Patents Examined by James H Miller
  • Patent number: 10332083
    Abstract: A method of performing a fueling transaction via an application installed on a mobile device, such as a smart phone. One step of the method involves receiving at the mobile device a short range wireless initiation signal directly from a fuel dispenser. The wireless initiation signal contains information indentifying the fuel dispenser. In response to the wireless initiation signal, an application is automatically launched on the mobile device. Input is received into the mobile device from a customer, which is interpreted by the application to correspond to at least one selection made by the customer. Payment information of the customer is transmitted from the mobile device to a remote cloud server so that the transaction can be authorized. As fuel is dispensed from the fuel dispenser, at least one of fueling information and promotional information is received at the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Gilbarco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodger K. Williams, Robert P. Hoffman, Giovanni Carapelli, Edward A. Payne
  • Patent number: 10229396
    Abstract: A system and method for transaction Bitcoin is described. Bitcoin can be sent to an email address. No miner's fee is paid by a host computer system. Hot wallet functionality is provided that transfers values of some Bitcoin addresses to a vault for purposes of security. A private key of a Bitcoin address of the vault is split and distributed to keep the vault secure. Instant exchange allows for merchants and customers to lock in a local currency price. A vault has multiple email addresses to authorize a transfer of Bitcoin out of the vault. User can opt to have private keys stored in locations that are under their control. A tip button rewards content creators for their efforts. A Bitcoin exchange allows for users to set prices that they are willing to sell or buy Bitcoin and execute such trades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Coinbase, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman Shtylman, Samo Drole
  • Patent number: 10204379
    Abstract: The described technology displays, at a GUI, a graph of one or more financial curves having one or more actionable indicators indicative of one or more tradable events associated with modeling and/or trading at least one market asset or financial instrument at a financial marketplace. The one or more indicators display a current real-time market value of a tradable event associated with the market asset or financial instrument. Input is received at the GUI from a trader to perform an action associated with the financial curve. In response to receiving the input, the action is initiated and the results are displayed at the GUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Geneva Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Robert S. Creamer
  • Patent number: 10185946
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-readable media for facilitating the provision of content associated with a financial transaction are disclosed. The content may be identified by a requestor of the financial transaction or any party to the financial transaction. The content may also be generated by a service provider system that executes the financial transaction. A content location identifier that identifies a location where the content is stored may be identified or generated and may be included in or otherwise provided in association with a debit or credit instruction. The content location identifier may facilitate access to the content by any of a variety of systems or users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Edward Bowman, Mark T. Harris, Sherry Pleasant Sondergaard, John Alexander Kell
  • Patent number: 10181158
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for providing a psychological analysis of financial products in an investor's financial portfolio. In some example embodiments, a method is presented. The method may include accessing, in a device comprising one or more processors, a psychometric data of a financial product, the psychometric data quantifying a decision-making tendency used in managing the financial product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: ADDEPAR, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Johannes Oberlechner, Edward Casteel Milner, Julia Pitters
  • Patent number: 10176525
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and/or computer program product dynamically adjusts an insurance policy parameter for a self-driving vehicle (SDV) operating in manual mode. One or more processors receive a copy of manual control signals from an SDV, where the SDV is in manual mode during a particular time period. The processor(s) also receive a copy of computer control signals generated by an SDV on-board computer on the SDV during the particular time period, and compare the manual control signals to the computer control signals. In response to the manual control signals matching the computer control signals within a predetermined range, the processor(s) adjust an insurance policy parameter for the SDV while the SDV is being controlled by the particular human operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Ashish Kundu, Peter K. Malkin, Clifford A. Pickover