Patents Examined by Olabode Akintola
  • Patent number: 11182999
    Abstract: An automated machine 1 is provided to comprise a communications device 5 for receiving remotely operable signals emitted from a mobile terminal 10 to produce monetary signals corresponding to money amount data in the remotely operable signals, a bill acceptor 4 for validating bills inserted from the outside to produce the monetary signals when bill acceptor 4 judges the inserted bill to be genuine and for relaying the monetary signals from communications device 5, a control device 8 that has built-in program software to produce drive signals of the amount corresponding to the monetary signals in accordance with the program software when control device 8 receives the monetary signals from bill acceptor 4. In another aspect, communications device 5 may receive the remotely operable signals emitted from mobile terminal 10 to produce the monetary signals corresponding to the money amount data in the remotely operable signals and receive the monetary signals from bill acceptor 4 and send them to control device 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Pechinko, Takayuki Takeda, Yasumasa Suzuki, Koji Kuroiwa
  • Patent number: 11176560
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and device embodiments for ATM access during a power outage. In an example embodiment, an automated teller machine (ATM) may receive power from a mobile device including a banking application, send the power to a rechargeable battery of the ATM, and enter a reduced power mode, wherein the ATM is powered by the rechargeable battery. Further, the ATM may receive a transaction request including an authentication credential from the banking application, determine an account associated with the authentication credential, determine an authorization result indicating whether to perform the transaction request, and generate recordation information corresponding to the authorization result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Pham, Jeremy Goodsitt, Anh Truong, Mark Watson, Austin Walters, Galen Rafferty, Reza Farivar
  • Patent number: 11176525
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transferring money to a bank account are provided. Transactional information, which includes information on a bank account that is to receive the money, may be transmitted to a host computer system from a point of sale device. The transaction information may be stored at the host computer system. At least some of the transaction information may be sent to an intermediary computer system that is configured to interact with a plurality of banking networks in different countries. The intermediary computer system may also determine which one of the banking networks is associated with the bank account that is to receive the money. A request may be transmitted from the intermediary computer network to a local banking network and includes information on the bank account that is to receive the money and an amount of money to deposit. The bank account may then be credited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: The Western Union Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Michelsen, Dan Canning, Roberto Ochoa, Rodolfo Zavaleta, Rodrigo Sada
  • Patent number: 11176542
    Abstract: A dual-pin payment instrument is provided. The payment instrument may provide a user access to funds made donated to the user. The payment instrument may include a first set of credentials that provide access to funds/credit owned by the user. The payment instrument may include a second set of credentials that provide access to funds/credit donated to the user. To an onlooker, use of the payment instrument may not appear any different than typical payment instrument use. However an ability to access donated funds/credit may provide the user access to the donated funds/credit in a respectful manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Katherine Dintenfass, Tamara S. Kingston
  • Patent number: 11164175
    Abstract: A device and a secure element for conducting a secured financial transaction are disclosed. The device comprises a central processing unit; a communication interface for establishing a communication between the device and a financial institution related to a financial account; an interface for acquiring data relating to the financial account; the secure element for processing at least a portion of the data relating to the financial account acquired by the interface; and control logic for acquiring a purchase amount to be debited from the financial account and for obtaining a transaction authorization from the financial institution related to the financial account, the transaction authorization being based, at least partially, on data processed solely by the secure element independently of data processed by the central processing unit. A method of conducting the secured financial transaction, and a computer program product for execution by the secure element are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien Fontaine, Luc Dolcino, Benjamin Du Hays, Maxime De Nanclas, Xavier Alberti
  • Patent number: 11157999
    Abstract: A computer system includes a front end interface configured for data communications over a network with data producer terminals, multiple distributed data processors coupled to the front end interface by a data messaging infrastructure, the multiple distributed data processors including a first distributed data processor and a second distributed data processor, and an information bus coupled to the multiple distributed data processors and to multiple independent consumer modules. The first processor receives and processes data order messages for the first security, and maintains a first order book that stores outstanding orders for the first security. The second processor receives and processes received data order messages for the second security, and maintains a second order book that stores outstanding orders for the second security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Nasdaq, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Hughes, Jr., Bruce E. Friedman
  • Patent number: 11157896
    Abstract: A system and method of tokenizing sensitive cardholder payment information for use in cashless transactions includes receiving a request to process a cashless transaction between a merchant and a purchaser using first payment data stored with an electronic wallet provider on behalf of the purchaser. First payment data is retrieved from the electronic wallet provider. The first payment data is tokenized into a payment token, and provided to the merchant for use in completing the cashless transaction using the payment token. The payment token is detokenized into second payment data being indicative of payment token authenticity. Payment for the cashless transaction is processed using the second payment data, and the merchant is provided with a response indicating either the success or failure of the payment processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Obinna Nwokolo, Daniel Goodman
  • Patent number: 11138580
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating peer-to-peer exchanges of digital assets that are usable within an online gaming platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: execute an instance of a game; receive an inventory request for information regarding a first user inventory; access a blockchain to obtain asset information; transfer the asset information in response to the inventory request; receive a transfer request to transfer ownership of a first digital asset from a first user to a second user; transfer the ownership of the first digital asset as requested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Mythical, Inc.
