Patents Examined by Tsan-Yu J Huang
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Patent number: 10319181Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a verification system including a processor adapted to generate a glyph for at least one component of a computing system, a display adapted to display the glyph, and a scanner adapted to scan the glyph from the display. The computing system includes the processor and the display. The scanner is adapted to verify the at least one component of the computing system based at least in part on the glyph.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2007Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY, LTD.Inventor: Phil Anderson
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Patent number: 10311424Abstract: An indicia encoding system is disclosed herein that encodes integrated information on products and/or services selected for purchase and payment information for purchasing the selected products and/or services, in accordance with a variety of embodiments involving various methods, devices and systems. In one illustrative embodiment, a method may include entering purchase order information via one or more input/output components. The purchase order may include an indication for one or more products and/or one or more services. The method may also include entering payment information, including information on a method of payment, via one or more input/output components. The method may also include generating a machine-readable indicia that encodes both the purchase order information and the payment information, with the payment information in an encrypted form; and displaying the machine-readable indicia on a screen.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Yong Liu, Xiaoxun Zhu, Jie Ren
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Patent number: 10298559Abstract: A pre-authenticated token system includes an identification token having a switch, a transmitter and receiver circuit, and a sensor; a docking station having control circuitry, a transmit/receive circuit and an antenna; a personal computer; and an authentication server computer. The personal computer transmits security information to the authentication server, receives authentication information, and transmits an authentication signal to the docking station. The docking station receives the authentication signal, enters an authentication mode, and transmits the authentication signal to the identification token. The sensor of the identification token detects removal of the identification token from the user's body, and the switch then responds by disabling the identification token to prevent transmission of identification data.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Mastercard International IncorporatedInventor: Simon Phillips
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Patent number: 10296885Abstract: A payment-enabled mobile device is placed in communication with a POS (point of sale) terminal to facilitate a purchase transaction. A user selects a payment account in the payment-enabled mobile device. Payment credentials are transmitted from the payment-enabled mobile device to the POS terminal The payment credentials include a PAN-length identifier that identifies an issuer of the selected payment account.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Mastercard International IncorporatedInventors: Jason J. Lacoss-Arnold, Chandrasekkar Rao Nadella, Jeffrey L. Altemueller, Ganesh L. Iyer
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Patent number: 10282724Abstract: In some embodiments, a first server computer may be provided. The first server computer may comprise a processor and a computer readable medium coupled to the processor. The computer readable medium may include code executable by the processor for implementing a method. The method may include the step of electronically receiving an authorization request message that includes a first device verification value from a merchant for a first transaction, where the first device verification value may have been received by the merchant from a mobile device based on an interaction between the mobile device and an access device. In some embodiments, the mobile device may have received the first verification value based on a first request. The method may further include the step of determining by a data processor if the first device verification value corresponds to a stored device verification value.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATIONInventor: Ayman Hammad
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Patent number: 10282523Abstract: A license manager running on a central-management server receives a license request for licensing a managed node as a client of a central-management product running on a central-management server. The license manager proposes a solution involving applying respective licenses for plural distinct central-management products. In response to a unified command, implementing said solution.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventor: Toran K. Kopren
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Patent number: 10275806Abstract: Some embodiments provide an adblocking bypass system for ensuring that advertisements are loaded and presented on a user device running one or more adblockers. The adblocking bypass system is comprised of a bypass loader and a bypass proxy. The bypass loader is a component that is embedded within content publisher content. When the content publisher content is downloaded and parsed by a user device, the bypass loader executes by detecting the presence of any adblocker on the user device. If found, the bypass loader forwards any blocked advertisement calls to the bypass proxy. The bypass proxy retrieves the requested advertisements and returns them to the bypass loader which then reintroduces the advertisements in final content presentation or rendering. The bypass proxy may also modify the content publisher content by replacing any blocked advertisement calls embedded within the content with calls to the bypass proxy.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: AdSupply, Inc.Inventor: Adam Carasso
