Patents by Inventor Michael D. McCarthy
Michael D. McCarthy 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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Publication number: 20230385832Abstract: Examples provide consumer identity validation (CIV) via last used payment card, improving management of payment infrastructure resources. Examples enable the consumer to more efficiently complete CIV via at least one of a last used account or a last used card. By not requiring consumers to repeatedly go through the entire CIV process at each transaction at the same merchant when using the exact same card they used on a previous visit, excessive and unnecessary strain on the infrastructure is reduced, preventing degradation of the infrastructure. This enables allocating fewer computing resources to CIV, making deployments utilizing low-power or otherwise constrained equipment simpler and easier to maintain. Thus, scaling is enhanced. Individual CIV performance is more efficient, and less computing resources and energy are required across the entire infrastructure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Michael D. McCARTHY, Harjender SINGH, Holger KUNKAT, Tomasz BLACHOWICZ, Edward Neil LIVINGSTON, Krunal BHAYANI, Maurice David LISCIA, Manu Dharmaiah KALLUGUDDE, Pablo FOUREZ
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Patent number: 11706263Abstract: A media system includes a computer network, a media device supporting a network-based media sharing protocol, a plurality of output devices located at a plurality of physical locations within a hospitality establishment, and a system controller. In response to a first event, the system controller assigns the media device to a particular guest device by reconfiguring one or more components of the computer network to enable the particular guest device to utilize the network-based media sharing protocol to share media over the computer network with the media device, and commands an output device located at a physical location associated with the particular guest device to play media corresponding to the media signal outputted by the media device on the output port. In response to a second event, the system controller un-assigns the media device from the particular guest device and commands the output device to stop playing the media.Type: GrantFiled: January 1, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.Inventors: Peter S. Warrick, Brendan G. Cassidy, Lindsey M. Carriere, Michael D. McCarthy
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Patent number: 11706464Abstract: A media system includes a plurality of set-top boxes coupled to a coax network and a controller. The controller displays a first passkey to a user in response to receiving a request from the user to activate playback of a media content on a particular set-top box. The set-top box receives the first passkey from the user and determines whether the user is authorized to activate playback of the media content by comparing the first passkey received from the user with a second passkey obtained from a passkey module on the set-top box. When the user is determined by the set-top box to be authorized to activate playback of the media content, the set-top box determines a radio frequency channel of the coax network according to the first passkey received from the user and begins playback of the media content received on the radio frequency channel on a display device.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.Inventors: Brendan G. Cassidy, Gary R. Court, Lindsey M. Carriere, Brian W. King, Darren T. Ziebart, Michael D. McCarthy
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Publication number: 20230222246Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for use in implementing a common domain to provide recognition of users. One example computer-implemented method includes receiving a recognition token associated with a profile and setting, via a browser accessing a common domain, a cookie in the browser where the cookie includes a recognition token. The method also includes, in response to a request for a service, via a user, through the browser accessing an entity domain associated with an entity, accessing the common domain and accessing, via the browser accessing the common domain, the cookie and submitting the cookie to a common domain server. The method further includes receiving, from the common domain server, a federated ID token associated with the recognition token for the service and retrieving, via the browser, the profile associated with the user based on the federated ID token.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Tomasz Blachowicz, Harjender Singh, Edward Neil Livingston, Holger Kunkat, Ryan Watkins, Michael D. McCarthy, Maurice David Liscia
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Patent number: 11605065Abstract: Some embodiments may provide systems, methods and computer program code to facilitate a secure remote transaction and may include detecting an event identifying initiation of a checkout process involving a transaction between a consumer and a merchant, identifying a secure remote commerce system to use in facilitating the transaction, the secure remote commerce system storing a consumer profile including information identifying at least a first payment card of the consumer. In some embodiments, a checkout user interface displayed to the consumer is modified based on information from the consumer profile to display information associated with the at least one payment card. A checkout request from the consumer and a payload is obtained from the secure remote commerce system including information identifying the at least first payment card, the merchant and transaction details. The payload is used to complete a transaction authorization request with a payment network.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATEDInventors: Michael D. McCarthy, Edward Neil Livingston, Sachin Ahuja, Holger Kunkat
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Publication number: 20220182683Abstract: A media system includes a plurality of set-top boxes coupled to a coax network and a controller. The controller displays a first passkey to a user in response to receiving a request from the user to activate playback of a media content on a particular set-top box. The set-top box receives the first passkey from the user and determines whether the user is authorized to activate playback of the media content by comparing the first passkey received from the user with a second passkey obtained from a passkey module on the set-top box. When the user is determined by the set-top box to be authorized to activate playback of the media content, the set-top box determines a radio frequency channel of the coax network according to the first passkey received from the user and begins playback of the media content received on the radio frequency channel on a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Brendan G. Cassidy, Gary R. Court, Lindsey M. Carriere, Brian W. King, Darren T. Ziebart, Michael D. McCarthy
