Patents by Inventor Kim R. Wagner

Kim R. Wagner 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: 20190050864
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for biometrics transaction processing. A location of a device associated with a user may be determined. A reference to a biometric data model associated with the user stored within a database may be retrieved, based at least in part on the location. Biometric data may be received from the user. Using the reference, the biometric data may be compared to the biometric data model stored within the database. A determination may be made whether the user is authenticated for the transaction based on the comparing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: John F. Sheets, Kim R. Wagner, Mark A. Nelsen
  • Patent number: 10134039
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for speech transaction processing. A location of a device associated with a user may be determined. A reference to a voice model associated with the user stored within a database may be retrieved, based at least in part on the location. A voice segment may be received from the user. Using the reference, the voice segment may be compared to the voice model stored within the database. A determination may be made whether the user is authenticated for the transaction based on the comparing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: John F. Sheets, Kim R. Wagner, Mark A. Nelsen
  • Publication number: 20180302414
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention involve using location data to authenticate individuals wirelessly. In one embodiment, an access device may obtain, by one or more cameras, images of an area captured at different time points, the images including a first image at a first time and a second image at a second time, and where the first image shows the user at a first location and the second image shows the user at a second location. The access device may, based on a position of the user and an association between the user and a communication device, conduct a transaction between the access device and the communication device, where the association between the user and the communication device is based on the first location being proximate to the communication device at the first time and the second location being proximate to the communication device at the second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Kim R. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10043177
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are described for sending and receiving messages between a terminal reader and a payment device, such as a credit card. A dynamic signature is calculated on the payment device from an application transaction counter, a terminal unpredictable number, and a transaction amount, and it is sent with an application the locator (AFL) to the reader. The reader then sends a read record command to the payment device to get records associated with the AFL, among other normal processing. While the normal processing is occurring for the transaction, the dynamic signature can be recalculated and compared with that from the payment device in order to assure that nothing has surreptitiously changed the values in the messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Trudy Hill, Jagdeep Singh Sahota, Christian Aabye, Kim R. Wagner, Anita Ochieano, Carole Oppenlander, William Chi Yuen Chan, Craig Allen Glendenning
  • Publication number: 20180211022
    Abstract: A biometric verification system is disclosed. The system includes a portable device which stores a biometric reference template and authentication preferences. The portable device can be used with an access device. The access device can prompt the user for a biometric sample. The access device may create a biometric sample template from the biometric sample, and the biometric sample template can be compared to the biometric reference template to determine if a user is authentic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Kim R. Wagner, Jing Jin, Marcelo G. de Oliveira, Christian Aabye
  • Publication number: 20170270530
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for speech transaction processing. A location of a device associated with a user may be determined. A reference to a voice model associated with the user stored within a database may be retrieved, based at least in part on the location. A voice segment may be received from the user. Using the reference, the voice segment may be compared to the voice model stored within the database. A determination may be made whether the user is authenticated for the transaction based on the comparing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: John F. Sheets, Kim R. Wagner, Mark A. Nelsen
  • Patent number: 9754258
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for speech transaction processing. A location of a device associated with a user may be determined. A reference to a voice model associated with the user stored within a database may be retrieved, based at least in part on the location. A voice segment may be received from the user. Using the reference, the voice segment may be compared to the voice model stored within the database. A determination may be made whether the user is authenticated for the transaction based on the comparing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: John F. Sheets, Kim R. Wagner, Mark A. Nelsen
  • Publication number: 20170236124
    Abstract: Described herein is a platform and method for generating a terminal location from transaction data. In some embodiments, location data is periodically provided to a service computer from multiple mobile devices. Additionally, transaction data related to terminals may be provided to the service provider by one or more entities. The service provider may be configured to match records in the received transaction data to records in the received location data to identify a set of potential terminal locations. In some embodiments, the set of potential terminal locations may be filtered according to one or more criteria. A terminal location may subsequently be approximated from the set of potential terminal locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Kim R. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20170161723
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are described for sending and receiving messages between a terminal reader and a payment device, such as a credit card. A dynamic signature is calculated on the payment device from an application transaction counter, a terminal unpredictable number, and a transaction amount, and it is sent with an application the locator (AFL) to the reader. The reader then sends a read record command to the payment device to get records associated with the AFL, among other normal processing. While the, normal processing is occurring for the transaction, the dynamic signature can be recalculated and compared with that from the payment device in order to assure that nothing has surreptitiously changed the values in the messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Trudy Hill, Jagdeep Singh Sahota, Christian Aabye, Kim R. Wagner, Anita Ochieano, Carole Oppenlander, William Chi Yuen Chan, Craig Allen Glendenning
  • Publication number: 20170163629
    Abstract: A method for utilizing a registration authority to facilitate a certificate signing request is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a registration authority computer may receive a certificate signing request associated with a token requestor. The registration authority may authenticate the identity of the token requestor and forward the certificate signing request to a certificate authority computer. A token requestor ID and a signed certificate may be provided by the certificate authority computer and forwarded to the token requestor. The token requestor ID may be utilized by the token requestor to generate digital signatures for subsequent token-based transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Simon Law, Kim R. Wagner