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Patent number: 10257208Abstract: A system and method for verifying content on a network site is provided. A document such as a website is identified. The document is accessed over a network from a content provider system connected to the network to obtain information about the document. Through an automated process, using the information about the document to determine whether the document conforms to one or more predetermined rules associated with the content provider system governing the usage of content in the document.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Victor Bennett, Shrish Agrawal, Niels Provos, Jayesh Sharma, Kourosh Gharachorloo, Gokul Rajaram
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Patent number: 10204378Abstract: Flexible fiat and cryptocurrency Payment Services (FfcPS) are disclosed for travel and credit cards. This invention applies to U.S. Dollar, European Euro and other fiat, and Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. Merchants that use this invention would add a new item to their (room) key cards and credit cards—a Merchant cryptocurrency wallet public address Quick Response (QR) Code (Merchant QR Code). The Merchant QR Code's associated cryptocurrency wallet public address is recorded on a blockchain public ledger whenever used for a cryptocurrency payment from a consumer. That cryptocurrency payment is then converted to a fiat payment that's added to a merchant account for the consumer by an online exchange. For smart consumers, this invention would allow use of fiat or cryptocurrency with the best value at time of payment for fiat charges to a room or credit card.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Inventor: John Matthew Wnuk
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Patent number: 10181021Abstract: A method and apparatus for capacitive off-wrist detection for wearable device are disclosed. In one aspect, the wearable device includes one or more biometric sensors including a capacitive sensor. The method may involve measuring, based on output of the capacitive sensor, a capacitance value indicative of proximity of the wearable device to a user. The method may also involve detecting a change in the capacitance value within a defined time interval, the change being greater than or equal to a threshold change indicative of the wearable device not being proximate to the user's skin. The method may further involve determining that the wearable device has been removed from the user in response to detecting that the change in the capacitance value within the defined time interval is greater than or equal to the threshold change.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.Inventors: Subramaniam Venkatraman, Kevin Pu Weekly, Shelten Gee Jao Yuen
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Patent number: 10153901Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying user identity in a virtual environment are provided that may include the use of a trusted third party to perform identity verification. Devices may be configured such that the device is unalterably bound to a particular user via biometric data stored on the device and/or with the third party.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: CONCIERGE HOLDINGS, INC.Inventor: James D. Thackston
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Patent number: 10147087Abstract: Transaction data is obtained relating to a current purchase transaction. An account indicator is retrieved. The transaction data is used to transform the account indicator. The transformed account indicator is encrypted to generate an encrypted account indicator.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Mastercard International IncorporatedInventors: Jason J. Lacoss-Arnold, Chandrasekhar Rao Nadella, Jeffrey L. Altemueller, Ganesh L. Iyer
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Patent number: 10129429Abstract: This disclosure describes novel methods for generating unique copies of content. One method combines the functions of the master copy and unique copy watermarks. In particular, the method generates a unique copy by varying the manner in which the master copy watermark is embedded in unique copies of a content item. In one embodiment, the master copy watermark is repeated within the content item and its location is varied in a unique pattern that comprises the unique copy watermark. The unique copy is generated by producing a copy in which master copy watermarks are embedded in a unique pattern. For instance in one embodiment, the locations of the master copy watermarks in the content item are represented as a vector of delta values in which each delta value corresponds to the distance between a corresponding instance of the master copy watermark, and a neighboring instance of the master copy watermark.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Digimarc CorporationInventors: Rajan Samtani, Joel R. Meyer, Ravi K. Sharma
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Patent number: 10111060Abstract: A system is disclosed for measuring data utilization attributable to use by an application being executed on a mobile device. The system has a server operable to register the application and transmit information to establish a connection between the application and a proxy server. The system also has a proxy server operable to establish a first connection with the application, receive direction to establish a second connection with a target endpoint, establish the second connection between the proxy server and the target endpoint, pass data between the target endpoint and the application using the established connections, and measure the amount of data passed between the target endpoint and the application.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Cisco Tecnology, Inc.Inventors: Kent K. Leung, Jayaraman R. Iyer, Flemming S. Andreasen
