Patents by Inventor Josh Ostrow
Josh Ostrow 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).
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Publication number: 20210406874Abstract: Users of a communication system can initiate electronic payments during a communication session hosted by the communication system or via a social network identity page hosted by the communication system. The communication system detects a payment signal from a user of the communication system and the collects payment information details either by displaying a payment object interface in a communication application of the user or receiving payment information input directly from the user's communication device. The payment information includes sender and recipient payment account identifiers that are communicated to a payment processing system for processing and delivery of the designated payment amount to the recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Michael DePasquale, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Peter Schmitt, Kevin Michael Bierhoff, Alevtina Stolpnik, Avery Pennarun, Narelle Cozens
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Publication number: 20210326830Abstract: An email payment system and method to provide users with the ability to initiate and send payments to one more recipients via email messaging. A user interface is provided in an email client that allows a user to insert payment with the email. Payment details are collected through one or more payment modals displayed in the email client. A payment object is inserted into the body of the email and is displayed to both the sender and recipient. The payment details captured in the payment object are communicated to a payment processor. The payment processor uses electronic payment accounts associated with the corresponding sender and recipient email addresses to identify the relevant electronic payment accounts and transfer the payment between said accounts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Narelle Cozens, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Phillip Neal Sharp, Josh Ostrow, Hoai Nguyen, Peter Schmitt
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Patent number: 11120440Abstract: Users of a communication system can initiate electronic payments during a communication session hosted by the communication system or via a social network identity page hosted by the communication system. The communication system detects a payment signal from a user of the communication system and the collects payment information details either by displaying a payment object interface in a communication application of the user or receiving payment information input directly from the user's communication device. The payment information includes sender and recipient payment account identifiers that are communicated to a payment processing system for processing and delivery of the designated payment amount to the recipient.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Michael DePasquale, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Peter Schmitt, Kevin Michael Bierhoff, Alevtina Stolpnik, Avery Pennarun, Narelle Cozens
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Patent number: 10997575Abstract: An email payment system and method to provide users with the ability to initiate and send payments to one more recipients via email messaging. A user interface is provided in an email client that allows a user to insert payment with the email. Payment details are collected through one or more payment modals displayed in the email client. A payment object is inserted into the body of the email and is displayed to both the sender and recipient. The payment details captured in the payment object are communicated to a payment processor. The payment processor uses electronic payment accounts associated with the corresponding sender and recipient email addresses to identify the relevant electronic payment accounts and transfer the payment between said accounts. A status of the payment transaction is tracked and displayed within the payment object of the emails residing in both the sender and recipient email client.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Narelle Cozens, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Phillip Neal Sharp, Josh Ostrow, Hoai Nguyen, Peter Schmitt
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Publication number: 20190295053Abstract: Users of a communication system can initiate electronic payments during a communication session hosted by the communication system or via a social network identity page hosted by the communication system. The communication system detects a payment signal from a user of the communication system and the collects payment information details either by displaying a payment object interface in a communication application of the user or receiving payment information input directly from the user's communication device. The payment information includes sender and recipient payment account identifiers that are communicated to a payment processing system for processing and delivery of the designated payment amount to the recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Michael DePasquale, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Peter Schmitt, Kevin Michael Bierhoff, Alevtina Stolpnik, Avery Pennarun, Narelle Cozens
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Patent number: 10360550Abstract: An email payment system and method to provide users with the ability to initiate and send payments to one more recipients via email messaging. A user interface is provided in an email client that allows a user to insert payment with the email. Payment details are collected through one or more payment modals displayed in the email client. A payment object is inserted into the body of the email and is displayed to both the sender and recipient. The payment details captured in the payment object are communicated to a payment processor. The payment processor uses electronic payment accounts associated with the corresponding sender and recipient email addresses to identify the relevant electronic payment accounts and transfer the payment between said accounts. A status of the payment transaction is tracked and displayed within the payment object of the emails residing in both the sender and recipient email client.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Narelle Cozens, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Phillip Neal Sharp, Josh Ostrow, Hoai Nguyen, Peter Schmitt
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Publication number: 20170132591Abstract: Users of a communication system can initiate electronic payments during a communication session hosted by the communication system or via a social network identity page hosted by the communication system. The communication system detects a payment signal from a user of the communication system and the collects payment information details either by displaying a payment object interface in a communication application of the user or receiving payment information input directly from the user's communication device. The payment information includes sender and recipient payment account identifiers that arc communicated to a payment processing system for processing and delivery of the designated payment amount to the recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Michael DePasquale, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Peter Schmitt, Kevin Michael Bierhoff, Alevtina Stolpnik, Avery Pennarun, Narelle Cozens
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Patent number: 9582789Abstract: Users of a communication system can initiate electronic payments during a communication session hosted by the communication system or via a social network identity page hosted by the communication system. The communication system detects a payment signal from a user of the communication system and the collects payment information details either by displaying a payment object interface in a communication application of the user or receiving payment information input directly from the user's communication device. The payment information includes sender and recipient payment account identifiers that are communicated to a payment processing system for processing and delivery of the designated payment amount to the recipient.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Michael DePasquale, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Peter Schmitt, Kevin Michael Bierhoff, Alevtina Stolpnik, Avery Pennarun, Narelle Cozens
