Patents by Inventor Michael Charles Todasco

Michael Charles Todasco 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: 20220253827
    Abstract: A system, a medium, and a method are provided to send compensation data to devices at one or more locations where the data is retrievable. For example, a communication interface of a server device accesses request data, where the request data includes an indication of one or more locations where a compensation amount is retrievable. A compensation data component generates compensation data based on the indication of the one or more locations where the compensation amount is retrievable. A location component determines a location of a client device that corresponds to the one or more locations. A transceiver transmits the compensation data to the client device based on the determined location of the client device that corresponds to the one or more locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Charles Todasco
  • Patent number: 11403376
    Abstract: A system, a medium, and a method involve a communication interface of a server device that receives first activity data associated with a first activity of an account and second activity data associated with a second activity of the account. A processor of the server device determines a first location of the first activity from the first activity data and a second location of the second activity from the second activity data. An authentication circuit of the server device determines a first authentication of the first activity based at least on the first activity data. The authentication circuit determines a second authentication of the second activity based on at least one of the first authentication, the first location, and the second location. A transmitter of the communication interface transmits an indication of the second authentication to a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: David Edward Eramian, Michael Charles Todasco, Sumeet Ahuja
  • Publication number: 20220236864
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for dynamically modifying electronic content presented on a user device by third-party content providers based on goals associated with one or more entities. A content modification system may receive inputs related to goals for a user. The content modification system may synthesize the goals associated with the user. When the user uses a user device to request content from a third-party server, the content modification system may obtain the content and extract items included within the content. The content modification system may modify the content based on the synthesized goals, such as re-arranging the items, highlighting some of the items, or adding and/or removing items. The content modification system may cause the user device to present the modified content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Gwendolyn Phelan Roberts, Vladimir Bacvanski, Michael Charles Todasco
  • Patent number: 11391585
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for load balancing for map application route selection and output. A user may utilize a device application to map or route between two or more endpoints, such as geo-locations entered or detected by the device. During calculation of a travel route between the endpoints, real-time data, user preferences, and requesting entities may provide criteria data that may cause determination of a particular travel route, where the travel route may be longer than a most efficient route but within a pre-defined variable time or distance allotment and match the criteria data. Use of the route may accrue a form of compensation for the user. The user may view an application interface displaying the route, which may further include one or more executable processes to cause recalculation of the route. Recalculation of the route may require the user to provide credits or compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Charles Todasco, Gautam Madaan, Timothy Resudek, Braden Christopher Ericson, Cheng Tian, Jiri Medlen
  • Patent number: 11392681
    Abstract: Various systems, mediums, and methods herein describe aspects of an authentication system. The system may receive a request from a user device to authenticate a user. The system may determine a route traveled by the user. The route can be determined based at least on data retrieved from the user device of the user. The system may determine one or more objects viewable along the route. At least one image of the one or more objects can be selected. The system may communicate the at least one image and at least one other image to the user device to be displayed on the user device. The system may receive a selection of the at least one image by the user through a display of the user device. The authentication of the user can be based, at least in part, on the user selection of the at least one image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Charles Todasco, Sumeet Ahuja, Prashanthi Ravanavarapu, Geetha Kuppuswamy, Dushyanth Bharadwaj
  • Publication number: 20220214854
    Abstract: A system and method allows for a virtual object to be privately shared, exchanged, and/or viewed. The virtual object is associated with a real world location and may be viewed through a user device as part of a virtual reality and/or augmented reality world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Charles Todasco
  • Publication number: 20220148009
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for initiating a device security setting on detection of conditions indicating a fraudulent capture of a machine-readable code. A service provider, such as an electronic transaction processor for digital transactions, may provide in-person or device-to-device data transfers through machine-readable codes, such as to effectuate a payment from one mobile device to another. However, unauthorized devices may be in close enough proximity to also capture the code and impermissibly use the code. Thus, device security settings are used to detect whether fraud may occur in certain settings and implement an operation to hide a valid code. This may include operations to obtain information for the unauthorized device, make the code dynamic, or mask the code in a display. Once a nearby valid scanner is detected, such as through emitted light or sound, the valid code may be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Adhish Nayanendu Vyas, Michael Charles Todasco, Michael Jim Tien Chan, Jinesh Patel