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Patent number: 10102351Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling a user to obtain rights in a legitimate copy of a digital content unit without downloading the copy from a digital content store are provided. The systems and methods provide an encrypted copy of a digital content unit to a first user and transcript the encrypted copy to generate the legitimate copy to a second user. The encrypted copy is encrypted with a first encrypt key that may be associated with the first user and the legitimate copy is encrypted with a second encrypt key that may be associated with the second user.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2006Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jonathan M. Zweig, James H. Woodyatt
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Patent number: 10102509Abstract: A system, method, device and interface for providing and redeeming an electronic coupon that provides for authenticating access of a user to an electronic coupon server, receiving selection from the user of at least one of an event, transportation, secured location, good, authorization, and service, generating a reservation number corresponding to the selection, encrypting the reservation number based on a first string of characters that is uniquely associated with a mobile device that will be utilized for redeeming the electronic coupon, transmitting the encrypted reservation number to the mobile device, retrieving a second string of characters from the mobile device, wherein the second string of characters corresponds to the first string of characters, decrypting the encrypted reservation number on the mobile device using the retrieved second string of characters, generating the electronic coupon from the decrypted reservation number, and presenting the electronic coupon to an authentication device for redeType: GrantFiled: August 7, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: ORANGEInventor: Joseph Arceneaux
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Patent number: 10089623Abstract: A system and method for facilitating transactions utilizing phrase tokens are provided. Individual entities can be associated with unambiguous transaction phrase tokens, such as multiple word phrases. The transaction phrase tokens are associated with transaction accounts by a service provider such that the entities can complete a transaction without having to exchange transaction account information. In a transaction, a transaction phrase token is offered to an accepting party, which tenders the offered transaction phrase token to the service provider. The service provider processes the offered transaction phrase token according to configuration information specified for the transaction phrase token. The service provider can automatically process the transaction request or request additional information.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Amit D. Agarwal, Michael M. George, Ian W. Freed, Jeffrey P. Bezos, Peter S. Vosshall
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Patent number: 10074089Abstract: The systems and methods described herein allow an electronic transaction to be performed upon determining, via biometric data, that an authorized individual is conducting the transaction. This may involve receiving, by a computer system, a request to authorize an electronic transaction for an account. The computer system is configured to access a phone number, which is stored in computer memory and associated with the enrolled user of the account. An automated and outward call to the phone number is performed by the computer system. The computer system is configured to capture a voiceprint in association with voice data received from the automated call. The captured voiceprint is compared to a registered voiceprint, which is stored in the computer memory in association with the enrolled user. The computer system responds to the request to authorize the secure electronic transaction based on said comparison.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Citigroup Technology, Inc.Inventors: Mavanur Narakesari Rangaraj, Xerxes Navzar Dotivala, Sopnendu Mohanty, Sam Chang Chia Shian, Kaustab Roy, Pedro Manuel Vicente
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Patent number: 10068064Abstract: Techniques for establishing entitlement to a computer program product are provided, and include providing a client identity in a registration process to produce an entitlement file, obtaining an encoded version of a computer program product, and transforming the computer program product into an installation product in a computer storage medium, wherein the installation product comprises the entitlement file to establish entitled use of the computer program product.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2012Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Timothy J. Hahn, Bernard P. Palmer, Jr., Michael P. Waidner, James J. Whitmore
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Patent number: 10063523Abstract: Crafted identities are provided. A statement is provided to the principal for using a crafted identity. The statement includes an identifier that provides access to a resource when presented by the principal to the resource. The statement also includes one or more roles and permissions for the crafted identity when accessing the resource.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2005Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Stephen R. Carter, Lloyd Leon Burch, Dale Robert Olds