Patents Examined by Toan Duc Bui
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Patent number: 12067543Abstract: A system includes a location identifier device and a computer system. The location identifier is configured to transmit an identifier to a user device when the user device is within a predetermined range of an area and receive location information from the user device associated with a user. The computer system is configured to receive the location information from the user device within the area via the location identifier device and receive a request for an ATM transaction from the user device. The request includes attribute information associated with the user. The computer system is configured to receive attribute information associated with the user comprising an indication of a license plate within the area and identify, based on a determination that the attribute information at least partially matches the attribute information from the request, the user associated with the request.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Miranda C. Hill, Alicia Y. Moore, Steven E. Puffer, Jerome Rhodes, Susan Symons, Michael R. Thomas, Young M. Yang
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Patent number: 12045817Abstract: Systems and techniques for facilitating card authentication technique selection via machine learning are provided. In various embodiments, a processor can access an attribute vector associated with a financial payment card. In various instances, the processor can determine, via execution of a machine learning model, whether to authenticate the financial payment card with a zero-dollar authentication technique or instead with a tokenization authentication technique, based on the attribute vector. In various cases, the processor can execute the zero-dollar authentication technique with respect to the financial payment card, when the processor determines that the financial payment card should be authenticated with the zero-dollar authentication technique.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2023Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: PayPal, Inc.Inventors: Aditya Jain, Piyush Neupane, Yogesh Krishna Kandlur
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Patent number: 12039518Abstract: The present application provides a method for implementing a middleware based on EMV, a terminal device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: establishing a middleware based on EMV L2, wherein the middleware provides a first interface for an upper-layer application of the terminal device to call; after the middleware receives a calling request for the first interface sent by the upper-layer application according to detected information of a IC card, calling an interface of an Entry library according to the calling request to obtain a return result of the Entry library, wherein the return result of the Entry library comprises an application identifier of the IC card; and determining an EMV L2 library matching the IC card based on the application identifier, and calling an interface of the EMV L2 library matching the IC card, to complete a contactless process with the IC card.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: PAX COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Luzhuang Wang, Youren Chen
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Patent number: 12039594Abstract: A system may include a processor that may receive account information having a plurality of transactions associated with a bank account. The processor may then determine an expected burn rate of funds based on the account information, determine an expected savings balance at a first time based on the account information and the expected burn rate, generate an event in response to the expected savings balance being below a threshold, and send an alert including the event to a computing device associated with the user. The alert may indicate a status of the expected savings balance via an electronic display of the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Nathan J. Rowe, Michael Aaron McGlasson, Stephen Holloway, Lea B. Sims, Joseph Wall, Richard R. Rohrbough
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Patent number: 12014370Abstract: The present invention provides a processing apparatus (10) including: a registration unit (12) that recognizes, based on image processing, product discrimination information of a product picked up from a product placing space, and registers the recognized product discrimination information in association with customer discrimination information; and a settlement unit (13) that executes, when it is detected, based on image processing, that a customer having picked up the product performs a predetermined action, a settlement based on a registration content resulting from the registration unit (12).Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kan Arai, Azusa Furukawa, Kei Shibuya, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Makiko Akiguchi, Ken Hanazawa
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Patent number: 12014340Abstract: A method includes receiving a lockbox transaction order associated with an account of the provider from a first user device where the lockbox transaction order includes a requested transaction and a desired transaction location, validating whether the requested transaction can be completed at the desired transaction location, determining a physical lockbox associated with the provider from a plurality of physical lockboxes at an alternative lockbox transaction location based on determining that the lockbox transaction order cannot be completed at the desired transaction location, transmitting an indication to a user device indicating that the requested transaction can be completed at the alternative lockbox transaction location, preparing the physical lockbox for the requested transaction, and authenticating a user at the physical lockbox where authenticating the user at the physical lockbox enables the physical lockbox to unlock and become accessible by the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2023Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Darren M. Goetz, Miranda C. Hill, Dennis E. Montenegro, Alicia Y. Moore, Susan Symons, Timothy R. Ward
