Patents by Inventor Alan Finke

Alan Finke has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210383377
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for facilitating identity verification using decentralized networks. The systems and methods described herein may allow a user to flexibly control the identity information of the user that is sent to and received by a recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaomeng ZHOU, Scott MOELLER, Jacqueline SNELL, Andrew YEE, David TCHEAU, Alan FINKE, Robert OFFICER
  • Publication number: 20210326844
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for facilitating fund transfer. The systems and methods described herein may facilitate fund transfer by utilizing blockchain networks, digitized financial credit (e.g., digital tokens), smart contracts, multiple clearing financial institutions, preference to push-only transfers (over pull-type transfers), and/or graphical codes, such as quick response (QR) codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaomeng ZHOU, Scott MOELLER, Jacqueline SNELL, Andrew YEE, David TCHEAU, Alan FINKE, Robert OFFICER
  • Publication number: 20200175496
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for facilitating fund transfer. The systems and methods described herein may facilitate fund transfer by (1) utilizing multiple clearing financial institutions (FIs), (2) utilizing multiple sequential clearing FIs for fund transfers between different countries, (3) utilizing push-only transfers, (4) utilizing graphical codes, such as quick response (QR) codes, and/or (5) utilizing social networking systems, to facilitate payment. The systems and methods may be implemented as an improved payment platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Alan FINKE, Xiaomeng ZHOU, John Eric BUCHBINDER, Scott MOELLER, Robert OFFICER
  • Publication number: 20180336547
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for devices with displays. A device may be a mobile device. A device may be a non-mobile device. The device may request an identifier, which may be displayed on the device. In some instances, the identifier may be device-specific. In some instances, the identifier may be transaction-specific. A networked processing device may be provided with a scanner to recognize the identifier and query a transaction request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Alan FINKE, Xiaomeng ZHOU, John Eric BUCHBINDER, Scott MOELLER, Robert OFFICER
  • Publication number: 20150088747
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for mobile payments. A financial institution may offer an electronic prepaid card of a merchant for sale to holders of Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) and/or Line of Credit Account and/or Loan Account. If the DDA account holder and/or Line of Credit Account holder and/or Loan Account holder purchases the prepaid card through the financial institution, the account holder may be able to redeem the prepaid card at the merchant. The prepaid card may be provided in electronic form that may be scanned off the account holder's mobile device or by the account holder's mobile device. When the account holder purchases the prepaid card, the financial institution may perform a real-time check whether the account holder has sufficient funds for the purchase. If funds are sufficient, a transfer may be performed from the account holder's DDA account and/or Line of Credit Account and/or Loan Account to a holding account of another party at the same financial institution via ON-US transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey Chen, Xiaomeng Zhou, Alan Finke, John Eric Buchbinder, Scott Moeller, Robert Officer
  • Patent number: 8924246
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for mobile payments. A financial institution may offer an electronic prepaid card of a merchant for sale to holders of Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) and/or Line of Credit Account and/or Loan Account. The card may be provided in electronic form that may be scanned off the account holder's mobile device or by the device. When the account holder purchases the prepaid card, the financial institution may perform a real-time check whether the account holder has sufficient funds. If funds are sufficient, a transfer may be performed from the account holder's account to a holding account of another party at the same financial institution via ON-US transfer. The time duration between prepaid card purchase and its redemption can be so short that the purchaser does not feel the prepay process behind the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: MShift Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Chen, Xiaomeng Zhou, Alan Finke, John Eric Buchbinder, Scott Moeller, Robert Officer
  • Publication number: 20070214262
    Abstract: A first personal server within a firewall protected network initiates communications with a connection server that is coupled to a network of remote clients that can remotely access the first personal server. A series of tests using communication protocols of increasing complexity are executed until a communication protocol enabling communication between the first personal server and connection server is determined. If the address of the first personal server changes upon connection, the connection server registers the new address upon each change. If the connection between the first personal server and connection server is unintentionally broken, the first personal server re-establishes contact with the connection server and maintains the connection by transmitting periodic signals to the connection server. The connection server is capable of connecting many remote devices to their associated personals servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: John Buchbinder, Alan Finke, Joshua Buchbinder