Patents by Inventor Blake A. Benson

Blake A. Benson 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: 7047525
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a consolidated package for diverse platforms to interoperate and transfer data. It allows otherwise incompatible systems to communicate with each other, exchange information, and otherwise interact. An embodiment of the present invention translates requests for information into a predetermined format that can be transmitted from a first platform to a second platform. One embodiment may transfer the information in an XML format over the Internet using HTTP or HTTPS. The receiving computer translates the XML stream into a properly formatted request and finds the requested information. The requested information is translated into an XML stream and transmitted over the Internet using HTTPS. The information is then translated into a format that the requesting computer can use. The system and method described herein can be used to exchange data between two computing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna M. Prunty, Dan H. Toraason, Adesh H. Gokhale, Neeraj Sharma, Harish Bharti, Linda Hiles, Supratim Banerjee, Ana M. Muniz, Blake A. Benson
  • Publication number: 20050178824
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for facilitating the handling of post transactional credit disputes in real-time via a variety of transactional environments and architectures. The system includes one or more workstations linked to a communication channel and one or more servers with at least one having capability of processing a plurality of image files. A party in dispute (such as a merchant) may browse their workstation for image files, choose the appropriate image files, and transmit the image files over the communication channel to a server for processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Blake Benson, Naveen Jaiswal, Dean Kerl, Sukumar Rajagopalan, Judith Continelli, Sandy Hazeltine
  • Publication number: 20040015891
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a consolidated package for diverse platforms to interoperate and transfer data. It allows otherwise incompatible systems to communicate with each other, exchange information, and otherwise interact. An embodiment of the present invention translates requests for information into a predetermined format that can be transmitted from a first platform to a second platform. One embodiment may transfer the information in an XML format over the Internet using HTTP or HTTPS. The receiving computer translates the XML stream into a properly formatted request and finds the requested information. The requested information is translated into an XML stream and transmitted over the Internet using HTTPS. The information is then translated into a format that the requesting computer can use. The system and method described herein can be used to exchange data between two computing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Anna M. Arellano-Payne, Dan H. Toraason, Adesh H. Gokhale, Neeraj Sharma, Harish Bharti, Linda Hiles, Supratim Banerjee, Ana M. Muniz, Blake A. Benson