Patents by Inventor Mark Wenger
Mark Wenger 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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Publication number: 20230245120Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for making secure financial transactions, such as purchase payments, using rich Internet applications (RIA) running an RIA runtime (also referred to as a platform or framework) on the user's smart phone or other mobile device. Embodiments differ from the usual way of re-directing a user from a third-party application and authenticating the user by providing secure in-line payments from a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime. A system includes: a mobile device executing a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime; a payment library communicating with the RIA runtime and a service provider, for which the payment library communicates with the service provider to authenticate the rich Internet application; and in response to authentication by the service provider, facilitates secure financial transactions via the rich Internet application.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Prashant Jamkhedkar, Upendra Mardikar, Mark Wenger, Mehul Asher, Victor Chau
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Patent number: 11625720Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for making secure financial transactions, such as purchase payments, using rich Internet applications (RIA) running an RIA runtime (also referred to as a platform or framework) on the user's smart phone or other mobile device. Embodiments differ from the usual way of re-directing a user from a third-party application and authenticating the user by providing secure in-line payments from a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime. A system includes: a mobile device executing a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime; a payment library communicating with the RIA runtime and a service provider, for which the payment library communicates with the service provider to authenticate the rich Internet application; and in response to authentication by the service provider, facilitates secure financial transactions via the rich Internet application.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Prashant Jamkhedkar, Upendra Mardikar, Mark Wenger, Mehul Asher, Victor Chau
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Publication number: 20220092595Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for making secure financial transactions, such as purchase payments, using rich Internet applications (RIA) running an RIA runtime (also referred to as a platform or framework) on the user's smart phone or other mobile device. Embodiments differ from the usual way of re-directing a user from a third-party application and authenticating the user by providing secure in-line payments from a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime. A system includes: a mobile device executing a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime; a payment library communicating with the RIA runtime and a service provider, for which the payment library communicates with the service provider to authenticate the rich Internet application; and in response to authentication by the service provider, facilitates secure financial transactions via the rich Internet application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Prashant Jamkhedkar, Upendra Mardikar, Mark Wenger, Mehul Asher, Victor Chau
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Patent number: 11216812Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for making secure financial transactions, such as purchase payments, using rich Internet applications (RIA) running an RIA runtime (also referred to as a platform or framework) on the user's smart phone or other mobile device. Embodiments differ from the usual way of re-directing a user from a third-party application and authenticating the user by providing secure in-line payments from a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime. A system includes: a mobile device executing a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime; a payment library communicating with the RIA runtime and a service provider, for which the payment library communicates with the service provider to authenticate the rich Internet application; and in response to authentication by the service provider, facilitates secure financial transactions via the rich Internet application.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Prashant Jamkhedkar, Upendra Mardikar, Mark Wenger, Mehul Asher, Victor Chau
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Patent number: 10210501Abstract: There is provided systems and method for an electronic payment to a non-Internet connected device. The methods include transmitting information corresponding to at least one item for sale at a non-Internet connected machine, receiving a purchase request from a user device for the at least one item from the non-Internet connected machine, and communicating, using a hardware processor of a payment provider server, an approval of the purchase request to the user device, wherein the user device is configured to transmit a purchase authorization to the non-Internet connected machine using a wireless connection.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Gak Wee Low, Michele Lee, Mark Wenger, Xin Sun
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Patent number: 10185966Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may enable a user to add an incentive displayed along with content on a networked television to a digital wallet associated with the user. The user may be capable of selecting the displayed incentive using a remote control in communication with the networked television, or using their mobile device which may be in direct communication with the networked television, or in communication with the networked television over a network. When the user selects the displayed incentive for storage in a digital wallet, the user may be prompted to authenticate to a provider associated with the digital wallet, wherein the authentication may be performed through the networked television using the remote control. The incentive may then be added to the user's digital wallet and may be used or applied when the user performs a transaction using the digital wallet.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Mark Wenger, Prashant Jamkhedkar
