Patents by Inventor Henry Helgeson

Henry Helgeson 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).

  • Patent number: 10275750
    Abstract: A customer engagement device (CED) may receive a payment token associated with a transaction from a point of sale (POS) system. The CED may retrieve transaction details associated with the transaction from a gateway. The CED may prompt a customer to provide payment information for the transaction and may collect payment information from the customer. The CED may provide the payment information and may obtain a transaction authorization from the gateway. The CED may inform the POS system regarding the transaction authorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: CAYAN LLC
    Inventors: Marc Castrechini, Henry Helgeson, Markiyan Malko
  • Publication number: 20170249667
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a payment collection apparatus retrieves or receives item level transaction details associated with a transaction, receives item level specific payment information, compares the item level specific payment information to the item level transaction details to verify the two correspond, and obtains or provides a transaction authorization. In various embodiments, a payment collection processing and customer engagement platform gateway provides item level transaction details associated with a transaction received from a point of sale system to a customer engagement device, receives payment information for the transaction from the customer engagement device, and updates an account in a payment collection processing and customer engagement platform accessible loyalty or rewards program based on an item indicated in the item level transaction details.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Marc Castrechini, Henry Helgeson, Markiyan Malko
  • Publication number: 20150227906
    Abstract: A customer engagement device (CED) may receive a payment token associated with a transaction from a point of sale (POS) system. The CED may retrieve transaction details associated with the transaction from a gateway. The CED may prompt a customer to provide payment information for the transaction and may collect payment information from the customer. The CED may provide the payment information and may obtain a transaction authorization from the gateway. The CED may inform the POS system regarding the transaction authorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Marc Castrechini, Henry Helgeson, Markiyan Malko
  • Publication number: 20140351147
    Abstract: A customer engagement device (CED) may receive a payment token associated with a transaction from a point of sale (POS) system. The CED may retrieve transaction details associated with the transaction from a gateway. The CED may prompt a customer to provide payment information for the transaction and may collect payment information from the customer. The CED may provide the payment information and may obtain a transaction authorization from the gateway. The CED may inform the POS system regarding the transaction authorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Marc Castrechini, Henry Helgeson, Markiyan Malko
  • Publication number: 20140279541
    Abstract: A payment token request may be obtained from a customer's smartphone. A payment token associated with the customer's account may be generated and sent to the customer's smartphone. A payment request including the payment token may be obtained from a consumer engagement device (CED). Payment information associated with the customer's account may be retrieved based on the payment token. Payment for the payment request may be authorized and a payment confirmation may be sent to the CED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Merchantwarehouse.com, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Castrechini, Markiyan Malko, Henry Helgeson
  • Publication number: 20140279475
    Abstract: A payment token request may be obtained from a customer's smartphone. A payment token associated with the customer's account may be generated and sent to the customer's smartphone. A payment request including the payment token may be obtained from a consumer engagement device (CED). Payment information associated with the customer's account may be retrieved based on the payment token. Payment for the payment request may be authorized and a payment confirmation may be sent to the CED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Merchantwarehouse.com, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Castrechini, Markiyan Malko, Henry Helgeson