  • Patent number: 9613354
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are described for sending and receiving messages between a terminal reader and a payment device, such as a credit card. A dynamic signature is calculated on the payment device from an application transaction counter, a terminal unpredictable number, and a transaction amount, and it is sent with an application file locator (AFL) to the reader. The reader then sends a read record command to the payment device to get records associated with the AFL, among other normal processing. While the normal processing is occurring for the transaction, the dynamic signature can be recalculated and compared with that from the payment device in order to assure that nothing has surreptitiously changed the values in the messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Trudy Hill, Jagdeep Singh Sahota, Christian Aabye, Kim R. Wagner, Anita Ochieano, Carole Oppenlander, William Chi Yuen Chan, Craig Allen Glendenning
  • Publication number: 20160328707
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for provisioning access credentials to a mobile device using device and authorization codes. Once provisioned, a mobile device can be used to conduct a transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Kim R. Wagner, John F. Sheets, Glenn Powell
  • Publication number: 20160260092
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are described for sending and receiving messages between a terminal reader and a payment device, such as a credit card. A dynamic signature is calculated on the payment device from an application transaction counter, a terminal unpredictable number, and a transaction amount, and it is sent with an application file locator (AFL) to the reader. The reader then sends a read record command to the payment device to get records associated with the AFL, among other normal processing. While the normal processing is occurring for the transaction, the dynamic signature can be recalculated and compared with that from the payment device in order to assure that nothing has surreptitiously changed the values in the messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Trudy Hill, Jagdeep Singh Sahota, Christian Aabye, Kim R. Wagner, Anita Ochieano, Carole Oppenlander, William Chi Yuen Chan, Craig Allen Glendenning
  • Patent number: 9390445
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide strong user authentication on a consumer device without requiring the user to go through a formal registration process with the issuer or processing network. Certain embodiments allow the use of any biometric technology (e.g., fingerprint scan, iris scan, voice recognition, etc.) supported by their consumer device (e.g., smart phone, tablet computer, personal computer) to authenticate the user. Additionally, the consumer device provides unforgeable evidence of the biometric match in the form of a biometric digital artifact to provide proof to a processing network that the match occurred. The processing network maintains a history of these authenticated transactions and biometric digital artifacts and as more and more non-fraudulent authenticated transactions occur over time, a higher level of trust (i.e., lower risk) is associated with the consumer device, biometric registration process, and the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: John F. Sheets, Kim R. Wagner
  • Patent number: 9330386
    Abstract: A method comprising, at a reader, performing at least one transaction-based risk management process prior to energizing a contactless interface, initiating communication with a card utilized for a contactless transaction, receiving information associated with the card, terminating communication with the card, and authorizing the contactless transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Trudy Hill, Jagdeep Singh Sahota, Christian Aabye, Kim R. Wagner, Anita Ochieano, Carole Oppenlander, William Chi Yuen Chan, Craig Allen Glendenning
  • Patent number: 9117212
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for speaker verification on a communication device without requiring a user to go through a formal registration process with the issuer or network. Certain embodiments allow the use of a captured voice sample attempting to reproduce a word string having a random element to authenticate the user. Authentication of the user is based on both a match score indicating how closely the captured voice samples match to previously stored voice samples of the user and a pass or fail response indicating whether the voice sample is an accurate reproduction of the word string. The processing network maintains a history of the authenticated transactions and voice samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: John F. Sheets, Kim R. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20140372128
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for speech transaction processing. A location of a device associated with a user may be determined. A reference to a voice model associated with the user stored within a database may be retrieved, based at least in part on the location. A voice segment may be received from the user. Using the reference, the voice segment may be compared to the voice model stored within the database. A determination may be made whether the user is authenticated for the transaction based on the comparing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: John F. Sheets, Kim R. Wagner, Mark A. Nelsen
  • Publication number: 20140246492
    Abstract: A method comprising, at a reader, performing at least one transaction-based risk management process prior to energizing a contactless interface, initiating communication with a card utilized for a contactless transaction, receiving information associated with the card, terminating communication with the card, and authorizing the contactless transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Trudy Hill, Jagdeep Singh Sahota, Christian Aabye, Kim R. Wagner, Anita Ochieano, Carole Oppenlander, William Chi Yuen Chan, Craig Allen Glendenning
  • Publication number: 20140222678
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for speaker verification on a communication device without requiring a user to go through a formal registration process with the issuer or network. Certain embodiments allow the use of a captured voice sample attempting to reproduce a word string having a random element to authenticate the user. Authentication of the user is based on both a match score indicating how closely the captured voice samples match to previously stored voice samples of the user and a pass or fail response indicating whether the voice sample is an accurate reproduction of the word string. The processing network maintains a history of the authenticated transactions and voice samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: John F. Sheets, Kim R. Wagner
  • Patent number: 8770476
    Abstract: A method. The method comprises, at a reader, performing at least one transaction-based risk management process prior to energizing a contactless interface, initiating communication with a card utilized for the contactless transaction, receiving information associated with the card, and terminating communication with the card to authorizing the contactless transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Trudy Hill, Jagdeep Singh Sahota, Christian Aabye, Kim R. Wagner, Anita Ochieano, Carole Oppenlander, William Chi Yuen Chan, Craig Allen Glendenning