Patents by Inventor George M. (Mack) Hicks

George M. (Mack) Hicks 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).

  • Provision of authorization and other services
    Patent number: 8892475
    Abstract: Methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for providing authorization and other services. In a preferred embodiment, an authorization service includes both a messaging specification and a set of rules that govern its use. A first customer wishing to use the authorization service prepares a request that complies with the service's messaging specification and transmits it to a first participant. The first participant transmits the request to a second participant, which processes the request according to authorization information provided by a second customer and rules that have been specified for the service. The second participant then prepares a response that complies with the service's messaging specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Identrust, Inc.
    Inventors: Guy S. Tallent, Jr., Paul A. Donfried, George M. (Mack) Hicks, Elizabeth Lee
  • System and method for providing authorization and other services
    Patent number: 7072870
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing authorization and other services. In a preferred embodiment, an authorization service is defined that includes both a messaging specification and a set of rules that govern its use. A first customer wishing to use the authorization service prepares a request that complies with the service's messaging specification and transmits it to a first participant. The first participant transmits the request to a second participant which processes the request according to authorization information provided by a second customer and rules that have been specified for the service. The second participant then prepares a response that complies with the service's messaging specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Identrus, LLC
    Inventors: Guy S. Tallent, Jr., Paul A. Donfried, George M. (Mack) Hicks, Elizabeth Lee