Patents Examined by Robert R Niquette
  • Patent number: 10867296
    Abstract: A first client obtains a transfer value, generates a value transfer code based on account information and the transfer value, and enables a near field communication channel to transmit the value transfer code to the second client. The second client obtains the value transfer code transmitted from the first client through the near field communication channel, verifies the value transfer code, and in response to the value transfer code passing the verification, transmits the value transfer code to the server and the server carries out the value transfer according to the value transfer code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventor: Chaolin Jin
  • Patent number: 10861102
    Abstract: A method begins by a computing device determining desired financial attributes of a legacy financial system, where the legacy financial system is supported by a legacy asset base, where the legacy asset base includes a plurality of legacy assets associated with a plurality of legacy asset types. The method continues with the computing device selecting, in accordance with the desired financial attributes, a subset of augmenting assets from a plurality of available augmenting assets to produce an augmenting asset bundle, where each available augmenting asset is associated with a future time-estimated benefit payment and a series of time-certain obligated payments. The method continues with the computing device determining, in accordance with the desired financial attributes, a first portion of an aggregate of the future time-estimated benefit payments of the augmenting asset bundle for assignment to the legacy asset base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: 2BC Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas H. Roth, Peter M. Shannon, III, Gary W. Grube
  • Patent number: 10853878
    Abstract: A trading platform adapted for pairs trading of unrelated securities from one or more asset classes using a single order approach is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: NYSE Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas F. Haller
  • Patent number: 10846796
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the instant invention provides for specifically programming a computer machine to perform at lease: receiving, from a trader, a passive indication of interest (IOI) for a financial instrument, where the passive IOI is a bid or an offer and a resting liquidity; classifying the trader as at least: a trading type that is subject to a decline ratio calculation for crossing the passive IOIs, where the decline ratio calculation identifies how many eligible aggressive IOIs have been previously declined by the trader out of a total number of all eligible aggressive IOIs that were offered to such trader; receiving, from another trader, another IOI that is an aggressive IOI, where the aggressive IOI is available to be immediately crossed at the price; and determining, in real-time, an allocation of the aggressive IOI to the trader submitted the passive IOI based on the decline ratio of the trader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: GREEN KEY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Tassone, Matt Martorello, Justin Martorello
  • Patent number: 10848467
    Abstract: A method for securing a laptop computer device using a security management computing device includes receiving a request for a secure token, the request including (i) a device unique identifier associated with the laptop computer device, and (ii) a context unique identifier associated with a context of using the laptop computer device to initiate data communications. The method also includes generating a secure token associated with both the laptop computer device and the context of using the laptop computer device, such that the secure token is usable only within the context, and transmitting the secure token to the laptop computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pedro Chavarria, John Mwangi, Gagan D. Singh
  • Patent number: 10846801
    Abstract: A system and method for the valuation, acquisition, and management of insurance policies whereby specific business methods, algorithms, and systems are utilized to measure specific benchmarks set by risk bearers, affiliates and clients. The benchmarks set are based on the ratios set by the risk bearer based on their specific objectives for profitability. Profitability is measured by a number of factors and ratios to include but not be limited to ROI, ROE, Combined Ratio, Expense Ratio, Loss Ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: RISK TRANSFER IP, LLC
    Inventors: Paul R. Hughes, Dino A. Fabrizio
  • Patent number: 10839459
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for managing electronic messages of an electronic trading system in which orders are extracted from the electronic messages involve executing actions associated with respect to the orders. The actions in the electronic trading system may have times specified within the electronic message for the action to be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: John Labuszewski, Richard Co, John Kerpel, Roberta Paffaro
  • Patent number: 10832344
    Abstract: A method and system for associating information regarding an object with image objects is disclosed, wherein each image object is a visual data containers including an image associated with the object and data items relating to the object. A user may interact with a graphical user interface to create, modify, and associate image objects by means of the associated images. Information regarding the objects may be associated therewith by means of the image objects, and image objects may be associated with other image objects to generate associations between information regarding the underlying objects. Information regarding other image objects or the associated image may be used to determine information regarding the object, which may be associated with the image object. In some embodiments, associating two or more image objects may associate the underlying objects for purposes of insurance policies or may generate a new insurance policy based on the image objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventor: Amy Engelhorn
  • Patent number: 10832202
