Patents Examined by David P Sharvin
  • Patent number: 11966891
    Abstract: A system for managing a financial account in a low cash mode. The system may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include providing an interface; providing a notification to a user when a balance in the first account is deemed to be in low cash mode; presenting, when the first account balance is deemed to be in low cash mode, an option for a transfer request; receiving, a selection of the option for the transfer request to connect the first account with a second account; transferring funds from the second account to the first account; notifying the user that funds have been transferred from the second account to the first account; and further notifying the user that the balance in the first account is greater than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Urich T. Bowers, Mecal McDade, Todd Tkach, Fernando Alfaro, Jeremy Moore
  • Patent number: 11966918
    Abstract: A medical reimbursement system may include a user device to obtain an actual medical appointment location and an actual medical appointment time for a user medical appointment. The system may also include a medical reimbursement processing server to obtain a scheduled medical appointment location and a scheduled medical appointment time for the user medical appointment, and obtain the actual medical appointment location and the actual medical appointment time from the user device. The server may validate whether the actual medical appointment location matches the scheduled medical appointment location and whether the actual medical appointment time matches the scheduled medical appointment time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: INMAR RX SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Ryan Arledge
  • Patent number: 11966924
    Abstract: A methods and system of hosted thin-client payment authorization and authentication services for processing payments for value-added service (VAS) providers is described. A method, performed by a host server operating a thin-client device, includes receiving transaction request data at a host server computer from a thin-client device, where the transaction request data can include financial account data and biometric data. The host-server transmits a verification request message to a VAS provider and receives an indication that it is a valid merchant. The host-server transmits an authorization request message comprising the biometric data to a payment processing network (PPN), where the PPN communicates with an authentication server computer to validate the biometric data, sends the authorization request message to an issuer and receives an authorization response message from the issuer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Phil Kumnick, Sonika Chandra
  • Patent number: 11966893
    Abstract: A system for managing a financial account in a low cash mode. The system may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include providing an interface; providing a notification to a user when a balance in the first account is deemed to be in low cash mode; presenting, when the first account balance is deemed to be in low cash mode, an option for a transfer request; receiving, a selection of the option for the transfer request to connect the first account with a second account; transferring funds from the second account to the first account; notifying the user that funds have been transferred from the second account to the first account; and further notifying the user that the balance in the first account is greater than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Urich T. Bowers, Mecal McDade, Todd Tkach, Mike Ley
  • Patent number: 11966892
    Abstract: A system for managing a financial account in a low cash mode. The system may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include providing an interface; providing a notification to a user when a balance in the first account is deemed to be in low cash mode; presenting, when the first account balance is deemed to be in low cash mode, an option for a transfer request; receiving, a selection of the option for the transfer request to connect the first account with a second account; transferring funds from the second account to the first account; notifying the user that funds have been transferred from the second account to the first account; and further notifying the user that the balance in the first account is greater than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: The PNC Financial Service Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Urich T. Bowers, Mecal McDade, Todd Tkach
  • Patent number: 11961082
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure allow a customer or payor to select from a plurality of nearby vendors or payees when a computing device of the payor is physically close to electronic devices of the payees. Payee devices and locations of those payee devices may be identified and displayed on a display of a payor device. Once displayed, a specific payee device may be selected by the customer and an order for a product or service may be sent to the selected payee device from the payor device. After the product or service has been provided to the customer, information that confirms that purchase may be sent to any of the selected payee device, the payor device, or a payment processing computer and funds to pay for the product or service may be deposited into an account of the payee based on the confirmation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: 423 Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick L. Murray
  • Patent number: 11961063
