Patents Examined by Eric T Wong
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Patent number: 9892462Abstract: Systems and methods for automating best practices involved in the underwriting process are disclosed. A computer system performs a risk classification of a potential customer based on a set of factors, company's underwriting standards, and best practices gathered from top performing underwriters. The computer system is able to improve the quality of its output over time by learning from previous outcomes, updating underwriting standards, and updating best underwriting practices.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyInventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
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Patent number: 9886691Abstract: Deploying an issuer-specific widget to a wallet container on a client device is accomplished by configuring a widget to provide access to an issuer-specific service group of services that are accessible in a service tier of a multi-tier platform for providing secure transactions, determining service-provider specific resource access requirements for operating the widget, configuring a widget descriptor with the access requirements, and communicating with wallet container to ensure successful deployment of the configured widget that meets the access requirements in the widget descriptor.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: MasterCard Mobile Transactions Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Mehul Desai, Satyan G. Pitroda, Nehal Maniar
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Patent number: 9875469Abstract: When a merchant sells goods or services in a sales transaction, a merchant device can generate a bill. The bill includes an itemized list of the goods and services, a price for each item, and an identifier of the sales transaction. A first customer and a second customer split the bill using a first customer device and a second customer device, respectively. The first customer device establishes communication between the first customer device and the merchant device. Using the identifier of the sales transaction, the first customer device pays a portion of the itemized list of the goods and services at the merchant device. The second customer device establishes communication between the second customer device and the merchant device. Using the identifier, the second customer device pays a remaining portion of the itemized list of the goods and services at the merchant device.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2013Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Square, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Chin, Dan Seeman
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Patent number: 9858616Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for facilitating presentation of activity-based advertising. During operation, the system receives a set of contextual data of a customer and makes a prediction of the customer's future activity. The system then receives a number of advertisements from the advertisers. Based on the prediction, the system chooses a received advertisement to present to the customer. The system further determines the customer's subsequent activity and confirms the prediction of the customer's activity. The system then receives payments from the advertisers whose advertisement is presented based on whether the prediction is confirmed.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATEDInventors: Daniel H. Greene, Kurt E. Partridge, James M. A. Begole
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Patent number: 9852475Abstract: Methods and systems for evaluating the effectiveness of autonomous operation features of autonomous vehicles using an accident risk model are provided. According to certain aspects, an accident risk model may be determined using effectiveness information regarding autonomous operation features associated with a vehicle. The effectiveness information may indicate a likelihood of an accident for the vehicle and may include test data or actual loss data. Determining the likelihood of an accident may include determining risk factors for the features related to the ability of the features to make control decisions that successfully avoid accidents. The accident risk model may further include information regarding effectiveness of the features relative to location or operating conditions, as well as types and severity of accidents. The accident risk model may further be used to determine or adjust aspects of an insurance policy associated with an autonomous vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Blake Konrardy, Scott T. Christensen, Gregory Hayward, Scott Farris
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Patent number: 9836793Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for creating, analyzing and updating a property inventory are disclosed which include receiving, from a user operating a mobile device, a request to add a new item of property to an insurance inventory associated with an insurance policy, the request including information identifying the new item, at least a first image of the new item, and information identifying a location of the new item. An insurance inventory system is operated to add the new item to an insurance inventory associated with the insurance policy, the updating including computing a total current value of the insurance inventory including the new item. A coverage engine is operated to compare coverage limits associated with the insurance policy to the total current value of the insurance inventory to determine if the total current value is within a coverage limit of the insurance policy. A response is transmitted to the user based on the determination.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Kevin J. Busque, Andrew J. Amigo, Richard M. Borden, David F. Peak, Eugene J. Walters
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Patent number: 9799031Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligently authenticating payment transactions are disclosed. A user initiates a payment transaction to purchases goods or services from a merchant. The merchant sends a payment initiation request to a server computer in communication with a payment processing network and an issuer. The server computer queries various databases to determine one or more available communication channels that may be used as authentication channels by the issuer. The server computer also determines one or more communication channels, available for use by a mobile device of the user, that may be used as authentication channels to authenticate the payment transaction. The user is provided with a list of available/eligible authentication channels. User selects one of the authentication channels and the issuer is notified of the selection. The issuer uses the selected authentication channel to communicate with the user and authenticate the payment transaction.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATIONInventors: Greg Trifiletti, Olivier Brand, Mike Lindelsee, James Dimmick, Dave Wentker
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Patent number: 9799029Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to securely receiving data input at a computing device without storing the data locally. The invention allows an application, such as a mobile app, to receive payment information (e.g. credit card information) directly from a user without requiring the application to comply with the PA DSS or another standard. The application can employ any type of user interface for receiving user input as well as one or more overlaid input fields that receive sensitive payment information. The overlaid input fields can be part of a web page or other interface that can securely submit data to a remote computer system (e.g. a server) where it can be stored, processed, or transmitted in accordance with the PCI DSS. In this way, the sensitive payment information (or another type of information) is not stored, processed, or transmitted by the application on the local device.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Zukunftware, LLCInventor: Volker Neuwirth
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Patent number: 9786013Abstract: Systems and methods for matching subscribers with subscription providers include gathering, via a network from one or more remote computing systems, claims data, performance data, and service data regarding a number of providers; determining, by processing circuitry of a computing device based on the claims data, the performance data, and the service data, one or more provider metrics for each provider of the number of providers; calculating, by the processing circuitry based on the one or more provider metrics, one or more relationships between a number of subscribers and each provider of the plurality of providers; and ranking, by the processing circuitry, the number of providers based at least on part on the one or more relationships.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Aon Global Risk Research LimitedInventors: Gregory Wingate-Whyte, Stephen P. McGill, Stephen W. Cross
