Patents by Inventor Jim Magers

Jim Magers 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).

  • Method and system for payment processing
    Patent number: 7953660
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and article of manufacture for providing payment services on a network. Information identifying a network user is received. The network user is assigned a payer status. A request to make a payment to a payee on behalf of the network user is received. If a first payer status is assigned to the network user, the payment will be made no matter the identity of the payee. If a second payer status is assigned to the network user, the payment will only be made if the payee is one of a group of payees that is not determined by the network user. With the second payer status, the network user can only direct payments to the group of payees. The payer status can be changed from one payer status to another payer status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: CheckFree Services Corporation
    Inventors: Ravi Ganesan, Peter Kight, Jim Magers, Tim Herdklotz
  • Multiple mode registration and payment processing
    Publication number: 20020087471
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and article of manufacture for providing payment services on a network. Information identifying a network user is received. The network user is assigned a payer status. A request to make a payment to a payee on behalf of the network user is received. If a first payer status is assigned to the network user, the payment will be made no matter the identity of the payee. If a second payer status is assigned to the network user, the payment will only be made if the payee is one of a group of payees that is not determined by the network user. With the second payer status, the network user can only direct payments to the group of payees. The payer status can be changed from one payer status to another payer status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Ravi Ganesan, Peter Kight, Jim Magers, Tim Herdklotz