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Patent number: 11989730Abstract: The present invention provides a virtual code-based transaction system, method and program, wherein the method includes a virtual code reception step in which a virtual code verification means receives a virtual code, and the virtual code is generated by a virtual code generation function included in a virtual code generation means, searching, by the virtual code verification means, for a storage location of a User Identification (UID) in the virtual code, searching, by the virtual code verification means, for control command information stored by matching the searched UID, and performing a control command based on the extracted control command information, wherein the virtual code verification means stores a plurality of UIDs and changes control command information matched to each of the plurality of UIDs every preset period.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: SSENSTONE INC.Inventor: Chang Hun Yoo
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Patent number: 11989719Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods that enable authentication of a user via an authentication application that is different than a wallet application that is being used to process a transaction. The wallet application may contain payment devices and/additional wallet applications.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATIONInventors: Jalpesh Chitalia, Thomas Purves, Ansar Ansari, Vishwanath Shastry, Otto Williams, Kevin Carvalho, Madhuri Chandoor, Amit Gupta, Manoj Kannembath, Samuel Blake Shrauger
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Patent number: 11989735Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a user device, a transaction service request including a transaction identification and a transaction time; identifying a first plurality of lockbox locations that can complete the transaction service request based on the transaction identification and the transaction time, the first plurality of lockbox locations being within a threshold proximity of a geographic area associated with the user account; receiving, from the user device, a selection of one of the lockbox locations of the first plurality of lockbox locations that can complete the transaction service request; configuring a physical lockbox of the selected lockbox location; receiving an unlock attempt; and transmitting an unlock command to the physical lockbox to unlock the door of the physical lockbox based on a comparison of the unlock attempt to a lockbox locking passcode.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Miranda C. Hill, Alicia Y. Moore, Susan Symons
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Patent number: 11983782Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, a device, a storage medium and a program product for carbon trading.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: VECHAIN GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SARLInventors: Xinli Tian, Jianliang Gu
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Patent number: 11978064Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of using customer data to determine that geolocation-based fraud alerts are false positives, it may be determined that an electronic fraud alert is a geolocation-based alert generated based upon an unexpected or abnormal transaction location. In response, customer data may be obtained from two or more sources via radio frequency links. It may then be determined that the customer data from the sources indicates that a customer is traveling. In response, it may be determined that a customer location indicated by the customer data corresponds to the transaction location. In response to determining that the customer location corresponds to the transaction location, the electronic fraud alert may be marked as a false positive, and the electronic fraud alert may be prevented from being transmitted to a mobile device of the customer, in order to reduce an amount of false positives that are transmitted to customers.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyInventors: Timothy Kramme, Elizabeth A. Flowers, Reena Batra, Miriam Valero, Puneit Dua, Shanna L. Phillips, Russell Ruestman, Bradley A. Craig
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Patent number: 11972401Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for a funds transfer is provided. A method includes: receiving a fund transfer request from a user regarding a payee and an amount of funds to transfer to the payee; sending the fund transfer request to a computing system; receiving an identification of the payee; receiving an identification of a data collision regarding information associated with the payee and another user; prompting the user to verify that the information regarding the identification of the payee is correct; receiving an indication from a user; sending an instruction that facilitates identification of the payee by resolving the data collision by deactivating an association of at least some overlapping information with the another user; receiving a message indicating that a fund transfer corresponding to the fund transfer request has been completed; and providing a message indicating that the fund transfer has been completed.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Alan W. Hecht, Azita Asefi, Ann M. Kirk
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Patent number: 11972418Abstract: A mobile device configured for currency exchange enables a user to cause funds in a first pre-established account and denominated in a first currency to be sent to a first transaction machine to purchase funds denominated in a second currency. The mobile device electronically receives second account information after a second account is created, with the second account being created responsive to completion of the first transaction. The created second account includes the purchased funds denominated in the second currency. Accordingly, the user is enabled, subsequent to the first transaction, to select a second account module in the mobile device that has since been configured with the received second account information of the created second account. The user can thereafter cause the mobile device to send that second account information to a second, different transaction machine to perform at least a second transaction in the second currency. Other aspects are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Eurocan RoyalInventor: Mehdi M. Rohani
