Patents by Inventor Kathi L. Bernstein

Kathi L. Bernstein 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: 20230214823
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for securing transactions with single-use account tokens. In one embodiment, an authorization system creates a single-use account token for a valid primary account identifier. The single-use account token is sent as an email attachment to an email address of an associate account holder. A user device is configured to load the single-use account token from the email attachment into a wallet application of the user device. The valid primary account identifier is prevented from being used by the authorization system to authorize a transaction in response to the single-use account token being created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Kathi L. Bernstein, Youngjoon Park
  • Patent number: 11250432
    Abstract: The system protects an account through the use of tokens, thereby eliminating the need to expose the primary account identifier during a transaction. If a primary account identifier is compromised, any use of the primary account identifier to facilitate a fraudulent purchase or settlement transaction may be blocked by the system. The system is configured to receive a payment authorization request including a payment account first identifier. The payment account first identifier serves as a search condition for a query, which is executed against a database to retrieve payment account information, if the payment account information exists. The system sends a decline response in response to the payment account first identifier and a primary account identifier from the payment account information being the same, indicating that a primary account is being used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: America Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathi L. Bernstein, Youngjoon Park
  • Publication number: 20170300918
    Abstract: The system protects an account through the use of tokens, thereby eliminating the need to expose the primary account identifier during a transaction. If a primary account identifier is compromised, any use of the primary account identifier to facilitate a fraudulent purchase or settlement transaction may be blocked by the system. The system is configured to receive a payment authorization request including a payment account first identifier. The payment account first identifier serves as a search condition for a query, which is executed against a database to retrieve payment account information, if the payment account information exists. The system sends a decline response in response to the payment account first identifier and a primary account identifier from the payment account information being the same, indicating that a primary account is being used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathi L. Bernstein, Youngjoon Park
  • Publication number: 20120072348
    Abstract: Limited use account identifiers or secondary account identifiers are enabled with refresh capability. The refreshable account identifiers are used in financial transactions and, specifically, in transaction situations where multiple and/or duplicate authorization requests occur for the same or related transactions. The limited use account identifiers may be used by intermediaries that coordinate the purchase of an item for a buyer. An authorization refresh may be performed by the account issuer and/or the intermediary if a settlement request is received for a transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathi L. Bernstein, Hans D. Buehler, William Clark, Jeremiah Matt Curry, Ryan Edward Lueders, David O. Nelson, Michael S. Smith
  • Publication number: 20120072349
    Abstract: Limited use account identifiers or secondary account identifiers are enabled with refresh capability. The refreshable account identifiers are used in financial transactions and, specifically, in transaction situations where multiple and/or duplicate authorization requests are submitted by a merchant for the same or related transactions. The limited use account identifiers may be used by intermediaries that coordinate the purchase of an item for a merchant/buyer. An authorization refresh may be performed by the account issuer and/or the intermediary if a settlement request is received for a transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathi L. Bernstein, Hans D. Buehler, William Clark, Jeremiah Matt Curry, Ryan Edward Lueders, David O. Nelson, Michael S. Smith
  • Publication number: 20120066133
    Abstract: Limited use account identifiers or secondary account identifiers are enabled with refresh capability. The refreshable account identifiers are used in financial transactions and, specifically, in transaction situations where multiple and/or duplicate authorization requests occur for the same or related transactions. An authorization refresh may occur if a settlement request is received for a transaction. The limited use account identifiers may be used by intermediaries that coordinate the purchase of an item for a buyer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc.
    Inventors: Kathi L. Bernstein, Hans D. Buehler, William Clark, Jeremiah Matt Curry, Ryan Edward Lueders, David O. Nelson, Michael S. Smith
  • Publication number: 20090177563
    Abstract: Limited use account identifiers or secondary account identifiers are enabled with refresh capability. The refreshable account identifiers are used in financial transactions and, specifically, in transaction situations where multiple and/or duplicate authorization requests occur for the same or related transactions. The limited use account identifiers may be used by intermediaries that coordinate the purchase of an item for a buyer. The intermediary also coordinates with the merchant to verify availability of the item, provides the merchant with the refreshable limited use account identifier and provides the purchaser with a confirmation number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathi L. Bernstein, Hans D. Buehler, William Clark, Jeremiah Matt Curry, Ryan Edward Lueders, David O. Nelson, Michael S. Smith