Patents by Inventor Clive Head

Clive Head 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).

  • Patent number: 9454754
    Abstract: A system for processing mobile payment transactions is described, the system includes a mobile electronic device having a mobile wallet module for initiating payment transactions from a mobile payment account associated with a payment service provider and operable to communicate with the payment service provider via a data network to settle the payment transaction. The mobile electronic device receives and stores data defining an off-line enabled merchant interface when the mobile electronic device is connected to the data network, processes an off-line payment transaction through the stored merchant interface when the mobile electronic device is not connected to the data network, and communicates details of the off-line payment transaction to the payment service provider when the mobile electronic device is re-connected to the data network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
    Inventors: Clive Head, Martin Fishwick
  • Publication number: 20160098743
    Abstract: A point of sale system comprises at least one point of sale terminal arranged to receive an identifier for identifying customer account information associated with a customer and for identifying a first set of products and determining a first price for the first set of products. The point of sale system is further arranged to identify a second set of products based on the first set of products and determine a second price for the second set of products, determine a quantity of reward points in dependence upon the determined first and second prices, and to modify the identified customer account information based on the determined quantity of reward points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Nick Collard, Crawford Davidson, Alex Beardsall, Helen Godley, Colin Hulmes, Clive Head
  • Publication number: 20140297424
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for selecting customers to receive offers comprising: obtaining a set of transactions for a group of customers. Assigning transaction categories to the transactions within the set of transactions. Determining for each customer in the group of customers, a distribution of their transaction categories. Selecting the one or more customers to receive an offer based on their determined distribution of transaction categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Barclays Bank Plc
    Inventors: Clive Head, Duncan Smith, Martin Miller