Patents by Inventor Ben D. Ackerman

Ben D. Ackerman 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: 9336519
    Abstract: A method for determining an appropriate redemption presentation for a virtual token associated with a stored value account is disclosed. The method may include receiving a request for presenting a redemption presentation of a virtual token and obtaining a merchant identifier associated with the request. The method may further include determining if the request is for one of an on-line transaction and a transaction with a point-of-sale terminal, and if the request is for a transaction with a point-of-sale terminal, then searching a database using the merchant identifier to find one or more redemption presentations of virtual token preferred by a merchant. Subsequently, the one or more redemption presentations of the virtual token may be transmitted over a computer network to a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOM Incorporated
    Inventors: Frank T. Young, Robert L. Dessert, Ben D. Ackerman, Gwenael B. Delaine, Lindsey K. Dorman, Eric R. Kraar, Aidoo Osei, Kyle Cochran, Steven M. Smith
  • Patent number: 9292870
    Abstract: A system and method for remitting payment from a consumer's credit or stored value account by digital presentations of account information are described. A merchant may create one or more merchant account at a point-of-sale service site (“POS service site”) and associate one or more merchant portable computing devices (“MPCDs”) with one or more of the merchant accounts. Each MPCD may be configured to receive customer data from a customer via one of a visual capture and a wireless communication, such as a near field communication (“NFC”) or a machine-readable optical code. The customer data may be received from an NFC-capable physical token such as an EMV card, or a virtual token presented by a customer portable computing device (“CPCD”) using a NFC or a machine-readable optical code. Each MPCD may contain a point-of-sale payment application supplied by the POS service site that may capture data representative of a consumer account from the received customer data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Garrett S. Langley, Bradley A. Slutsky, Ben D. Ackerman, Joe T. Wei
  • Publication number: 20150220908
    Abstract: A method for determining an appropriate redemption presentation for a virtual token associated with a stored value account is disclosed. The method may include receiving a request for presenting a redemption presentation of a virtual token and obtaining a merchant identifier associated with the request. The method may further include determining if the request is for one of an on-line transaction and a transaction with a point-of-sale terminal, and if the request is for a transaction with a point-of-sale terminal, then searching a database using the merchant identifier to find one or more redemption presentations of virtual token preferred by a merchant. Subsequently, the one or more redemption presentations of the virtual token may be transmitted over a computer network to a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Frank T. YOUNG, Robert L. Dessert, Ben D. Ackerman, Gwenael B. Delaine, Lindsey K. Dorman, Eric R. Kraar, Aidoo Osei, Kyle Cochran, Steven M. Smith
  • Publication number: 20120150669
    Abstract: A system and method for remitting payment from a consumer's credit or stored value account by digital presentations of account information are described. A merchant may create one or more merchant account at a point-of-sale service site (“POS service site”) and associate one or more merchant portable computing devices (“MPCDs”) with one or more of the merchant accounts. Each MPCD may be configured to receive customer data from a customer via one of a visual capture and a wireless communication, such as a near field communication (“NFC”) or a machine-readable optical code. The customer data may be received from an NFC-capable physical token such as an EMV card, or a virtual token presented by a customer portable computing device (“CPCD”) using a NFC or a machine-readable optical code. Each MPCD may contain a point-of-sale payment application supplied by the POS service site that may capture data representative of a consumer account from the received customer data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Garrett S. Langley, Bradley A. Slutsky, Ben D. Ackerman, Joe T. Wei
  • Publication number: 20110218868
    Abstract: A method for determining an appropriate redemption presentation for a virtual token associated with a stored value account is disclosed. The method may include receiving a request for presenting a redemption presentation of a virtual token and obtaining a merchant identifier associated with the request. The method may further include determining if the request is for one of an on-line transaction and a transaction with a point-of-sale terminal, and if the request is for a transaction with a point-of-sale terminal, then searching a database using the merchant identifier to find one or more redemption presentations of virtual token preferred by a merchant. Subsequently, the one or more redemption presentations of the virtual token may be transmitted over a computer network to a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Firethorn Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Frank T. Young, Robert L. Dessert, Ben D. Ackerman, Gwenael B. Delaine, Lindsey K. Dorman, Eric R. Kraar, Aidoo Osei, Kyle Cochran, Steven M. Smith
  • Publication number: 20110166992
    Abstract: A method for creating and managing a stored value account associated with a client device is disclosed and may include receiving one of a merchant identifier and an unbranded place holder to associate with the stored value account, receiving an amount of value to assign to the stored value account, and creating a virtual token for the stored value account that is associated with the client device. The method may further include creating a unique identifier associated with a client device, if a stored value account is associated with a merchant identifier, then creating an account number, and if a stored value account is associated with a merchant identifier, then creating an association between the account number and the unique identifier and between the account identifier and the merchant identifier in a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Firethorn Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Robert L. Dessert, Frank T. Young, Ben D. Ackerman, Gwenael B. Delaine, Lindsey K. Dorman, Eric R. Kraar
  • Publication number: 20100125510
    Abstract: A method of managing transactions between a mobile wallet within a mobile device and a point-of-sale terminal at a merchant is disclosed and may include receiving a request for a purchase code from the mobile wallet, generating a short-term purchase code, transmitting the short-term purchase code to the mobile wallet, and receiving the short-term purchase code from the merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Steven M. Smith, Brady L. Rackley, Ben D. Ackerman, Nanci Rainey, Warren D. Porter, Aidoo Osei, Robert L. Dessert, Karthik R. Iyer, Kyle Cochran, James P. Mason, Scott P. Monahan
  • Publication number: 20100125495
    Abstract: A method of providing a mobile wallet is disclosed and may include displaying a mobile wallet login screen and displaying a mobile wallet. The mobile wallet includes at least one of the following: an accounts option, a buy now option, an offers option, a receipts option, and a more option. The method further includes displaying one or more accounts when the accounts option is selected. The one or more accounts may include at least one of the following: a bank account, a credit account, a gift card account, and a rewards account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Steven M. Smith, Brady L. Rackley, Ben D. Ackerman, Nanci Rainey, Warren D. Porter, Aidoo Osei, Robert L. Dessert, Karthik R. Iyer, Kyle Cochran, James P. Mason, Scott P. Monahan