Patents by Inventor David Kenneth Meadon

David Kenneth Meadon 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).

  • Speeding up chip transaction at the point of sale
    Patent number: 10552840
    Abstract: A payment transaction is performed at a POS (point of sale) device. The device includes a terminal component and a reader component. The reader component includes a contact interface for establishing a data signal path via conductive contact with an integrated circuit (IC) payment card. A payment transaction is initiated. The data signal path is established between the reader component and the IC payment card. The IC payment card is commanded to generate a cryptogram for verification by an issuer of the card. The cryptogram is received from the card. In response to receiving the cryptogram, a command is issued to disable contact reading operation by the reader component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Patrik Smets, Tim Stuart, Chirodeep Aikat, David Kenneth Meadon, David Anthony Roberts
  • SPEEDING UP CHIP TRANSACTION AT THE POINT OF SALE
    Publication number: 20170308899
    Abstract: A payment transaction is performed at a POS (point of sale) device. The device includes a terminal component and a reader component. The reader component includes a contact interface for establishing a data signal path via conductive contact with an integrated circuit (IC) payment card. A payment transaction is initiated. The data signal path is established between the reader component and the IC payment card. The IC payment card is commanded to generate a cryptogram for verification by an issuer of the card. The cryptogram is received from the card. In response to receiving the cryptogram, a command is issued to disable contact reading operation by the reader component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Patrik Smets, Tim Stuart, Chirodeep Aikat, David Kenneth Meadon, David Anthony Roberts