Patents by Inventor Antonio MARRA

Antonio MARRA 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).

  • Patent number: 10922727
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a system, method and medium for facilitating automated distribution of a stated item to two or more receivers, where each of the receivers are associated with one or more entities. A selection device receives information indicating the receivers authorized to receive a stated item. The selection device is used to select which of multiple authorized receivers are to receive the stated item. Once the selector has made the selections, a stated item in a quantity determined by the selector is directed to the selected receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Prashant Sharma, Antonio Marra, Manash Bhattacharjee
  • Publication number: 20190180350
    Abstract: A method for facilitating a mass market purchase includes: transmitting an offer notification to a plurality of computing devices, the notification including a minimum acceptance number, product information, and transaction amount; receiving an offer acceptance from one of the computing devices, the acceptance including payment credentials associated with a transaction account; initiating placement of an authorization hold on the transaction account for the transaction amount; repeating the receiving and initiating steps a number of times for offer acceptances received by additional computing devices; and if the number of times is at least the minimum acceptance number, initiating a payment transaction for each of offer acceptance for payment of the transaction amount from the respective transaction account based on the corresponding authorization hold, or if the number of times is less than the minimum acceptance number, initiating clearing of the authorization hold corresponding to the respective offer acce
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Antonio MARRA, Prashant SHARMA, Manash BHATTACHARJEE
  • Publication number: 20190066174
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a system, method and medium for facilitating automated distribution of a stated item to two or more receivers, where each of the receivers are associated with one or more entities. A selection device receives information indicating the receivers authorized to receive a stated item. The selection device is used to select which of multiple authorized receivers are to receive the stated item. Once the selector has made the selections, a stated item in a quantity determined by the selector is directed to the selected receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Prashant Sharma, Antonio Marra, Manash Bhattacharjee
  • Publication number: 20180330361
    Abstract: A QR (quick response) code is scanned by a customer's payment-enabled mobile device to launch a payment account system transaction. The QR code includes the mobile phone number for a merchant's employee or associate. The mobile phone number is communicated through payment account system transaction messaging to the merchant's bank. The merchant's bank sends a confirmation message to the employee/associate to trigger completion of a related purchase transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Antonio Marra, Saurabh Mehta, Joseph Zeltzer
  • Patent number: 10055968
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to track the location of lost payment cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Antonio Marra, Prashant Sharma, Mark Richard Anderson
  • Publication number: 20170193800
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to track the location of lost payment cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Antonio Marra, Prashant Sharma, Mark Richard Anderson
  • Patent number: 9640060
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to track the location of lost payment cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Antonio Marra, Prashant Sharma, Mark Richard Anderson
  • Publication number: 20150206416
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to track the location of lost payment cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Antonio MARRA, Prashant SHARMA, Mark Richard ANDERSON