Patents by Inventor Matthew Stoddart

Matthew Stoddart 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: 20250156836
    Abstract: A method for electronic receipt transfer via ultra-wideband electronic (UWB) radio technology may include: causing, by a payment terminal computer program, an UWB radio to transmit a range request signal from a first antenna; receiving, by the payment terminal computer program and one or more customer electronic devices, a pair of replies to the range request signal, each comprising a first reply signal received at the first antenna and a second reply signal received at a second antenna; determining, by the payment terminal computer program, a distance between the UWB radio and each customer electronic device based on a time of flight; selecting, by the payment terminal computer program, the customer electronic devices having the distance that is closest to the UWB radio; and communicating, by the payment terminal computer program, an electronic receipt for a transaction to the selected customer electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Matthew Stoddart
  • Patent number: 12217238
    Abstract: A method for electronic receipt transfer via ultra-wideband electronic (UWB) radio technology may include: causing, by a payment terminal computer program, an UWB radio to transmit a range request signal from a first antenna; receiving, by the payment terminal computer program and one or more customer electronic devices, a pair of replies to the range request signal, each comprising a first reply signal received at the first antenna and a second reply signal received at a second antenna; determining, by the payment terminal computer program, a distance between the UWB radio and each customer electronic device based on a time of flight; selecting, by the payment terminal computer program, the customer electronic devices having the distance that is closest to the UWB radio; and communicating, by the payment terminal computer program, an electronic receipt for a transaction to the selected customer electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Matthew Stoddart
  • Publication number: 20240331472
    Abstract: A payment terminal computer program may track entry to, presence in, and exit from an area using ultrawideband (UWB) radio technology by: receiving, from an UWB radio, first information to determine a first distance between a UWB radio-enabled mobile electronic device and the UWB radio or a first position of the UWB radio-enabled mobile electronic device; determining that the UWB radio-enabled mobile electronic device is at an entrance to the area based on the first distance or position; receiving, from the UWB radio, second information to determine a second distance between the UWB radio-enabled mobile electronic device and the UWB radio or a second position of the UWB radio-enabled mobile electronic device; determining that the UWB radio-enabled mobile electronic device is at an exit from the area based on the second distance or position; and determining a fee based on the first communication and the second communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Matthew Stoddart, Thomas Arthur Potter
  • Patent number: 11756034
    Abstract: Systems and methods for alternative payment mechanism payments using ultra-wideband radio technology are disclosed. A method may include a payment terminal computer program executed by a payment terminal selecting a customer electronic device that is conducting the payment transaction with the payment terminal; communicating, via a payment terminal UWB radio to the selected customer electronic device, payment transaction details for the payment transaction comprising a merchant identifier and a transaction amount; receiving, from the selected customer electronic device via the payment terminal UWB radio, an APM payment message for an APM payment provider; communicating the APM payment message to the APM payment provider, wherein the APM payment provider is configured to decision the transaction based on the APM payment message; and receiving, from the APM payment provider, a payment confirmation for the payment transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Matthew Stoddart, Andres Castillo
  • Publication number: 20220414639
    Abstract: A method for electronic receipt transfer via ultra-wideband electronic (UWB) radio technology may include: causing, by a payment terminal computer program, an UWB radio to transmit a range request signal from a first antenna; receiving, by the payment terminal computer program and one or more customer electronic devices, a pair of replies to the range request signal, each comprising a first reply signal received at the first antenna and a second reply signal received at a second antenna; determining, by the payment terminal computer program, a distance between the UWB radio and each customer electronic device based on a time of flight; selecting, by the payment terminal computer program, the customer electronic devices having the distance that is closest to the UWB radio; and communicating, by the payment terminal computer program, an electronic receipt for a transaction to the selected customer electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Ian Matthew STODDART
  • Publication number: 20220414658
    Abstract: Systems and methods for alternative payment mechanism payments using ultra-wideband radio technology are disclosed. A method may include a payment terminal computer program executed by a payment terminal selecting a customer electronic device that is conducting the payment transaction with the payment terminal; communicating, via a payment terminal UWB radio to the selected customer electronic device, payment transaction details for the payment transaction comprising a merchant identifier and a transaction amount; receiving, from the selected customer electronic device via the payment terminal UWB radio, an APM payment message for an APM payment provider; communicating the APM payment message to the APM payment provider, wherein the APM payment provider is configured to decision the transaction based on the APM payment message; and receiving, from the APM payment provider, a payment confirmation for the payment transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Ian Matthew STODDART, Andres CASTILLO
