Patents by Inventor Joshua Buck Powers

Joshua Buck Powers 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: 11874913
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a multi-factor authentication technique that includes inputs of a physical key possessed by the user as a factor. Such a key may be a physical object that the user possesses and that includes truly random features not easily reproducible. The key may be custom to the user and may include inclusions or anomalies that affect a signal transmitted through the key. Such effects may impart a unique effect on signals transmitted through the key, producing a unique fingerprint to identify whether the key is authentication. An input from the user may be an additional factor within the authentication process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventor: Joshua Buck Powers
  • Publication number: 20230237557
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for facilitating migration of electronic shopping carts between devices. A user generates an electronic shopping cart based on interacting with a merchant website using a first device. In response to receiving a request for transferring the electronic shopping cart, cart data associated with the electronic shopping cart is obtained. The cart data is encoded, using a selected encoding technique, into a code, which can be a phrase, an emoji string, a QR code, or an image of a face that can be transferrable to a second device. The code is presented on the first device. In response to receiving the code from the second device, the electronic shopping cart is re-generated based on the cart data extracted from the code. The electronic shopping cart is made accessible to the user via the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Anthony Vannoni, Joshua Buck Powers, Aaron Whitfield Ross, Jon William Axelson, Nicolle Elise Mathews, William Richardson, Harsh Rajesh Vachhani, Atul Sanjeev Rai
  • Patent number: 11650900
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for tracking data flow through data services using a processing request identifier in callstack data. During processing requests with a service provider, each request is assigned a particular identifier, called a correlation identifier. The correlation identifier is stored in callstack data and may be used to map these individual data processing flows for the requests to the data processing services of the service provider used during the flows. Once the data flows are determined the actual used services may be identified. The mapping system may also provide for removal of erroneous callstack and reassembly of callstack data during asynchronous service calls. Additionally, the data flows may be used to see where multiple callstacks have divergent data flows. A service provider may utilize the data flows for determination of service usage rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Buck Powers, Wesley Hummel, Matthew David Evens
  • Patent number: 11625763
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for facilitating migration of electronic shopping carts between devices. A user generates an electronic shopping cart based on interacting with a merchant website using a first device. In response to receiving a request for transferring the electronic shopping cart, cart data associated with the electronic shopping cart is obtained. The cart data is encoded, using a selected encoding technique, into a code, which can be a phrase, an emoji string, a QR code, or an image of a face that can be transferrable to a second device. The code is presented on the first device. In response to receiving the code from the second device, the electronic shopping cart is re-generated based on the cart data extracted from the code. The electronic shopping cart is made accessible to the user via the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Anthony Vannoni, Joshua Buck Powers, Aaron Whitfield Ross, Jon William Axelson, Nicolle Elise Mathews, William Richardson, Harsh Rajesh Vachhani, Atul Sanjeev Rai
  • Publication number: 20220050892
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a multi-factor authentication technique that includes inputs of a physical key possessed by the user as a factor. Such a key may be a physical object that the user possesses and that includes truly random features not easily reproducible. The key may be custom to the user and may include inclusions or anomalies that affect a signal transmitted through the key. Such effects may impart a unique effect on signals transmitted through the key, producing a unique fingerprint to identify whether the key is authentication. An input from the user may be an additional factor within the authentication process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventor: Joshua Buck Powers
  • Patent number: 11245724
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to determine the legitimacy of a website. Such a website may include a graphical representation. The graphical representation may be periodically updated. A user device accessing the website may obtain data directed to the graphical representation at the time that the user device is accessing the website. The graphical representation may be compared to the data and legitimacy of the website may be determined through analysis of the graphical representation displayed on the website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Anthony Vannoni, Joshua Buck Powers, Harsh Rajesh Vachhani
  • Publication number: 20220012795
