Patents by Inventor Boris Mizhen
Boris Mizhen 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).
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Patent number: 11978046Abstract: Users of a communication system can initiate electronic payments during a communication session hosted by the communication system or via a social network identity page hosted by the communication system. The communication system detects a payment signal from a user of the communication system and the collects payment information details either by displaying a payment object interface in a communication application of the user or receiving payment information input directly from the user's communication device. The payment information includes sender and recipient payment account identifiers that are communicated to a payment processing system for processing and delivery of the designated payment amount to the recipient.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Michael DePasquale, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Peter Schmitt, Kevin Michael Bierhoff, Alevtina Stolpnik, Avery Pennarun, Narelle Cozens
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Publication number: 20210406874Abstract: Users of a communication system can initiate electronic payments during a communication session hosted by the communication system or via a social network identity page hosted by the communication system. The communication system detects a payment signal from a user of the communication system and the collects payment information details either by displaying a payment object interface in a communication application of the user or receiving payment information input directly from the user's communication device. The payment information includes sender and recipient payment account identifiers that are communicated to a payment processing system for processing and delivery of the designated payment amount to the recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Michael DePasquale, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Peter Schmitt, Kevin Michael Bierhoff, Alevtina Stolpnik, Avery Pennarun, Narelle Cozens
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Publication number: 20210326830Abstract: An email payment system and method to provide users with the ability to initiate and send payments to one more recipients via email messaging. A user interface is provided in an email client that allows a user to insert payment with the email. Payment details are collected through one or more payment modals displayed in the email client. A payment object is inserted into the body of the email and is displayed to both the sender and recipient. The payment details captured in the payment object are communicated to a payment processor. The payment processor uses electronic payment accounts associated with the corresponding sender and recipient email addresses to identify the relevant electronic payment accounts and transfer the payment between said accounts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Narelle Cozens, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Phillip Neal Sharp, Josh Ostrow, Hoai Nguyen, Peter Schmitt
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Patent number: 11120440Abstract: Users of a communication system can initiate electronic payments during a communication session hosted by the communication system or via a social network identity page hosted by the communication system. The communication system detects a payment signal from a user of the communication system and the collects payment information details either by displaying a payment object interface in a communication application of the user or receiving payment information input directly from the user's communication device. The payment information includes sender and recipient payment account identifiers that are communicated to a payment processing system for processing and delivery of the designated payment amount to the recipient.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Michael DePasquale, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Peter Schmitt, Kevin Michael Bierhoff, Alevtina Stolpnik, Avery Pennarun, Narelle Cozens
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Patent number: 10997575Abstract: An email payment system and method to provide users with the ability to initiate and send payments to one more recipients via email messaging. A user interface is provided in an email client that allows a user to insert payment with the email. Payment details are collected through one or more payment modals displayed in the email client. A payment object is inserted into the body of the email and is displayed to both the sender and recipient. The payment details captured in the payment object are communicated to a payment processor. The payment processor uses electronic payment accounts associated with the corresponding sender and recipient email addresses to identify the relevant electronic payment accounts and transfer the payment between said accounts. A status of the payment transaction is tracked and displayed within the payment object of the emails residing in both the sender and recipient email client.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Narelle Cozens, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Phillip Neal Sharp, Josh Ostrow, Hoai Nguyen, Peter Schmitt
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Patent number: 10963847Abstract: A group including plurality of users is established. A transaction record is maintained for the group that includes a plurality of payment transactions. Each of the plurality of payment transactions involves at least one user of the group. Additionally, a balance is maintained that indicates an amount owed by a first user of the group to a second user of the group based on one or more of the plurality of payment transactions. When a settling event occurs, the balance is settled by initiating a transfer of funds between the first user and the second user.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Narelle Cozens, Peter Schmitt, Michael DePasquale, Avery Pennarun, Boris Mizhen
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Publication number: 20190392404Abstract: A group including plurality of users is established. A transaction record is maintained for the group that includes a plurality of payment transactions. Each of the plurality of payment transactions involves at least one user of the group. Additionally, a balance is maintained that indicates an amount owed by a first user of the group to a second user of the group based on one or more of the plurality of payment transactions. When a settling event occurs, the balance is settled by initiating a transfer of funds between the first user and the second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Narelle Cozens, Peter Schmitt, Michael DePasquale, Avery Pennarun, Boris Mizhen
