Patents by Inventor Blayn W. Beenau

Blayn W. Beenau 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: 20240013171
    Abstract: A funds-transfer system enables a buyer to transfer funds to a seller via a mobile telephone. The system receives a payment request transmitted from a mobile telephone of the buyer. The payment request is for a transfer of funds from a financial account held by the buyer to a financial account held by the seller, and the payment request is transmitted from a payment application stored in the buyer's mobile telephone. The payment request identifies a purchase amount to be transferred, and information identifying the financial account held by the buyer. The system charges the purchase amount to the financial account held by the buyer and transfers the purchase amount to a financial account held by the seller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Jessica U. JONES, Lee J. PEART, Blayn W. BEENAU, Peter D. SAUNDERS
  • Patent number: 11790332
    Abstract: A funds-transfer system enables a buyer to transfer funds to a seller via a mobile telephone. The system receives a payment request transmitted from a mobile telephone of the buyer. The payment request is for a transfer of funds from a financial account held by the buyer to a financial account held by the seller, and the payment request is transmitted from a payment application stored in the buyer's mobile telephone. The payment request identifies a purchase amount to be transferred, and information identifying the financial account held by the buyer. The system charges the purchase amount to the financial account held by the buyer and transfers the purchase amount to a financial account held by the seller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Jessica U. Jones, Lee J. Peart, Blayn W. Beenau, Peter D. Saunders
  • Publication number: 20210192497
    Abstract: Customer data is securely downloaded to a browser toolbar by performing a check to determine whether a request for customer data includes a request for personal identifiable information requiring encryption by a public encryption key generated by the browser toolbar. The customer is authenticated based on a set of a user credential and an account specific access credential. The account specific access credential is associated with the account of the customer. Requested personal identifiable information is encrypted using the public encryption key generated by the browser toolbar. Encrypted personal identifiable information is transmitted to the browser toolbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, Amy A. Glavasich, William J. Gray, Leigh R. Malnati, Cathy A. McGarity, Danielle R. Nulle, Sevia N. Phillips
  • Patent number: 10956901
    Abstract: Customer data is securely downloaded to a browser toolbar by performing a check to determine whether a request for customer data includes a request for personal identifiable information requiring encryption by a public encryption key generated by the browser toolbar. The customer is authenticated based on a set of a user credential and an account specific access credential. The account specific access credential is associated with the account of the customer. Requested personal identifiable information is encrypted using the public encryption key generated by the browser toolbar. Encrypted personal identifiable information is transmitted to the browser toolbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Liberty Peak Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, Amy A. Glavasich, William J. Gray, Leigh R. Malnati, Cathy A. McGarity, Danielle R. Nulle, Sevia N. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20190156308
    Abstract: A funds-transfer system enables a buyer to transfer funds to a seller via a mobile telephone. The system receives a payment request transmitted from a mobile telephone of the buyer. The payment request is for a transfer of funds from a financial account held by the buyer to a financial account held by the seller, and the payment request is transmitted from a payment application stored in the buyer's mobile telephone. The payment request identifies a purchase amount to be transferred, and information identifying the financial account held by the buyer. The system charges the purchase amount to the financial account held by the buyer and transfers the purchase amount to a financial account held by the seller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jessica U. Jones, Lee J. Peart, Blayn W. Beenau, Peter D. Saunders
  • Patent number: 10223675
    Abstract: A funds-transfer system enables a buyer to transfer funds to a seller via a mobile telephone. The system receives a payment request transmitted from a mobile telephone of the buyer. The payment request is for a transfer of funds from a financial account held by the buyer to a financial account held by the seller, and the payment request is transmitted from a payment application stored in the buyer's mobile telephone. The payment request identifies a purchase amount to be transferred, and information identifying the financial account held by the buyer. The system charges the purchase amount to the financial account held by the buyer and transfers the purchase amount to a financial account held by the seller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Jessica U. Jones, Lee J. Peart, Blayn W. Beenau, Peter D. Saunders
  • Publication number: 20180349887
    Abstract: Customer data is securely downloaded to a browser toolbar by performing a check to determine whether a request for customer data includes a request for personal identifiable information requiring encryption by a public encryption key generated by the browser toolbar. The customer is authenticated based on a set of a user credential and an account specific access credential. The account specific access credential is associated with the account of the customer. Requested personal identifiable information is encrypted using the public encryption key generated by the browser toolbar. Encrypted personal identifiable information is transmitted to the browser toolbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, Amy A. Glavasich, William J. Gray, Leigh R. Malnati, Cathy A. McGarity, Danielle R. Nulle, Sevia N. Phillips
  • Patent number: 10074088
    Abstract: Customer data is securely downloaded to a browser toolbar by performing a check to determine whether a request for customer data includes a request for personal identifiable information requiring encryption by a public encryption key generated by the browser toolbar. The customer is authenticated based on a set of a user credential and an account specific access credential. The account specific access credential is associated with the account of the customer. Requested personal identifiable information is encrypted using the public encryption key generated by the browser toolbar. Encrypted personal identifiable information is transmitted to the browser toolbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Liberty Peak Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, Amy A. Glavasich, William J. Gray, Leigh R. Malnati, Cathy A. McGarity, Danielle R. Nulle, Sevia N. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20180206092
    Abstract: A method and system of personalizing a mobile phone over a wireless network is provided. The method is fast, reliable, and eliminates the need for an uninterrupted online connection to a host server in order to achieve successful download of user information. With the method and system, a mobile phone can be personalized for various purposes, such as for conducting financial transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, Jessica U. Warren, Lee J. Peart, Peter D. Saunders
  • Patent number: 9866989