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Patent number: 9785975Abstract: A system for receiving data associated with a mobile content is configured to calculate an expected value of the mobile content based at least in part on the data received, and determine a bid amount for a sponsorship of the mobile content based at least in part on the expected value.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: MILLENNIAL MEDIA LLCInventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty
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Patent number: 9779452Abstract: The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOTE DEPOSIT CAPTURE WITH ENHANCED IMAGE DETECTION (hereinafter “RDC-Detection”) provides a platform for remote deposit by submitting captured images of a check via a user device, wherein the RDC-Detection transforms captured check images and/or entered check deposit information inputs via RDC-Detection components into deposit confirmation outputs. For example, in one embodiment, a financial institution may receive a check image captured by a scanner, a camera, and/or the like, and process the check image to extract deposit information to process the deposit request.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)Inventors: Reynaldo Medina, Bharat Prasad
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Patent number: 9773280Abstract: A system and method are provided for trading multiple tradeable objects. One example method includes displaying at least one combined quantity indicator representing a combined quantity associated with at least two tradeable objects, detecting an input associated with an order for a predetermined order quantity in relation to one of the combined quantity indicators, and allocating the order quantity between the at least two tradeable objects using at least one quantity allocation rule. In one example embodiment, a plurality of quantity allocation rules can be user-configurable, and different rules can be defined and applied in relation to different order types.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Burns, Robert A. West, Gerald J. O'Connor, Stephen J. Murphy, Scott F. Singer
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Patent number: 9760948Abstract: An interface for trading multiple tradeable objects includes a price axis or scale. A first indication of quantities represented in a market for a first tradeable object is displayed in association with the price axis or scale. A second indication of quantities represented in the market for a second tradeable object is displayed in association with the price axis or scale. The first tradeable object may be different than the second tradeable object. Alternatively, the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object may be the same, but the indications of quantity may be provided from different sources, such as different exchanges.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.Inventor: Michael J. Burns
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Patent number: 9734535Abstract: The present embodiments relate to charting multiple markets. In some embodiments, charting multiple markets may include receiving market data for a plurality of tradeable objects. The plurality of tradeable objects may include an anchor object and at least one non-anchor object. The market data may include anchor object price data for the anchor object and non-anchor price data for the at least one non-anchor object. The non-anchor object price data may be converted based on the anchor object price data such that converted non-anchor object price data has a price scale of the anchor object price data. The anchor object price data and the non-anchor object price data may be displayed along a normalized price axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Burns, Douglas R. Duquette, Brian J. Buck
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Patent number: 9727910Abstract: Location-based notification to a user before the user engages in a transaction at a location. Embodiments determine a location of a store at which the user is in or near by using positioning data received at a mobile communication device and determines a potential transaction amount for the user at the store and generates budget data based at least in part on a budget goal identified from a local memory of the mobile communication device or received from a remotely hosted financial management system. Budget data is presented to the user, e.g., in the form of a message, notification, or warning on the mobile communication device to inform the user about budget items relevant to a merchant at that location. The user may choose to initiate or complete a transaction at the location with or without involving the financial management system.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2011Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: INTUIT INC.Inventor: Eddy W. Wu
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Patent number: 9727914Abstract: Certain embodiments provide systems, methods, and apparatus for directed graph-based strategy trading tools. In some embodiments, opportunities for altering a trading strategy position are visually represented by a tool as a directed graph. In some embodiments, a tool to facilitate trading strategy leg conversions is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.Inventors: Tatiana Vasilyevna Potekhina, Brian Michael Schwartz
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Patent number: 9697511Abstract: A method for securing a transaction by an electronic card paired with at least one mobile terminal, wherein a banking organization in charge of managing transactions involving the card has previously recorded an identifier of the mobile terminal among data relating to the owner of the card. The securing method includes: transmission, by the mobile terminal, of at least one first signal including a message containing the identifier; receipt, by at least one transaction device near the mobile terminal, of the first signal; transmission, by the transaction device, of a second signal including at least the message to at least one remote banking organization; assignment, by a control server of the banking organization, to a transaction involving the electronic card, by a control server of the banking organization, of information representing proximity between the electronic card and the mobile terminal, according to the second signal received by the banking organization.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: INGENICO GROUPInventor: David Naccache
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Patent number: 9679334Abstract: A system and method are provided for trading multiple tradeable objects. One example method includes displaying at least one combined quantity indicator representing a combined quantity associated with at least two tradeable objects, detecting an input associated with an order for a predetermined order quantity in relation to one of the combined quantity indicators, and allocating the order quantity between the at least two tradeable objects using at least one quantity allocation rule. In one example embodiment, a plurality of quantity allocation rules can be user-configurable, and different rules can be defined and applied in relation to different order types.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Burns, Robert A. West, Gerald J. O'Connor, Stephen J. Murphy
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Patent number: 9641693Abstract: Billing method for billing a call to a user identified with an identification card (2) in a telecommunication network. The duration of the calls is determined by a GPS receiver. The identification card further preferably comprises downloaded scales of charges, the billed amount depending on the determined duration of the call and on the stored scales of charges. Advantage: the determined time can not be falsified by the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2001Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: SWISSCOM AGInventor: R. Ritter
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Patent number: 9595066Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a credit inquiry for a monitored consumer. The method further includes performing at least one credit-inquiry analysis on the credit inquiry. The performing yields at least one of a matched creditor from master creditor records and an inferred credit category based on a lexical analysis. In addition, the method includes, responsive to the performing, determining whether the credit inquiry is related to a previous credit inquiry for the monitored consumer. Further, the method includes, responsive to a determination that the credit inquiry is related to a previous credit inquiry, suppressing a credit alert to the monitored consumer.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: CSIDENTITY CORPORATIONInventors: Steven E. Samler, Matthew Hall