Patents by Inventor Michael A. Cherry

Michael A. Cherry 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: 20170070495
    Abstract: A method to secure file origination, access and updates between a sender and a receiver is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Michael A. Cherry, Mark Henry Switzer, Manfred Schenk
  • Publication number: 20160048839
    Abstract: A method for exclusion-based imposter screening is provided. The method includes obtaining a plurality of biometrics related to a payment card owner, wherein the payment card owners owns a payment card. The method also includes, during at least one transaction offer involving the payment card at a point of sale terminal of a seller, obtaining a plurality of biometrics related to a customer entering into the at least one transaction offer. The method also includes comparing the plurality of biometrics related to the payment card owner to the plurality of biometrics related to the customer. The method also includes excluding the customer from the at least one transaction offer if it is determined that the plurality of biometrics related to the customer and the plurality of biometrics related to the payment card owner cannot be from a single person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Michael A. Cherry
  • Publication number: 20160048838
    Abstract: A method for exclusion-based imposter screening is provided. The method includes detecting a trigger event related to a payment card owned by a payment card owner and requiring the payment card owner to register payment card owner identification data after the trigger event. The method also include, during at least one transaction offer following the trigger event, obtaining customer identification data of a customer entering into the at least one transaction offer and comparing the customer identification data to the payment card owner identification data. The customer is excluded from the at least one transaction offer if it is determined that the customer identification data and the payment card owner identification data cannot be from a single person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Michael A. Cherry