  • Patent number: 11301832
    Abstract: A system, a medium, and a method are provided to send compensation data to devices at one or more locations where the data is retrievable. For example, a communication interface of a server device accesses request data, where the request data includes an indication of one or more locations where a compensation amount is retrievable. A compensation data component generates compensation data based on the indication of the one or more locations where the compensation amount is retrievable. A location component determines a location of a client device that corresponds to the one or more locations. A transceiver transmits the compensation data to the client device based on the determined location of the client device that corresponds to the one or more locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Charles Todasco
  • Patent number: 11281776
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for detection of fraudulent displayable code data during device capture. A user may utilize a computing device to capture data at a certain location, such as imaging a QR code or reading an RFID reader. However, without knowing that those codes or devices are safe, the user make risk a computing attack on their device. Thus, processes herein provide a manner to detect when codes or devices are unsafe based on the additional data detected when encoded data is captured. In such instances, those codes and devices may be detected as fraudulent and the user may receive a warning of malicious computing attacks. Additionally, the user may be guided to valid codes and devices to utilize and may further receive information on removing such computing attacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Charles Todasco, Fun-Chen Jou, Adhish Vyas, Megan Marie O'Neill, Yona Ju, Shao-Fei Moy, Haidan Huang
  • Publication number: 20220083660
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for detection of fraudulent displayable code data during device capture. A user may utilize a computing device to capture data at a certain location, such as imaging a QR code or reading an RFID reader. However, without knowing that those codes or devices are safe, the user make risk a computing attack on their device. Thus, processes herein provide a manner to detect when codes or devices are unsafe based on the additional data detected when encoded data is captured. In such instances, those codes and devices may be detected as fraudulent and the user may receive a warning of malicious computing attacks. Additionally, the user may be guided to valid codes and devices to utilize and may further receive information on removing such computing attacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Charles Todasco, Fun-Chen Jou, Adhish Vyas, Megan Marie O'Neill, Yona Ju, Shao-Fei Moy, Haidan Huang
  • Patent number: 11269581
    Abstract: A system and method allows for a virtual object to be privately shared, exchanged, and/or viewed. The virtual object is associated with a real world location and may be viewed through a user device as part of a virtual reality and/or augmented reality world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Charles Todasco
  • Publication number: 20220022017
    Abstract: One or more Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) beacons in communication with a remote server that provides check in capabilities and payment capabilities may be installed at a location. The BLE beacons may connect with a user's mobile device when the user enters the location and allow the user to check in to the location and authorize payments to be made at the location. Once the user is checked in to the location, the user may be provided with additional functionality, benefits, offers, and applications related to the location and facilitated by the check in. Further, the user may be pre-checked in into a next location when the user is at a current location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Kent Griffin, John Hastings Granbery, Hill Ferguson, David Marcus, Michael Charles Todasco
  • Patent number: 11228888
    Abstract: One or more Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) beacons in communication with a remote server that provides check in capabilities and payment capabilities may be installed at a location. The BLE beacons may connect with a user's mobile device when the user enters the location and allow the user to check in to the location and authorize payments to be made at the location. Once the user is checked in to the location, the user may be provided with additional functionality, benefits, offers, and applications related to the location and facilitated by the check in. Further, the user may be pre-checked in into a next location when the user is at a current location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Kent Griffin, John Hastings Granbery, Hill Ferguson, David Marcus, Michael Charles Todasco
  • Publication number: 20210360003
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for targeted authentication queries based on detected user actions. A user may perform various actions during a day, including online, electronic, or digital actions, such as social networking, messaging, and media consumption, as well as real-life actions, such as exercise, travel, and purchases. The actions may be used to determine a user history for the user by a service provider. When the user wishes to login to an account or otherwise authenticate the identity of the user, the user may provide login or authentication credentials. The credentials may be used to look up the user history and cause the service provider to generate an authentication—query for the user based on events associated with the user in the user history. The query may be utilized to further authenticate the user by requiring the user to respond with the event associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Charles Todasco, Sumeet Ahuja, Geetha Kuppuswamy, Prashanthi Ravanavarapu
