Patents by Inventor May M. Mowzoon

May M. Mowzoon 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).

  • Patent number: 8442867
    Abstract: An announcement distributor distributes, or auctions an opportunity to distribute, an announcement to an announcement recipient such as a consumer, issuer, merchant, or acquirer within a payment processing system. The announcement is formed when there has been a satisfaction of an announcement condition, such as the consumer being determined to be located within a predetermined spatial zone. The content of the announcement may, in turn, facilitate a subsequent cashless transaction for resources of merchants. Implementations describe various permutations of the content of the announcement, the announcement condition, and the announcement recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: VISA U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Carlson, May M. Mowzoon
  • Patent number: 8160934
    Abstract: An announcement distributor distributes, or auctions an opportunity to distribute, an announcement to an announcement recipient such as a consumer, issuer, merchant, or acquirer within a payment processing system. The announcement when there has been a satisfaction of an announcement condition, such as the consumer being determined to be located within a predetermined spatial zone. The content of the announcement may, in turn, facilitate a subsequent cashless transaction for resources of merchants. Implementations describe various permutations of the content of the announcement, the announcement condition, and the announcement recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Carlson, May M. Mowzoon
  • Publication number: 20110173075
    Abstract: An announcement distributor distributes, or auctions an opportunity to distribute, an announcement to an announcement recipient such as a consumer, issuer, merchant, or acquirer within a payment processing system. The announcement is formed when there has been a satisfaction of an announcement condition, such as the consumer being determined to be located within a predetermined spatial zone. The content of the announcement may, in turn, facilitate a subsequent cashless transaction for resources of merchants. Implementations describe various permutations of the content of the announcement, the announcement condition, and the announcement recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: VISA U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Mark Carlson, May M. Mowzoon
  • Patent number: 7937291
    Abstract: An announcement distributor distributes, or auctions an opportunity to distribute, an announcement to an announcement recipient such as a consumer, issuer, merchant, or acquirer within a payment processing system. The announcement is formed when there has been a satisfaction of an announcement condition, such as the consumer being determined to be located within a predetermined spatial zone. The content of the announcement may, in turn, facilitate a subsequent cashless transaction for resources of merchants. Implementations describe various permutations of the content of the announcement, the announcement condition, and the announcement recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Carlson, May M. Mowzoon
  • Publication number: 20100274598
    Abstract: An announcement distributor distributes, or auctions an opportunity to distribute, an announcement to an announcement recipient such as a consumer, issuer, merchant, or acquirer within a payment processing system. The announcement when there has been a satisfaction of an announcement condition, such as the consumer being determined to be located within a predetermined spatial zone. The content of the announcement may, in turn, facilitate a subsequent cashless transaction for resources of merchants. Implementations describe various permutations of the content of the announcement, the announcement condition, and the announcement recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Carlson, May M. Mowzoon
  • Publication number: 20100274567
    Abstract: An announcement distributor distributes, or auctions an opportunity to distribute, an announcement to an announcement recipient such as a consumer, issuer, merchant, or acquirer within a payment processing system. The announcement when there has been a satisfaction of an announcement condition, such as the consumer being determined to be located within a predetermined spatial zone. The content of the announcement may, in turn, facilitate a subsequent cashless transaction for resources of merchants. Implementations describe various permutations of the content of the announcement, the announcement condition, and the announcement recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Carlson, May M. Mowzoon
  • Publication number: 20100274680
    Abstract: An announcement distributor distributes, or auctions an opportunity to distribute, an announcement to an announcement recipient such as a consumer, issuer, merchant, or acquirer within a payment processing system. The announcement when there has been a satisfaction of an announcement condition, such as the consumer being determined to be located within a predetermined spatial zone. The content of the announcement may, in turn, facilitate a subsequent cashless transaction for resources of merchants. Implementations describe various permutations of the content of the announcement, the announcement condition, and the announcement recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Carlson, May M. Mowzoon