Patents by Inventor Charles Dale Fletcher

Charles Dale Fletcher 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: 20140164231
    Abstract: Receiving at a payment system a request associated with a first party to make a payment to a second party. Recommendations for utilizing the payment are evaluated based on a profile of the second party. The payment and a recommendation for utilization of the payment are sent to the second party. The recommendation that is sent is based on a profile of the second party and may include shopping at a physical store, shopping at an online store, ordering from a catalog, saving in an account, ordering a credit card, ordering a debit card. A transaction fee associated with the payment, and a portion of the fee to be paid by each party is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: EBAY INC.
    Inventor: Charles Dale Fletcher
  • Patent number: 8655780
    Abstract: Receiving at a payment system a request associated with a first party to make a payment to a second party. Recommendations for utilizing the payment are evaluated based on a profile of the second party. The payment and a recommendation for utilization of the payment are sent to the second party. The recommendation that is sent is based on a profile of the second party and may include shopping at a physical store, shopping at an online store, ordering from a catalog, saving in an account, ordering a credit card, ordering a debit card. A transaction fee associated with the payment, and a portion of the fee to be paid by each party is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: eBay, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Dale Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20130159175
    Abstract: Receiving at a payment system a request associated with a first party to make a payment to a second party. Recommendations for utilizing the payment are evaluated based on a profile of the second party. The payment and a recommendation for utilization of the payment are sent to the second party. The recommendation that is sent is based on a profile of the second party and may include shopping at a physical store, shopping at an online store, ordering from a catalog, saving in an account, ordering a credit card, ordering a debit card. A transaction fee associated with the payment, and a portion of the fee to be paid by each party is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Dale Fletcher
  • Patent number: 8380624
    Abstract: A computerized method and a system for contextual spending in person-to-person payments are provided. In example embodiments, a payment system may receive a request from a first party for making a payment to a second party. The payment system may send a recommendation for utilization of the payment to the second party. The payment system may also request and receive from the first party an instruction related to charging a transaction fee associated with the payment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Dale Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20090265252
    Abstract: An electronic invoice is associated with a transaction code. The electronic invoice may be provided by a merchant. The transaction code may be generated by a payment processing system. Two or more consumers may retrieve the electronic invoice using the transaction code. Based on the electronic invoice, the consumers may use the payment processing system to pay the merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventor: Charles Dale Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20090164369
    Abstract: A computerized method and a system for contextual spending in person-to-person payments are provided. In example embodiments, a payment system may receive a request from a first party for making a payment to a second party. The payment system may send a recommendation for utilization of the payment to the second party. The payment system may also request and receive from the first party an instruction related to charging a transaction fee associated with the payment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Charles Dale Fletcher