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).
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Patent number: 11874913Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventor: Joshua Buck Powers
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Publication number: 20230237557Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Greg Anthony Vannoni, Joshua Buck Powers, Aaron Whitfield Ross, Jon William Axelson, Nicolle Elise Mathews, William Richardson, Harsh Rajesh Vachhani, Atul Sanjeev Rai
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Patent number: 11650900Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Joshua Buck Powers, Wesley Hummel, Matthew David Evens
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Patent number: 11625763Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20220050892Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventor: Joshua Buck Powers
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Patent number: 11245724Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: PayPal, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Anthony Vannoni, Joshua Buck Powers, Harsh Rajesh Vachhani
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Publication number: 20220012795Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Greg Anthony Vannoni, Joshua Buck Powers, Aaron Whitfield Ross, Jon William Axelson, Nicolle Elise Mathews, William Richardson, Harsh Rajesh Vachhani, Atul Sanjeev Rai
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Patent number: 11188631Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventor: Joshua Buck Powers
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Publication number: 20210294718Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Joshua Buck Powers, Wesley Hummel, Matthew David Evens
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Patent number: 11003566Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 31, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Joshua Buck Powers, Wesley Hummel, Matthew David Evens
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Publication number: 20210019387Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventor: Joshua Buck Powers
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Publication number: 20200389493Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Gregory Anthony Vannoni, Joshua Buck Powers, Harsh Rajesh Vachhani
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Publication number: 20200210312Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Joshua Buck Powers, Wesley Hummel, Matthew David Evens