    Inventor: Rudy Koch
  • Patent number: 11127006
    Abstract: A user device may detect at least one external device in communication range of the device, receive at least one external device identifier from the at least one external device, generate a transaction request comprising data describing a transaction to be processed and the at least one external device identifier, and send the transaction request to a transaction service for fulfillment. The transaction service may receive the transaction request, analyze the at least one external device identifier to identify at least one security factor associated with the at least one external device identifier, adjust a security score for the transaction based on the at least one security factor, and determine whether to process the transaction based on the adjusted security score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Capital One Services LLC
    Inventors: Adam Koeppel, Tyler Locke, James Zarakas
  • Patent number: 11127015
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concept of fraud handling. A data transaction request is received via a data network from at least one user account. The data transaction request is analyzed based on predefined fraud detection rules to generate a fraud score associated with the at least one user account. The at least one user account is classified as fraudulent account if the associated fraud score exceeds a predefined fraud likelihood threshold. Data transactions associated with a classified fraudulent account via the data network are pseudo-randomly permitted or blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bart Vandezande, Conor Aylward, Cristian Traum, Erbin Lim, Barbara Jochems, Olivier Elshocht
  • Patent number: 11113766
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically detecting fences on a premises are disclosed. The system and method use image data gathered from one or more sources, including satellite images and images from ground-based cameras. The images are analyzed using a machine learning system to detect a fence. The system and method can also automatically update a policy holder's insurance policy to reflect the presence of a fence on the premises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Kelly Q. Baker, Sumita T. Jonak, Will Kerns Maney
  • Patent number: 11087397
    Abstract: Controlling communications between arrangements of computing systems improves letter of credit (“LC”) administration, speed, flexibility, and reach. The computing systems can be operated by an Applicant, Issuer, Custody Bank, and Beneficiary. LC improvements are achieved by the Applicant computing system making a LC request to the Issuer computing system, which obtains a hold on non-cash collateral and provides the hold to the Custody Bank computing system, designating the Custody Bank as both nominated person and paying agent. The Custody Bank computing system obtains a hold on the collateral, using it to immediately act on Beneficiary payment requests in kind of the collateral. Under these arrangements, the LC is capable of immediate payment and automated amendments to Stated Amounts to rebalance capacity amongst Beneficiaries of the Applicant, the LC Stated Amount and collateral values are always equal, and the LC is less susceptible to payment interference, automatic stays, and double payment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: GCSA Capital LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Cononico
  • Patent number: 11080667
    Abstract: Provided is a method for implementing an automated chatbot, including generating, with at least one processor of a transaction processing system, at least one graphical user interface including a plurality of selectable options corresponding to a plurality of chatbot options, receiving a plurality of selections from at least a subset of the plurality of chatbot options, associating the plurality of selections with at least one issuer identifier, receiving, from a chatbot system, a request message comprising the at least one issuer identifier, generating a response message comprising transaction data based on the request message and at least one chatbot option corresponding to at least one selection of the plurality of selections associated with the at least one issuer identifier, and communicating the response message to the chatbot system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Sumit Amar, Cheryl Lynn Wu, Abdulvafa Choudhary, James Cao, Dennis Franklin Olson, Srinivas Bhagavathula, Sunit Lohtia, Mayur Vijay Jain
  • Patent number: 11074573
    Abstract: A computer program product for facilitating offline transactions includes: a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are executable by a user device to cause the user device to: receive an offline payment request from a merchant payment system via local communications; provide a payment approval message to the merchant payment system via the local communications to cause the merchant payment system to store the payment approval message; and provide offline transaction information to the payment server corresponding to the payment approval message; and provide the offline transaction information to the payment server corresponding to the payment approval message to the payment server when the user device and the payment server are connected via a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Badekila Ganesh Prashanth Bhat, Krishna C. Kumar, Mohan Pattadai, Sachin M. Nayak
