Patents Examined by Yongsik Park
  • Patent number: 11182853
    Abstract: The state of a trade order may be defined and/or maintained in response to user action at a trading device. A trading device may receive a user action on a graphical user interface (GUI). The user action may cause the submission of the trade order to the electronic exchange. The trading device may receive a user action on the GUI to define an active order state. The trading device may maintain the order state until receiving an identified user action on the GUI to change the order state to inactive, which may cause the trade order to be canceled or held at the electronic exchange. The user action causing the change in the order state may be an active use action, such as a selection, or a passive user action, such as a failure to perform a selection. Such user action may encourage user attention when managing trade orders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott F. Singer
  • Patent number: 11182771
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to using a near-filed communication (NFC) contactless card to perform one or more transactions within a vehicle. For example, a user may load value (money, funds, digital currency, etc.) onto an in-vehicle device (transponder, badge, card, etc.) by performing one-tap authentication or one-tap payment, or both, via the contactless card. Thus, even under time-constrained circumstances, payment may be loaded to the in-vehicle device in a quick, efficient, and safe manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Rule, Rajko Ilincic
  • Patent number: 11176620
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems, methods and articles for generating an error report listing errors identified in the computerized preparation of a payroll tax form. The system includes a computing device, a data store, and a payroll tax form software application executable by the computing device. The payroll tax form software includes a payroll calculation engine, an error check engine, and one or more error graph(s). Each error graph includes a plurality of interconnected nodes configured to utilize tax data and calculated payroll data to identify errors. The calculation engine is configured to read tax data from the shared data store, perform payroll calculation operations, and write calculated payroll data to the shared data store. The error check engine is configured to read the tax data and payroll data and process the error graph(s) to identify errors and generate an error report listing the errors and/or explanations of the errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: INTUIT INC.
    Inventors: Peter E. Lubczynski, Gang Wang, Paul A. Parks, Kevin M. McCluskey, Ernest Montoya, David A. Hanekamp, Jr., Kyle J. Ryan
  • Patent number: 11144893
    Abstract: A method for securing smart contracts in a blockchain includes receiving in the blockchain a contract creation transaction having a control flow graph (CFG) and contract code for a smart contract to be created. The contract creation transaction is verified by checking a signature of a creator of the smart contract and determining that the CFG is correct based on the contract code. The verified contract creation transaction is included as a block in a distributed ledger of the blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wenting Li, Ghassan Karame, Lucas Davi
  • Patent number: 11087400
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a graphical representation for and displaying order performance metrics for one or more user orders of one or more market instruments. A graphical representation of the order performance metrics can be aligned with a graphical representation of market data relating to prices and volume of user orders, market orders, user order executions, and market trades. The order performance metrics can be displayed as one or more performance bars or ribbons divided into segments, which can be assigned a color based on a user order's performance with respect to a market benchmark. The graphical representations can be displayed using a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: FIDESSA TRADING UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Davies, Will Winzor-Saile
  • Patent number: 11087320
    Abstract: A system, a medium, and a method are provided to split data paths among various devices in data communications system. In some instances, the server device receives a request from a remote device such as a website server or a checkout device, where the request indicates a user request to purchase one or more items. An account management component of the server device determines a user account associated with the user request and identifies a user device associated with the user account, such as the user's smartphone. An authentication component of the server device generates an electronic message that indicates that the user must authenticate the request such that the request may be processed and initiates a transmittal of the electronic message to the user's smartphone. The user may accept or authenticate the request to process the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventor: Max Edward Metral
  • Patent number: 10963963
    Abstract: A system comprises a rules engine that generates a hierarchical structure based upon investment data and a plurality of rules. Further, the system comprises a processing engine that performs one or more calculations on data stored by the hierarchical structured based upon the rules and generates a report based upon the one or more calculations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: InvestCloud Inc
    Inventors: Robert Lynch, Reginald Tang, John W. Wise, Vicent Sos-Munoz
  • Patent number: 10853789
    Abstract: A method for enhancing customer authentication and consent for finalizing an offer to a customer of a product and/or a service is provided. The method may include using a first receiver to receive an authentication request from an initiator. The authentication request may include a customer name and a customer phone number. The method may also include using a first processor to generate a pin number and transmit the pin number to the customer phone number. The pin number may include an identifier associated with the product and/or service. The method may further include using a second receiver, included in a mobile phone, to receive the pin number, and using a second processor, included on the mobile phone, to authenticate the pin number. The authentication may include verifying a match between the customer phone number and a mobile phone number associated with the mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw, David J. Smiddy, Fnu Sidharth, Stephen T. Shannon, James Alexander
  • Patent number: 10803514
    Abstract: The method comprises receiving a request to generate a product plan dataset and a first set of data associated with a user comprising a current salary. The method comprises generating and transmitting an instruction to query a second set of data, associated with the user, to a database. The method comprises updating user data, using the first set and the second set of data. The method comprises determining a maximum salary value based on demographic data and user's current salary value, a likelihood of promotion based on demographic data and user's performance reviews, and a future income value based on user's current salary value, maximum salary value, and the likelihood of promotion value. The method also comprises generating a product plan dataset for the user based on user's future income.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Allan A. Campbell, III, Patrick H. Nadeau
  • Patent number: 10719878
    Abstract: A method performed by one or more processing devices, via one or more networks, for the proactive, without initiation by an owner of a first retirement account, and automatic portability of the first retirement account, comprising: automatically searching databases or sending search requests to one or more record-keepers for a second retirement account owned by the owner; and sending a negative consent notification having a date to the owner of the first retirement account; wherein the negative consent notification advises the owner that unless the owner provides other instructions within a time period from the date, the first retirement account shall be rolled over, in-whole or in-part, into the second retirement account or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: RETIREMENT CLEARINGHOUSE LLC
    Inventor: John Spencer Williams
  • Patent number: 10552903
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a graphical representation for and displaying order performance metrics for one or more user orders of one or more market instruments. A graphical representation of the order performance metrics can be aligned with a graphical representation of market data relating to prices and volume of user orders, market orders, user order executions, and market trades. The order performance metrics can be displayed as one or more performance bars or ribbons divided into segments, which can be assigned a color based on a user order's performance with respect to a market benchmark. The graphical representations can be displayed using a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: FIDESSA TRADING UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Davies, Will Winzor-Saile
  • Patent number: 10453057
    Abstract: A system, a medium, and a method are provided to split data paths among various devices in data communications system. In some instances, the server device receives a request from a remote device such as a website server or a checkout device, where the request indicates a user request to purchase one or more items. An account management component of the server device determines a user account associated with the user request and identifies a user device associated with the user account, such as the user's smartphone. An authentication component of the server device generates an electronic message that indicates that the user must authenticate the request such that the request may be processed and initiates a transmittal of the electronic message to the user's smartphone. The user may accept or authenticate the request to process the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventor: Max Edward Metral
  • Patent number: 10108937
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of registering a membership for an electronic payment, a system for same, and an apparatus and a terminal thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SK PLANET CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Jun Lee, Dong Phil Lim, Hye Youn Chung, Jong Ho Kim, Se Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 10096063
    Abstract: A software method and utility for business practice management based on a prescribed workflow with defined interactions between the users of the system, the clients of the business practice, and information relating to the clients or assets of the business practice. The system facilitates management of assets and human resources, including employees, client accounts, inventory, and records using a modular approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Inventor: Sanjeevkumar V. Dahiwadkar