Patents by Inventor German Scipioni

German Scipioni 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: 20090132417
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a plug-in feature for a browser that allows for secure financial transactions on a communication network. The plug-in feature generates secure card numbers (e.g., single and multi-use credit card numbers) to pay for purchases. The plug-in feature auto-fills billing and shipping information. The plug-in feature allows a user to store receipts in an efficient and convenient manner to track online shopping activities. The plug-in feature may be implemented in a toolbar of a browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Jennifer Huang
  • Publication number: 20090132405
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a plug-in feature for a browser that allows for secure financial transactions on a communication network. The plug-in feature auto-fills transaction information including user-generated information, such as billing and/or shipping information of a user. The plug-in feature allows a user to store receipts in an efficient and convenient manner to track online shopping activities. The plug-in feature generates secure card numbers (e.g., single-use and/or multi-use secure card numbers) to pay for purchases. The plug-in feature may be implemented in a toolbar of a browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Jennifer Huang
  • Publication number: 20090112763
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a method and a system to control activities of a financial account. A holder of the financial account may be restricted to transact only with a first set of merchants. The holder of the financial account may be prohibited from transacting with a second set of merchants. The holder of the financial account may further be restricted to transact based on at least one of category or spending limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Donald James Fotsch, Joseph Edward Black, Amy Poling, Alp Tiritoglu
  • Publication number: 20090076949
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided to permit the storage of online transaction records associated with user-merchant transactions facilitated by a payment service provider. In one example, such transaction records may be aggregated by the payment service provider to permit a user to search the records. In another example, such transaction records may be associated with user-selectable links to permit users to reorder previously purchased items referenced by the transaction records. In yet another example, such transaction records may be associated with warranty information to permit users to conveniently view warranty details associated with previously purchased items. In a further example, a client device may be implemented to determine whether a webpage includes transaction information associated with a user-merchant transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Hugo Olliphant, Kristen Ondeck, German Scipioni, Jeremy Downs
  • Publication number: 20080275817
    Abstract: Formation of grouped online monetary accounts. Accounts can be grouped together, and higher interest rates can be offered to each account within the group, based on the total of the account balances of the group. More specifically, individual accounts within the group are not pooled—they remain separate accounts. However, the interest rate applied to the separate accounts is determined according to the total value of the accounts within the group. Groups with larger total assets are offered higher interest rates, which encourages account owners to join groups so as to take advantage of these higher rates. In some embodiments, group owners are given control over who is invited to join their group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: German Scipioni
  • Publication number: 20080228615
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a method and a system to link a secondary account to a primary account with an account management module associated with the primary account and to control access to funds in the secondary account with respect to a secondary account holder through the account management module. The secondary account includes a spending account and a savings account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Donald James Fotsch, Joseph Edward Black, Amy Poling, Alp Tiritoglu
  • Publication number: 20080228638
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a method and a system to link a secondary account to a primary account and to control transfer of funds from an outside source to the secondary account. In an additional embodiment, the secondary account includes an dependent source portion controlled by an account management module and an independent source portion controlled only by a secondary account holder management module. In another additional embodiment, the account management module includes an account suspension feature to enable suspension of the secondary account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Donald James Fotsch, Joseph Edward Black, Amy Poling
  • Publication number: 20080228637
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a method and a system to link a secondary account to a primary account with an account management module associated with the primary account and to control access to funds in the secondary account with respect to a secondary account holder through the account management module. The secondary account includes a spending account and a savings account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Donald James Fotsch, Joseph Edward Black, Amy Poling, Alp Tiritoglu
  • Publication number: 20080133390
    Abstract: A system and method of authorizing a transaction includes receiving a transaction request including transaction information. In response to receiving the transaction information, a voice communication session with the user is initiated and a voice message played over the communications session to the user. The voice message includes authentication information. After hearing the voice message, the user is prompted to enter authentication data that is received at an authorization module and if the authentication data matches previously stored authentication data then the transaction is authorized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventor: German Scipioni
  • Publication number: 20070300292
    Abstract: A method to authenticate a first computer system over a network to a second computer system is disclosed. A login user interface (UI) is presented to a user of the first computer system while disconnected from the second computer system. The login UI presents at least one input field to receive login input from the user and a security indicator that has been previously selected by the user and that is local to the first computer system. Login input is selectively received from the user based on a determination that the user recognizes the security indicator as having been previously selected by the user. A connection is established between the first computer system and the second computer system over the network. The received user input is transmitted using the established connection to the second computer system for authentication of the first computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Avery Kadison, Naseem Hakim
  • Publication number: 20070244761
    Abstract: A method and a system to protect information are provided. For example, a system comprises a parser to parse user interface information to be included within a user interface to be displayed to a user by an information display application. The parser also identifies at least one field, within the user interface, to receive user information from a user. A detection module is provided to determine whether the user interface information is associated with fraudulent activity. A form fill module, in response to determining that the user interface is associated with fraudulent activity, provides a warning indicia in or over the at least one field, when the user interface is presented to a user by the display application. The form fill module may also disable the functionality of a user display application to automatically form fill the identified fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Avery Kadison