for generating product recommendations for clients. The system may include computing systems and devices for receiving a client intake information with product preferences, member demographic information, and current product information, and in response, generating product offerings including at least a portion representing variations of the current product. The member demographic information may be consolidated into census divisions that are each associated with a category of the member demographic information, and probabilities of selecting the product offerings may be calculated for each of the census divisions. The product offerings may be presented in a user interface with optimization scores that are a function of the probability of selecting the product offerings as well as provider financial goals, employee perception goals, and market competitiveness goals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Aon Global Operations Ltd (Singapore Branch)
    Inventors: Michael Morrow, Salina Shah, Todor Penev, Andy Rallis, Kartick Subramanian
  • Patent number: 10366386
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transferring funds to an user account include a payment service provider device receiving a request for fund transfer information for an user account from a payer device that is associated with a payer. The payment service provider device then provides a routing number that is associated with the payment service provider and a virtual account number that is associated with the user account to the payer device. The payment service provider device then receives information from a financial institution about a funds transfer to a payment service provider account that is provided to a payment service provider by the financial institution. The information about the funds transfer includes a funding amount and the virtual account number, and the payment service provider device allocates the funding amount to the user account using the virtual account number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Nitin Prabhu, Jonathan Miel, Fei Pan, Rolf Jochen Haag
  • Patent number: 10346816
    Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods for aggregating consumer-specific transactions made to member merchants associated with a social venture are disclosed. One exemplary method includes distributing a merchant computing device to each of multiple member merchants associated with a social venture and capturing and storing, in memory, multiple transactions from the merchant computing devices, during a social venture period. At least two of the multiple transactions involve a consumer account. The exemplary method further includes aggregating the at least two transactions to the consumer account into a single transaction and submitting the single transaction to an acquirer to be settled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Stephen Dantu, Pablo Cohan, David Laskin, Thomas Rempe, Lauren Stephens, John R. Caughey
  • Patent number: 10162954
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a display; memory that stores biometric information and account information for at least one account; a biometric sensor that senses biometric information; authentication circuitry that authenticates sensed biometric information at least in part via a comparison to stored biometric information; display circuitry that renders account information to the display responsive to authentication of sensed biometric information; selection circuitry that selects one of said at least one account associated with account information rendered to the display; and a field generator that generates an output session that outputs at least one magnetic field that represents account information for the selected one of said at least one account. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Douglas Warren Robinson
  • Patent number: 10140597
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods that help validate and process payment instruments for different products, such as but not limited to credit card payments, mortgage payments, or any other type of payment. The payment amount from a payment instrument may be determined from a multiple locations on the payment instrument. In addition, a payment amount may be determined from a remittance document that accompanies the payment instrument, such as a remittance coupon that is mailed along with a check. The amount in the remittance courtesy box, the minimum amount due, the last payment made, and the full balance remaining may all be captured and used to validate the amount on the payment instrument. Moreover, one or more confidence scores for the amounts on the payment instrument and remittance document may be used to validate the payment amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Kevin Benton, Mark David Felse, Sarah Catherine Christine, John Barrett Hall, Michael J. Pepe, Kerry Kurt Simpkins
  • Patent number: 10078867
    Abstract: A method implemented on an augmented reality electronic device includes viewing at least a portion of a financial document with the augmented reality electronic device. One or more words or phrases in a section of the financial document are identified using the augmented reality electronic device. A customer associated with the financial document is identified. An indication of the one or more words or phrases and an identification of the customer are sent to a server computer. Customized content is received from the server computer based on the one or more words or phrases and the identification of the customer. The customized content is displayed on the augmented reality electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Christin Chan, Erick Von Tengelitsch, II
  • Patent number: 9990624
    Abstract: A system, a medium, and a method are provided to send compensation data to devices at one or more locations where the data is retrievable. For example, a communication interface of a server device accesses request data, where the request data includes an indication of one or more locations where a compensation amount is retrievable. A compensation data component generates compensation data based on the indication of the one or more locations where the compensation amount is retrievable. A location component determines a location of a client device that corresponds to the one or more locations. A transceiver transmits the compensation data to the client device based on the determined location of the client device that corresponds to the one or more locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Charles Todasco
  • Patent number: 9947003
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing cardholder account information in response to gestures at a mobile computing device to facilitate a payment transaction is implemented by a mobile computing device coupled to a memory. The method includes receiving a first haptic gesture associated with a financial transaction, providing a plurality of payment method options retrieved from a data repository based upon the first haptic gesture, receiving a second haptic gesture comprising a payment method selection selected from the plurality of payment method options, and providing a plurality of cardholder account information for the financial transaction, the plurality of cardholder account information provided based at least in part on the payment method selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Kyle Patrick Clark
  • Patent number: 9881336
    Abstract: A foreign currency exchange system and method are provided that allows the user to exchange various foreign currency for a physical or electronic gift card, a donation to a charity, a stored foreign currency value card and/or a multi-currency debit cash card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: LEFTOVERCASH, INC.
    Inventor: Ferdinand Poon
  • Patent number: 9846879
    Abstract: A method for validating payment information for an online transaction is provided. A payment server can receive two representations of the same payment information. The payment information can be validated if it is determined that the two representations match. If there is no match, or the payment information is otherwise invalid, the payment information can be repaired based on a trusted representation of the payment information, such as stored payment information or an image of an associated value token. Payment information can be received via one or more communication channels, and can be provided by one or more consumer devices. A merchant service provider can validate payment information and handle transaction processing on behalf of a merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Bharathi Ramavarjula, Nimesh Parikh, Timothy Wright
  • Patent number: 9600844
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for a system for providing a multi-currency token. The system, method, and computer program product are configured to receive a request for a multi-currency token, wherein the multi-currency token is associated with at least two financial institution partners; determine a value of the multi-currency token; establish currency conversion parameters for the multi-currency token based on at least one of the value of the multi-currency token and a conversion rate between currencies associated with the at least two financial institution partners; determine that a transaction is being performed with the multi-currency token, the transaction associated with a local currency; and complete the transaction with the multi-currency token in the local currency when the local currency is a currency associated with at least one of the financial institution partners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Laura Corinne Bondesen, Jason P. Blackhurst, Scott Lee Harkey, William Blakely Belchee, Tammy L. Brunswig
  • Patent number: 9600817
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for a system for providing a virtual value token. The system, method, and computer program product are configured to receive a request for a token associated with a virtual value; generate the token associated with the virtual value, wherein the virtual value is funded via a known currency; determine that a user is initiating a transaction using the token; determine a local currency for the transaction; convert, using a computing device processor, at least a portion of the virtual value into a converted amount in the local currency; and complete the transaction using the converted amount of the token. The virtual value may be based on a defined value, such as a known amount on a specific day, or a relative value, such as the current value of an underlying asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Laura Corinne Bondesen, Jason P. Blackhurst, Scott Lee Harkey, William Blakely Belchee, Tammy L. Brunswig
  • Patent number: 9547960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reusable physical financial instrument and a system and a method for enabling the financial instrument to perform multiple financial transactions. The financial instrument is capable of creating mixed reality experience when it comes in vicinity of the payor or payee device or ATM. Through the created mixed reality experience, the payor and the payee inputs payor-side and payee-side transaction and biometric data which are stored onto smart chip of the instrument and/or on Cloud Storage using cloud computing interface. The stored payor-side and payee-side transaction data are cross-validated and their biometric data is further verified against golden copy at the respective financial institutions or at the Central Authority's repositories for performing the financial transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Annie Thomas, Shalin Garg, Sathish Vallat