Patents by Inventor Michael Cain Finley
Michael Cain Finley 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).
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Patent number: 11656841Abstract: A person can use a portable electronic device to electronically purchase or otherwise request a product, service or other deliverable related to audio programming to which the person is listening at the time they initiate the request. The request is fulfilled by a service that analyzes the audio content to identify the deliverable the person desires.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Michael Cain Finley, Michael Dudgeon, Lehman Zellosis Smith, IV, John Wade, David Griffin, David Edward McCaw, Jr., James Lee Fortuna
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Patent number: 10832513Abstract: Systems and methods allowing for a customer to initiate a fuel purchase transaction utilizing a mobile device are described. The customer may further be presented with advertisements on his mobile device and/or be provided with the opportunity to purchase additional items for inclusion on his fuel transaction. In some embodiments, the customer may pay for his transaction using mobile wallet information or other information associated with the mobile device. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the customer may pay for his transaction using input means of the fuel pump.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Joel Aaron Miller, Michael Cain Finley, Steven J. Giera
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Patent number: 10824393Abstract: A person can use a portable electronic device to electronically purchase or otherwise request a product, service or other deliverable related to audio programming to which the person is listening at the time they initiate the request. The request is fulfilled by a service that analyzes the audio content to identify the deliverable the person desires.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Michael Cain Finley, Michael Dudgeon, John Wade, James Lee Fortuna
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Publication number: 20190243607Abstract: A person can use a portable electronic device to electronically purchase or otherwise request a product, service or other deliverable related to audio programming to which the person is listening at the time they initiate the request. The request is fulfilled by a service that analyzes the audio content to identify the deliverable the person desires.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Michael Cain Finley, Michael Dudgeon, Lehman Zellosis Smith, IV, John Wade, David Griffin, David Edward McCaw, JR., James Lee Fortuna
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Patent number: 10319174Abstract: Systems and methods allowing for a customer to initiate a fuel purchase transaction utilizing a mobile device are described. The customer may further be presented with advertisements on his mobile device and/or be provided with the opportunity to purchase additional items for inclusion on his fuel transaction. In some embodiments, the customer may pay for his transaction using mobile wallet information or other information associated with the mobile device. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the customer may pay for his transaction using input means of the fuel pump.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2012Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Joel Aaron Miller, Michael Cain Finley, Steven J. Giera
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Patent number: 10303434Abstract: A person can use a portable electronic device to electronically purchase or otherwise request a product, service or other deliverable related to audio programming to which the person is listening at the time they initiate the request. The request is fulfilled by a service that analyzes the audio content to identify the deliverable the person desires.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Michael Cain Finley, Michael Dudgeon, Lehman Zellosis Smith, IV, John Wade, David Griffin, David Edward McCaw, Jr., James Lee Fortuna
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Publication number: 20190139354Abstract: Systems and methods allowing for a customer to initiate a fuel purchase transaction utilizing a mobile device are described. The customer may further be presented with advertisements on his mobile device and/or be provided with the opportunity to purchase additional items for inclusion on his fuel transaction. In some embodiments, the customer may pay for his transaction using mobile wallet information or other information associated with the mobile device. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the customer may pay for his transaction using input means of the fuel pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2019Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Joel Aaron Miller, Michael Cain Finley, Steven J. Giera
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Publication number: 20190107997Abstract: A person can use a portable electronic device to electronically purchase or otherwise request a product, service or other deliverable related to audio programming to which the person is listening at the time they initiate the request. The request is fulfilled by a service that analyzes the audio content to identify the deliverable the person desires.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Michael Cain Finley, Michael Dudgeon, John Wade, James Lee Fortuna
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Patent number: 10175939Abstract: A person can use a portable electronic device to electronically purchase or otherwise request a product, service or other deliverable related to audio programming to which the person is listening at the time they initiate the request. The request is fulfilled by a service that analyzes the audio content to identify the deliverable the person desires.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Michael Cain Finley, Michael Dudgeon, John Wade, James Lee Fortuna
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Patent number: 10121159Abstract: Various systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for determining feedback to a polling statement. One example method may comprise generating a barcode associated with a response to a polling statement. The example method may further comprise enabling display of the barcode for receiving feedback on the polling statement via scanning of the barcode. Another example method may comprise generating a barcode associated with a response to a polling statement. The other example method may further comprise receiving feedback on the polling statement based at least in part on at least one individual scanning the barcode. Similar and related methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer program products are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Ray A. Gibson, Michael Cain Finley