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced payment codes are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for presenting a machine-readable code to a transaction terminal may include (1) a computer payment application executed by a computer processor of a mobile electronic device displaying an image of a first payment device on a display; (2) the computer payment application receiving a signal from a sensor in the mobile electronic device indicating that the display is being presented to a transaction terminal; (3) the computer application requesting a machine readable code from a provider of machine-readable codes for the first payment device; (4) the computer application receiving the machine readable code for the first payment device; and (5) the computer application displaying the machine readable code on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventor: Howard Spector
  • Patent number: 11954659
    Abstract: A system for managing a financial account in a low cash mode. The system may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include providing an interface; providing a notification to a user when a balance in the first account is deemed to be in low cash mode; presenting, when the first account balance is deemed to be in low cash mode, an option for a transfer request; receiving, a selection of the option for the transfer request to connect the first account with a second account; transferring funds from the second account to the first account; notifying the user that funds have been transferred from the second account to the first account; and further notifying the user that the balance in the first account is greater than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Urich T. Bowers, Mecal McDade, Todd Tkach, Mike Kirch, Eric Romantino, Jeremy Moore, Fernando Alfaro
  • Patent number: 11954661
    Abstract: The validity of a mail item containing a monetary solicitation is determined. An image is received of the mail item and the image is analyzed to identify a plurality of data fields within the mail item. The validity or invalidity of the data within each of the plurality of identified data fields is then established, and a user-interactive image overlay is generated for the image of the mail item that includes a validity indicator for each of the plurality of identified data fields. The validity indicator is representative of the validity or invalidity of the data within each of the identified plurality of data fields. The user-interactive image overlay is sent to a user device to display the image of the mail item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Garner, IV, Chris Kalaboukis
  • Patent number: 11941640
    Abstract: Prioritizing a customer service agent's responses to customer messages. In one form, an expected response time target is determined based on a time interval between sending an agent response and receiving a customer response from a particular customer. In other forms, other objective factors, such as message intervals, customer properties, and message properties, are used to determine the expected response time target. In yet other forms, a customer conversation can be automatically closed if the customer does not respond within a predetermined maximum time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Quiq, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Myer, Andrew Jenkins
  • Patent number: 11941623
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for a device manager to control data tracking with client devices. A device may implement a manager process or application that allows a user to set preferences and/or a schedule of rates for allowing other online service providers to track user data. This may include placement of device-side data, such as a cookie or pixel, or tracking of device data through an application. The manager process may detect when a website, online platform, application, or other entity attempts to track data on the device and may utilize the schedule of rates to request a payment from the tracking entity. If the entity agrees to the payment, the manager may allow the entity to begin tracking data. However, if the tracking entity does not agree to the payment, then the manager may prevent the tracking entity from collecting data from the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: David Williams, Dmitry Martyanov
  • Patent number: 11935019
    Abstract: A system for managing a financial account in a low cash mode. The system may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include providing an interface; providing a notification to a user when a balance in the first account is deemed to be in low cash mode; presenting, when the first account balance is deemed to be in low cash mode, an option for a transfer request; receiving, a selection of the option for the transfer request to connect the first account with a second account; transferring funds from the second account to the first account; notifying the user that funds have been transferred from the second account to the first account; and further notifying the user that the balance in the first account is greater than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Urich T. Bowers, Mecal McDade, Todd Tkach, Jeremy Moore, Fernando Alfaro
  • Patent number: 11935034
    Abstract: A smartwatch device that operates as an ad hoc card reader is provided. The smartwatch device may include hardware and software. The smartwatch device may scan multiple cards. The smartwatch device may capture card data elements from each card. The smartwatch device may receive a transaction amount for each card. The smartwatch device may communicate with a financial institution associated with each card. Each financial institution may transmit an approval request to a device associated with the card. Each device may receive a request to approve the transaction. Each device may approve the request, and the approval may be transmitted to the financial institution. Each financial institution may transmit an approval notification to the smartwatch. Upon receipt of an approval notification for each card, the smartwatch may transmit the captured card data elements and the transaction amount for each card and payee data to a processing entity for transaction processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventor: Saurabh Gupta
  • Patent number: 11935015
