Patents by Inventor Mark Goris
Mark Goris 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: 10163101Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transaction network that facilitates and simplifies purchase transactions between any number of customers and any number of merchants. The transaction network is primarily utilized in the sale and purchase of digital content via a network such as the Internet. The transaction network registers and authenticates customer purchase activities and maintains customer account data including payment information. Once registered, a customer will generally not register again for further purchase activities at participating merchant sites. Additionally, the transaction network provides a single, central authentication mechanism for all participating merchant sites using a single customer identifier and password. Further, the transaction network accumulates purchase information across all of the merchant sites and the ultimate payment processing of those purchase transactions.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: AMDOCS DEVELOPMENT LIMITEDInventors: Michael P. Cockrill, William K. Bryant, D. Chase Franklin, Mark H. McNeely, Timothy J. Ryan, Andrew P. Sweet, Steven J. Siadek, Ronald R. Faith, J. Mark Goris, Thor A. Malek
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Patent number: 8935182Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transaction network that facilitates and simplifies purchase transactions between any number of customers and any number of merchants. The transaction network is primarily utilized in the sale and purchase of digital content via a network such as the Internet. The transaction network registers and authenticates customer purchase activities and maintains customer account data including payment information. Once registered, a customer will generally not register again for further purchase activities at participating merchant sites. Additionally, the transaction network provides a single, central authentication mechanism for all participating merchant sites using a single customer identifier and password. Further, the transaction network accumulates purchase information across all of the merchant sites and the ultimate payment processing of those purchase transactions.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2001Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Amdocs Qpass Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Cockrill, William K. Bryant, D. Chase Franklin, Mark H. McNeely, Timothy J. Ryan, Andrew P. Sweet, Steven J. Siadek, Ronald R. Faith, Jr., J. Mark Goris, Thor A. Malek
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Patent number: 8862575Abstract: A provider relationship management system (“PRM system”) is disclosed that enables an individual to manage information about and electronically interact with organizations. The PRM system presents an individual with a list of organizations that the individual may have a relationship with. The individual selects one or more organizations from the list to add the selected organizations to a personal provider directory. The individual uses the personal provider directory to manage information associated with each organization. The individual may seek to establish an interactive connection with one or more organizations in the personal provider directory. If a selected organization agrees to establish an interactive connection with the individual, the organization is permitted to communicate with and send electronic documents to the individual. Each document is associated with a document type, and the document type is associated with certain actions that may be taken with respect to the corresponding document.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2010Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Doxo, Inc.Inventors: Steve Shivers, Roger Parks, Mark Goris
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Patent number: 8311938Abstract: A provider relationship management system (“PRM system”) is disclosed that enables an individual to manage information about and electronically interact with organizations. The PRM system presents an individual with a list of organizations that the individual may have a relationship with. The individual selects one or more organizations from the list to add the selected organizations to a personal provider directory. The individual uses the personal provider directory to manage information associated with each organization. The individual may seek to establish an interactive connection with one or more organizations in the personal provider directory. If a selected organization agrees to establish an interactive connection with the individual, the organization is permitted to communicate with and send electronic documents to the individual. Each document is associated with a document type, and the document type is associated with certain actions that may be taken with respect to the corresponding document.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2010Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Doxo, Inc.Inventors: Steve Shivers, Roger Parks, Mark Goris
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Publication number: 20110218912Abstract: A provider relationship management system (“PRM system”) is disclosed that enables an individual to electronically interact with organizations. The PRM system allows individuals to add organizations to a personal provider directory. The individual may seek to establish an interactive connection with one or more organizations in the personal provider directory. If a selected organization agrees to establish an interactive connection with the individual, the organization is permitted to communicate with and send electronic documents to the individual. Each document is associated with a document type, and the document type is associated with certain actions that may be taken with respect to the corresponding document. Pay documents are associated with an action to transfer monetary value from an individual to an organization. The PRM system allows an account associated with an individual to be debited and an account associated with an organization to be credited to satisfy a pay document.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: Doxo, Inc.Inventors: Steve Shivers, Roger Parks, Mark Goris
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Publication number: 20110047147Abstract: A provider relationship management system (“PRM system”) is disclosed that enables an individual to manage information about and electronically interact with organizations. The PRM system presents an individual with a list of organizations that the individual may have a relationship with. The individual selects one or more organizations from the list to add the selected organizations to a personal provider directory. The individual uses the personal provider directory to manage information associated with each organization. The individual may seek to establish an interactive connection with one or more organizations in the personal provider directory. If a selected organization agrees to establish an interactive connection with the individual, the organization is permitted to communicate with and send electronic documents to the individual. Each document is associated with a document type, and the document type is associated with certain actions that may be taken with respect to the corresponding document.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Doxo, Inc.Inventors: Steve Shivers, Roger Parks, Mark Goris