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Patent number: 10026031Abstract: Techniques for checking into a retail establishment are provided. A retailer provides a substrate having a magnetic-field encoded tag. A consumer waves the consumer's device over the tag to electronically capture the magnetic-field encoded tag. The consumer's device is used to communicate the tag to a retailer to validate that the consumer is physically present and now checked into the retail establishment of the retailer.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Michael Cain Finley, Bisser G. Paskalev
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Patent number: 9996828Abstract: An approach is provided for indirectly connecting a customer's mobile smart device to computers located at a business when the customer is making a purchase at the business. The customer's mobile smart device and the business's computers communicate over the Internet with a customer interaction manager executing on an Internet server. This provides an easy to use interface for the customer and allows the customer to receive information and send requests to the business without having to wait for personnel working at the business to be available.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Taylor Drake Morgan, Azhar Bande-ali, Brett S. Taylor, Michael Cain Finley, Charles Howard Mallory, Curtis Patrick Quinn Evans, James Lee Fortuna, Brian Jerel Ollison, Kevin Andrew Patterson, Sherry Shirah Spreter, David Allen Turner
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Patent number: 9785959Abstract: An approach is provided for logically connecting customer endpoint devices to transaction services. The customer endpoint devices perform a customer purchase transaction and require access to transaction services to process payments and benefits that may be available for certain items. The customer endpoint devices use a transaction connection mediator to isolate communications with the transaction services.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Brett S. Taylor, Michael Cain Finley, Steven Thomas Latham, Christopher Anthony Lybeer
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Patent number: 9576233Abstract: Techniques for checking into a retail establishment are provided. A retailer provides a substrate having a magnetic-field encoded tag. A consumer waves the consumer's device over the tag to electronically capture the magnetic-field encoded tag. The consumer's device is used to communicate the tag to a retailer to validate that the consumer is physically present and now checked into the retail establishment of the retailer.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Michael Cain Finley, Bisser G. Paskalev
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Publication number: 20170039562Abstract: Techniques for credit card processing are provided. A credit card with a wireless interface wirelessly connects with a mobile device of a consumer that possesses the credit card. The mobile device is a relay between the credit card and a transaction processing device for a transaction to prove the credit card is present for the transaction and obtain Card Present rates for a retailer of the transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventor: Michael Cain Finley
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Publication number: 20170039561Abstract: Techniques for credit card processing are provided. A credit card with a wireless interface wirelessly connects with a mobile device of a consumer that possesses the credit card. The mobile device is a relay between the credit card and a transaction processing device for a transaction to prove the credit card is present for the transaction and obtain Card Present rates for a retailer of the transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventor: Michael Cain Finley
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Publication number: 20150302287Abstract: Techniques for checking into a retail establishment are provided. A retailer provides a substrate having a magnetic-field encoded tag. A consumer waves the consumer's device over the tag to electronically capture the magnetic-field encoded tag. The consumer's device is used to communicate the tag to a retailer to validate that the consumer is physically present and now checked into the retail establishment of the retailer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Michael Cain Finley, Bisser G. Paskalev
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Publication number: 20150294300Abstract: Techniques for checking into a retail establishment are provided. A retailer provides a substrate having a magnetic-field encoded tag. A consumer waves the consumer's device over the tag to electronically capture the magnetic-field encoded tag. The consumer's device is used to communicate the tag to a retailer to validate that the consumer is physically present and now checked into the retail establishment of the retailer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Michael Cain Finley, Bisser G. Paskalev
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Publication number: 20150254757Abstract: A person can use a portable electronic device to electronically purchase or otherwise request a product, service or other deliverable related to audio programming to which the person is listening at the time they initiate the request. The request is fulfilled by a service that analyzes the audio content to identify the deliverable the person desires.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Michael Cain Finley, Michael Dudgeon, John Wade, James Lee Fortuna
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Publication number: 20150254060Abstract: A person can use a portable electronic device to electronically purchase or otherwise request a product, service or other deliverable related to audio programming to which the person is listening at the time they initiate the request. The request is fulfilled by a service that analyzes the audio content to identify the deliverable the person desires.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Michael Cain Finley, Michael Dudgeon, Lehman Zellosis Smith, IV, John Wade, David Griffin, David Edward McCaw, JR., James Lee Fortuna