Patents by Inventor David Grant Seal

David Grant Seal 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: 20220343326
    Abstract: Point-of-sale (POS) e-commerce transaction verification via a mobile device such as a smart phone, smart watch, tablet, PC, appliance or personal assistant rather than numeric keypad on POS device. Near field communication (NFC), quick response (QR) code, push notification and executable application embodiments disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventor: David Grant Seal
  • Patent number: 11403646
    Abstract: Point-of-sale (POS) e-commerce transaction verification via a mobile device such as a smart phone, smart watch, tablet, PC, appliance or personal assistant rather than numeric keypad on POS device. Near field communication (NFC), quick response (QR) code, push notification and executable application embodiments disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventor: David Grant Seal
  • Patent number: 11010044
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are provided for input of a sequence of digits such as a PIN code or password. A user can use swipe motions to choose the value of a digit and double tap to accept a digit, and swipe up to confirm that input of the sequence of digits is complete. Embodiments can be implemented on point of sale devices, merchant devices and customer devices including mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Luke James Sartori, Mir Mustafa Ali, Theresa Jia Ying Zeng, David Grant Seal
  • Patent number: 10878405
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for communicating information between card readers and mobile devices. The systems and methods include providing a physical communication connection from a card reader to a mobile device. With the mobile device, determining whether successful physical connection to the card reader has been established and determining whether a wireless connection has been established with the card reader. If a wireless communication connection has not been established with the card reader, establishing a wireless communication connection with the card reader and continuously monitoring whether the physical communication connection and the wireless communication connection with the card reader continues and communicating information between the card reader and the mobile device using both the connections as long as either continues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: David Grant Seal, Daanish Bilal Maan, Michael Joseph DeFazio, David Gervis Waddell
  • Publication number: 20200279265
    Abstract: Point-of-sale (POS) e-commerce transaction verification via a mobile device such as a smart phone, smart watch, tablet, PC, appliance or personal assistant rather than numeric keypad on POS device. Near field communication (NFC), quick response (QR) code, push notification and executable application embodiments disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: David Grant Seal
  • Publication number: 20200184461
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for communicating information between card readers and mobile devices. The systems and methods include providing a physical communication connection from a card reader to a mobile device. With the mobile device, determining whether successful physical connection to the card reader has been established and determining whether a wireless connection has been established with the card reader. If a wireless communication connection has not been established with the card reader, establishing a wireless communication connection with the card reader and continuously monitoring whether the physical communication connection and the wireless communication connection with the card reader continues and communicating information between the card reader and the mobile device using both the connections as long as either continues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: David Grant Seal, Daanish Bilal Maan, Michael Joseph DeFazio, David Gervis Waddell