Patents by Inventor Jonathan Alford

Jonathan Alford 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).

  • Card false-positive prevention
    Patent number: 11449850
    Abstract: A method for authenticating a transaction is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: receiving data identifying a region where a transaction is being requested; receiving data identifying a mobile communication device associated with a person requesting the transaction; determining from Location Register (LR) data for the mobile communication device data identifying a region where the mobile communication device is located; comparing the data identifying the region where the transaction is being requested with the data identifying the region where the mobile communication device is located; and authenticating the transaction in dependence on the result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: ValidSoft Limited
    Inventors: Pat Carroll, John Petersen, Jonathan Alford
  • CARD FALSE-POSITIVE PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20210142305
    Abstract: A method for authenticating a transaction is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: receiving data identifying a region where a transaction is being requested; receiving data identifying a mobile communication device associated with a person requesting the transaction; determining from Location Register (LR) data for the mobile communication device data identifying a region where the mobile communication device is located; comparing the data identifying the region where the transaction is being requested with the data identifying the region where the mobile communication device is located; and authenticating the transaction in dependence on the result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Pat CARROLL, John PETERSEN, Jonathan ALFORD
  • CARD-PRESENT SECURITY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120023022
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for authenticating the validity of a transaction. The method includes the steps of receiving data identifying a means for carrying out the financial transaction; receiving data identifying a mobile network segment for routing communications via a mobile communication device associated with a user requesting the transaction; comparing the mobile network segment data and the data identifying the means for carrying out the transaction with a database of correlated data identifying one or more means for carrying out a transaction associated with further data identifying one or more mobile network segments; and authenticating the transaction in dependence on the result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Pat Carroll, John Petersen, Jonathan Alford
  • CARD FALSE-POSITIVE PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20110282789
    Abstract: A method for authenticating a transaction is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: receiving data identifying a region where a transaction is being requested; receiving data identifying a mobile communication device associated with a person requesting the transaction; determining from Location Register (LR) data for the mobile communication device data identifying a region where the mobile communication device is located; comparing the data identifying the region where the transaction is being requested with the data identifying the region where the mobile communication device is located; and authenticating the transaction in dependence on the result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Valid-soft (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Pat Carroll, John Petersen, Jonathan Alford