Patents Examined by John Anderson
  • Patent number: 11972402
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for performing a peer-to-peer (P2P) transfer by a third-party, where a method includes receiving transfer information and a first token including sender information of a sender and a second token including receiver information of a receiver, and validating the first token and the second token based on verifying both the sender and the receiver are registered with the real-time payment system. The method includes processing the first token and the second token based on determining a sender endpoint, a receiver endpoint, and a demand deposit account of the sender, and transmitting a request for a guarantee, the request for the guarantee including the sender endpoint and the demand deposit account of the sender. The method includes receiving an issued guarantee, transferring funds based on the transfer information, the first token, and the second token, and transmitting a transfer confirmation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Alan W. Hecht, Ann M. Kirk, Brian M. Pearce, Steven E. Puffer, Wairnola Marria Rhodriquez, Javier S. Silva
  • Patent number: 11966977
    Abstract: Computer implemented systems and methods are disclosed that allow for the efficient and rapid determination of guarantee funds for clearing member firms. Disclosed systems and methods account for the exposure of self-referencing risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Evren Baysal, Panagiotis Xythalis, Kailin Ding, Sixiang Li, Lu Lu, Jun Zhai
  • Patent number: 11935089
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing an enhanced rebate and marketing program which may automatically enroll a consumer in a loyalty programs after the consumer completes rebate form; filter consumer information to provide to customer relationship management campaigns; capture real-time consumer responses to queries; provide real-time and dynamic, targeted offers and other communications to consumers and recipients; and provide bonus added value to consumer received rebates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney Mason, Jason Schwomeyer
  • Patent number: 11908004
    Abstract: A communication system enabling a first wireless subscriber in need of an instant credit line to use a creditee module on a portable wireless communication device to request credit from a second subscriber that has available credit at a financial institution. The second subscriber uses a creditor module on their device to generate rules for the extension of a credit line guaranteed by the financial institution of the second subscriber. If the rules are met, a credit authorization code is generated by the system and forwarded to the creditee module of the first subscriber's device such that the code can be subsequently used to complete a transaction initiated by the first subscriber to pay a vendor. The vendor may then employ a vendor's module to access the issued credit as prescribed by the creditor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Mundi Fomukong
  • Patent number: 11907957
    Abstract: A computerized method verifies an issued check. The method verifies that the first check information matches second check information. The first and second checking information includes first and second routing numbers, first and second account numbers, first and second check numbers, and first and second dollar amounts associated with an issued check and received check, respectively. The method sends to a computer system of a payee financial institution in response to verifying the first check information matches the second check information, a verification message indicating that the first check information matches the second check information. The method also receives an indicator from the payer financial institution after the issued check has cleared in the payer financial institution; and informs the payee financial institution after the issued check has cleared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventors: Yuh-shen Song, Catherine Lew, Alexander Song, Victoria Song
  • Patent number: 11900472
    Abstract: An insurance policy management computing system (201) stores a legally-binding insurance policy as a read-only document including the complete policy history. To facilitate revisions to the policy, the computing system (201) provides an opportunity (202) to revise an insurance policy and recalls (203) the currently legally-binding insurance policy. Since the legally-binding insurance policy is a read-only document, the computing system (201) uses the legally-binding policy to generate an editable version that is a complete copy of the legally-binding policy. Once the editable version of the insurance policy has been generated, the input revisions can be incorporated into the policy and then, the revised version of the insurance policy is saved as a read-only, now-current version of the insurance policy. The new legally-binding insurance policy has a new creation and effective dates of the various policy elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Guidewire Software, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Harrison Keefer
  • Patent number: 11897358
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking and managing the transfer of renewable energy and credits associated with the renewable energy are disclosed, particularly in the context of a V2G framework. A server may receive information about an electric vehicle's charging and discharging states. When the electric vehicle is known to have obtained a charge from a renewable source, the transfer of any energy associated with that charge to a recipient may also trigger the transfer of renewable energy credits (RECs) to the recipient. The server maintains an accounting of the movement of RECs, and may also facilitate compensation to electric vehicle owners for their return of clean energy to a third party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Robert M. Uyeki
  • Patent number: 11900471
