Patents by Inventor Meredith Altenhofen

Meredith Altenhofen 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: 11954197
    Abstract: A user may conduct a plurality of access requests with a plurality of resource provider computers. A processor server computer may determine whether resource provider computers store access data associated with the user in various ways, including detecting patterns in sets of a plurality of access requests conducted between the user and each of the plurality of resource provider computers. Upon detecting that access data has changed, the processor server computer may automatically send the updated access data to each of the identified resource provider computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Meredith Altenhofen, Amy Alterman, Robert Yost
  • Publication number: 20230297665
    Abstract: A user may conduct a plurality of access requests with a plurality of resource provider computers. A processor server computer may determine whether resource provider computers store access data associated with the user in various ways, including detecting patterns in sets of a plurality of access requests conducted between the user and each of the plurality of resource provider computers. Upon detecting that access data has changed, the processor server computer may automatically send the updated access data to each of the identified resource provider computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Meredith Altenhofen, Amy Alterman, Robert Yost
  • Patent number: 11675894
    Abstract: A user may conduct a plurality of access requests with a plurality of resource provider computers. A processor server computer may determine whether resource provider computers store access data associated with the user in various ways, including detecting patterns in sets of a plurality of access requests conducted between the user and each of the plurality of resource provider computers. Upon detecting that access data has changed, the processor server computer may automatically send the updated access data to each of the identified resource provider computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Meredith Altenhofen, Amy Alterman, Robert Yost
  • Publication number: 20220094674
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method for reducing a computational burden of a blockchain provider. A data processing computer may facilitate an exchange of a data transfer message between respective applications of a first and second device. The data processing computer may maintain an electronic record according to the exchange. A net transfer value may be determined for the record and data comprising the net transfer value may be transmitted to a blockchain provider. Receipt of the data by the blockchain provider may cause the blockchain provider to update a ledger with the net transfer value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Meredith Altenhofen, Jason Blackhurst, Quan Wang
  • Publication number: 20220075865
    Abstract: A user may conduct a plurality of access requests with a plurality of resource provider computers. A processor server computer may determine whether resource provider computers store access data associated with the user in various ways, including detecting patterns in sets of a plurality of access requests conducted between the user and each of the plurality of resource provider computers. Upon detecting that access data has changed, the processor server computer may automatically send the updated access data to each of the identified resource provider computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Meredith Altenhofen, Amy Alterman, Robert Yost
  • Patent number: 11223609
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method for reducing a computational burden of a blockchain provider. A data processing computer may facilitate an exchange of a data transfer message between respective applications of a first and second device. The data processing computer may maintain an electronic record according to the exchange. A net transfer value may be determined for the record and data comprising the net transfer value may be transmitted to a blockchain provider. Receipt of the data by the blockchain provider may cause the blockchain provider to update a ledger with the net transfer value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Meredith Altenhofen, Jason Blackhurst, Quan Wang
  • Patent number: 11210388
    Abstract: A user may conduct a plurality of access requests with a plurality of resource provider computers. A processor server computer may determine whether resource provider computers store access data associated with the user in various ways, including detecting patterns in sets of a plurality of access requests conducted between the user and each of the plurality of resource provider computers. Upon detecting that access data has changed, the processor server computer may automatically send the updated access data to each of the identified resource provider computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Meredith Altenhofen, Amy Alterman, Robert Yost
  • Publication number: 20210295332
    Abstract: A user can request provisioning of account information for an account to a plurality of resource providing entities. The account may be a new or existing account issued by an authorization computer. The authorization computer may prompt the user to select one or more resource providing entities, to which to provision a token associated with the account. Processor server computer may then tokenize the account information associated with the account by determining a token for each resource providing entity selected by the user. In some cases, a token may be provisioned to an already existing account or profile (e.g., account on file) associated with a resource providing entity. In other cases, an account or profile associated with a resource providing entity may not yet exist and thus may be created before a token may be provisioned. Subsequently, the user may utilize provisioned tokens to conduct transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Mohammad Al-Bedaiwi, Meredith Altenhofen, Jason Blackhurst
