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).
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Publication number: 20220027816Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: 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
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Patent number: 8412633Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 4, 2002Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: The Western Union CompanyInventors: Robert Degen, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast, David Wittman
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Patent number: 7693789Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Patent number: 7620599Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2007Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Publication number: 20090132315Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: First Data CorporationInventors: Philip T. Mellinger, Brian Prendergast, Duane Ritter
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Patent number: 7386510Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 7, 2001Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Patent number: 7313545Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 5, 2002Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Publication number: 20070214085Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2007Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Publication number: 20070108271Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2007Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: First Data CorporaitonInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Publication number: 20030167227Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2002Publication date: September 4, 2003Applicant: First Data CorporationInventors: Philip T. Mellinger, Brian P. Prendergast, Duane Ritter
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Publication number: 20030167237Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2002Publication date: September 4, 2003Applicant: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast, David Wittman
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Publication number: 20030050882Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2002Publication date: March 13, 2003Applicant: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Publication number: 20030050880Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2001Publication date: March 13, 2003Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Patent number: 6418436Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 20, 1999Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert G. Degen, Duane Ritter