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Patent number: 11966906Abstract: A transfer platform can allow users to participate in campaigns based on one or more types of user activity data and corresponding activity values set by the users. The transfer platform can receive the user activity data from one or more sources, such as user devices and data source platforms. Based on received user activity data, and corresponding activity values, the transfer platform can determine transfer amounts to be transferred from one or more source accounts to one or more destination accounts. Accordingly, the transfer platform can implement transfers based on user activity data that indicates user engagement in one or more activity types.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Inventor: Joel Millar
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Patent number: 11966905Abstract: An improved savings education and management system includes a base unit including a processor, non-transitory computer-readable memory, a display, and buttons, wherein the base unit includes a housing which presents an appearance of an egg. A mobile unit includes a processor, non-transitory computer-readable memory, and a display. A computer server includes a processor and non-transitory computer-readable server memory storing a database including a user account, the user account having financial accounts and corresponding to the base unit and the mobile unit. The base unit includes instructions stored in the memory that present on the display information related to the user account which corresponds to the one of the buttons. The mobile unit includes mobile instructions stored in the memory that transmit an instruction to the computer server to debit one of the financial accounts.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Inventors: Nicolle S Hood, Annamarie Shoen
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Patent number: 11954984Abstract: A cassette for receiving and dispensing bills is disclosed. The cassette includes a sensor structured to detect a location of the cassette, and memory having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to transmit the location of the cassette to a remote computing device, determine that the location of the cassette has changed, and generate an indication that the location of the cassette has changed.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Christian Mande, Darren Goetz, Frank Digangi, Dennis E Montenegro
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Patent number: 11935369Abstract: A computing system includes at least one processing circuit configured to receive first data from each cassette of a plurality of cassettes, determine, based on the first data, (i) a first location of a first cassette of the plurality of cassettes, (ii) that a fill level of the first cassette does not satisfy a threshold, and (iii) a first denomination of bills contained within the first cassette, identify a second cassette of the plurality of cassettes for replacing the first cassette based on the first location and the first denomination such that the second cassette is configured to receive and dispense bills of a similar denomination to the first cassette, and transmit a notification to a remote computing device, the notification indicating that the fill level of the first cassette does not satisfy the threshold and identifying the second cassette.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Christian Mande, Darren Goetz, Frank Digangi, Dennis E Montenegro
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Patent number: 11935031Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, in an interaction by a switch computer from a second device, data associated with a machine readable code generated by a first application on a first device and provided by a first device to a second application on the second device. The method also includes determining, by the switch computer, a first server computer associated with a first application, transmitting the data associated with the machine readable code and the interaction data to the first server computer, which processes the data associated with the machine readable code and the interaction data, determining, by the switch computer, a second server computer associated with the second application, and transmitting, by the switch computer, a communication to the second server computer. The communication informs the second server computer that the first server computer processed the data associated with the machine readable code and the interaction data.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Visa International Service AssociationInventors: Sirajuddin Nazir, Yuexi Chen
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Patent number: 11900459Abstract: A method for performing an auction implemented via an exchange computer system includes receiving, from a user device, a security transaction order, receiving a first matching order, initiating a delay timer that runs for a first period of time, initiating an auction timer that runs for a second period of time, determining that the first period of time has expired, notifying a plurality of market participants of an auction, receiving, during the second period of time, one or more additional matching orders, wherein each of the one or more additional matching orders includes a request for participation in the auction, determining that the second period of time has expired, and facilitating a transaction based on the security transaction order.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Cboe Exchange, Inc.Inventors: Adam Inzirillo, William Ciabattoni
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Patent number: 11893569Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving a quick response (QR) code from a computing device, the QR code including a first entity identifier, and analyzing the QR code to determine a request to initiate a data transfer between a first entity associated with the first entity identifier and a second entity, and to determine one or more characteristics associated with the data transfer. The method may also include, based on the one or more characteristics, identifying a first QR code processing flow from multiple QR code processing flows to follow to process the data transfer, and verifying the first entity in the transaction based on the first entity identifier of the QR code and based on the first QR code processing flow. The method may also include processing the data transfer between the second entity and the first entity based on the first QR code processing flow.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: PayPal, Inc.Inventors: Prashant Jamkhedkar, Patrick Babcock, Anant Ganapathy, Haoyu Xue, Jie Leng, Amarnath Kulkarni