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Publication number: 20190295053Abstract: Users of a communication system can initiate electronic payments during a communication session hosted by the communication system or via a social network identity page hosted by the communication system. The communication system detects a payment signal from a user of the communication system and the collects payment information details either by displaying a payment object interface in a communication application of the user or receiving payment information input directly from the user's communication device. The payment information includes sender and recipient payment account identifiers that are communicated to a payment processing system for processing and delivery of the designated payment amount to the recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Michael DePasquale, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Peter Schmitt, Kevin Michael Bierhoff, Alevtina Stolpnik, Avery Pennarun, Narelle Cozens
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Publication number: 20190287092Abstract: An email payment system and method to provide users with the ability to initiate and send payments to one more recipients via email messaging. A user interface is provided in an email client that allows a user to insert payment with the email. Payment details are collected through one or more payment modals displayed in the email client. A payment object is inserted into the body of the email and is displayed to both the sender and recipient. The payment details captured in the payment object are communicated to a payment processor. The payment processor uses electronic payment accounts associated with the corresponding sender and recipient email addresses to identify the relevant electronic payment accounts and transfer the payment between said accounts. A status of the payment transaction is tracked and displayed within the payment object of the emails residing in both the sender and recipient email client.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Narelle Cozens, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Phillip Neal Sharp, John Ostrow, Hoai Nguyen, Peter Schmitt
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Patent number: 10410184Abstract: A group including plurality of users is established. A transaction record is maintained for the group that includes a plurality of payment transactions. Each of the plurality of payment transactions involves at least one user of the group. Additionally, a balance is maintained that indicates an amount owed by a first user of the group to a second user of the group based on one or more of the plurality of payment transactions. When a settling event occurs, the balance is settled by initiating a transfer of funds between the first user and the second user.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Narelle Cozens, Peter Schmitt, Michael DePasquale, Avery Pennarun, Boris Mizhen
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Patent number: 10360550Abstract: An email payment system and method to provide users with the ability to initiate and send payments to one more recipients via email messaging. A user interface is provided in an email client that allows a user to insert payment with the email. Payment details are collected through one or more payment modals displayed in the email client. A payment object is inserted into the body of the email and is displayed to both the sender and recipient. The payment details captured in the payment object are communicated to a payment processor. The payment processor uses electronic payment accounts associated with the corresponding sender and recipient email addresses to identify the relevant electronic payment accounts and transfer the payment between said accounts. A status of the payment transaction is tracked and displayed within the payment object of the emails residing in both the sender and recipient email client.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Narelle Cozens, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Phillip Neal Sharp, Josh Ostrow, Hoai Nguyen, Peter Schmitt
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Patent number: 10185954Abstract: The invention provides a computer-implemented method to select a preferred card for a purchase based on a merchant category. In the exemplary method, the computer associates a plurality of financial accounts with an account of a user; associates a merchant category with a financial account associated with the user account; and receives data from a transaction. The computer can maintain a database of merchant categories; determine the category of the merchant based on the data associated with the transaction; and extract data to identify the merchant, such as merchant name, address, or telephone number. The computer can determine the geo-location of the user device and determine the merchant identify from the location. The computer can determine a merchant category of the merchant from the merchant identity; select the financial account associated with the merchant category of the merchant; and communicate the financial account selected to conduct the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Boris Mizhen, Kendra Shannon Curtis
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Patent number: 10169308Abstract: Automated systems for allowing a user to quickly and easily create an online store having inventory management and payment processing capabilities. An online store generator can provide a user interface for a user to provide product and optionally inventory information for the product(s). The online store generator can display a preview of the online store using the product information and a predefined template. The user can then customize aspects of the online store, such as the size and appearance of the online store via the user interface. The online store generator can then use the product information and the customizations received from the user to generate computer program code, such as JavaScript, that can be embedded in an Internet website. The user can export the code into an Internet website to render a functional online store.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Boris Mizhen, Hsiao-Chien Lin, Heather Folsom, Mike Giardina
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Patent number: 10114973Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for protecting user privacy from intrusive mobile applications. A capability request may be received from an application. The capability request may be a request for access to data associated with a capability. A selection may be received to provide the application with stub data upon receiving a request from the application to access the data associated with the capability. The stub data may be generated to be provided to the application when the application requests the data associated with the capability. The stub data may be stored. A request may be received from the application for the data associated with the capability. It may be determined that the application is to be provided with the stub data when the application requests access to the data associated with the capability. The stub data may be retrieved. The stub data may be provided to the application.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Boris Mizhen, Lev Epshteyn
