Patents Examined by Tony P Kanaan
  • Patent number: 11176543
    Abstract: The invention provides systems, methods and computer program products for secure electronic payment transactions based on voice generated currency tokens. The invention comprises implementing at a voice currency platform server, the steps of (i) receiving from a payor terminal device a request for generation of a voice currency token, (ii) performing voice based biometric authentication by matching the voice data received from the payor terminal device against one or more voice based biometric templates associated with the payor voice currency platform account, (iii) performing speech analysis to extract at least the currency amount identified within the voice data received from the payor terminal device and (iv) generating an encrypted voice currency token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Harsh Piparsaniya, Sudhir Gupta, Rahul Agrawal
  • Patent number: 11151568
    Abstract: A device may receive, from a server device, a real-time notification indicating that a field of a user account is being modified. The field may include personal information of a user associated with the user account and/or information identifying authorized users of the user account. The device may receive, from a user device, a request associated with a high-risk transaction involving the user account. The device may determine a risk score indicating a likelihood of the high-risk transaction being performed by an unauthorized user. The device may selectively identify an authentication procedure, of a group of authentication procedures, based on the risk score. The device may provide authentication instructions for the authentication procedure to the user device to allow the user device to perform the authentication procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Maria Bermudez-Cisneros, Darlene Schwartz, Michelle Kelo, Nicholas Flieg, Adam Rubin
  • Patent number: 11127004
    Abstract: A message routing and pre-processing (MRP) computing device is described herein. The MRP computing device is configured to receive an authorization request message associated with a transaction initiated by a cardholder with a merchant, the authorization request message including authorization parameters of the transaction, and retrieve a plurality of potential authorization routes for the authorization request message. Each potential authorization route includes routing parameters and is associated with a respective transaction processing network (TPN). The MRP computing device is also configured to compare the authorization parameters to the routing parameters of each potential authorization route to determine an optimized authorization route for the authorization request message. The optimized authorization route includes routing parameters that most closely match the authorization parameters. The optimized authorization route is associated with a first TPN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dana J. Lorberg, Sandeep Malhotra
  • Patent number: 11087403
    Abstract: A system for insurance process management employing an advanced decision platform has been developed. A high speed data retrieval and storage module retrieves insurance related data from a plurality of sources. A predictive analytics module performs predictive analytics functions on normalized insurance related data. A predictive simulation module performs predictive simulation functions on normalized insurance related data. An interactive display module displays results of activity of the predictive analytics module and the predictive simulation module as pre-programmed by analysts of an investigation, and re-display results in ways differing by additional representation programming instructions over the course of a viewing session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: QOMPLX, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Crabtree, Andrew Sellers
  • Patent number: 11037138
    Abstract: The THIRD-PARTY VALUE ADDED WALLET FEATURES AND INTERFACES APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS (“VAW”) facilitates allowing a third party service provider to integrate with an electronic wallet to provide a value-added service to a wallet consumer. The VAW may also be configured to facilitate the creation and funding of pre-paid accounts in a consumer's virtual wallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Tenni Theurer, Thomas Purves, Shilpak Mahadkar, Ayman Hammad
  • Patent number: 11030590
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for facilitating an electronic transaction between a merchant device and a first device having limited network connectivity. The method includes the first device detecting a transaction trigger that indicates an electronic transaction, that is remotely processed by a transaction service is to occur. The method further includes, identifying a second device within a predetermined proximity of the first device which has a secondary connection to the transaction service that meets a connection service criteria. The method includes establishing a data pipe that directly connects the first device and the second device. In response to the data pipe being established, the first device configures the second device to reroute all transaction data received via the data pipe to the transaction service and transmits the transaction data to the second device to complete the electronic transaction between the first device and the merchant device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Mayank Gupta
  • Patent number: 11017372
    Abstract: A data interaction method, a verification terminal, a server, and a system are described. The method includes: receiving, by a verification terminal, identity verification information from a user terminal, the identity verification information being information sent to the user terminal by a server in advance; sending, by the verification terminal, a request instruction to the server, the request instruction including the identity verification information; executing, by the server, an operation corresponding to the request instruction; and sending, by the server, feedback information to the verification terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Fengfu Zou, Weigang Peng, Xinghua Zhuang, Qiyun Cai, Zhuren Chen
  • Patent number: 10970687
