Patents by Inventor Melissa Schwartz

Melissa Schwartz 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: 8571919
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a passive profile creation method. The data accessible to a financial processor, such as spend level data, is leveraged using sophisticated data clustering and/or data appending techniques. Associations are established among entities (e.g., consumers), among merchants, and between entities and merchants. In one embodiment, a system and method for passively collecting spend level data for a transaction of a first entity, aggregating the collected spend level data for a plurality of entities; and clustering the first entity with a subset of the plurality of entities, based on aggregated spend level data of the first entity is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra R. Rane, Melissa Schwartz
  • Patent number: 8255268
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a passive profile creation method. The data accessible to a financial processor, such as spend level data, is leveraged using sophisticated data clustering and/or data appending techniques. Associations are established among entities (e.g., consumers), among merchants, and between entities and merchants. In one embodiment, a system and method for passively collecting spend level data for a transaction of a first entity, aggregating the collected spend level data for a plurality of entities; and clustering the first entity with a subset of the plurality of entities, based on aggregated spend level data of the first entity is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra R. Rane, Melissa Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20110178846
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a passive profile creation method. The data accessible to a financial processor, such as spend level data, is leveraged using sophisticated data clustering and/or data appending techniques. Associations are established among entities (e.g., consumers), among merchants, and between entities and merchants. In one embodiment, a system and method for passively collecting spend level data for a transaction of a first entity, aggregating the collected spend level data for a plurality of entities; and clustering the first entity with a subset of the plurality of entities, based on aggregated spend level data of the first entity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra R. Rane, Melissa Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20110178843
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a passive profile creation method. The data accessible to a financial processor, such as spend level data, is leveraged using sophisticated data clustering and/or data appending techniques. Associations are established among entities (e.g., consumers), among merchants, and between entities and merchants. In one embodiment, a system and method for passively collecting spend level data for a transaction of a first entity, aggregating the collected spend level data for a plurality of entities; and clustering the first entity with a subset of the plurality of entities, based on aggregated spend level data of the first entity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra R. Rane, Melissa Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20110178842
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a passive profile creation method. The data accessible to a financial processor, such as spend level data, is leveraged using sophisticated data clustering and/or data appending techniques. Associations are established among entities (e.g., consumers), among merchants, and between entities and merchants. In one embodiment, a system and method for passively collecting spend level data for a transaction of a first entity, aggregating the collected spend level data for a plurality of entities; and clustering the first entity with a subset of the plurality of entities, based on aggregated spend level data of the first entity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra R. Rane, Melissa Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20110178848
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a passive profile creation method. The data accessible to a financial processor, such as spend level data, is leveraged using sophisticated data clustering and/or data appending techniques. Associations are established among entities (e.g., consumers), among merchants, and between entities and merchants. In one embodiment, a system and method for passively collecting spend level data for a transaction of a first entity, aggregating the collected spend level data for a plurality of entities; and clustering the first entity with a subset of the plurality of entities, based on aggregated spend level data of the first entity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra R. Rane, Melissa Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20110178845
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a passive profile creation method. The data accessible to a financial processor, such as spend level data, is leveraged using sophisticated data clustering and/or data appending techniques. Associations are established among entities (e.g., consumers), among merchants, and between entities and merchants. In one embodiment, a system and method for passively collecting spend level data for a transaction of a first entity, aggregating the collected spend level data for a plurality of entities; and clustering the first entity with a subset of the plurality of entities, based on aggregated spend level data of the first entity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra R. Rane, Melissa Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20110178841
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a passive profile creation method. The data accessible to a financial processor, such as spend level data, is leveraged using sophisticated data clustering and/or data appending techniques. Associations are established among entities (e.g., consumers), among merchants, and between entities and merchants. In one embodiment, a system and method for passively collecting spend level data for a transaction of a first entity, aggregating the collected spend level data for a plurality of entities; and clustering the first entity with a subset of the plurality of entities, based on aggregated spend level data of the first entity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra R. Rane, Melissa Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20110178844
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a passive profile creation method. The data accessible to a financial processor, such as spend level data, is leveraged using sophisticated data clustering and/or data appending techniques. Associations are established among entities (e.g., consumers), among merchants, and between entities and merchants. In one embodiment, a system and method for passively collecting spend level data for a transaction of a first entity, aggregating the collected spend level data for a plurality of entities; and clustering the first entity with a subset of the plurality of entities, based on aggregated spend level data of the first entity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra R. Rane, Melissa Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20110178849
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a passive profile creation method. The data accessible to a financial processor, such as spend level data, is leveraged using sophisticated data clustering and/or data appending techniques. Associations are established among entities (e.g., consumers), among merchants, and between entities and merchants. In one embodiment, a system and method for passively collecting spend level data for a transaction of a first entity, aggregating the collected spend level data for a plurality of entities; and clustering the first entity with a subset of the plurality of entities, based on aggregated spend level data of the first entity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra R. Rane, Melissa Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20110178847
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a passive profile creation method. The data accessible to a financial processor, such as spend level data, is leveraged using sophisticated data clustering and/or data appending techniques. Associations are established among entities (e.g., consumers), among merchants, and between entities and merchants. In one embodiment, a system and method for passively collecting spend level data for a transaction of a first entity, aggregating the collected spend level data for a plurality of entities; and clustering the first entity with a subset of the plurality of entities, based on aggregated spend level data of the first entity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra R. Rane, Melissa Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20110178855
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon existing systems and methods by providing a passive profile creation method. The data accessible to a financial processor, such as spend level data, is leveraged using sophisticated data clustering and/or data appending techniques. Associations are established among entities (e.g., consumers), among merchants, and between entities and merchants. In one embodiment, a system and method for passively collecting spend level data for a transaction of a first entity, aggregating the collected spend level data for a plurality of entities; and clustering the first entity with a subset of the plurality of entities, based on aggregated spend level data of the first entity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: American Express travel Related Services Company,
    Inventors: Rajendra R. Rane, Melissa Schwartz