Patents by Inventor Ayman Hammad

Ayman Hammad 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: 20170372301
    Abstract: The THIRD-PARTY VALUE ADDED WALLET FEATURES AND INTERFACES APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS (“VAW”) facilitates allowing a third party service provider to integrate with an electronic wallet to provide a value-added service to a wallet consumer. The VAW may also be configured to facilitate the creation and funding of pre-paid accounts in a consumer's virtual wallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Tenni Theurer, Thomas Purves, Shilpak Mahadkar, Ayman Hammad
  • Publication number: 20170345005
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are provided for efficiently authorizing a transaction initiated by a consumer. An authorization can be generated before the consumer actually initiates the transaction. For example, a future transaction can be predicted, and an authorization can be generated for the predicted transaction. In this manner, the authorization can be ready and quickly used when the consumer does initiate the transaction. Previous transactions made by the consumer can be used to predict when the future transaction is likely. In various examples, the authorization can be sent to a specific merchant or to the consumer for use when the consumer initiates the predicted transaction, or saved by an authorization server for use in response to an authorization request from the merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Patrick Faith, Kevin P. Siegel, Ayman Hammad
  • Patent number: 9811819
    Abstract: A provisioning system for enabling a mobile communication device to operate as a financial presentation device (FPD) presentable to providers of goods or service is provided. The provisioning system relies on a transaction processing system that normally routes authorization requests from merchants to issuers of FPDs for purposes of authorizing FPD transactions. The transaction processing system already stores security keys of all issuers to validate transaction data being sent from the merchants. The provisioning system monitors authorization requests being routed through the transaction processing system and retrieves an authorization request of a financial transaction that was initiated with a particular FPD. The provisioning system then transmits the FPD data contained in the retrieved authorization request and the security key stored in the transaction processing system to a secure memory element of the mobile communication device so as to enable the mobile communication device to operate as a FPD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventor: Ayman Hammad
  • Publication number: 20170300884
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods, systems, and computer program products pertaining to obtaining, providing, and using dynamic card verification values for portable consumer devices, such as credit cards and debit cards. An exemplary method comprises receiving, at a server, a request for a device verification value for a portable consumer device associated with a user; obtaining, at the server, a datum indicative of a device verification value for a portable consumer device; and sending, from the server, the datum to at least one of a phone number or network address of a personal communication device associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Ayman Hammad
  • Patent number: 9792611
    Abstract: Methods and systems pertaining secure transaction systems are disclosed. In one implementation, a verification token is associated with a computer and can send user authentication data as well as a secure datum to a control server. The verification token may obtain the secure datum from a validation entity. The control server can validate the secure datum and authentication data and can generate a payer authentication response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Patrick Faith, Krishna Prasad Koganti, Ben Rewis, Brendan Xavier Louis, Kevin Weller, Benedicto Hernandez Dominguez
  • Publication number: 20170286953
    Abstract: A portable consumer device that is used to conduct a transaction at a merchant is authenticated. Information provided to a server computer includes locations of a merchant and a mobile communication device possessed by a consumer. If the location of the mobile communication device corresponds to the location of the merchant, the portable consumer device that is used to conduct the transaction is authenticated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Patrick Faith
  • Patent number: 9773246
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are provided for efficiently authorizing a transaction initiated by a consumer. An authorization can be generated before the consumer actually initiates the transaction. For example, a future transaction can be predicted, and an authorization can be generated for the predicted transaction. In this manner, the authorization can be ready and quickly used when the consumer does initiate the transaction. Previous transactions made by the consumer can be used to predict when the future transaction is likely. In various examples, the authorization can be sent to a specific merchant or to the consumer for use when the consumer initiates the predicted transaction, or saved by an authorization server for use in response to an authorization request from the merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Patrick Faith, Kevin P. Siegel, Ayman Hammad
  • Patent number: 9773212
    Abstract: The SECURE ANONYMOUS TRANSACTION APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“SAT”) transform hardware-verified user authentication requests via SAT components into secure transaction notifications. In one implementation, the SAT obtains a secure anonymous transaction user authentication request. The SAT verifies the authenticity of a user, using the secure anonymous transaction user authentication request. The SAT obtains an authenticated purchase order, in response to which it generates a one-time anonymous card account. Using the one-time card account, the SAT generates an anonymized purchase order for a merchant, and provides the anonymized purchase order. On obtaining a purchase notification for the anonymized purchase order, the SAT provides a real-time notification for a user of the purchase notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventor: Ayman Hammad
  • Publication number: 20170262849
    Abstract: Systems and methods for device authentication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for authenticating a device may include, at a financial institution comprising an acquirer portion, a payment network portion, and an issuer portion: (1) the acquirer portion receiving, from the merchant, a least one mobile device credential and a payment credential that were received electronically from a mobile payment application executed by a mobile electronic device in conjunction with a transaction, the acquirer portion further receiving transaction data for the transaction from the merchant; (2) the issuer portion receiving, via the payment network portion, the mobile device credentials, the payment credentials, and transaction data from the acquirer portion; and (3) at least one computer processor at the issuer portion identifying and authenticating the customer based on the mobile device credentials and the payment credential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Simon Clarke
  • Publication number: 20170262746
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method and communication device with an emulated mag stripe capability. Information is transmitted in the mag stripe data indicating that the communication device has chip capability as well. This information is used by a server on the back-end (acquirer, issuer, network) to take advantage of that chip capability. For example, additional fields can be used for security measures and communication over the telecommunications network with the device can be performed to provide a more secure communication with a terminal. In one embodiment, the additional information is provided in the service code, using a unique 3 digit code other than 2xx.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Mark Carlson