  • Patent number: 11159649
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of implementing rate limiting in a representational state transfer (REST) application programming interface (API) system. A method of operating an instance of a REST API server, includes: receiving a REST API request that matches a rate limit rule associated with the instance of the REST API server; preparing a REST API response that includes rate limiting response headers. The method includes determining whether a rate limit violation exists that corresponds to the rate limit rule and, when it does, adding an error message to the REST API response. Otherwise, the REST API request is fulfilled and corresponding data is added to the REST API response. The method includes sending the REST API response including the rate limiting response headers and either the error message or the corresponding data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Pankaj Puniani, Bryan Mather Barnard, Silas A. Smith, Matthew Stoddart
  • Patent number: 10826966
    Abstract: A computing system may be configured to store a master session context of a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) session, and a queue of HTTP transactions. A middleware module of the computing system may be executable by the processor to: (i) select a first HTTP transaction from the queue, (ii) execute an exclusive phase of the first HTTP transaction, including copying the master session context into a first local session context, (iii) cause a web server to execute a non-exclusive phase of the first HTTP transaction using a first thread and the first local session context, (iv) select a second HTTP transaction from the queue, and (v) execute an exclusive phase of the second HTTP transaction, including copying the master session context into a second local session context. Execution of the exclusive phase of the second HTTP transaction and the execution of the non-exclusive phase of the first HTTP transaction occur concurrently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Amila Suriarachchi, Wei Rui, Matthew Stoddart, Kyle Barron-Kraus
  • Publication number: 20200220949
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of implementing rate limiting in a representational state transfer (REST) application programming interface (API) system. A method of operating an instance of a REST API server, includes: receiving a REST API request that matches a rate limit rule associated with the instance of the REST API server; preparing a REST API response that includes rate limiting response headers. The method includes determining whether a rate limit violation exists that corresponds to the rate limit rule and, when it does, adding an error message to the REST API response. Otherwise, the REST API request is fulfilled and corresponding data is added to the REST API response. The method includes sending the REST API response including the rate limiting response headers and either the error message or the corresponding data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Pankaj Puniani, Bryan Mather Barnard, Silas A. Smith, Matthew Stoddart
  • Patent number: 10542124
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of implementing rate limiting in a representational state transfer (REST) application programming interface (API) system. A method of operating an instance of a REST API server, includes: receiving a REST API request that matches a rate limit rule associated with the instance of the REST API server; preparing a REST API response that includes rate limiting response headers. The method includes determining whether a rate limit violation exists that corresponds to the rate limit rule and, when it does, adding an error message to the REST API response. Otherwise, the REST API request is fulfilled and corresponding data is added to the REST API response. The method includes sending the REST API response including the rate limiting response headers and either the error message or the corresponding data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Pankaj Puniani, Bryan Mather Barnard, Silas A. Smith, Matthew Stoddart
  • Publication number: 20190268398
    Abstract: A computing system may be configured to store a master session context of a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) session, and a queue of HTTP transactions. A middleware module of the computing system may be executable by the processor to: (i) select a first HTTP transaction from the queue, (ii) execute an exclusive phase of the first HTTP transaction, including copying the master session context into a first local session context, (iii) cause a web server to execute a non-exclusive phase of the first HTTP transaction using a first thread and the first local session context, (iv) select a second HTTP transaction from the queue, and (v) execute an exclusive phase of the second HTTP transaction, including copying the master session context into a second local session context. Execution of the exclusive phase of the second HTTP transaction and the execution of the non-exclusive phase of the first HTTP transaction occur concurrently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Amila Suriarachchi, Wei Rui, Matthew Stoddart, Kyle Barron-Kraus
  • Publication number: 20190268442
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of implementing rate limiting in a representational state transfer (REST) application programming interface (API) system. A method of operating an instance of a REST API server, includes: receiving a REST API request that matches a rate limit rule associated with the instance of the REST API server; preparing a REST API response that includes rate limiting response headers. The method includes determining whether a rate limit violation exists that corresponds to the rate limit rule and, when it does, adding an error message to the REST API response. Otherwise, the REST API request is fulfilled and corresponding data is added to the REST API response. The method includes sending the REST API response including the rate limiting response headers and either the error message or the corresponding data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Pankaj Puniani, Bryan Mather Barnard, Silas A. Smith, Matthew Stoddart