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a system and method for electronically monitoring and using data indicative of driver characteristics based on sensors. For example, the system may determine an origin associated with a user, a destination associated with the user, and a desired arrival time at the destination. A driving characteristic computing device of the system may determine an estimate for a duration of a trip from the origin to the destination. Based on the estimate for the duration and the desired arrival time at the destination, the driving characteristic computing device may determine a recommended departure time from the origin for the user. Based on sensor data, the system may determine a departure time from the origin for the user. The driving characteristic computing device may compare the departure time to the recommended departure time, and a value of a property of insurance for the user may be determined based on the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Soren K Lundsgaard, Tara Cavallaro Kozlowski
  • Patent number: 11893581
    Abstract: A payment device such as electronic transaction card or an near field communication device can use a temporary token for payment transactions. When processing a payment transaction, the temporary token is provided to a server of the issuer of the payment device, which can authorize the payment transaction and determine if the temporary token can be used for a subsequent transaction. If the server determines that the temporary token cannot be used for another transaction, the server provides the payment device with a new temporary token and an issuer script. When the payment device receives the issuer script, the payment device can execute the issuer script to store the new temporary token on the payment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Afshin Rezayee, Murat Cat
  • Patent number: 11869006
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for use in identifying synthetic party identities. One exemplary method includes receiving, at a computing device, a request from a relying party to assess validity of an identity presented by an asserting party in a network communication between the asserting party and the relying party, where the request includes identity data associated with the identity of the asserting party. The method also includes calculating, by the computing device, an assessment metric representative of the validity of the identity of the asserting party, where the assessment metric is based on at least one score derived from the identity data, and transmitting, by the computing device, the assessment metric to the relying party, whereby the relying party utilizes the assessment metric to determine whether or not to further interact with the asserting party in connection with the network communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Reza Rahimi
  • Patent number: 11861731
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for the problem of automatic, algorithm-guided estimation of insurance loss ratio, claims frequency, the probability of excess claims, and other insurance policy performance characteristics for an individual insured or for groups of insured individuals. A time-series-derived Bayesian power spectrum weight is calculated from the frequency of temporal pattern-specific values in terms of intensities at various frequencies of the power spectrum computed from credit utilization ratio (CUR; outstanding balance of debt, as a percentage of credit line available) time-series obtained by the insurer by ‘soft pull’ inquiries submitted periodically to credit-rating agencies, and provides an opportunity to capture and measure the relative magnitude of frequent or unexpected changes in consumer liquidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas S. McNair
  • Patent number: 11847706
    Abstract: In embodiments, diagnostics are electronically determined and provided as to why historical resource values differ from resource values determined according to more-trusted ways. Historical relationship instance data regarding a plurality of historical relationship instances between a primary entity and a plurality of secondary entities are received along with a plurality of historical resource values, in which each historical relationship instance of the plurality of historical relationship instances is associated with a respective historical resource value of the plurality of historical resource values. The system produces a respective trusted resource values based on the respective historical relationship instance. Based on differences between the respective trusted resource value and the respective historical resource value associated with the dataset, the system outputs one or more diagnostic comments associated with the detected difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Naveen Kumar Agrawal, Gregory T. Kavounas
  • Patent number: 11847666
    Abstract: A computer device and method for processing data to detect modifications to insured property. Received is specification data regarding modifications to be made to insured property in connection with an insurance claim. Also received is data from one or more sensor devices associated with the insured property indicative of a status regarding modifications made to the insured property. Analysis is performed on the received specification and data to determine whether one or more predefined conditions for the insurance claim is satisfied regarding the modifications to be made to the insured property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Michael J. Allen, Ramsey Devereaux, Spencer Read, David S. Franck, Teddy J. Voutour, Shanna Limas, William Chandler, Michael P. Burns, Daniela Wheeler, Kathleen L. Swain, Cleburne R. Burgess
  • Patent number: 11842586
