Patents by Inventor Alp Tiritoglu

Alp Tiritoglu 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).

  • Methods and systems for providing a savings goal
    Patent number: 8732076
    Abstract: Example embodiments describe a method and a system to control activities of a financial account. In example embodiments, a secondary account is linked to a primary account. Within the secondary account, a spending account and a savings account are established. A savings goal in the savings account of the secondary account that enables a portion of the savings account of the secondary account to be set aside is created. The savings goal includes a goal amount. An automatic purchase of a product associated with the savings goal upon the goal amount being met may be allowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Donald James Fotsch, Joseph Edward Black, Amy Poling, Alp Tiritoglu
  • Gradual conversion of financial accounts
    Patent number: 8626650
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a method and a system to link a secondary account to a primary account with an account management module associated with the primary account and to control access to funds in the secondary account with respect to a secondary account holder through the account management module. The secondary account includes a spending account and a savings account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Donald James Fotsch, Joseph Edward Black, Amy Poling, Alp Tiritoglu
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A SAVINGS GOAL
    Publication number: 20120290367
    Abstract: Example embodiments describe a method and a system to control activities of a financial account. In example embodiments, a secondary account is linked to a primary account. Within the secondary account, a spending account and a savings account are established. A savings goal in the savings account of the secondary account that enables a portion of the savings account of the secondary account to be set aside is created. The savings goal includes a goal amount. An automatic purchase of a product associated with the savings goal upon the goal amount being met may be allowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Donald James Fotsch, Joseph Edward Black, Amy Poling, Alp Tiritoglu
  • Methods and systems of controlling activities of financial accounts
    Patent number: 8249986
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a method and a system to control activities of a financial account. A holder of the financial account may be restricted to transact only with a first set of merchants. The holder of the financial account may be prohibited from transacting with a second set of merchants. The holder of the financial account may further be restricted to transact based on at least one of category or spending limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Donald James Fotsch, Joseph Edward Black, Amy Poling, Alp Tiritoglu
  • Spending and savings secondary linked accounts
    Patent number: 7945512
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a method and a system to link a secondary account to a primary account with an account management module associated with the primary account and to control access to funds in the secondary account with respect to a secondary account holder through the account management module. The secondary account includes a spending account and a savings account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Donald James Fotsch, Joseph Edward Black, Amy Poling, Alp Tiritoglu
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF CONTROLLING ACTIVITIES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS
    Publication number: 20090112763
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a method and a system to control activities of a financial account. A holder of the financial account may be restricted to transact only with a first set of merchants. The holder of the financial account may be prohibited from transacting with a second set of merchants. The holder of the financial account may further be restricted to transact based on at least one of category or spending limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Donald James Fotsch, Joseph Edward Black, Amy Poling, Alp Tiritoglu
  • SPENDING AND SAVINGS SECONDARY LINKED ACCOUNTS
    Publication number: 20080228637
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a method and a system to link a secondary account to a primary account with an account management module associated with the primary account and to control access to funds in the secondary account with respect to a secondary account holder through the account management module. The secondary account includes a spending account and a savings account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Donald James Fotsch, Joseph Edward Black, Amy Poling, Alp Tiritoglu
  • GRADUAL CONVERSION OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS
    Publication number: 20080228615
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a method and a system to link a secondary account to a primary account with an account management module associated with the primary account and to control access to funds in the secondary account with respect to a secondary account holder through the account management module. The secondary account includes a spending account and a savings account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Donald James Fotsch, Joseph Edward Black, Amy Poling, Alp Tiritoglu