Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Zeltzer

Joseph M. Zeltzer 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).

  • Patent number: 11138624
    Abstract: A method for identifying and distributing offers includes: storing account profiles, each profile including data related to a transaction account including an account identifier and a plurality of transaction data entries, each including transaction data; receiving an offer request from a consumer entity, the request including a specific account identifier and geographic location; identifying a specific account profile that includes the specific account identifier; identifying offer parameters, the parameters being based on the geographic location and the transaction data included in the identified specific account profile; transmitting the offer parameters to a merchant entity; receiving offer data for a plurality of offers from the merchant entity based on the offer parameters; identifying a specific offer based on the offer data for the specific offer and the transaction data included in the specific account profile; and transmitting the offer data for the identified specific offer to the consumer entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kaitlin Triano, Sruba De, Joseph M. Zeltzer
  • Publication number: 20190287129
    Abstract: A method for identifying and distributing offers includes: storing account profiles, each profile including data related to a transaction account including an account identifier and a plurality of transaction data entries, each including transaction data; receiving an offer request from a consumer entity, the request including a specific account identifier and geographic location; identifying a specific account profile that includes the specific account identifier; identifying offer parameters, the parameters being based on the geographic location and the transaction data included in the identified specific account profile; transmitting the offer parameters to a merchant entity; receiving offer data for a plurality of offers from the merchant entity based on the offer parameters; identifying a specific offer based on the offer data for the specific offer and the transaction data included in the specific account profile; and transmitting the offer data for the identified specific offer to the consumer entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kaitlin TRIANO, Sruba DE, Joseph M. ZELTZER
  • Patent number: 10339552
    Abstract: A method for identifying and distributing offers includes: storing account profiles, each profile including data related to a transaction account including an account identifier and a plurality of transaction data entries, each including transaction data; receiving an offer request from a consumer entity, the request including a specific account identifier and geographic location; identifying a specific account profile that includes the specific account identifier; identifying offer parameters, the parameters being based on the geographic location and the transaction data included in the identified specific account profile; transmitting the offer parameters to a merchant entity; receiving offer data for a plurality of offers from the merchant entity based on the offer parameters; identifying a specific offer based on the offer data for the specific offer and the transaction data included in the specific account profile; and transmitting the offer data for the identified specific offer to the consumer entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kaitlin Triano, Sruba De, Joseph M. Zeltzer
  • Publication number: 20160300257
    Abstract: A method for identifying and distributing offers includes: storing account profiles, each profile including data related to a transaction account including an account identifier and a plurality of transaction data entries, each including transaction data; receiving an offer request from a consumer entity, the request including a specific account identifier and geographic location; identifying a specific account profile that includes the specific account identifier; identifying offer parameters, the parameters being based on the geographic location and the transaction data included in the identified specific account profile; transmitting the offer parameters to a merchant entity; receiving offer data for a plurality of offers from the merchant entity based on the offer parameters; identifying a specific offer based on the offer data for the specific offer and the transaction data included in the specific account profile; and transmitting the offer data for the identified specific offer to the consumer entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Kaitlin Triano, Sruba De, Joseph M. Zeltzer
  • Publication number: 20140164114
    Abstract: A spend mapping tool provides a system, method, and computer program product for analyzing transactions between merchants and cardmembers. The tool groups a merchant by industry in a merchant industry group. The tool also groups a cardmember by industry in a cardmember industry group. Further, the tool analyzes transaction data from a transaction between at least one merchant in said merchant industry group and at least one cardmember in said cardmember industry group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua M. Berwitz, Guillaume J. Bouvard, Charles C. Lyon, Jon K. Ruterman, Joseph M. Zeltzer
  • Patent number: 8694368
    Abstract: A spend mapping tool provides a system, method, and computer program product for analyzing transactions between merchants and cardmembers. The tool groups a merchant by industry in a merchant industry group. The tool also groups a cardmember by industry in a cardmember industry group. Further, the tool analyzes transaction data from a transaction between at least one merchant in said merchant industry group and at least one cardmember in said cardmember industry group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua M. Berwitz, Guillaume J. Bouvard, Charles C. Lyon, Jon K. Ruterman, Joseph M. Zeltzer
  • Publication number: 20080140503
    Abstract: A spend mapping tool provides a system, method, and computer program product for analyzing transactions between merchants and cardmembers. The tool groups a merchant by industry in a merchant industry group. The tool also groups a cardmember by industry in a cardmember industry group. Further, the tool analyzes transaction data from a transaction between at least one merchant in said merchant industry group and at least one cardmember in said cardmember industry group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua M. Berwitz, Guillaume J. Bouvard, Charles C. Lyon, Jon K. Ruterman, Joseph M. Zeltzer