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Publication number: 20160078438Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for making secure financial transactions, such as purchase payments, using rich Internet applications (RIA) running an RIA runtime (also referred to as a platform or framework) on the user's smart phone or other mobile device. Embodiments differ from the usual way of re-directing a user from a third-party application and authenticating the user by providing secure in-line payments from a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime. A system includes: a mobile device executing a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime; a payment library communicating with the RIA runtime and a service provider, for which the payment library communicates with the service provider to authenticate the rich Internet application; and in response to authentication by the service provider, facilitates secure financial transactions via the rich Internet application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Prashant Jamkhedkar, Upendra Mardikar, Mark Wenger, Mehul Asher, Victor Chau
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Patent number: 9218601Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for making secure financial transactions, such as purchase payments, using rich Internet applications (RIA) running an RIA runtime (also referred to as a platform or framework) on the user's smart phone or other mobile device. Embodiments differ from the usual way of re-directing a user from a third-party application and authenticating the user by providing secure in-line payments from a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime. A system includes: a mobile device executing a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime; a payment library communicating with the RIA runtime and a service provider, for which the payment library communicates with the service provider to authenticate the rich Internet application; and in response to authentication by the service provider, facilitates secure financial transactions via the rich Internet application.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Prashant Jamkhedkar, Upendra Mardikar, Mark Wenger, Mehul Asher, Victor Chau
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Publication number: 20150208132Abstract: The present disclosure involves a method of conducting a transaction through a television. A request is received from a user who is viewing content displayed on a television (TV) via a data stream. The request pertains to buying a physical or virtual good that is associated with the content. An availability of the physical or virtual good is communicated to the user at a predetermined trigger point in the data stream. The request is received via a TV network. The user is authenticated based on data entered by the user through the TV. The request is granted in response to the authenticating.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Gak Wee Low, Mark Wenger, Prashant Jamkhedkar
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Patent number: 9009746Abstract: The present disclosure involves a method of conducting a transaction. In one aspect, the method includes: displaying a media program on a media display device; indicating, while the media program is being displayed, an item associated with the media program is available for purchase; receiving authentication information of a prospective purchaser of the item; and completing a purchase of the item in response to the authentication information. In another aspect, the method includes: receiving, from a media display device, a user authentication request that contains user login credentials; granting the user authentication request in response to the user login credentials; and sending an authentication permission to the media display device; wherein the receiving and the sending are each performed such that the user login credentials and the authentication permission are sent through one or more intermediate hops without being inspected by any of the intermediate hops.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Gak Wee Low, Mark Wenger, Prashant Jamkhedkar
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Patent number: 8997139Abstract: The present disclosure involves a method of conducting a transaction. In one aspect, the method includes: displaying a media program on a media display device; indicating, while the media program is being displayed, an item associated with the media program is available for purchase; receiving authentication information of a prospective purchaser of the item; and completing a purchase of the item in response to the authentication information. In another aspect, the method includes: receiving, from a media display device, a user authentication request that contains user login credentials; granting the user authentication request in response to the user login credentials; and sending an authentication permission to the media display device; wherein the receiving and the sending are each performed such that the user login credentials and the authentication permission are sent through one or more intermediate hops without being inspected by any of the intermediate hops.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: eBay, Inc.Inventors: Gak Wee Low, Mark Wenger, Prashant Jamkhedkar
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Publication number: 20140297380Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may enable a user to add an incentive displayed along with content on a networked television to a digital wallet associated with the user. The user may be capable of selecting the displayed incentive using a remote control in communication with the networked television, or using their mobile device which may be in direct communication with the networked television, or in communication with the networked television over a network. When the user selects the displayed incentive for storage in a digital wallet, the user may be prompted to authenticate to a provider associated with the digital wallet, wherein the authentication may be performed through the networked television using the remote control. The incentive may then be added to the user's digital wallet and may be used or applied when the user performs a transaction using the digital wallet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Mark Wenger, Prashant Jamkhedkar
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Patent number: 8776132Abstract: The present disclosure involves a method of conducting a transaction. In one aspect, the method includes: displaying a media program on a media display device; indicating, while the media program is being displayed, an item associated with the media program is available for purchase; receiving authentication information of a prospective purchaser of the item; and completing a purchase of the item in response to the authentication information. In another aspect, the method includes: receiving, from a media display device, a user authentication request that contains user login credentials; granting the user authentication request in response to the user login credentials; and sending an authentication permission to the media display device; wherein the receiving and the sending are each performed such that the user login credentials and the authentication permission are sent through one or more intermediate hops without being inspected by any of the intermediate hops.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Gak-Wee Low, Mark Wenger, Prashant Jamkhedkar