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Publication number: 20160180317Abstract: Conducting offline transactions comprises associating, using one or more computing devices, a user computing device with a payment account of a user and a counter-party computing device with a payment account of a counter-party, the user computing device and the counter-party computing device being activated to conduct transactions utilizing the accounts; receiving a transaction request from the user computing device indicating that an offline transaction was conducted with the counter-party computing device; conducting a transfer of funds from the payment account of the user to the payment account of the counter-party; providing a confirmation of the transfer to the user computing device and a confirmation of the transfer to the counter-party computing device; and providing an updated balance of the peer-to-peer payment account of the user to the user computing device and an updated balance of the payment account of the counter-party to the counter-party computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: Google inc.Inventors: Narelle Cozens, Michael DePasquale, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Avery Pennarun, Peter Schmitt, Hoai Nguyen
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Publication number: 20160042330Abstract: Ranking payment requests includes a peer-to-peer payment system that employs a server configured for receiving a payment request from a requester computing device; receiving location data of the requester network device; receiving a request for a ranking of payment requests; searching social network information of the payor for occurrences of the requester of the payment request; receiving location data of the payor network device, the location data comprising a location of the payor computing device and a location history of the payor computing device; searching a transaction history of the payor; ranking the payment requests based at least in part on one or more of the location of the requester, a strength of social network connections to the payor for each of the payment requesters, and number of previous transactions between the payor and the requester; and providing the ranking of the payment requests to the payor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Narelle Cozens, Michael DePasquale, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Avery Pennarun, Hoai Nguyen, Peter Schmitt
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Patent number: 9123038Abstract: Ranking payment requests includes a peer-to-peer payment system that employs a server configured for receiving a payment request from a requester computing device; receiving location data of the requester network device; receiving a request for a ranking of payment requests; searching social network information of the payor for occurrences of the requester of the payment request; receiving location data of the payor network device, the location data comprising a location of the payor computing device and a location history of the payor computing device; searching a transaction history of the payor; ranking the payment requests based at least in part on one or more of the location of the requester, a strength of social network connections to the payor for each of the payment requesters, and number of previous transactions between the payor and the requester; and providing the ranking of the payment requests to the payor.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Narelle Cozens, Michael DePasquale, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Avery Pennarun, Hoai Nguyen, Peter Schmitt
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Publication number: 20140279457Abstract: Users of a communication system can initiate electronic payments during a communication session hosted by the communication system or via a social network identity page hosted by the communication system. The communication system detects a payment signal from a user of the communication system and the collects payment information details either by displaying a payment object interface in a communication application of the user or receiving payment information input directly from the user's communication device. The payment information includes sender and recipient payment account identifiers that are communicated to a payment processing system for processing and delivery of the designated payment amount to the recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Michael DePasquale, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Peter Schmitt, Kevin Michael Bierhoff, Alevtina Stolpnik, Avery Pennarun, Narelle Cozens
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Publication number: 20140188727Abstract: An email payment system and method to provide users with the ability to initiate and send payments to one more recipients via email messaging. A user interface is provided in an email client that allows a user to insert payment with the email. Payment details are collected through one or more payment modals displayed in the email client. A payment object is inserted into the body of the email and is displayed to both the sender and recipient. The payment details captured in the payment object are communicated to a payment processor. The payment processor uses electronic payment accounts associated with the corresponding sender and recipient email addresses to identify the relevant electronic payment accounts and transfer the payment between said accounts. A status of the payment transaction is tracked and displayed within the payment object of the emails residing in both the sender and recipient email client.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Narelle Cozens, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Phillip Neal Sharp, Josh Ostrow, Hoai Nguyen, Peter Schmitt
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Publication number: 20140156521Abstract: Ranking payment requests includes a peer-to-peer payment system that employs a server configured for receiving a payment request from a requester computing device; receiving location data of the requester network device; receiving a request for a ranking of payment requests; searching social network information of the payor for occurrences of the requester of the payment request; receiving location data of the payor network device, the location data comprising a location of the payor computing device and a location history of the payor computing device; searching a transaction history of the payor; ranking the payment requests based at least in part on one or more of the location of the requester, a strength of social network connections to the payor for each of the payment requesters, and number of previous transactions between the payor and the requester; and providing the ranking of the payment requests to the payor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Narelle Cozens, Michael DePasquale, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Avery Pennarun, Hoai Nguyen, Peter Schmitt
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Patent number: 8700526Abstract: Ranking payment requests includes a peer-to-peer payment system that employs a server configured for receiving a payment request from a requester computing device; receiving location data of the requester network device; receiving a request for a ranking of payment requests; searching social network information of the payor for occurrences of the requester of the payment request; receiving location data of the payor network device, the location data comprising a location of the payor computing device and a location history of the payor computing device; searching a transaction history of the payor; ranking the payment requests based at least in part on one or more of the location of the requester, a strength of social network connections to the payor for each of the payment requesters, and number of previous transactions between the payor and the requester; and providing the ranking of the payment requests to the payor.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Narelle Cozens, Michael DePasquale, Travis Harrison Kroll Green, Boris Mizhen, Josh Ostrow, Avery Pennarun, Hoai Nguyen, Peter Schmitt