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Publication number: 20110022536Abstract: A provider relationship management system (“PRM system”) is disclosed that enables an individual to manage information about and electronically interact with organizations. The PRM system presents an individual with a list of organizations that the individual may have a relationship with. The individual selects one or more organizations from the list to add the selected organizations to a personal provider directory. The individual uses the personal provider directory to manage information associated with each organization. The individual may seek to establish an interactive connection with one or more organizations in the personal provider directory. If a selected organization agrees to establish an interactive connection with the individual, the organization is permitted to communicate with and send electronic documents to the individual. Each document is associated with a document type, and the document type is associated with certain actions that may be taken with respect to the corresponding document.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: Doxo, Inc.Inventors: Steve Shivers, Roger Parks, Mark Goris
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Publication number: 20100250433Abstract: A provider relationship management system (“PRM system”) is disclosed that enables an individual to manage information about and electronically interact with organizations. The PRM system presents an individual with a list of organizations that the individual may have a relationship with. The individual selects one or more organizations from the list to add the selected organizations to a personal provider directory. The individual uses the personal provider directory to manage information associated with each organization. The individual may seek to establish an interactive connection with one or more organizations in the personal provider directory. If a selected organization agrees to establish an interactive connection with the individual, the organization is permitted to communicate with and send electronic documents to the individual. Each document is associated with a document type, and the document type is associated with certain actions that may be taken with respect to the corresponding document.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: Doxo, Inc.Inventors: Steve Shivers, Roger Parks, Mark Goris
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Publication number: 20030208442Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transaction network that facilitates and simplifies purchase transactions between any number of customers and any number of merchants. The transaction network is primarily utilized in the sale and purchase of digital content via a network such as the Internet. The transaction network registers and authenticates customer purchase activities and maintains customer account data including payment information. Once registered, a customer will generally not register again for further purchase activities at participating merchant sites. Additionally, the transaction network provides a single, central authentication mechanism for all participating merchant sites using a single customer identifier and password. Further, the transaction network accumulates purchase information across all of the merchant sites and the ultimate payment processing of those purchase transactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2001Publication date: November 6, 2003Applicant: Qpass, Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Cockrill, William K. Bryant, D. Chase Franklin, Mark H. McNeely, Timothy J. Ryan, Andrew P. Sweet, Steven J. Siadek, Ronald R. Faith, J. Mark Goris, Thor A. Malek
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Patent number: 6473740Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transaction network that facilitates and simplifies purchase transactions between any number of customers and any number of merchants. The transaction network is primarily utilized in the sale and purchase of digital content via a network such as the Internet. The transaction network registers and authenticates customer purchase activities and maintains customer account data including payment information. Once registered, a customer will generally not register again for further purchase activities at participating merchant sites. Additionally, the transaction network provides a single, central authentication mechanism for all participating merchant sites using a single customer identifier and password. Further, the transaction network accumulates purchase information across all of the merchant sites and the ultimate payment processing of those purchase transactions.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1998Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: QPASS, Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Cockrill, William K. Bryant, D. Chase Franklin, Mark H. McNeely, Timothy J. Ryan, Andrew P. Sweet, Steven J. Siadek, Ronald R. Faith, Jr., J. Mark Goris, Thor A. Malek
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Publication number: 20020059114Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transaction network that facilitates and simplifies purchase transactions between any number of customers and any number of merchants. The transaction network is primarily utilized in the sale and purchase of digital content via a network such as the Internet. The transaction network registers and authenticates customer purchase activities and maintains customer account data including payment information. Once registered, a customer will generally not register again for further purchase activities at participating merchant sites. Additionally, the transaction network provides a single, central authentication mechanism for all participating merchant sites using a single customer identifier and password. Further, the transaction network accumulates purchase information across all of the merchant sites and the ultimate payment processing of those purchase transactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 1998Publication date: May 16, 2002Inventors: MICHAEL P. COCKRILL, WILLIAM K. BRYANT, D. CHASE FRANKLIN, MARK H. MCNEELY, TIMOTHY J. RYAN, ANDREW P. SWEET, STEVEN J. SIADEK, RONALD R. FAITH, J. MARK GORIS, THOR A. MALEK