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Publication number: 20140032413Abstract: There is provided systems and method for an electronic payment to a non-Internet connected device. The methods include transmitting information corresponding to at least one item for sale at a non-Internet connected machine, receiving a purchase request from a user device for the at least one item from the non-Internet connected machine, and communicating, using a hardware processor of a payment provider server, an approval of the purchase request to the user device, wherein the user device is configured to transmit a purchase authorization to the non-Internet connected machine using a wireless connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Gak Wee Low, Michele Lee, Mark Wenger, Xin Sun
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Publication number: 20130262213Abstract: A system including a memory storing user account information, wherein the information comprises funding sources including multiple non-cash, non-credit based funding options; and one or more processors for communicating the multiple non-cash, non-credit based funding options on a merchant site; receiving a selection of a first option of the multiple non-cash, non-credit based funding options made by a user from the merchant site; and processing a payment using the selected first option.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: Prashant Jamkhedkar, John Doppke, Mark Wenger, Thomas Doran, Arkady Fridman
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Publication number: 20120240150Abstract: The present disclosure involves a method of conducting a transaction. In one aspect, the method includes: displaying a media program on a media display device; indicating, while the media program is being displayed, an item associated with the media program is available for purchase; receiving authentication information of a prospective purchaser of the item; and completing a purchase of the item in response to the authentication information. In another aspect, the method includes: receiving, from a media display device, a user authentication request that contains user login credentials; granting the user authentication request in response to the user login credentials; and sending an authentication permission to the media display device; wherein the receiving and the sending are each performed such that the user login credentials and the authentication permission are sent through one or more intermediate hops without being inspected by any of the intermediate hops.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Gak Wee Low, Mark Wenger, Prashant Jamkhedkar
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Publication number: 20120240138Abstract: The present disclosure involves a method of conducting a transaction. In one aspect, the method includes: displaying a media program on a media display device; indicating, while the media program is being displayed, an item associated with the media program is available for purchase; receiving authentication information of a prospective purchaser of the item; and completing a purchase of the item in response to the authentication information. In another aspect, the method includes: receiving, from a media display device, a user authentication request that contains user login credentials; granting the user authentication request in response to the user login credentials; and sending an authentication permission to the media display device; wherein the receiving and the sending are each performed such that the user login credentials and the authentication permission are sent through one or more intermediate hops without being inspected by any of the intermediate hops.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Gak Wee Low, Mark Wenger, Prashant Jamkhedkar
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Publication number: 20120239529Abstract: The present disclosure involves a method of conducting a transaction. In one aspect, the method includes: displaying a media program on a media display device; indicating, while the media program is being displayed, an item associated with the media program is available for purchase; receiving authentication information of a prospective purchaser of the item; and completing a purchase of the item in response to the authentication information. In another aspect, the method includes: receiving, from a media display device, a user authentication request that contains user login credentials; granting the user authentication request in response to the user login credentials; and sending an authentication permission to the media display device; wherein the receiving and the sending are each performed such that the user login credentials and the authentication permission are sent through one or more intermediate hops without being inspected by any of the intermediate hops.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Gak Wee Low, Mark Wenger, Prashant Jamkhedkar
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Publication number: 20120116925Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for making secure financial transactions, such as purchase payments, using rich Internet applications (RIA) running an RIA runtime (also referred to as a platform or framework) on the user's smart phone or other mobile device. Embodiments differ from the usual way of re-directing a user from a third-party application and authenticating the user by providing secure in-line payments from a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime. A system includes: a mobile device executing a rich Internet application running on an RIA runtime; a payment library communicating with the RIA runtime and a service provider, for which the payment library communicates with the service provider to authenticate the rich Internet application; and in response to authentication by the service provider, facilitates secure financial transactions via the rich Internet application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Prashant Jamkhedkar, Upendra Mardikar, Mark Wenger, Mehul Asher, Victor Chau
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Publication number: 20080268167Abstract: Conductive polyamide composition comprising a base polyamide, an electrically conductive additive and a polyamide oligomer, wherein the polyamide oligomer is preferably present in amount of 0.5 to 20 wt. % with respect to the total of base polyamide and oligomer and wherein the polyamide oligomer preferably has a weight average molecular weight Mw of between 1000 and 50000 g/mol.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2006Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Steven Randall Gerteisen, Mark Joseph Schireson, Richard Mark Wenger