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mutual authentication of a user and a container administrator computer system. A container administrator computer system receives a request from a mobile computing device for a user to access a secure container. The request includes a user identifier. The administrator system receives a first authentication factor corresponding to the user. The administrator system authenticates the user by verifying that the first authentication factor matches a first reference authentication factor associated with the user identifier. The administrator system sends a second authentication factor associated with the administrator system to a human-machine interface associated with the secure container or the mobile computing device. The administrator system receives a notification of authentication of the administrator system using the authentication factor. The administrator system transmits an unlock signal to unlock the secure container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventors: Darren M. Goetz, Chris Kalaboukis, Lisa R. Magana, Andrew L. Martinez, Uma Meyyappan, Dennis E. Montenegro, Marla M. Pacis, Timothy R. Ward
  • Patent number: 11790449
    Abstract: A system includes a processor and a memory with instructions. The instructions include, in response to receiving a zoned graph request, determining a current breakeven point on a current date based on a strike price of an option. The instructions include estimating a future strike price of the option based on an expiration date of the option, determining a future breakeven point on the expiration date of the option based on the estimated future strike price, and determining a range as a current price corresponding to the current breakeven point to a future price corresponding to the future breakeven point. The instructions include, for each time between the current date and the expiration date, determining a middle breakeven point at the corresponding time based on the range and generating a zoned graph including the current breakeven point, the future breakeven point, and each middle breakeven point at the corresponding times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
    Inventor: Harrison W. Napper
  • Patent number: 11790333
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for tokenized data having split payment instruction for multiple accounts in a chain transaction. A user may provide a payment to a merchant that sells one or more items to the user. In order to sell items, the merchant may utilize a partner service that provides resources for the merchant to sell the items, such as an online marketplace. The partner service may require a payment for each transaction by the merchant using the partner service. Thus, when a payment request is generated to the merchant for items sold to the user, the partner service may attach to the payment request and provide a split payment request for a split payment from the payment request. The payment between the user and merchant may be processed, and a separate transaction may provide the split payment automatically to the partner service from the merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Alex Miyamoto, Gorka Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11790355
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel coin counting lottery vending machine with selective cryptocurrency support. The machine combines the functions of enabling users to buy lottery tickets using coins, cash and/or cryptocurrency and converting coins into cash or cryptocurrency. The machine includes a coin receptacle, a ticket scanner to check the winning status of a previously purchased ticket, a ticket slot for receiving play slips for draw tickets, a cash slot, a touch screen, and a dispensing tray. The machine can also be connected to a lottery provider server for checking status of a ticket and storing information about dispensed tickets. The machine can also be connected to a cryptocurrency exchange for performing cryptocurrency transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Mark Tatum
  • Patent number: 11775151
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a computer system displaying user interfaces for accessing passes and transfer accounts. In some examples, passes are added to the computer system. In some examples, passes are accessed. In some examples, transfers relating to the passes and transfer accounts are displayed, such as in search user interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Woo Chang
  • Patent number: 11769135
    Abstract: Systems and methods for preparing payment requests via cached payee information databases are described. The cached payee database system allows customers to search locally stored payee databases on their mobile devices for payee information. The cached version of the payee database is updated with updated payee information. The cached database system can perform payee searches on a character-by-character basis in real time with minimal delays between searches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Sabitha Dachepalli, Remo DeLeon, Peter Rozovski
  • Patent number: 11763355
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for event-based communication and messaging that includes determining general event data associated with an event, determining user data associated with a user based on determining the event data associated with the event, determining pre-event data associated with the event, current event data associated with the event, or post-event data associated with the event based on the general event data associated with the event and the user data associated with the user, determining a current user location of the at least one user, generating at least one message based on the current user location, the at least one message including at least one of the following: pre-event data; current event data; post-event data; or any combination thereof; and communicating the at least one message to a user device of the user. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: John McGuire, Sameer Shiraz Poonja, Osman Alam, William Allan Gajda, Khaled Tlais, Teemu Mattila, Jake Jordan Butler, Ranjiva Prasad