Patents by Inventor John R. Caughey

John R. Caughey 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).

  • Systems and methods for aggregating consumer-specific transactions associated with a social venture
    Patent number: 10346816
    Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods for aggregating consumer-specific transactions made to member merchants associated with a social venture are disclosed. One exemplary method includes distributing a merchant computing device to each of multiple member merchants associated with a social venture and capturing and storing, in memory, multiple transactions from the merchant computing devices, during a social venture period. At least two of the multiple transactions involve a consumer account. The exemplary method further includes aggregating the at least two transactions to the consumer account into a single transaction and submitting the single transaction to an acquirer to be settled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Stephen Dantu, Pablo Cohan, David Laskin, Thomas Rempe, Lauren Stephens, John R. Caughey
  • Systems and Methods for Aggregating Consumer-Specific Transactions Associated With a Social Venture
    Publication number: 20160012398
    Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods for aggregating consumer-specific transactions made to member merchants associated with a social venture are disclosed. One exemplary method includes distributing a merchant computing device to each of multiple member merchants associated with a social venture and capturing and storing, in memory, multiple transactions from the merchant computing devices, during a social venture period. At least two of the multiple transactions involve a consumer account. The exemplary method further includes aggregating the at least two transactions to the consumer account into a single transaction and submitting the single transaction to an acquirer to be settled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen Dantu, Pablo Cohan, David Laskin, Thomas Rempe, Lauren Stephens, John R. Caughey