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems, methods, and computer program products for dynamically monitoring transport of a plurality of packages potentially containing regulated goods so as to ensure compliance with one or more regulations within a plurality of jurisdictions. The embodiments utilize one or more computer processors or one or more executable portions to: receive transport data associated with the transport of at least one of the plurality of packages and regulatory data associated with the at least one jurisdiction in which transport occurs; determine whether the one of the plurality of packages contains at least one regulated good; if the presence of at least one regulated good is determined, validate consignor data and the transport data; whereby in response to an unsuccessful validation, at least one report is generated to prevent or otherwise mitigate transport of the one of the plurality of packages in the at least one identified jurisdiction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Gittings, Bradley Cook
  • Patent number: 10825090
    Abstract: A trading platform network for rarities is provided. The network includes at least one raritymine, an online merchandising convergence, and input from a robo-rarity trading data stream. According to this aspect, rarityminers are enabled to view virtual three-dimensional depictions of rarity assets contained in the at least one raritymine and buy and sell raritybits. A rarities trading exchange toolkit which includes the trading platform network and a rarity system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Liquid Rarity Exchange, LLC
    Inventors: Michael M. Saigh, Xiaohong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10817932
    Abstract: A system and method for dynamically discounting trade debt through the use of a forward auction is provided. In one example, a system that allows a seller to auction inventory to a plurality of bidders. According to this embodiment, the system may determine eligibility for acceptance of bids submitted by the bidders and a plurality of bids may be determined to be eligible for acceptance. Further, a margin by which the bids are acceptable may be determined and a representation of the margin may be communicated. In another example, a method is provided for discounting debt using an auction system. According to this embodiment, a seller may configure an auction event with auction parameters, such as hurdle rates, that will best serve the goals of the auction. The seller may alter event parameters while the event is ongoing, thus further enhancing the ability of the seller to meet auction objectives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: POLLEN, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander C. Kemper, Roy E. Owens, George Wesley Hedrick, Peter Thomas, Patricia Iorio, John G. Christopher, Douglas A. Martin
  • Patent number: 10817954
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for provisioning and using a multi-purpose device. The device contains information regarding a plurality of memberships. The device contains one or more membership certificate chains, comprising multiple certificates, wherein a membership provider certificate is signed by a private key associated with a membership root certificate authority, and wherein a member certificate is signed by a private key associated with the membership provider certificate. The member certificate includes member attributes regarding the user, such as member benefit information. The device also includes a payment certificate chain, comprising multiple certificates, wherein a payment provider certificate is signed by a private key associated with a payment root certificate authority, and wherein a payment certificate is signed by a private key associated with the payment provider certificate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventor: Simon Hurry
  • Patent number: 10810677
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide for configuring and transferring multiple data files including image data files using a mobile computing device. A mobile computing device may acquire multiple data files including image files from disparate sources and transmit them to an enhanced image processing server. The enhanced image processing server may analyze the received image files using various techniques. To aid in analysis, the server may also interface with various internal and external databases storing reference images or other reference data of previously analyzed similar data. Further still, the enhanced image processing server may transmit a result of the analysis back to a mobile computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Brandmaier, Mark E. Faga, Robert H. Johnson, Daniel Koza, William Loo, Clint J. Marlow, Kurt M. Stricker
  • Patent number: 10802745
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method are provided for process control during a transfer of an entity from a transferor system to a transferee system. The method comprises, in a pre-transition state, storing data of a user in the memory comprising combined non-divested data that remain with the transferor, and to-be divested data that are a part of the entity and remain with the entity during and after the transfer. In a transitional state, the method provides full access to the user data by the transferor, provides additional limited access to the to-be divested data by the transferee, receives required new access credentials permitting the user to access the to be divested data, and partially restricts access to the to-be divested data. In a final state, the method divests the to-be divested data, making it divested data, and removes access to the divested data by the transferor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Jay Michael Bozicevich, Alan W. Hecht, Latson Li, Mahendra Sarvottam Telang
  • Patent number: 10803442
    Abstract: A zero-step authentication system and method which uses wireless mobile devices to automatically make payments in a secure manner without requiring the customer to handle his or her mobile device. The system and method uses a payment facilitation device at the business location which automatically detects and recognizes registered mobile devices, displays a photo of the customer to a business employee for identity confirmation, and automatically deducts payments for purchases from a pre-authorized customer account. The customer account is managed by a payment processing server, which stores the customer account data, makes appropriate deductions, sends confirmation of deductions to the customer's mobile device, and automatically refills the customer's account by making pre-authorized charges to the customer's banking institution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: ROCKSPOON, INC.
