Patents Examined by Nicholas K Phan
  • Patent number: 11461777
    Abstract: The presently-disclosed solution provides cross-ledger transfers between distributed ledgers to achieve highly-scalable transaction throughput. Disclosed are methods and instruction code for writing a cross-ledger transfer in a way that effectively transfers value from a source distributed ledger to a target distributed ledger while preventing double spending of the value. This results in the transformation of the ledgers in that the total value in the source ledger is decreased by the transferred value while the total value in the target ledger is increased by the same amount. Also disclosed are system architectures that utilize cross-ledger transfers between multiple distributed ledgers to achieve highly-scalable transaction throughput. Also disclosed are computer apparatus configured to implement cross-ledger transfers between distributed ledgers. Other embodiments and features are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventors: William Wu, Chiahsin Li, Ling Wu
  • Patent number: 11455603
    Abstract: A system includes an interface to receive a request associated with a third party at a financial service provider from a network-based device associated with a user. The request includes an identifier that identifies an offer. The system further includes a revenue share application configured to determine whether the transaction involves a plurality of third parties and to determine a payment share for each party of the plurality of third parties based on the transaction involving the plurality of third parties. A payment transfer module transfers the payment share from an account of the user to each account associated with each party of the plurality of third parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Harrison, Hugo Olliphant
  • Patent number: 11449876
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present specification provide methods, apparatuses, devices, and systems for asset transfer. The method includes the following: a blockchain node receives an asset transfer request sent by a first client device; invoking a first smart contract in a blockchain, and locking a to-be-transferred asset based on the first smart contract and asset transfer information included in the asset transfer request; sending asset information of the to-be-transferred asset to a designated trading platform, so that the trading platform determines, based on the asset information, a second user who trades with a first user; obtaining asset transfer confirmation information from the first client device, and performing transfer processing on the locked to-be-transferred asset based on the asset transfer confirmation information, so as to transfer the to-be-transferred asset to the second user, where the asset transfer confirmation information includes information about the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yujun Peng
  • Patent number: 11443323
    Abstract: A mobile communications device includes a near field communications (NFC) port and processor. The processor executes a trusted application within a trusted execution environment (TEE) for processing sensitive data. Additionally, the processor executes a NFC driver within the TEE for providing a secure channel between the trusted application and the NFC port such that sensitive data being exchanged across the secure channel are inaccessible to other processes being executed by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yifei Wang, An Liu, Pai Peng, Peng Ning
  • Patent number: 11436601
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer implemented system and method for payment flow integration using a pre-built user interface. The method comprises receiving, at a payment service provider, an API call from a partner server that specifies customized cascading style sheets (CSS) data for the partner. The customized CSS data allows the partner to customize the look and feel of a payment window that is embedded in the partner's webpage. The payment service provider server embeds the custom CSS data into an iFrame and transmits the iFrame URL to the partner server. The partner server embeds the iFrame in the partner's webpage. The method may also comprise receiving the user's payment information at the service provider's server, securely storing that information, and returning a payment token to the partner for enhanced security of the payment transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Sankate Sharma, Facundo Ramos
  • Patent number: 11429979
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and systems for reducing user interventions necessary for authentication of electronic payment transactions. In an embodiment the invention comprises (i) receiving from a POS terminal a payment transaction request, and information identifying a first payment card for implementing the payment transaction request, (ii) receiving from a wireless access point, information corresponding to a set of payment cards enrolled with a mobile payment wallet implemented on said mobile communication device, (iii) determining whether received information corresponding to the first payment card matches received information corresponding to any payment card within the set of payment cards enrolled with the mobile payment wallet, and (iv) implementing the requested payment transaction based on the first payment card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shubham Kumar, Vikas Bishnoi, Meenakshi Shandilya
  • Patent number: 11429977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a customer initiated fraud management. With an embodiment of the present invention, customers may control card utilization through a mobile application. For example, customers may restrict the utilization on their cards when they do not need to use their cards as well as allow specific types of transactions on demand (e.g., PoS, Cash, card absent environment transactions, etc.). Also, an interactive user interface provides cardholders the ability to open utilization windows in specific countries and for specific utilization types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventor: Mohamed Ahmed Abdelwahab Elfeky
  • Patent number: 11410159
