Patents by Inventor Eric James Eldridge

Eric James Eldridge 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: 20180158064
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwarz, JR.
  • Patent number: 9741038
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwarz, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160098724
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. if the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwarz, JR.
  • Patent number: 9208484
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwarz, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8925798
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwarz, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8919641
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwarz, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8434677
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwarz, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8413160
    Abstract: In a packet-based transaction processing system, workload is balanced across multiple computer systems. A plurality of packets is received from a plurality of clients over a plurality of communications sessions. Each of the plurality of packets includes a portion of a transaction involving a financial transaction instrument that requires authorization. The plurality of packets are processed to assemble a plurality of transactions. Each of the plurality of transactions is then transmitted to an application server selected from a plurality of servers that provides authorization for the transactions. The server may be selected from the plurality of servers based on a round-robin distribution of the plurality of servers, and additionally, the round-robin distribution may be modified to account for a workload on each of the plurality of servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David Armes, Ian Brown, Eric James Eldridge, Conrad Orlando Menezes, Claudio Valdes, John Ryan
  • Patent number: 8276813
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwarz, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20120123881
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwarz, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120116901
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwarz, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120116974
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwarz, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120116900
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwarz, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120101908
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwarz, JR.
  • Publication number: 20080275821
    Abstract: The invention includes systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) stored within a distributed (e.g., local and/or regional) processing site. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. The distributed site, after receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. After one or more authorizations, the distributed processing site forwards the information from the transaction(s) to the central site, wherein the central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Fred Bishop, Eric James Eldridge, William S. Schwartz