Patents by Inventor Darrin Brook Giesy

Darrin Brook Giesy 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).

  • RFID PAYMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140324685
    Abstract: A method for making a payment using a RFID system includes associating a first RFID identifier with a payer account in a database. A purchase type and an associated spending gate definition are received for the first RFID identifier over the network. The spending gate definition is associated with at least one of a plurality of funding sources of the payer account. The purchase type and associated spending gate definition are associated with the first RFID identifier in the database. A payment request is received for a purchase using the first RFID identifier over the network. It is determined that that the payment request includes the purchase type in the database. A payment is made using the at least one funding source of the payer account according to the spending gate definition associated with the purchase type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Anthony Nuzzi, Darrin Brook Giesy
  • RFID payment system
    Patent number: 8788411
    Abstract: A method for making a payment using a RFID system includes associating a first RFID identifier with a payer account in a database. A purchase type and an associated spending gate definition are received for the first RFID identifier over the network. The spending gate definition is associated with at least one of a plurality of funding sources of the payer account. The purchase type and associated spending gate definition are associated with the first RFID identifier in the database. A payment request is received for a purchase using the first RFID identifier over the network. It is determined that that the payment request includes the purchase type in the database. A payment is made using the at least one funding source of the payer account according to the spending gate definition associated with the purchase type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Anthony Nuzzi, Darrin Brook Giesy
  • RFID PAYMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120150727
    Abstract: A method for making a payment using a RFID system includes associating a first RFID identifier with a payer account in a database. A purchase type and an associated spending gate definition are received for the first RFID identifier over the network. The spending gate definition is associated with at least one of a plurality of funding sources of the payer account. The purchase type and associated spending gate definition are associated with the first RFID identifier in the database. A payment request is received for a purchase using the first RFID identifier over the network. It is determined that that the payment request includes the purchase type in the database. A payment is made using the at least one funding source of the payer account according to the spending gate definition associated with the purchase type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Frank Anthony Nuzzi, Darrin Brook Giesy