    Abstract: A network node that includes at least one processor, at least one memory, and at least one network interface. The network node is configured to be within a plurality of network nodes communicatively coupled in a peer-to-peer network of network nodes implementing a distributed ledger. The network node is communicatively coupled to at least one remotely located computing device through the at least one network interface. The at least one processor is configured to deploy a child smart contract, which is a subsequent version of a parent smart contract, on the distributed ledger. The at least one processor is also configured to set an upgraded address field in the parent smart contract to point to an address of the child smart contract. The parent smart contract remains deployed after the child smart contract is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: tZERO IP, LLC
    Inventors: Justin Wilson, Nicole Sanders, Robert Christensen, Chase Lester, Andrew Warner
  • Patent number: 11379803
    Abstract: A blockchain node receives transaction data and formatted information corresponding to the transaction data. The blockchain node determines, based on a transaction type corresponding to the transaction data and a predetermined relationship between the transaction type and a processing policy, a processing policy corresponding to the transaction data, where the processing policy includes a data attribute used for conversion and a conversion rule corresponding to the data attribute. The blockchain node converts the formatted information into an attribute value based on the conversion rule. A data attribute corresponding to the attribute value is determined. The blockchain node verifies received transaction data based on the attribute value of the data attribute and the attribute value of the data attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hao Wu
  • Patent number: 11373183
    Abstract: A method for processing a guaranteed electronic transaction, includes: storing account profile, each include an account number and balance; receiving a transaction message from an acquiring financial institution via a payment network, the message including a specific account number, transaction amount, and payment guarantee data; identifying a specific account profile that includes the specific account number; deducting the transaction amount from the account balance in the specific account profile; generating a record of payment guarantee that includes the transaction amount and data associated with the payment guarantee data; generating a return message including a response code indicating transaction approval and data associated with the generated record; transmitting the generated record to a computing system via a communication network; and transmitting the generated return message to the acquiring financial institution via the payment network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Joan Lee Rohlfing, Steven Charles Davis
  • Patent number: 11341470
    Abstract: Systems and methods of authenticating online purchases by detecting a presence of an authorized smart card at a personal computing device of a customer are disclosed. An issuer computing system maintains a customer database of personal information and financial information for a plurality of customers with issued smart cards. An authentication logic receives an authentication request sent from a local merchant circuit at the personal computing device over a network. The authentication request comprises an authentication code provided to the local merchant circuit by a contactless chip of a smart card. The authentication logic authenticates the authentication request by comparing the authentication code with stored information in the customer database and transmits an authentication approval to the personal computing device, wherein the authentication approval enables an online purchase transaction request corresponding to the authentication request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: Brian M. Pearce
  • Patent number: 11341485
    Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for machine learning based system for authorization of autonomous resource transfers between distributed IoT components. The present invention is configured to receive, from a first autonomous IoT device, a transaction authorization request to execute a transaction with a second autonomous IoT device; receive information associated with the first autonomous IoT device, information associated with the second autonomous IoT device, and information associated with the transaction; initiate an execution of one or more machine learning algorithms; determine that the first autonomous IoT device is authorized to execute the transaction with the second autonomous IoT device; transmit a transaction authorization to the first autonomous IoT device to execute the transaction; and receive, from the first autonomous IoT device, an indication that the transaction has been executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eren Kursun
  • Patent number: 11341495
    Abstract: Systems and processes are provided for instantly creating a user account with a payment service provider at a point of sale. The system and processes may include a computerized payment processing system for receiving personally identifiable information from a payment card of a customer provided at a merchant terminal and creating a user account based on the personally identifiable information. A personal identification number (PIN) associated with the user account may be generated and electronically delivered to the customer via an electronic messaging system for verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventor: Rathakrishnan Mudaliar
  • Patent number: 11301856
    Abstract: A method for processing an electronic payment transaction includes: storing an account profile including a plurality of account numbers; receiving a first authorization request for a payment transaction that includes a first account number of the plurality of account numbers, a first time, and a first location; processing the first payment transaction; receiving a second authorization request for a different transaction including a second primary account number of the plurality of account numbers, a second time, and a second location, where the second account number is associated with a different issuer than the first account number; determining a likelihood of fraud based on the first time and location and the second time and location; and forwarding the second authorization request to the different issuer if the likelihood of fraud is below a threshold, or transmitting an authorization response indicating decline if the likelihood of fraud is above the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jaipal Singh Kumawat, Komalpreet Kaur, Vipul Mehrotra, Ved Pratap Singh Chauhan
