Patents by Inventor Judith M. Unland

Judith M. Unland 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).

  • Publication number: 20130339238
    Abstract: A method of facilitating a purchase transaction includes receiving an authorization request message that includes a consumer account code for a consumer, a manufacturer identification code for a manufacturer, a product identification code for a respective product associated with the manufacturer, and pricing data for the respective product. The consumer account code and the manufacturer identification code are obtained by a merchant from the consumer via an instrument presented by the consumer to the merchant during the purchase transaction. The respective product is identified at the merchant by filtering a plurality of products based on the manufacturer identification code. A memory in which program data is stored is accessed. The program data specifies a program factor for the manufacturer. A fund amount to be applied in connection with the purchase transaction is determined based on the program data and data in the authorization request message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: JJ&T Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Judith M. Unland, Timothy F. McMahon