Patents by Inventor Matt Dill

Matt Dill 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: 20090265272
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for financial transfers utilizing a unique identifier to facilitate flexible payment options for the transaction. According to one embodiment, a pull transaction model can be implemented. According to such embodiments, a money transfer can be initiated in a conventional manner via an agent of a money transfer facilitator. The sender of the transfer can provide an identifier for the transaction to the recipient. The recipient can in turn use the identifier, in combination with functionality of a mobile wallet application of a mobile device to request or “pull” the money transfer to an account associated with the mobile wallet application. In this way, the recipient can receive the transfer to the mobile wallet account even if the sender does not know that such a delivery is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: The Western Union Company
    Inventors: Matt Dill, Rebecca Mann, Paul Blair, Jacques Gilbert, Mike Michelsen, Michael Hafer
  • Publication number: 20090106152
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for financial transfers utilizing a unique identifier to facility flexible payment options for the transaction. According to one embodiment, a method for supporting a money transfer transaction can comprise receiving a request to initiate the money transfer transaction. The request can include a unique identifier for a recipient of the money transfer transaction. A destination for transferring funds for the money transfer transaction to the recipient can be determined based at least in part on the unique identifier for the recipient. The funds for the money transfer transaction can be transferred to the determined destination and the recipient can be notified of availability of funds at the determined destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: The Western Union Company
    Inventors: Matt Dill, Rebecca Mann, Paul Blair, Jacques Gilbert