Patents by Inventor Eric Ray Kitchen

Eric Ray Kitchen 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: 20160078428
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating use of a digital electronic wallet by a cardholder for cashless transactions. The method comprises receiving a selection by a first cardholder to pair a first digital wallet held by a first wallet holder with a first merchant, the first digital wallet having therein an electronic representation of at least one payment device usable to fund a cashless transaction, and verifying the cardholder's identity. Thereafter, facilitating a communication between the first cardholder and the first wallet holder to record consent by the first cardholder to share wallet information with the first merchant. The present disclosure further comprises receiving from the first wallet holder authorization to generate a wallet token usable for acquiring wallet information on behalf of the first merchant, using the first digital wallet as selected by the first cardholder, and preparing a merchant token corresponding to the wallet token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Moser, Amyn Mohamed Dhala, David James Lim, Ryan Bartholomew Joseph Crowe, Nathaniel David Byrd, Eric Ray Kitchen, Adam David Gluck, Prashant Sharma
  • Patent number: 8832858
    Abstract: A method and system for granting premium access to a service application stored within a service provider (SP) computer system through an open API platform is provided. The method includes receiving a request for premium access to the service application from a developer of a developer application wherein the developer application is configured to request data from the service application, assigning a production key to the developer application, sending an electronic message to a service owner (SO) associated with the service application requesting premium access to the service application, granting premium access to the service application by the SO for the developer application, updating the production key at the open API platform to include premium access to the service application, and notifying the developer of the granting of the premium access to the service application for the developer application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregg Alan Hill, Tamara Lynn Arrington, Eric Ray Kitchen
  • Publication number: 20130269041
    Abstract: A method and system for granting premium access to a service application stored within a service provider (SP) computer system through an open API platform is provided. The method includes receiving a request for premium access to the service application from a developer of a developer application wherein the developer application is configured to request data from the service application, assigning a production key to the developer application, sending an electronic message to a service owner (SO) associated with the service application requesting premium access to the service application, granting premium access to the service application by the SO for the developer application, updating the production key at the open API platform to include premium access to the service application, and notifying the developer of the granting of the premium access to the service application for the developer application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Gregg Alan Hill, Tamara Lynn Arrington, Eric Ray Kitchen
  • Patent number: 8458808
    Abstract: A method and system for granting premium access to a service application stored within a service provider (SP) computer system through an open API platform is provided. The method includes receiving a request for premium access to the service application from a developer of a developer application wherein the developer application is configured to request data from the service application, assigning a production key to the developer application, sending an electronic message to a service owner (SO) associated with the service application requesting premium access to the service application, granting premium access to the service application by the SO for the developer application, updating the production key at the open API platform to include premium access to the service application, and notifying the developer of the granting of the premium access to the service application for the developer application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregg Alan Hill, Tamara Lynn Arrington, Eric Ray Kitchen
  • Publication number: 20120179587
    Abstract: A method and system for granting premium access to a service application stored within a service provider (SP) computer system through an open API platform is provided. The method includes receiving a request for premium access to the service application from a developer of a developer application wherein the developer application is configured to request data from the service application, assigning a production key to the developer application, sending an electronic message to a service owner (SO) associated with the service application requesting premium access to the service application, granting premium access to the service application by the SO for the developer application, updating the production key at the open API platform to include premium access to the service application, and notifying the developer of the granting of the premium access to the service application for the developer application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Gregg Alan Hill, Tamara Lynn Arrington, Eric Ray Kitchen