Patents by Inventor Frank Inglis

Frank Inglis 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).

  • System, method, and article of manufacture for secure payment utilizing a computer network
    Publication number: 20050119972
    Abstract: The present invention is a system or method and device useful for the secure electronic payment of consumer debts over a publicly accessible computer network. The preferred form of the present invention uses at least two separate, but compatible, software packages. Security server software that continuously runs on a security server and payor software that runs on demand on a payor computer system. The payor computer system communicates via the payor software with the security server via the security server software. The communication, or transaction. session operates under the secure communication protocol described below. A payee computer system may also communicate via payee software with the security server. Additionally, a version is provided that utilizes smart card technology and a remote kiosk computer that communicates with the security server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventor: Frank Inglis
  • System, method, and article of manufacture for secure transactions utilizing a computer network
    Patent number: 6856975
    Abstract: The present invention is a system or method and device useful for the secure electronic payment of consumer debts over a publicly accessible computer network. The preferred form of the present invention uses at least two separate, but compatible, software packages. Security server software that continuously runs on a security server and payor software that runs on demand on a payor computer system. The payor computer system communicates via the payor software with the security server via the security server software. The communication, or transaction, session operates under the secure communication protocol described below. A payee computer system may also communicate via payee software with the security server. Additionally, a version is provided that utilizes smart card technology and a remote kiosk computer that communicates with the security server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Verify & Protect Inc.
    Inventor: Frank Inglis