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Patent number: 11284121Abstract: A media system includes a plurality of set-top boxes coupled to a coax network and a controller. The controller displays a first passkey to a user in response to receiving a request from the user to activate playback of a media content on a particular set-top box. The set-top box receives the first passkey from the user and determines whether the user is authorized to activate playback of the media content by comparing the first passkey received from the user with a second passkey obtained from a passkey module on the set-top box. When the user is determined by the set-top box to be authorized to activate playback of the media content, the set-top box determines a radio frequency channel of the coax network according to the first passkey received from the user and begins playback of the media content received on the radio frequency channel on a display device.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.Inventors: Brendan G. Cassidy, Gary R. Court, Lindsey M. Carriere, Brian W. King, Darren T. Ziebart, Michael D. McCarthy
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Publication number: 20210185099Abstract: A media system includes a computer network, a media device supporting a network-based media sharing protocol, a plurality of output devices located at a plurality of physical locations within a hospitality establishment, and a system controller. In response to a first event, the system controller assigns the media device to a particular guest device by reconfiguring one or more components of the computer network to enable the particular guest device to utilize the network-based media sharing protocol to share media over the computer network with the media device, and commands an output device located at a physical location associated with the particular guest device to play media corresponding to the media signal outputted by the media device on the output port. In response to a second event, the system controller un-assigns the media device from the particular guest device and commands the output device to stop playing the media.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 1, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Peter S. Warrick, Brendan G. Cassidy, Lindsey M. Carriere, Michael D. McCarthy
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Publication number: 20210152853Abstract: A media system includes a plurality of set-top boxes coupled to a coax network and a controller. The controller displays a first passkey to a user in response to receiving a request from the user to activate playback of a media content on a particular set-top box. The set-top box receives the first passkey from the user and determines whether the user is authorized to activate playback of the media content by comparing the first passkey received from the user with a second passkey obtained from a passkey module on the set-top box. When the user is determined by the set-top box to be authorized to activate playback of the media content, the set-top box determines a radio frequency channel of the coax network according to the first passkey received from the user and begins playback of the media content received on the radio frequency channel on a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Brendan G. Cassidy, Gary R. Court, Lindsey M. Carriere, Brian W. King, Darren T. Ziebart, Michael D. McCarthy
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Patent number: 10911499Abstract: A media system includes a computer network, a media device supporting a network-based media sharing protocol, a plurality of output devices located at a plurality of physical locations within a hospitality establishment, and a system controller. In response to a first event, the system controller assigns the media device to a particular guest device by reconfiguring one or more components of the computer network to enable the particular guest device to utilize the network-based media sharing protocol to share media over the computer network with the media device, and commands an output device located at a physical location associated with the particular guest device to play media corresponding to the media signal outputted by the media device on the output port. In response to a second event, the system controller un-assigns the media device from the particular guest device and commands the output device to stop playing the media.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.Inventors: Peter S. Warrick, Brendan G. Cassidy, Lindsey M. Carriere, Michael D. McCarthy
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Patent number: 10863209Abstract: A media system includes a plurality of set-top boxes coupled to a coax network and a controller. The controller displays a first passkey to a user in response to receiving a request from the user to activate playback of a media content on a particular set-top box. The set-top box receives the first passkey from the user and determines whether the user is authorized to activate playback of the media content by comparing the first passkey received from the user with a second passkey obtained from a passkey module on the set-top box. When the user is determined by the set-top box to be authorized to activate playback of the media content, the set-top box determines a radio frequency channel of the coax network according to the first passkey received from the user and begins playback of the media content received on the radio frequency channel on a display device.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.Inventors: Brendan G. Cassidy, Gary R. Court, Lindsey M. Carriere, Brian W. King, Darren T. Ziebart, Michael D. McCarthy
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Patent number: 10686851Abstract: A media system includes a computer network, a media device supporting a network-based media sharing protocol, a plurality of output devices located at a plurality of physical locations within a hospitality establishment, and a system controller. In response to a first event, the system controller assigns the media device to a particular guest device by reconfiguring one or more components of the computer network to enable the particular guest device to utilize the network-based media sharing protocol to share media over the computer network with the media device, and commands an output device located at a physical location associated with the particular guest device to play media corresponding to the media signal outputted by the media device on the output port. In response to a second event, the system controller un-assigns the media device from the particular guest device and commands the output device to stop playing the media.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.Inventors: Peter S. Warrick, Brendan G. Cassidy, Lindsey M. Carriere, Michael D. McCarthy
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Publication number: 20200065789Abstract: Some embodiments may provide systems, methods and computer program code to facilitate a secure remote transaction and may include detecting an event identifying initiation of a checkout process involving a transaction between a consumer and a merchant, identifying a secure remote commerce system to use in facilitating the transaction, the secure remote commerce system storing a consumer profile including information identifying at least a first payment card of the consumer. In some embodiments, a checkout user interface displayed to the consumer is modified based on information from the consumer profile to display information associated with the at least one payment card. A checkout request from the consumer and a payload is obtained from the secure remote commerce system including information identifying the at least first payment card, the merchant and transaction details. The payload is used to complete a transaction authorization request with a payment network.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Michael D. McCarthy, Edward Neil Livingston, Sachin Ahuja, Holger Kunkat
