Patents by Inventor Dale McCrory

Dale McCrory 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: 20220327507
    Abstract: A computing system for remotely activating a transaction device including at least one memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to receive, from a mobile device, a transaction device identifier, receive, from the transaction device, an authorization request associated with a payment account for a transaction at the transaction device, receive location information from the mobile device and location information from the transaction device in response to receiving the authorization request, compare the location information to determine whether the mobile device is in proximity to the transaction device, and upon determining that the mobile device is in proximity to the transaction device, determine an authorization status of the authorization request, and transmit a signal to activate the transaction device to complete the transaction, wherein the signal is transmitted based on the transaction device identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: FIRST DATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vijay K. Royyuru, Brad Lucas, Jack Stephenson, S. Shane Caldwell, III, Scott MacKay, Brent A. Stains, Dale McCrory, Mark A. Petersen, Raja Vel
  • Patent number: 11410147
    Abstract: A method of remotely activating a transaction device includes receiving, at a computing system, a mobile device identifier from a mobile application executed on a mobile device. A selection of the transaction device is received from the application. The selection includes an identifier of the transaction device. A selection of a transaction amount related to purchase of a product is received from the application. An authorization request for a payment account associated with the mobile device is communicated to an issuer of the payment account. The authorization request is for a transaction of at least the transaction amount. An authorization approval for the transaction is received from the issuer and a signal to activate the transaction device to dispense the product is sent based on the identifier. The transaction device is deactivated upon dispensing the transaction amount and a receipt of the transaction is provided to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: FIRST DATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vijay K. Royyuru, Brad Lucas, Jack Stephenson, S. Shane Caldwell, III, Scott Mackay, Brent A. Stains, Dale McCrory, Mark A. Petersen, Raja Vel
  • Publication number: 20200202320
    Abstract: A method of remotely activating a transaction device includes receiving, at a computing system, a mobile device identifier from a mobile application executed on a mobile device. A selection of the transaction device is received from the application. The selection includes an identifier of the transaction device. A selection of a transaction amount related to purchase of a product is received from the application. An authorization request for a payment account associated with the mobile device is communicated to an issuer of the payment account. The authorization request is for a transaction of at least the transaction amount. An authorization approval for the transaction is received from the issuer and a signal to activate the transaction device to dispense the product is sent based on the identifier. The transaction device is deactivated upon dispensing the transaction amount and a receipt of the transaction is provided to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Vijay K. Royyuru, Brad Lucas, Jack Stephenson, S. Shane Caldwell, III, Scott Mackay, Brent A. Stains, Dale McCrory, Mark A. Petersen, Raja Vel
  • Patent number: 10437926
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for correlating template data to select contextually relevant content including receiving a request from a consumer device to serve a template at a server, the template comprising at least one tag, selecting a content in a database associated with the at least one tag based at least in part on a correlation between the template and the at least one tag, substituting the at least one tag with the content, and transmitting the template from the server to the consumer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Tom Waltz, Greg Curiel, Gerald Gibson, Dale McCrory, Kevin Parkerson, Matt Beard
  • Publication number: 20170199865
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for correlating template data to select contextually relevant content including receiving a request from a consumer device to serve a template at a server, the template comprising at least one tag, selecting a content in a database associated with the at least one tag based at least in part on a correlation between the template and the at least one tag, substituting the at least one tag with the content, and transmitting the template from the server to the consumer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Tom Waltz, Greg Curiel, Gerald Gibson, Dale McCrory, Kevin Parkerson, Matt Beard
  • Patent number: 9613085
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for correlating template data to select contextually relevant content including receiving a request from a consumer device to serve a template at a server, the template comprising at least one tag, selecting a content in a database associated with the at least one tag based at least in part on a correlation between the template and the at least one tag, substituting the at least one tag with the content, and transmitting the template from the server to the consumer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Tom Waltz, Greg Curiel, Gerald Gibson, Dale McCrory, Kevin Parkerson, Matt Beard
  • Publication number: 20170076265
    Abstract: A method of remotely activating a transaction device includes receiving, at a computing system, a mobile device identifier from a mobile application executed on a mobile device. A selection of the transaction device is received from the application. The selection includes an identifier of the transaction device. A selection of a transaction amount related to purchase of a product is received from the application. An authorization request for a payment account associated with the mobile device is communicated to an issuer of the payment account. The authorization request is for a transaction of at least the transaction amount. An authorization approval for the transaction is received from the issuer and a signal to activate the transaction device to dispense the product is sent based on the identifier. The transaction device is deactivated upon dispensing the transaction amount and a receipt of the transaction is provided to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Vijay K. Royyuru, Brad Lucas, Jack Stephenson, S. Shane Caldwell, III, Scott MacKay, Brent A. Stains, Dale McCrory, Mark A. Petersen, Raja Vel
  • Publication number: 20170076274
    Abstract: A method of remotely activating a transaction device includes receiving, at a computing system, a mobile device identifier from a mobile application executed on a mobile device. A selection of the transaction device is received from the application. The selection includes an identifier of the transaction device. A selection of a transaction amount related to purchase of a product is received from the application. An authorization request for a payment account associated with the mobile device is communicated to an issuer of the payment account. The authorization request is for a transaction of at least the transaction amount. An authorization approval for the transaction is received from the issuer and a signal to activate the transaction device to dispense the product is sent based on the identifier. The transaction device is deactivated upon dispensing the transaction amount and a receipt of the transaction is provided to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Vijay K. Royyuru, Brad Lucas, Jack Stephenson, S. Shane Caldwell, III, Scott Mackay, Brent A. Stains, Dale McCrory, Mark A. Petersen, Raja Vel
  • Publication number: 20140108443
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for correlating template data to select contextually relevant content including receiving a request from a consumer device to serve a template at a server, the template comprising at least one tag, selecting a content in a database associated with the at least one tag based at least in part on a correlation between the template and the at least one tag, substituting the at least one tag with the content, and transmitting the template from the server to the consumer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: EXACTTARGET, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ciancio-Bunch, Tom Waltz, Greg Curiel, Gerald Gibson, Dale McCrory, Kevin Parkerson, Matt Beard