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for facilitating migration of electronic shopping carts between devices. A user generates an electronic shopping cart based on interacting with a merchant website using a first device. In response to receiving a request for transferring the electronic shopping cart, cart data associated with the electronic shopping cart is obtained. The cart data is encoded, using a selected encoding technique, into a code, which can be a phrase, an emoji string, a QR code, or an image of a face that can be transferrable to a second device. The code is presented on the first device. In response to receiving the code from the second device, the electronic shopping cart is re-generated based on the cart data extracted from the code. The electronic shopping cart is made accessible to the user via the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Greg Anthony Vannoni, Joshua Buck Powers, Aaron Whitfield Ross, Jon William Axelson, Nicolle Elise Mathews, William Richardson, Harsh Rajesh Vachhani, Atul Sanjeev Rai
  • Patent number: 11188631
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a multi-factor authentication technique that includes inputs of a physical key possessed by the user as a factor. Such a key may be a physical object that the user possesses and that includes truly random features not easily reproducible. The key may be custom to the user and may include inclusions or anomalies that affect a signal transmitted through the key. Such effects may impart a unique effect on signals transmitted through the key, producing a unique fingerprint to identify whether the key is authentication. An input from the user may be an additional factor within the authentication process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventor: Joshua Buck Powers
  • Publication number: 20210294718
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for tracking data flow through data services using a processing request identifier in callstack data. During processing requests with a service provider, each request is assigned a particular identifier, called a correlation identifier. The correlation identifier is stored in callstack data and may be used to map these individual data processing flows for the requests to the data processing services of the service provider used during the flows. Once the data flows are determined the actual used services may be identified. The mapping system may also provide for removal of erroneous callstack and reassembly of callstack data during asynchronous service calls. Additionally, the data flows may be used to see where multiple callstacks have divergent data flows. A service provider may utilize the data flows for determination of service usage rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Joshua Buck Powers, Wesley Hummel, Matthew David Evens
  • Patent number: 11003566
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for tracking data flow through data services using a processing request identifier in callstack data. During processing requests with a service provider, each request is assigned a particular identifier, called a correlation identifier. The correlation identifier is stored in callstack data and may be used to map these individual data processing flows for the requests to the data processing services of the service provider used during the flows. Once the data flows are determined the actual used services may be identified. The mapping system may also provide for removal of erroneous callstack and reassembly of callstack data during asynchronous service calls. Additionally, the data flows may be used to see where multiple callstacks have divergent data flows. A service provider may utilize the data flows for determination of service usage rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Buck Powers, Wesley Hummel, Matthew David Evens
  • Publication number: 20210019387
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a multi-factor authentication technique that includes inputs of a physical key possessed by the user as a factor. Such a key may be a physical object that the user possesses and that includes truly random features not easily reproducible. The key may be custom to the user and may include inclusions or anomalies that affect a signal transmitted through the key. Such effects may impart a unique effect on signals transmitted through the key, producing a unique fingerprint to identify whether the key is authentication. An input from the user may be an additional factor within the authentication process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: Joshua Buck Powers
  • Publication number: 20200389493
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to determine the legitimacy of a website. Such a website may include a graphical representation. The graphical representation may be periodically updated. A user device accessing the website may obtain data directed to the graphical representation at the time that the user device is accessing the website. The graphical representation may be compared to the data and legitimacy of the website may be determined through analysis of the graphical representation displayed on the website.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory Anthony Vannoni, Joshua Buck Powers, Harsh Rajesh Vachhani
  • Publication number: 20200210312
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for tracking data flow through data services using a processing request identifier in callstack data. During processing requests with a service provider, each request is assigned a particular identifier, called a correlation identifier. The correlation identifier is stored in callstack data and may be used to map these individual data processing flows for the requests to the data processing services of the service provider used during the flows. Once the data flows are determined the actual used services may be identified. The mapping system may also provide for removal of erroneous callstack and reassembly of callstack data during asynchronous service calls. Additionally, the data flows may be used to see where multiple callstacks have divergent data flows. A service provider may utilize the data flows for determination of service usage rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua Buck Powers, Wesley Hummel, Matthew David Evens