Patents by Inventor Duane Ritter

Duane Ritter 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: 20220027816
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to customizing the presentation of data indicative of disruptive events relative to workplaces. A device may determine a geographical area comprising one or more geographical sub-areas, and a disruptive event is taking place at the geographical area. The device may determine one or more metrics associated with the disruptive event. The device may determine, based on the one or more metrics, a first disruption score indicative of a future severity condition caused by the disruptive event that will take place at a first geographical sub-area of the one or more geographical sub-areas. The device may generate a first user interface to present a geographical map associated with the geographical area, and the first geographical area is marked by the first disruption score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Cox Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Ritter, Chris Kirk, Jim Shortal, Jessie Lacks, Jonathan Smoke, Mark Strand, Taylor Horton, Russell Anderson, Spencer Taft, Russ Johnson, Viktor Wronowski
  • Patent number: 8412633
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating electronic value transfers. Various of the methods include receiving money transfer requests, electronically storing records of the money transfer requests, and performing an analysis of the records. The analysis of the records can indicate that two or more of the records are related. The related records are associated with a reference designator that is used to search money transfer records and identify suspect activity. The systems can include a fraud processing system associated with a money transfer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: The Western Union Company
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast, David Wittman
  • Patent number: 7693789
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designator list, a first and a second transaction systems are evaluated. Various systems include two or more transaction systems utilizing information from a fraud detection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Patent number: 7620599
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designator list, a first and a second transaction systems are evaluated. Various systems include two or more transaction systems utilizing information from a fraud detection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Publication number: 20090132315
    Abstract: A method of monitoring financial transactions includes periodically receiving a list of target account identifiers at a processing server and periodically transmitting the list to each of a plurality of platform servers. The platform servers are each configured to receive transaction information that includes transaction records of financial transactions. The transaction records include account identifiers used in the transactions. The platform servers are configured to search the transaction information for transaction records having a target account identifier from the list. The method also includes receiving at the processing server an alert that the platform server has identified a transaction record having a target account identifier. The alert including transaction data from the transaction record. The method further includes transmitting from the processing server a notification based on the alert that a target account identifier has been identified in a transaction record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Philip T. Mellinger, Brian Prendergast, Duane Ritter
  • Patent number: 7386510
    Abstract: A system and method that determines when fraudulent activity, such as relates to a credit card, etc., may be imminent. The system and method of the invention allows for warning a credit issuer of probable fraudulent activity at an early stage. Probable fraudulent activity is determined by: receiving at a receiving center an authorization request from a user for a dollar amount; and determining, using a fraud test, if the authorization request is likely to be indicative of fraudulent activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Patent number: 7313545
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designator list, a first and a second transaction systems are evaluated. Various systems include two or more transaction systems utilizing information from a fraud detection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Publication number: 20070214085
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designator list, a first and a second transaction systems are evaluated. Various systems include two or more transaction systems utilizing information from a fraud detection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Publication number: 20070108271
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designator list, a first and a second transaction systems are evaluated. Various systems include two or more transaction systems utilizing information from a fraud detection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: First Data Corporaiton
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Publication number: 20030167227
    Abstract: A method of monitoring financial transactions includes periodically receiving a list of target account identifiers at a processing server and periodically transmitting the list to each of a plurality of platform servers. The platform servers are each configured to receive transaction information that includes transaction records of financial transactions. The transaction records include account identifiers used in the transactions. The platform servers are configured to search the transaction information for transaction records having a target account identifier from the list. The method also includes receiving at the processing server an alert that the platform server has identified a transaction record having a target account identifier. The alert including transaction data from the transaction record. The method further includes transmitting from the processing server a notification based on the alert that a target account identifier has been identified in a transaction record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Philip T. Mellinger, Brian P. Prendergast, Duane Ritter
  • Publication number: 20030167237
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating electronic value transfers. Various of the methods include receiving money transfer requests, electronically storing records of the money transfer requests, and performing an analysis of the records. The analysis of the records can indicate that two or more of the records are related. The related records are associated with a reference designator that is used to search money transfer records and identify suspect activity. The systems can include a fraud processing system associated with a money transfer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast, David Wittman
  • Publication number: 20030050882
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designator list, a first and a second transaction systems are evaluated. Various systems include two or more transaction systems utilizing information from a fraud detection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Publication number: 20030050880
    Abstract: A system and method that determines when fraudulent activity, such as relates to a credit card, etc., may be imminent. The system allows for warning a credit issuer of probable fraudulent activity at an early stage. Probable fraudulent activity is determined by a method comprising: receiving at a receiving center an authorization request from a user for a dollar amount; and determining, using a fraud test, if the authorization request is likely to be indicative of fraudulent activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Patent number: 6418436
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for scoring a match between applicant data provided by a client and data stored in a fraud database. The system includes a merchant application having a unique identifier portion, a non-unique identifier portion, and a reference portion, a processor having access to the merchant information for calculating a first match score based on a match occurring in the non-unique identifier portion, a second match score based on a match occurring in the unique identifier portion, and a third match score based on a match occurring in the reference portion, and wherein the processor sums the first, second, and third match scores to arrive at a total match score to determine whether the total match score has exceeded a predefined match score. If the predefined match score is exceed then an alert is sent to the client informing the client that a fraud match with a high degree of reliability has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert G. Degen, Duane Ritter