Patents by Inventor Brett Vasten
Brett Vasten 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: 9355390Abstract: The PREPAID ACCOUNT FUNDS TRANSFER APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“PAFT”) transform prepaid account invitation requests via PAFT components into scheduled prepaid account transactions. In one embodiment, the PAFT obtains, from a transferor user holding a transferor prepaid account, a prepaid account invitation request specifying a transferee user and a prepaid funds transfer amount. The PAFT generates a customized prepaid account invitation for the transferee user based on the prepaid account invitation request, and provides the customized prepaid account invitation for the transferee user.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATIONInventors: Brett Vasten, Virgil Mathias
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Patent number: 8781962Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for providing a mechanism for loading a prepaid card, such as a payroll card, with funds from a source other than the employer of the cardholder. The invention permits a cardholder to request that their employer provided payroll card (or other form of prepaid card) be charged or loaded with funds from an alternate source of funding. In response to the request, one or more background, credit, or other forms of security checks or investigations may be performed to ensure that accurate data regarding the cardholder is available and that there are no indications that the request might be an attempt to commit a fraudulent act.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Visa International Service AssociationInventor: Brett Vasten
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Patent number: 8688548Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for managing account data for accounts having a negative balance. The invention embodiment includes a method, process or workflow for processing data for accounts associated with a debit, credit, pre-paid card or other form of financial instrument that have a negative balance. The data processing includes application of issuer criteria or filters to determine if certain of the accounts having a negative balance are not suitable for chargeback processing and instead may be processed in bulk, thereby reducing administrative and data processing overhead. For each account that is potentially eligible for chargeback processing, the invention embodiment accesses the account data and determines if the data supports initiation of a chargeback procedure for one or more transactions described by the account data.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.Inventor: Brett Vasten
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Patent number: 8521623Abstract: A payment card returned as undeliverable is processed with a card administration system that responds to the return of the payment card by setting a “returned” indicator in a data record of a cardholder to whom the payment card was intended for delivery, and otherwise maintains the cardholder's account without change. A card handling system initiates destruction of the returned payment card and provides a replacement payment card to the cardholder if updated profile information of the cardholder is received within a predetermined time period, and closes the cardholder account and returns any funds in the cardholder account if no updated profile information of the cardholder is received within the predetermined time period.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Visa International Service AssociationInventor: Brett Vasten
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Patent number: 8478232Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable medium for sending notification messages to a notification device and associating a fee for sending the notification message. The notification message is associated with a portable consumer device issued by an issuer and associated with an account of a consumer operated by the issuer. The fee is obtained by the issuer or a payment brand organization associated with the portable consumer device.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.Inventor: Brett Vasten
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Publication number: 20120016783Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for managing account data for accounts having a negative balance. The invention embodiment includes a method, process or workflow for processing data for accounts associated with a debit, credit, pre-paid card or other form of financial instrument that have a negative balance. The data processing includes application of issuer criteria or filters to determine if certain of the accounts having a negative balance are not suitable for chargeback processing and instead may be processed in bulk, thereby reducing administrative and data processing overhead. For each account that is potentially eligible for chargeback processing, the invention embodiment accesses the account data and determines if the data supports initiation of a chargeback procedure for one or more transactions described by the account data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Inventor: Brett Vasten
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Patent number: 8024238Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for managing account data for accounts having a negative balance. The invention embodiment includes a method, process or workflow for processing data for accounts associated with a debit, credit, pre-paid card or other form of financial instrument that have a negative balance. The data processing includes application of issuer criteria or filters to determine if certain of the accounts having a negative balance are not suitable for chargeback processing and instead may be processed in bulk, thereby reducing administrative and data processing overhead. For each account that is potentially eligible for chargeback processing, the invention embodiment accesses the account data and determines if the data supports initiation of a chargeback procedure for one or more transactions described by the account data.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2008Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.Inventor: Brett Vasten
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Publication number: 20110202455Abstract: The PREPAID ACCOUNT FUNDS TRANSFER APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“PAFT”) transform prepaid account invitation requests via PAFT components into scheduled prepaid account transactions. In one embodiment, the PAFT obtains, from a transferor user holding a transferor prepaid account, a prepaid account invitation request specifying a transferee user and a prepaid funds transfer amount. The PAFT generates a customized prepaid account invitation for the transferee user based on the prepaid account invitation request, and provides the customized prepaid account invitation for the transferee user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Inventors: Brett Vasten, Virgil Mathias
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Publication number: 20110055057Abstract: A payment card returned as undeliverable is processed with a card administration system that responds to the return of the payment card by setting a “returned” indicator in a data record of a cardholder to whom the payment card was intended for delivery, and otherwise maintains the cardholder's account without change. A card handling system initiates destruction of the returned payment card and provides a replacement payment card to the cardholder if updated profile information of the cardholder is received within a predetermined time period, and closes the cardholder account and returns any funds in the cardholder account if no updated profile information of the cardholder is received within the predetermined time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: Visa International Service AssociationInventor: Brett Vasten
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Publication number: 20110055081Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for providing a mechanism for loading a prepaid card, such as a payroll card, with funds from a source other than the employer of the cardholder. The invention permits a cardholder to request that their employer provided payroll card (or other form of prepaid card) be charged or loaded with funds from an alternate source of funding. In response to the request, one or more background, credit, or other forms of security checks or investigations may be performed to ensure that accurate data regarding the cardholder is available and that there are no indications that the request might be an attempt to commit a fraudulent act.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventor: Brett Vasten
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Publication number: 20110040682Abstract: Systems and methods for funding prepaid cards or prepaid accounts in a prepaid account payroll program are presented. In one embodiment, a payroll program having employers who pay into employees' prepaid card accounts is presented. An additional prepaid account is provided for the employer, and the employer transfers funds into the additional prepaid account before the funds are disbursed from the additional prepaid account into the employees' prepaid card accounts. This transfer can be accomplished entirely within a network of a payment processing company so as to avoid interchange and merchant fees charged by banks.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventor: Brett Vasten
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Publication number: 20090318112Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable medium for sending notification messages to a notification device and associating a fee for sending the notification message. The notification message is associated with a portable consumer device issued by an issuer and associated with an account of a consumer operated by the issuer. The fee is obtained by the issuer or a payment brand organization associated with the portable consumer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2008Publication date: December 24, 2009Inventor: Brett Vasten
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Publication number: 20090271299Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for managing account data for accounts having a negative balance. The invention embodiment includes a method, process or workflow for processing data for accounts associated with a debit, credit, pre-paid card or other form of financial instrument that have a negative balance. The data processing includes application of issuer criteria or filters to determine if certain of the accounts having a negative balance are not suitable for chargeback processing and instead may be processed in bulk, thereby reducing administrative and data processing overhead. For each account that is potentially eligible for chargeback processing, the invention embodiment accesses the account data and determines if the data supports initiation of a chargeback procedure for one or more transactions described by the account data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2008Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventor: Brett Vasten