    Abstract: A method and system of personalizing a mobile phone over a wireless network is provided. The method is fast, reliable, and eliminates the need for an uninterrupted online connection to a host server in order to achieve successful download of user information. With the method and system, a mobile phone can be personalized for various purposes, such as for conducting financial transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, Jessica U. Warren, Lee J. Peart, Peter D. Saunders
  • Publication number: 20170228738
    Abstract: A method for registering biometric information for use in a transponder-reader system is disclosed. The method includes steps of detecting, verifying and storing a proffered biometric sample. During detecting, a sensor detects a proffered biometric to obtain a biometric sample. During the verifying step, the biometric sample is compared with other stored samples and/or other information. During the storing step, the biometric sample is stored on a database, for use by the transponder-reader system in authorizing transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, David S. Bonalle, Seth W. Fields, William J. Gray, Carl Larkin, Joshua L. Montgomery, Peter D. Saunders
  • Publication number: 20170006406
    Abstract: A method and system of personalizing a mobile phone over a wireless network is provided. The method is fast, reliable, and eliminates the need for an uninterrupted online connection to a host server in order to achieve successful download of user information. With the method and system, a mobile phone can be personalized for various purposes, such as for conducting financial transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, Jessica U. Warren, Lee J. Peart, Peter D. Saunders
  • Publication number: 20160379209
    Abstract: Customer data is securely downloaded to a browser toolbar by performing a check to determine whether a request for customer data includes a request for personal identifiable information requiring encryption by a public encryption key generated by the browser toolbar. The customer is authenticated based on a set of a user credential and an account specific access credential. The account specific access credential is associated with the account of the customer. Requested personal identifiable information is encrypted using the public encryption key generated by the browser toolbar. Encrypted personal identifiable information is transmitted to the browser toolbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, Amy A. Glavasich, William J. Gray, Leigh R. Malnati, Cathy A. McGarity, Danielle R. Nulle, Sevia N. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20160253658
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using multiple biometrics in a transponder-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifying biometric samples. In one embodiment, the biometric security system includes a transponder configured with a biometric sensor. In another embodiment, the system includes a reader configured with a biometric sensor. In yet another embodiment, the present invention discloses methods for proffering and processing multiple biometric samples to facilitate authorization of transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, David S. Bonalle, Seth W. Fields, William J. Gray, Carl Larkin, Joshua L. Montgomery, Peter D. Saunders
  • Patent number: 9373122
    Abstract: Customer data is securely downloaded to a browser toolbar by performing a check to determine whether a request for customer data includes a request for personal identifiable information requiring encryption by a public encryption key generated by the browser toolbar. The customer is authenticated based on a set of a user credential and an account specific access credential. The account specific access credential is associated with the account of the customer. Requested personal identifiable information is encrypted using the public encryption key generated by the browser toolbar. Encrypted personal identifiable information is transmitted to the browser toolbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, Amy A. Glavasich, William J. Gray, Leigh R. Malnati, Cathy A. McGarity, Danielle R. Nulle, Sevia N. Phillips
  • Patent number: 9336634
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using multiple biometrics in a transponder-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifying biometric samples. In one embodiment, the biometric security system includes a transponder configured with a biometric sensor. In another embodiment, the system includes a reader configured with a biometric sensor. In yet another embodiment, the present invention discloses methods for proffering and processing multiple biometric samples to facilitate authorization of transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Chartoleaux KG Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, David S. Bonalle, Seth W. Fields, William J. Gray, Carl Larkin, Joshua L. Montgomery, Peter D. Saunders
  • Patent number: 9307341
    Abstract: A method and system of personalizing a mobile phone over a wireless network is provided. The method is fast, reliable, and eliminates the need for an uninterrupted online connection to a host server in order to achieve successful download of user information. With the method and system, a mobile phone can be personalized for various purposes, such as for conducting financial transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, Jessica U. Warren, Lee J. Peart, Peter D. Saunders
  • Publication number: 20150379509
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of DNA sample data as part of a biometric security system in a transponder transaction. The biometric security system also includes a DNA sensor that detects biometric samples, and a device for verifying biometric samples. In one embodiment, the biometric security system includes a transponder configured with a DNA sensor. In another embodiment, the system includes a reader configured with a DNA sensor. In yet another embodiment, the present invention discloses methods for proffering and processing DNA samples and DNA sample data to facilitate authorization of transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, David S. Bonalle, Seth W. Fields, William J. Gray, Carl Larkin, Joshua L. Montgomery, Peter D. Saunders
  • Patent number: 9129453
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of DNA sample data as part of a biometric security system in a transponder transaction. The biometric security system also includes a DNA sensor that detects biometric samples, and a device for verifying biometric samples. In one embodiment, the biometric security system includes a transponder configured with a DNA sensor. In another embodiment, the system includes a reader configured with a DNA sensor. In yet another embodiment, the present invention discloses methods for proffering and processing DNA samples and DNA sample data to facilitate authorization of transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: XATRA FUND MX, LLC
    Inventors: Blayn W Beenau, David S Bonalle, Seth W Fields, William J Gray, Carl Larkin, Joshua L Montgomery, Peter D Saunders
  • Publication number: 20150220713
    Abstract: Providing dynamic authentication of a user requesting access to a system via a mobile device is disclosed. An account holder tailors a set of customized security challenges and responses. When a request for account authentication is received from a mobile device, the system conducts a multi-step user authentication process that includes dynamically selecting and prompting the user with the custom security challenges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Blayn W. Beenau, William J. Gray, Jeffrey D. Langus, David P. Whittington