Patents by Inventor Bill Turko

Bill Turko 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).

  • Transaction card information access web service
    Patent number: 7342918
    Abstract: There is provided a platform neutral method and system for retrieving card information in an extensible markup language (XML) format over the internet via a web service comprising the steps of formulating a simple access object protocol (SOAP) request for the selected information at a consumer application, transmitting the SOAP request to the web service over the internet, receiving the SOAP requests at a provider web service, routing the information request for card information to a provider back-end network, processing the information request and retrieving the selected card information and forwarding to the web service application, formatting the retrieved selected card information in an XML format and formulating a SOAP reply, transmitting the SOAP reply to the consumer over the internet, receiving the SOAP reply at a consumer web server application, reading the XML formatted stored value card information, and routing the XML formatted information to a consumer back-end application or end-point access dev
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M. Keenan, Bill Turko, Bob Morgan
  • Transaction card information access web service
    Publication number: 20040208164
    Abstract: There is provided a platform neutral method and system for retrieving card information in an extensible markup language (XML) format over the internet via a web service comprising the steps of formulating a simple access object protocol (SOAP) request for the selected information at a consumer application, transmitting the SOAP request to the web service over the internet, receiving the SOAP requests at a provider web service, routing the information request for card information to a provider back-end network, processing the information request and retrieving the selected card information and forwarding to the web service application, formatting the retrieved selected card information in an XML format and formulating a SOAP reply, transmitting the SOAP reply to the consumer over the internet, receiving the SOAP reply at a consumer web server application, reading the XML formatted stored value card information, and routing the XML formatted information to a consumer back-end application or end-point access dev
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Sean M. Keenan, Bill Turko, Bob Morgan