Patents by Inventor Michael A. Muscato

Michael A. Muscato 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: 20130054466
    Abstract: As described herein, a card services provider dynamically generates a card verification value (CVV) for a transaction card and sends the dynamically-generated CVV to a cardholder. The card services provider generates the dynamically-generated CVV such that the dynamically-generated CVV is substantially unpredictable based on other dynamically-generated CVVs for the transaction card. The dynamically-generated CVV is only valid for a limited period of time and/or for a limited number of economic transactions. The cardholder uses the dynamically-generated CVV as part of an economic transaction with a merchant. Because the dynamically-generated CVV is only valid for a limited number of economic transactions and/or for a limited period of time, it may be difficult for a thief to repeatedly use the transaction card to make economic transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Michael A. Muscato
  • Publication number: 20120059762
    Abstract: As described herein, a card services provider dynamically generates a card verification value (CVV) for a transaction card and sends the dynamically-generated CVV to a cardholder. The card services provider generates the dynamically-generated CVV such that the dynamically-generated CVV is substantially unpredictable based on other dynamically-generated CVVs for the transaction card. The dynamically-generated CVV is only valid for a limited period of time and/or for a limited number of economic transactions. The cardholder uses the dynamically-generated CVV as part of an economic transaction with a merchant. Because the dynamically-generated CVV is only valid for a limited number of economic transactions and/or for a limited period of time, it may be difficult for a thief to repeatedly use the transaction card to make economic transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventor: Michael A. Muscato
  • Patent number: 7922082
    Abstract: As described herein, a card services provider dynamically generates a card verification value (CVV) for a transaction card and sends the dynamically-generated CVV to a cardholder. The card services provider generates the dynamically-generated CVV such that the dynamically-generated CVV is substantially unpredictable based on other dynamically-generated CVVs for the transaction card. The dynamically-generated CVV is only valid for a limited period of time and/or for a limited number of economic transactions. The cardholder uses the dynamically-generated CVV as part of an economic transaction with a merchant. Because the dynamically-generated CVV is only valid for a limited number of economic transactions and/or for a limited period of time, it may be difficult for a thief to repeatedly use the transaction card to make economic transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: M2 International Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael A. Muscato
  • Publication number: 20090173782
    Abstract: As described herein, a card services provider dynamically generates a card verification value (CVV) for a transaction card and sends the dynamically-generated CVV to a cardholder. The card services provider generates the dynamically-generated CVV such that the dynamically-generated CVV is substantially unpredictable based on other dynamically-generated CVVs for the transaction card. The dynamically-generated CVV is only valid for a limited period of time and/or for a limited number of economic transactions. The cardholder uses the dynamically-generated CVV as part of an economic transaction with a merchant. Because the dynamically-generated CVV is only valid for a limited number of economic transactions and/or for a limited period of time, it may be difficult for a thief to repeatedly use the transaction card to make economic transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Michael A. Muscato
  • Publication number: 20090048970
    Abstract: A method comprising issuing, at a virtual credit card issuer, a virtual credit card to an entity and debiting a monetary amount from a credit card account associated with a credit card issued by a financial institution that has extended credit to the entity. The method also comprises crediting the monetary amount to a virtual credit card account associated with the virtual credit card. The virtual credit card issuer would receive a request for payment directly from a merchant who accepted a credit card number of the virtual credit card as a form of payment from the entity. The request for payment when a monetary amount specified by the request for payment is less than or equal to the monetary amount credited to the virtual credit card account associated with the virtual credit card would be honored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Michael A. Muscato