Patents by Inventor John Hamilton Butterfield

John Hamilton Butterfield 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).

  • Obtaining recipient information during an electronic remittance transaction
    Patent number: 9978068
    Abstract: One or more embodiments described herein include methods and systems for remitting funds via a social networking system. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide users the ability to remit funds to co-users utilizing social network profiles and notifications. Additionally, systems and methods described herein determine one or more risk levels for a remittance request based on a variety of social network factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: John Hamilton Butterfield, Stephen Moore Davis
  • OBTAINING RECIPIENT INFORMATION DURING AN ELECTRONIC REMITTANCE TRANSACTION
    Publication number: 20160104159
    Abstract: One or more embodiments described herein include methods and systems for remitting funds via a social networking system. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide users the ability to remit funds to co-users utilizing social network profiles and notifications. Additionally, systems and methods described herein determine one or more risk levels for a remittance request based on a variety of social network factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: John Hamilton Butterfield, Stephen Moore Davis