    Abstract: A method and system for facilitating, via a first device, an electronic financial transaction with a second device having limited network connectivity. The method includes the first device detecting initiation of a financial transaction with the second device. The financial transaction is remotely processed by a transaction service. The method further includes facilitating an establishment of a data pipe that directly connects the first device and the second device to enable the second device to exchange transaction data with the transaction service, via the first device operating as an intermediary device. In response to the data pipe being established, the first device routes, via the primary connection to the transaction service, all transaction data received from the second device over the data pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Vishal Patil
  • Patent number: 10963860
    Abstract: A transaction record linked to photos taken within geographic or temporal proximity to the various transactions of the record may create a visual way for consumers to interact with their transaction data. Payment transaction data including a customer identifier, a first geo-location of a point-of-sale terminal, and a transaction time stamp may be compared against a second geo-location of a user device associated with the customer identifier. In response to the first geo-location being within a predetermined distance of the second geo-location, an image may be retrieved or created. Transaction records may then show the payment transaction data and the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Karla Reyes, Lawrence Ho, Leonardo Collado, Jaesung Park, Jinsheng Hu
  • Patent number: 10915964
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for encouraging and rewarding safe driving. A safe driving evaluation system determines the safe driving behaviors necessary to earn safe driving points. The safe driving evaluation system receives vehicle telematics data from a telematics device configured to obtain vehicle telematics data during the operation of a vehicle, and determines safe driving points based on the safe driving behaviors exhibited by the vehicle telematics data. Safe driving rewards are provided where the total number of safe driving points earned by a driver exceeds predefined thresholds. The safe driving rewards may be redeemed for discounts on products or vehicle services, or for fixed prices on gas. In addition, the safe driving points may be transferred to another individual for redemption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Ginger Purgatorio, Gina M. Minick, Orlando E. Mercado
  • Patent number: 10891647
    Abstract: Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and transaction management computing devices that assist with processing a transaction involving a merchant and a user using a system include receiving over at least one communication channel an indication of a user transaction. Location information indicating a location of the user transaction or merchant information indicating a merchant involved in the user transaction is determined. A first attribute package and a first payment format is identified and communicated to the client device. The user transaction is initiated upon receiving a confirmation indicating selection of the identified first payment format and the identified first attribute package. The user transaction is held open for a predetermined period of time to allow the user to modify the selected first payment format or the selected first attribute package for the user transaction to a different attribute package or a different payment format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Brian S. Gantert, Joseph Arnone
  • Patent number: 10885514
    Abstract: A method for controlling a near field communication between a device and a transaction card is disclosed. The method includes the steps of capturing, by a front-facing camera of the device, a series of images of the transaction card and processing each image of the series of images to identify a darkness level associated with a distance of the transaction card from the front of the device. The method includes comparing each identified darkness level to a predetermined darkness level associated with a preferred distance for a near field communication read operation and automatically triggering a near field communication read operation between the device and the transaction card for the communication of a cryptogram from an applet of the transaction card to the device in response to the identified darkness level corresponding to the predetermined darkness level associated with the preferred distance for the near field communication read operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Colin Hart, Jose Vazquez, Jason Ji
  • Patent number: 10853799
    Abstract: A system and method for leveraging email to complete a checkout for registered and unregistered customers of the e-commerce system are disclosed. The system and method include receiving, by an email payment gateway, an email message comprising a customer email address and a token. The token includes transaction information for a transaction from a third party vendor. The system and method further include determining a registration status of a customer based on the customer email address, wherein the registration status is one of a registered customer of the e-commerce system or an unregistered customer of the e-commerce system. The system and method further include decoding the token and sending an email message to the customer email address based on the registration status and the decoded token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SWOOP IP HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: James Kassemi, Nora Zulick
  • Patent number: 10853879
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for aggregating quantities associated with messages includes: generating an implied message for an object based on two constituent messages, wherein the implied message is associated with a value based on the values of the constituent messages, a priority that is equivalent to the lower of the priorities of the constituent messages, and a quantity that is equivalent to the lesser of the quantities of the constituent messages, receiving third and fourth messages, increasing the quantity of the implied message based on the received messages, and upon an occurrence of a match event involving the implied message, automatically allocating all of the quantity of the implied message for matching during the match event before allocating any of the quantity associated with the third message for matching during the match event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Dileep Konduru, Eric Schuldt, José Antonio Acuña-Rohter, Akira Yamaguchi, Kevin Bulman
