Patents by Inventor James Alan McCarthy

James Alan McCarthy 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).

  • Rules management systems and methods
    Patent number: 7899732
    Abstract: A method of providing bankcard services includes receiving at a host computer system information from a client defining an event. The method includes receiving at the host computer system information identifying a condition relating to at least one element associated with bankcard accounts. The method further includes receiving at the host computer system information defining an action to be taken based on the condition upon the occurrence of the event. The method also includes storing the event, the condition, and the action as a business rule at the host computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Van Beaumont, Jerome A. Bradley, Rene′ Jeanne LaRose, Molly Plozay, Kerry Ann Miloni Thiele, Doug Frerichs, Stephen M. Meyers, James Alan McCarthy, Kenneth Schwartz
  • Private label purchase card acceptance systems and methods
    Patent number: 7848977
    Abstract: A method of processing a purchase card transaction includes receiving a transaction request at a host computer system from a point-of-sale device of a first merchant. The transaction request comprises transaction details relating to a purchase from the first merchant using a private label purchase card relating to a second merchant and an issuer. The first merchant and the second merchant are different merchants. The transaction details comprise at least an identifier relating to the first merchant, an amount, and an account identifier relating to the private label purchase card. The method further includes evaluating at least a portion of the account identifier, recognizing that the account identifier relates to the issuer, routing at least a portion of the transaction request to the issuer, and facilitating a payment from the issuer to the first merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: James Alan McCarthy, Paul Matthew Fortney, Curtis Gregory Winchester, Brian Lee Teller, Douglas James Byerley, Arthur Silvio Velez, Joni Wren Wheeler, Stephen Jay Hug
  • Rules management systems and methods
    Publication number: 20040073511
    Abstract: A method of providing bankcard services includes receiving at a host computer system information from a client defining an event. The method includes receiving at the host computer system information identifying a condition relating to at least one element associated with bankcard accounts. The method further includes receiving at the host computer system information defining an action to be taken based on the condition upon the occurrence of the event. The method also includes storing the event, the condition, and the action as a business rule at the host computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Van Beaumont, Jerome A. Bradley, Rene?apos; Jeanne LaRose, Molly Plozay, Kerry Ann Miloni Thiele, Doug Frerichs, Stephen M. Meyers, James Alan McCarthy, Kenneth Schwartz