    Abstract: This application relates to a data processing method performed by a computer device. The method includes: for each block of a plurality of blocks in a first block file of a blockchain platform, detecting a to-be-maintained transaction record in the block; selecting, from a hash tree of the block, nodes used for proving that the transaction record belongs to the block; constructing a node maintenance tree according to the selected nodes; storing the transaction record at a corresponding leaf node of the node maintenance tree; migrating an association between a block head of the block and the node maintenance tree storing the transaction record from the first block file to a second block file, the block head of the block being adjacent to a block head of a previous block in the second block file; and deleting the first block file after the update processing for each block is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Changhui Liu
  • Patent number: 11928653
    Abstract: Wait times at ATMs may undermine the utility of these self-service machines. ATMs are configured to provide faster self-service kiosks that allow users to quickly perform common financial transactions. However, it has been increasing common for users to have to wait on a line to access an ATM. Apparatus and methods are provided for a smart card that stages transactions by capturing the amount, pin and other necessary information on the smart card itself, before the user begins interacting with the ATM. Information captured by the smart card may be transferred to ATM when the smart card is inserted into ATM. The user does not provide the ATM with any additional information after inserted the smart card into the ATM, thereby improving the transaction processing efficiency of the ATM and enhancing user satisfaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventor: Saurabh Gupta
  • Patent number: 11928655
    Abstract: A system for managing a financial account in a low cash mode. The system may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include providing an interface; providing a notification to a user when a balance in the first account is deemed to be in low cash mode; presenting, when the first account balance is deemed to be in low cash mode, an option for a transfer request; receiving, a selection of the option for the transfer request to connect the first account with a second account; transferring funds from the second account to the first account; notifying the user that funds have been transferred from the second account to the first account; and further notifying the user that the balance in the first account is greater than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Urich T. Bowers, Mike Kirch, Eric Romantino
  • Patent number: 11928656
    Abstract: A system for managing a financial account in a low cash mode. The system may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include providing an interface; providing a notification to a user when a balance in the first account is deemed to be in low cash mode; presenting, when the first account balance is deemed to be in low cash mode, an option for a transfer request; receiving, a selection of the option for the transfer request to connect the first account with a second account; transferring funds from the second account to the first account; notifying the user that funds have been transferred from the second account to the first account; and further notifying the user that the balance in the first account is greater than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Urich T. Bowers, Mecal McDade, Todd Tkach, Mike Kirch, Eric Romantino, Scott Braun
  • Patent number: 11922505
    Abstract: The innovation disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, comprises systems, methods and computer program products that enable transactions requested by a user using a trade asset card. The innovation enables the transactions to be completed in real time or near real time per pre-determined rules and settings, or audited changes to rules and settings, while staying perpetually invested in the user's investment portfolio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Rameshchandra Bhaskar Ketharaju, Manish Pandey, Prabal Nandi, Shanmukeswara Rao Donkada
  • Patent number: 11915214
    Abstract: A system for managing a financial account in a low cash mode. The system may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include providing an interface; providing a notification to a user when a balance in the first account is deemed to be in low cash mode; presenting, when the first account balance is deemed to be in low cash mode, an option for a transfer request; receiving, a selection of the option for the transfer request to connect the first account with a second account; transferring funds from the second account to the first account; notifying the user that funds have been transferred from the second account to the first account; and further notifying the user that the balance in the first account is greater than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: The PNC Finanical Services Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Urich T. Bowers, Mecal McDade, Todd Tkach, Mike Kirch, Eric Romantino
  • Patent number: 11907919
    Abstract: A system for managing a financial account in a low cash mode. The system may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include providing an interface; providing a notification to a user when a balance in the first account is deemed to be in low cash mode; presenting, when the first account balance is deemed to be in low cash mode, an option for a transfer request; receiving, a selection of the option for the transfer request to connect the first account with a second account; transferring funds from the second account to the first account; notifying the user that funds have been transferred from the second account to the first account; and further notifying the user that the balance in the first account is greater than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Urich T. Bowers, Mecal McDade, Todd Tkach, Mike Ley