  • Patent number: 11288655
    Abstract: Technologies related to credit payment based on a mobile terminal embedded secure element are disclosed. In an implementation, a payment request is received from a mobile computing device associated with a user account. The payment information including a payment amount is generated based on the payment request. The payment information is then sent to the mobile computing device. A payment authorization encrypted by a private key is received based on asymmetric encryption from the mobile computing device. A public key corresponding to the private key is used to verify the payment authorization, and a transaction log is generated for collecting a payment according to the payment amount if the payment authorization is successfully verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xing Chen, Lei Wang, Kai Tang
  • Patent number: 11276064
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for active malfeasance examination and detection based on dynamic graph network flow analysis. The system is typically configured for extracting resource distribution information for a plurality of resource pools, generating a dynamic graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges, calculating custom reputation values for each of the plurality of nodes, identifying a first node of the plurality of nodes comprising a custom reputation value associated with a malfeasance, identifying a user associated with the first node and identify user information associated with the user, communicating a resource distribution request to the user based on the identified user information, receiving an acceptance of the resource distribution request from a computing device of the user, and executing one or more remediation actions on one or more resource pools of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eren Kursun
  • Patent number: 11270305
    Abstract: Technologies related to mobile credit payment are disclosed. In an implementation, a first SNEP Get Request Message is generated and sent to a mobile computing device, in response to a NFC signal received from the mobile computing device. A first SNEP Response Message is received from the mobile computing device and parsed to identify an APP public key license. A pre-stored credit authorization public key is used to verify the APP public key license and an APP public key is retrieved from the APP public key license if the verification is successful. A second SNEP Get Request Message is sent to the mobile computing device and a second SNEP Response Message is received from the mobile computing device. The APP public key is then used to decrypt the second SNEP Response Message, and a transaction log is recorded if the second SNEP Response Message is successfully decrypted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xing Chen, Lei Wang, Jie Lan
  • Patent number: 11270276
    Abstract: Methods and systems for processing a blockchain comprising a plurality of immutable insurance policy payment records corresponding to insurance policies are provided. According to certain aspects, a transaction request indicating a policy payment for an insurance policy may be received at a first node. A block including an insurance policy payment record indicating the policy payment may be added to a blockchain and transmitted to another node for validation. The first node may add the block to a copy of the blockchain, where the block may be identified by a hash value that references a previous block in the blockchain that includes at least one additional insurance policy payment record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Melinda Teresa Magerkurth, Eric Bellas, Jaime Skaggs, Shawn M. Call, Eric R. Moore, Vicki King, Burton J. Floyd, David Turrentine, Steven T. Olson, Timothy Caleb Wells, Corin Rebekah Chapman, Edward W. Breitweiser, Robert Gomez, Shelia Cummings Smith
  • Patent number: 11265326
    Abstract: Methods and systems for using block chain technology to verify transaction data are described herein. A computing platform may receive data about events related to transactions, personal or corporate information, supply chains, and other relevant information about a person or corporate entity. The event information may be received, aggregated, and processed to determine metadata about the person or corporate entity. The metadata may indicate, for example, a trustworthiness of the person or corporate entity for various purposes. Such event information and/or metadata may be stored as transactions in a block chain that may be accessible by counterparties to a potential transaction involving the person or corporate entity. The automated event processing computing platform may further use automated techniques to implement smart transactions between the person/entity and counterparty based on the trust metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Jisoo Lee, John C. Checco, William August Stahlhut, Joseph Castinado, Brad Romano, Suki Ramasamy, Patrick Nicholas Lawrence, Lekha Ananthakrishnan
  • Patent number: 11250438
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to blockchain-based reimbursement. In some aspects, a network node on a blockchain network receives a target transaction. The target transaction includes a target electronic bill identifier. In response to receiving the target transaction, expense splitting logic is invoked. The expense splitting logic is specified in a smart contract deployed on the blockchain Respective expense splitting notes are generated based on the expense splitting logic and an unreimbursed amount included in reimbursement information that is stored in the blockchain and that corresponds to the target electronic bill identifier. The respective expense splitting notes are broadcasted to the blockchain for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Chu, Longsheng Qing, Ge Jin, Zhenzhong Meng, Xueqing Yang, Zhen Sun