Patents by Inventor Alicia Cruz

Alicia Cruz 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).

  • Recurrent billing maintenance system
    Patent number: 7035872
    Abstract: A system for updating a merchant customer account database is provided, wherein the system may be used to update a merchant's customer database in response to changes made to a customer transaction account. The system provides a remote database location which stores a merchant's customer transaction account information for customers using the transaction account for recurring billing purposes. A server is used to manage the remote database information to update the remote database in response to changes in transaction account information. The updated transaction account information is then periodically provided to the merchant for use in updating the merchant's customer account database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan Phillips, Paul M. Petersen, Patricia K. Peters, Nancy S. Ganoe, Maria S. Bailey, Lloyd G. Cato, Charles Milton, Allan T. Zinky, Tina Freeman, Fred Griggs, Donald H. Holt, Alicia Cruz
  • Recurrent billing maintenance system
    Patent number: 6997378
    Abstract: A system for updating a merchant customer account database is provided, wherein the system may be used to update a merchant's customer database in response to changes made to a customer transaction account. The system provides a remote database location which stores a merchant's customer transaction account information for customers using the transaction account for recurring billing purposes. A server is used to manage the remote database information to update the remote database in response to changes in transaction account information. The updated transaction account information is then periodically provided to the merchant for use in updating the merchant's customer account database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan Phillips, Paul M. Petersen, Patricia K. Peters, Nancy S. Ganoe, Maria S. Bailey, Lloyd G. Cato, Charles Milton, Allan T. Zinky, Tina Freeman, Fred Griggs, Donald H. Holt, Alicia Cruz
  • Recurrent billing maintenance system
    Publication number: 20040243638
    Abstract: A system for updating a merchant customer account database is provided, wherein the system may be used to update a merchant's customer database in response to changes made to a customer transaction account. The system provides a remote database location which stores a merchant's customer transaction account information for customers using the transaction account for recurring billing purposes. A server is used to manage the remote database information to update the remote database in response to changes in transaction account information. The updated transaction account information is then periodically provided to the merchant for use in updating the merchant's customer account database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Susan Phillips, Paul M. Petersen, Patricia K. Peters, Nancy S. Ganoe, Maria S. Bailey, Lloyd G. Cato, Charles Milton, Allan T. Zinky, Tina Freeman, Fred Griggs, Donald H. Holt, Alicia Cruz
  • Recurrent billing maintenance system
    Publication number: 20020004770
    Abstract: A system for updating a merchant customer account database is provided, wherein the system may be used to update a merchant's customer database in response to changes made to a customer transaction account. The system provides a remote database location which stores a merchant's customer transaction account information for customers using the transaction account for recurring billing purposes. A server is used to manage the remote database information to update the remote database in response to changes in transaction account information. The updated transaction account information is then periodically provided to the merchant for use in updating the merchant's customer account database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Susan Phillips, Paul M. Petersen, Patricia K. Peters, Nancy S. Ganoe, Maria S. Bailey, Lloyd G. Cato, Charles Milton, Allan T. Zinky, Tina Freeman, Fred Griggs, Donald H. Holt, Alicia Cruz