  • Patent number: 10803517
    Abstract: System and methods for extracting behaviors and suggesting behaviors to achieve a desired credit score may include receiving, via a network, account data including information regarding currency outlays made by a first sample population; generating, by a computing device, a plurality of behavior patterns based on currency outlay patterns extracted from the account data; receiving, by the computing device, credit score data for the first sample population; formulating, by the computing device, a model for predicting a credit score change; and storing the model on a data storage device. The model may include variables corresponding to each of the plurality of behavior patterns and a likely credit score affect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Suzan Szollar
  • Patent number: 10783515
    Abstract: A method and system for providing electronic wireless credit card transactions to small businesses in conditions where the wireless telecommunications network is old and/or underdeveloped. The system allows a merchant to accept payment cards firstly via TCP/IP and secondly via SMS and/or USSD wherever only the most basic GSM network is available. The merchant does not need dedicated wireless terminals to do that. With the smartphone app and the peripheral card reader using the novel method, a merchant in the middle of a remote African village or Siberia can accept a payment cards on the spot, right there and then, if basic GSM network is available, but can also use the same devices in e.g. central London with 4G networks. A corresponding software product is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: IroFit Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Abimbola Omoniyi Olawale, Abosede Olusola Folorunso, Olusegun Emmanuel Okedara
  • Patent number: 10664823
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for storing an electronic gift card (eGC) on a portable electronic device. The method includes: receiving a request for a web page hosted by a prepaid instrument provider server, the request including a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a selected eGC stored on the server; associating with the selected eGC a unique identification code and a URL link to the selected eGC; sending the web page with a user-interface control that, when selected, causes the selected eGC to be added to an electronic passbook on the portable electronic device; responsive to selection of the user-interface control, receiving the unique identification code associated with the selected eGC; responsive to receiving the unique identification code, creating an electronic passbook file for the selected eGC; and, communicating the electronic passbook file for adding as a representation of the selected eGC to the electronic passbook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: CashStar, Inc.
    Inventors: Richardson Charles White, David D. Stone
  • Patent number: 10628888
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a first insured party may be automatically associated with first virtual home information including real world elements of a virtual home. The first virtual home information may also be automatically associated with first insurance policy information of the first insured party. A virtual home display request may be received from a remote insured party device associated with the first insured party. Responsive to the received virtual home display request, a rendering of at least a portion of the virtual home may be automatically facilitated based on the first virtual home information, including at least some of the real world elements, and the first insurance policy information. A selection of one of the real world elements may be received from the remote insured party device, and, responsive to the selected real world element, supplemental insurance information may be transmitted to the remote insured party device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hartford Fire Insurance Company
    Inventors: Julia M. Feldman, Steven J. Fernandes, Susan D. Pouliot
  • Patent number: 10580002
    Abstract: An approach is disclosed for service authorization and service charging in a communication network relying on executing a real time service authorization for a requested service by determining an upper estimate of a service charge for the requested service, comparing the upper estimate with a balance value of an account used for charging the requested service and when affirmative authorizing the requested service. Then follows a calculation of an accurate service charge for the requested service in a batch mode without real time requirements after the real time service authorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Marc Koderer, Wolfgang Quade
  • Patent number: 10346846
    Abstract: An email-based e-commerce system is disclosed with additional features for added security. The system may include security features for email based e-commerce providing added assurance to customers of a higher level of protection than generally required. These security features enhance the password reset function without requiring a password, generate confirmations on outside messaging systems and implement an oversight management tool for authorizing transactions. The methods and apparatus described herein may enhance security by designing a system that can confirm payments through a separate non-email based media. The e-commerce system may send alerts or requests for confirmation in a variety of media to ensure a secure payment process. The methods and apparatus described herein may expand the list of individuals that may request or approve payments based on a single account registered by a single credit card holder. A single user may receive requests from registered sub-customers for payments by email.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SWOOP IP HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: James Kassemi, Lawrence Glen Holcomb, John P. Killoran, Jr., Patrick Killoran