Patents by Inventor Benjamin Eroe Mills

Benjamin Eroe Mills 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: 20240020673
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
  • Patent number: 11720875
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
  • Publication number: 20220019989
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
  • Patent number: 11144903
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
  • Publication number: 20200320501
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
  • Patent number: 10552818
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
  • Patent number: 10318946
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing the most suitable payment methods to a user in a specific transaction are described. A service provider uses information obtained from a merchant about the transaction and information the service provider knows about a user to generate a list of possible payment methods. The service provider determines which payment methods the user may want to use for the transaction by looking at, for example, user preferences, merchant preferences, and past purchases made by the user, and the payment methods are displayed on a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Eroe Mills, Juan Antonio Benitez, II
  • Publication number: 20180253713
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
  • Patent number: 9858564
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
  • Publication number: 20150302383
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing the most suitable payment methods to a user in a specific transaction are described. A service provider uses information obtained from a merchant about the transaction and information the service provider knows about a user to generate a list of possible payment methods. The service provider determines which payment methods the user may want to use for the transaction by looking at, for example, user preferences, merchant preferences, and past purchases made by the user, and the payment methods are displayed on a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Benjamin Eroe Mills, Juan Antonio Benitez, II
  • Publication number: 20150066691
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, Rob James von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills