Patents by Inventor Christie Lau

Christie Lau 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).

  • NON-REVERSIBLE PAYMENT PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20120041874
    Abstract: Methods and system for non-reversible payment processing are described. In one embodiment, a request for non-reversible payment for a sender may be received. The request for non-reversible payment may include a payment amount and a payment receiver identifier. The payment receiver identifier may be associated with a payment receiver. A sender account of the sender may be decreased by the payment amount. A payment receiver account of the payment receiver may be increased by the payment amount. A notification of non-reversible payment may be provided to a payment receiver that the increasing of the payment receiver account by the payment amount is non-reversible based on the receiving of the request for non-reversible payment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Boyan Gueorguiev Tzekin, Christie Lau
  • Non-reversible payment processing
    Patent number: 8108278
    Abstract: Methods and system for non-reversible payment processing are described. In one embodiment, a request for non-reversible payment for a sender may be received. The request for non-reversible payment may include a payment amount and a payment receiver identifier. The payment receiver identifier may be associated with a payment receiver. A sender account of the sender may be decreased by the payment amount. A payment receiver account of the payment receiver may be increased by the payment amount. A notification of non-reversible payment may be provided to a payment receiver that the increasing of the payment receiver account by the payment amount is non-reversible based on the receiving of the request for non-reversible payment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Boyan Gueorguiev Tzekin, Christie Lau
  • NON-REVERSIBLE PAYMENT PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20100070411
    Abstract: Methods and system for non-reversible payment processing are described. In one embodiment, a request for non-reversible payment for a sender may be received. The request for non-reversible payment may include a payment amount and a payment receiver identifier. The payment receiver identifier may be associated with a payment receiver. A sender account of the sender may be decreased by the payment amount. A payment receiver account of the payment receiver may be increased by the payment amount. A notification of non-reversible payment may be provided to a payment receiver that the increasing of the payment receiver account by the payment amount is non-reversible based on the receiving of the request for non-reversible payment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Boyan Gueorguiev Tzekin, Christie Lau