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Patent number: 10026119Abstract: A transfer management system receives a request to transfer an amount of funds from a transferring account maintained by a transferring bank to a receiving account maintained by a receiving bank. The transfer management system determines whether the transferring bank maintains an intermediate transferring account, and whether the receiving bank maintains an intermediate receiving account. If the transferring bank maintains an intermediate transferring account and the receiving maintains an intermediate receiving account, the transfer management system transmits to a transferring bank system of the transferring bank an intra-bank transfer request. The intra-bank transfer request is to transfer the amount of funds from the transferring account to the intermediate transferring account.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Narelle Cozens, Peter Schmitt, Michael DePasquale, Avery Pennarun, Boris Mizhen
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Publication number: 20170132591Abstract: Users of a communication system can initiate electronic payments during a communication session hosted by the communication system or via a social network identity page hosted by the communication system. The communication system detects a payment signal from a user of the communication system and the collects payment information details either by displaying a payment object interface in a communication application of the user or receiving payment information input directly from the user's communication device. The payment information includes sender and recipient payment account identifiers that arc communicated to a payment processing system for processing and delivery of the designated payment amount to the recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Michael DePasquale, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Peter Schmitt, Kevin Michael Bierhoff, Alevtina Stolpnik, Avery Pennarun, Narelle Cozens
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Patent number: 9582789Abstract: Users of a communication system can initiate electronic payments during a communication session hosted by the communication system or via a social network identity page hosted by the communication system. The communication system detects a payment signal from a user of the communication system and the collects payment information details either by displaying a payment object interface in a communication application of the user or receiving payment information input directly from the user's communication device. The payment information includes sender and recipient payment account identifiers that are communicated to a payment processing system for processing and delivery of the designated payment amount to the recipient.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Michael DePasquale, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Peter Schmitt, Kevin Michael Bierhoff, Alevtina Stolpnik, Avery Pennarun, Narelle Cozens
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Publication number: 20160196549Abstract: The invention provides a computer-implemented method to select a preferred card for a purchase based on a merchant category. In the exemplary method, the computer associates a plurality of financial accounts with an account of a user; associates a merchant category with a financial account associated with the user account; and receives data from a transaction. The computer can maintain a database of merchant categories; determine the category of the merchant based on the data associated with the transaction; and extract data to identify the merchant, such as merchant name, address, or telephone number. The computer can determine the geo-location of the user device and determine the merchant identify from the location. The computer can determine a merchant category of the merchant from the merchant identity; select the financial account associated with the merchant category of the merchant; and communicate the financial account selected to conduct the transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Boris Mizhen, Kendra Shannon Curtis
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Publication number: 20160180317Abstract: Conducting offline transactions comprises associating, using one or more computing devices, a user computing device with a payment account of a user and a counter-party computing device with a payment account of a counter-party, the user computing device and the counter-party computing device being activated to conduct transactions utilizing the accounts; receiving a transaction request from the user computing device indicating that an offline transaction was conducted with the counter-party computing device; conducting a transfer of funds from the payment account of the user to the payment account of the counter-party; providing a confirmation of the transfer to the user computing device and a confirmation of the transfer to the counter-party computing device; and providing an updated balance of the peer-to-peer payment account of the user to the user computing device and an updated balance of the payment account of the counter-party to the counter-party computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: Google inc.Inventors: Narelle Cozens, Michael DePasquale, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Avery Pennarun, Peter Schmitt, Hoai Nguyen
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Publication number: 20160042330Abstract: Ranking payment requests includes a peer-to-peer payment system that employs a server configured for receiving a payment request from a requester computing device; receiving location data of the requester network device; receiving a request for a ranking of payment requests; searching social network information of the payor for occurrences of the requester of the payment request; receiving location data of the payor network device, the location data comprising a location of the payor computing device and a location history of the payor computing device; searching a transaction history of the payor; ranking the payment requests based at least in part on one or more of the location of the requester, a strength of social network connections to the payor for each of the payment requesters, and number of previous transactions between the payor and the requester; and providing the ranking of the payment requests to the payor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Narelle Cozens, Michael DePasquale, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Avery Pennarun, Hoai Nguyen, Peter Schmitt