  • Patent number: 11068889
    Abstract: A user can request provisioning of account information for an account to a plurality of resource providing entities. The account may be a new or existing account issued by an authorization computer. The authorization computer may prompt the user to select one or more resource providing entities to which to provision a token associated with the account. Processor server computer may then tokenize the account information associated with the account by determining a token for each resource providing entity selected by the user. In some cases, a token may be provisioned to an already existing account or profile (e.g., account on file) associated with a resource providing entity. In other cases, an account or profile associated with a resource providing entity may not yet exist and thus may be created before a token may be provisioned. Subsequently, the user may utilize provisioned tokens to conduct transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Mohammad Al-Bedaiwi, Meredith Altenhofen, Jason Blackhurst
  • Publication number: 20190327218
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method for reducing a computational burden of a blockchain provider. A data processing computer may facilitate an exchange of a data transfer message between respective applications of a first and second device. The data processing computer may maintain an electronic record according to the exchange. A net transfer value may be determined for the record and data comprising the net transfer value may be transmitted to a blockchain provider. Receipt of the data by the blockchain provider may cause the blockchain provider to update a ledger with the net transfer value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Meredith Altenhofen, Jason Blackhurst, Quan Wang
  • Publication number: 20190303560
    Abstract: A user may conduct a plurality of access requests with a plurality of resource provider computers. A processor server computer may determine whether resource provider computers store access data associated with the user in various ways, including detecting patterns in sets of a plurality of access requests conducted between the user and each of the plurality of resource provider computers. Upon detecting that access data has changed, the processor server computer may automatically send the updated access data to each of the identified resource provider computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Meredith Altenhofen, Amy Alterman, Robert Yost
  • Publication number: 20190156330
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by an access device and from a communication device operated by a user, credential data. The method additionally includes simultaneously transmitting, by the access device, the received credential data in an authorization request message to a server computer and initiating, by the access device, an offline data authentication (ODA) process using the received credential data. The method further includes, in response to receiving, by the access device and from the server computer, an authorization response message within a predetermined period of time after transmitting the credential data in the authorization request message to the server computer, determining whether to grant or deny the user access to a resource based on the received authorization response message, otherwise determining whether to grant or deny the user access to the resource based on a result of the ODA process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Meredith Altenhofen, John F. Sheets
  • Publication number: 20180322489
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the invention, both open loop and closed loop processing may be implemented by a transaction processor. For general, unrestricted transactions, the transaction processor may direct authorization to an open loop primary authorizing entity associated with a primary account number (PAN). For restricted transactions, the transaction processor may determine the appropriate closed loop authorizing entity (e.g., a transit agency, an insurer, a retailer, etc.). The transaction processor may further create an entry in a multi-access blockchain evidencing the transaction on the closed loop or restricted account with that authorizing entity. Thus, the multi-access blockchain may be kept up-to-date, allowing the closed loop authorizing entities to verify transactions and account balances instantaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Meredith Altenhofen, Chris Truelson, Quan Wang
  • Publication number: 20170109745
    Abstract: A user can request provisioning of account information for an account to a plurality of resource providing entities. The account may be a new or existing account issued by an authorization computer. The authorization computer may prompt the user to select one or more resource providing entities to which to provision a token associated with the account. Processor server computer may then tokenize the account information associated with the account by determining a token for each resource providing entity selected by the user. In some cases, a token may be provisioned to an already existing account or profile (e.g., account on file) associated with a resource providing entity. In other cases, an account or profile associated with a resource providing entity may not yet exist and thus may be created before a token may be provisioned. Subsequently, the user may utilize provisioned tokens to conduct transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Mohammad Al-Bedaiwi, Meredith Altenhofen, Jason Blackhurst