  • Publication number: 20170262850
    Abstract: Systems and methods for device authentication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include (1) an acquirer portion receiving a device credential and a payment credential that were received from the payment application in conjunction with a transaction, the acquirer portion further receiving transaction data for the transaction from the merchant; (2) the acquirer portion performing a first validation assessment on the transaction based on the transaction data and first data retrieved from a first data source; (3) the payment network portion performing a second validation assessment on the transaction based on the transaction data and second data retrieved from a second data source; and (4) the issuer portion identifying and authenticating the customer based on the device credential, the payment credential, and at least one of the first validation assessment and the second validation assessment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Simon Clarke
  • Publication number: 20170255944
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for receiving transaction data for a transaction, accessing a database comprising alert preference data, generating a contact alert message using the transaction data and alert preference data using a notification server coupled to the database wherein the contact alert message comprises contact information of a first person who conducted the transaction, and sending the contact alert message to a notification device of a second person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Mark Carlson
  • Patent number: 9721250
    Abstract: A portable consumer device that is used to conduct a transaction at a merchant is authenticated. Information provided to a server computer includes locations of a merchant and a mobile communication device possessed by a consumer. If the location of the mobile communication device corresponds to the location of the merchant, the portable consumer device that is used to conduct the transaction is authenticated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Patrick Faith
  • Patent number: 9715681
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods, systems, and computer program products pertaining to obtaining, providing, and using dynamic card verification values for portable consumer devices, such as credit cards and debit cards. An exemplary method comprises receiving, at a server, a request for a device verification value for a portable consumer device associated with a user; obtaining, at the server, a datum indicative of a device verification value for a portable consumer device; and sending, from the server, the datum to at least one of a phone number or network address of a personal communication device associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventor: Ayman Hammad
  • Patent number: 9710807
    Abstract: The THIRD-PARTY VALUE ADDED WALLET FEATURES AND INTERFACES APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS (“VAW”) facilitates allowing a third party service provider to integrate with an electronic wallet to provide a value-added service to a wallet consumer. The VAW may also be configured to facilitate the creation and funding of pre-paid accounts in a consumer's virtual wallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Tenni Theurer, Thomas Purves, Shilpak Mahadkar, Ayman Hammad
  • Patent number: 9710802
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for determining the products involved in a transaction, and transmitting messages containing product specific data. Systems may be implemented to product identifiers during payment processing. The messages may be sent including product identifiers, and further information regarding the products associated with the product identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Mark Carlson, Patrick Stan, Patrick Faith, Ayman Hammad, Ben Rewis
  • Patent number: 9704087
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided to shield contactless portable electronic consumer devices such as radio frequency identification devices (RFID), tokens, mini-cards, key fobs, cellular phones, smartcards, etc. from wireless interrogation. In one embodiment, a contactless portable consumer device which includes a first antenna is shielded from unauthorized wireless interrogation with a radio frequency (RF) shield. The RF shield includes electrically conductive, non-ferromagnetic material and is configured to prevent unauthorized data transfer between a second antenna external to the portable consumer device and the first antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Visa USA Inc.
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Phil Dixon
  • Patent number: 9691012
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method and communication device with an emulated mag stripe capability. Information is transmitted in the mag stripe data indicating that the communication device has chip capability as well. This information is used by a server on the back-end (acquirer, issuer, network) to take advantage of that chip capability. For example, additional fields can be used for security measures and communication over the telecommunications network with the device can be performed to provide a more secure communication with a terminal. In one embodiment, the additional information is provided in the service code, using a unique 3 digit code other than 2xx.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Cameros Bay Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Mark Carlson
  • Publication number: 20170083912
    Abstract: Systems, architecture of the systems, and methods for generating alert message are disclosed. A user enrolls in an alert messaging service. Information that the user provides during an enrollment process are sent into a database. the user performs a transaction using a portable consumer device. Transaction data are sent to a computer apparatus. The computer apparatus accesses the database containing alert customization data. An alert message is generated based on the transaction data and the alert customization data. The alert message is sent to a user device. The systems, resources and processes responsible for performing the transaction and providing the alert messages are separated so that the transaction processing and alert generation are performed in parallel by systems in communication with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Mark Carlson
  • Patent number: 9589268
    Abstract: Methods, secure elements, validation entities, and computer program products for effecting secure communication of payment information to merchants for Internet-based purchases. Payment information for a user's real payment information is installed in a secure element of a computer, the payment information may comprise a pseudo PAN number for the portable consumer device provided by a validation entity. The secure element is shielded from the computer's operating system to thwart hacker attacks. The user accesses the secure element to make a purchase. In response, the secure element contacts the validation entity with the pseudo account number, and in response obtains dynamic payment information that the secure element can used to effect the payment. The dynamic payment information comprises an account number that is different from the pseudo PAN, and which has at least one difference which respect to the user's real payment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventor: Ayman Hammad