    Inventor: Nagib Georges Mimassi
  • Patent number: 10796368
    Abstract: An electronic data insurance management system may prompt a user, for a selected insurance product, to identify an indemnity level for insuring against loss to one or more electronic data sets, receive input identifying the indemnity level, and link an identifier for one of the one or more electronic data sets with a data insurance policy or policy certificate defined by the identified indemnity level. The system may also create a data storage account for the one of the one or more electronic data sets on a data management system using the identifier such that an association is formed between the data storage account and the data insurance policy or policy certificate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: CYBER INDEMNITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Roderick Olson, Ryan John Bothomley, Gerard Francis Mackie, Gregory Hugh Hodgkiss, Thomas John O'Brien
  • Patent number: 10789584
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for processing a payment-on-delivery (POD) transaction is provided. The method comprising (a) obtaining transaction information in respect of an order placed by a cardholder with a merchant, said transaction information comprising payment account information associated with the cardholder; (b) transmitting a pre-payment authorization code associated with the order to the cardholder; (c) receiving a payment authorization request from a communication device of the cardholder, said payment authorization request having been sent upon delivery of order merchandise, wherein the payment authorization request comprises a candidate pre-payment authorization code; (d) verifying the candidate pre-payment authorization code using the pre-payment authorization code; and (e) upon successful verification, transmitting a transaction request for effecting a payment from an issuing bank associated with the payment account, the transaction request comprising the payment account information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventor: AnShul Pandey
  • Patent number: 10789644
    Abstract: A query request is forwarded to a plurality of service provider servers by a proxy server that determines a serial number based on the query request. An encrypted query result corresponding to the query request is received from each service provider server, and a copy of the encrypted query result is stored as a result to be audited in a blockchain that associated with each service provider server. An audit request is sent to at least one service provider server. The result to be audited is obtained from the blockchain corresponding to the service provider server. As a standard result, an encrypted query result is received from the service provider server. As an audit, the standard result received from the service provider server is compared with the result to be audited that obtained from the blockchain that associated with the service provider server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Inventor: Pengfei Ying
  • Patent number: 10789586
    Abstract: The disclosure facilitates a transaction by verifying a transaction claim request. An initiation request, including sender location data indicating a sender location, is received from a sender. A first transaction identifier associated with the transaction and the sender location data are recorded in a data structure. A claim request is received from a candidate recipient, the claim request including a second transaction identifier and recipient location data indicating a recipient location. The first and second transaction identifier are compared. The sender location and recipient location are compared based on a defined range. Based on the first and second transaction identifiers matching and the recipient location being within the defined range of the sender location, the claim request is verified, providing confirmation that the recipient is an intended recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Alan Wilson, Dorene Ervans Stuart, Derrick Michael Braga
  • Patent number: 10778746
    Abstract: A content management computing device for selecting an online content item for display on a client computing device is provided. Additionally, a method for selecting an online content item for display on a client computing device is provided. In addition, a computer-readable storage device having processor-executable instructions embodied thereon for selecting an online content item for display on a client computing device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Aric Albert Beldon Amberden