  • Patent number: 11074586
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concept of fraud handling. A data transaction request is received via a data network from at least one user account. The data transaction request is analyzed based on predefined fraud detection rules to generate a fraud score associated with the at least one user account. The at least one user account is classified as fraudulent account if the associated fraud score exceeds a predefined fraud likelihood threshold. Data transactions associated with a classified fraudulent account via the data network are done by purposely deteriorating the data transactions associated with the classified fraudulent account in comparison to data transactions associated with a classified non-fraudulent account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bart Vandezande, Conor Aylward, Cristian Traum, Erbin Lim, Barbara Jochems, Olivier Elshocht
  • Patent number: 11074574
    Abstract: A method for processing transactions of the type including transmission, to a communications terminal, of a receipt relating to a payment transaction during the implementation of this payment transaction by a payment terminal. The method includes, in the payment terminal: obtaining a piece of data representing an end of a transaction; building a data structure according a piece of data of the transaction, the data structure representing a receipt; transmitting a signal including at least the data structure; subsequently to the step of transmission, finalizing the transaction, including the transmission of a piece of finalizing data to be transmitted to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: INGENICO GROUP
    Inventors: Stephane Pavageau, Roger Devornique
  • Patent number: 11062390
    Abstract: The invention relates to a virtual banking assistant that provides an overall awareness for a particular customer. The virtual banking assistant system may observe the customer to identify customer intent and context. For example, the virtual banking assistant system may observe the customer's interactions and listen to conversations. The virtual banking assistant may further access customer historical data, e.g., profile data, current account status, spending habits, late/penalties, fraud data, etc. In addition, recent customer activity may be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Dean Mathwig, Joe Raquepaw
  • Patent number: 11055778
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for modeling and generating basket data for non-transparent exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for share creation and redemption. Portfolio data, including start of day positions for the ETF and trading information for trades executed by a fund management computer (FMC) during the trading day, is transmitted from the FMC to a basket modeling application computer (BMA). The BMA receives, stores and electronically time-stamps the portfolio data in the native FMC format, and captures, decrypts, stores, and time-stamps encrypted T?1 basket data and creation order data from a primary market trading computer (PMTC) in native PMTC format, this data including creation orders executed by the PMTC during the trading day. The BMA technically validates and transforms the data to form a composite image of the ETF portfolio, applies a set of rules to generate today's basket data (T basket), and disseminates the T basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NextShares Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Desmond John Gallacher
  • Patent number: 11055776
    Abstract: A computer system manages a multi-disciplinary comprehensive real-time trading signal within a designated time frame. A classical computer apparatus includes a processor; a memory; and a media management application that is stored in the memory and executable by the processor; a quantum optimizer in operative communication with the classical computer apparatus, where the quantum optimizer includes a quantum processor; and a quantum memory; where the media management application is configured for transmitting historical media information and historical product information to the quantum optimizer; and where the quantum optimizer is configured for receiving the historical media information and historical product information; and analyzing the historical media information and historical product information to determine one or more indicative attributes that may be indicative of product pricing movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sunil R. Bangad
  • Patent number: 11049103
    Abstract: A device receives a request for a trust designation for a user that is to utilize a merchant application to interact with one or more other users, wherein the merchant application includes one or more interfaces that allow the user to interact with the one or more other users while remaining anonymous or partially anonymous. The device obtains user data for the user based on information included in the request. The device determines the trust designation for the user by using a data model that has been trained using machine learning to process the user data. The device permits at least one of the one or more interfaces of the merchant application to display the trust designation, wherein the user remains anonymous or partially anonymous while the trust designation is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventor: Mark Sorbello