  • Publication number: 20210349578
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for visualizing user spending data in an altered reality are provided. Spending data includes items purchased, budgets for specific rooms or categories, prices paid, dates of purchase, and amounts spent. The user may interact within the altered reality to manage spending and move budgets between rooms or categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Vijeyta Aggarwal, Michael Charles Todasco, Kevin Ward
  • Patent number: 11144947
    Abstract: A method for managing loyalty groups at point-of-sale (POS) accesses is discussed. The method includes determining that a user account is a member of a loyalty group, responsive to determining that a user device of the user account is used at merchant's POS. The method includes determining a loyalty membership type for the user account that indicates whether user details of the user account are accessible by the merchant. The method includes determining another user account from the loyalty group, the loyalty membership type further indicating whether the user details are accessible by the another user account. The method includes determining whether the loyalty membership type for the user account can be upgraded, and if so, providing communication to the user device to cause a user interface of the user device to display a prompt for providing access to additional user details to upgrade the loyalty membership type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Sumeet Ahuja, Michael Charles Todasco
  • Patent number: 11126674
    Abstract: A system, a medium, and a method are provided to send soft recommendations to one or more devices. For example, a communication interface of a server device accesses request data generated by a first user account, where the request data includes soft recommend data intended for a second user account. A soft recommend component of the server device generates graphic data and determines one or more locations or display configurations of the second user account to provide the graphic data based on an estimated interest in the graphic data. An account management engine of the server device uploads the graphic data to the second user account based on the one or more locations of the second user account determined to provide the graphic data. A transceiver of the communication interface that transmits the uploaded graphic data to a client device enabled to access the second user account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Charles Todasco
  • Publication number: 20210282068
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for wireless beacon devices for use in managing transportation service terminals. A user may travel with a device, such as a communication device, that includes a communication module that may utilize specialized hardware features to establish short range wireless communications with nearby wireless beacons. The wireless beacons may be established at or nearby transportation service terminals, such as bus/train stops. The beacon may provide the aforementioned communication services with the communication device and be utilized to determine whether the user will utilize a transportation service for the terminal. If the user wishes to utilize the transportation service, a transportation service may be alerted. The user may also be alerted of an expected time of arrival for the transportation service, other transportation services available at the transportation terminal, and/or of nearby transportation terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: MEGAN MARIE WILLIAMS, MICHAEL HWANG, MICHAEL CHARLES TODASCO, MICHELLE SERRANO
  • Patent number: 11106281
    Abstract: A computer system associates one or more haptic feedbacks with one or more user activities. The computer system monitors current user activity on a computing device to determine whether the current user activity corresponds to at least one of the one or more user activities. In response to determining that the current user activity corresponds to a first user activity of the one or more user activities, the computer system causes a first haptic feedback of the one or more haptic feedbacks to be provided on the computing device, wherein the first haptic feedback is associated with the first user activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jiri Medlen, Braden Christopher Ericson, Gautam Madaan, Anush Vishwanath, Michael Charles Todasco, Cheng Tian, Titus Woo, Cameron Winter McClees, David Flemate
  • Publication number: 20210258417
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing conversation assistance include receiving from at least one user device of a user, conversation information and determining that the conversation information is associated with a conversation involving the user and a first person that is associated with first conversation assistance information in a non-transitory memory. Body measurement data of the user is retrieved from the at least first user device. A need for conversation assistance in the conversation involving the user and the first person is detected using the body measurement data. First conversation assistance information associated with the first person is retrieved from the non-transitory memory. The first conversation assistance information associated with the first person is provided through the at least one user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: MICHAEL CHARLES TODASCO