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Publication number: 20200045089Abstract: A media system includes a computer network, a media device supporting a network-based media sharing protocol, a plurality of output devices located at a plurality of physical locations within a hospitality establishment, and a system controller. In response to a first event, the system controller assigns the media device to a particular guest device by reconfiguring one or more components of the computer network to enable the particular guest device to utilize the network-based media sharing protocol to share media over the computer network with the media device, and commands an output device located at a physical location associated with the particular guest device to play media corresponding to the media signal outputted by the media device on the output port. In response to a second event, the system controller un-assigns the media device from the particular guest device and commands the output device to stop playing the media.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Peter S. Warrick, Brendan G. Cassidy, Lindsey M. Carriere, Michael D. McCarthy
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Publication number: 20190158888Abstract: A media system includes a plurality of set-top boxes coupled to a coax network and a controller. The controller displays a first passkey to a user in response to receiving a request from the user to activate playback of a media content on a particular set-top box. The set-top box receives the first passkey from the user and determines whether the user is authorized to activate playback of the media content by comparing the first passkey received from the user with a second passkey obtained from a passkey module on the set-top box. When the user is determined by the set-top box to be authorized to activate playback of the media content, the set-top box determines a radio frequency channel of the coax network according to the first passkey received from the user and begins playback of the media content received on the radio frequency channel on a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Brendan G. Cassidy, Gary R. Court, Lindsey M. Carriere, Brian W. King, Darren T. Ziebart, Michael D. McCarthy
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Patent number: 10230994Abstract: A media system providing customized media functions at a hospitality establishment includes a first device operable to display a first passkey to a user attempting to activate a media function on a particular media device. The hospitality establishment includes a plurality of media devices installed at a plurality of different locations therein. A second device is operable to receive the first passkey from the user, determine whether the first passkey received from the user matches a second passkey associated with the particular media device, and activate the media function on the particular media device in response to determining that the first passkey received from the user matches the second passkey associated with the particular media device.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.Inventors: Brendan G. Cassidy, Gary R. Court, Lindsey M. Carriere, Brian W. King, Darren T. Ziebart, Michael D. McCarthy
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Publication number: 20180091831Abstract: A media system providing customized media functions at a hospitality establishment includes a first device operable to display a first passkey to a user attempting to activate a media function on a particular media device. The hospitality establishment includes a plurality of media devices installed at a plurality of different locations therein. A second device is operable to receive the first passkey from the user, determine whether the first passkey received from the user matches a second passkey associated with the particular media device, and activate the media function on the particular media device in response to determining that the first passkey received from the user matches the second passkey associated with the particular media device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Brendan G. Cassidy, Gary R. Court, Lindsey M. Carriere, Brian W. King, Darren T. Ziebart, Michael D. McCarthy
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Publication number: 20170353506Abstract: A media system includes a computer network, a media device supporting a network-based media sharing protocol, a plurality of output devices located at a plurality of physical locations within a hospitality establishment, and a system controller. In response to a first event, the system controller assigns the media device to a particular guest device by reconfiguring one or more components of the computer network to enable the particular guest device to utilize the network-based media sharing protocol to share media over the computer network with the media device, and commands an output device located at a physical location associated with the particular guest device to play media corresponding to the media signal outputted by the media device on the output port. In response to a second event, the system controller un-assigns the media device from the particular guest device and commands the output device to stop playing the media.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Peter S. Warrick, Brendan G. Cassidy, Lindsey M. Carriere, Michael D. McCarthy
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Patent number: 9819971Abstract: A media system providing customized media functions at a hospitality establishment includes a first device operable to display a first passkey to a user attempting to activate a media function on a particular media device. The hospitality establishment includes a plurality of media devices installed at a plurality of different locations therein. A second device is operable to receive the first passkey from the user, determine whether the first passkey received from the user matches a second passkey associated with the particular media device, and activate the media function on the particular media device in response to determining that the first passkey received from the user matches the second passkey associated with the particular media device.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.Inventors: Brendan G. Cassidy, Gary R. Court, Lindsey M. Carriere, Brian W. King, Darren T. Ziebart, Michael D. McCarthy
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Patent number: 9781172Abstract: A media system includes a computer network, a media device supporting a network-based media sharing protocol, a plurality of output devices located at a plurality of physical locations within a hospitality establishment, and a system controller. In response to a first event, the system controller assigns the media device to a particular guest device by reconfiguring one or more components of the computer network to enable the particular guest device to utilize the network-based media sharing protocol to share media over the computer network with the media device, and commands an output device located at a physical location associated with the particular guest device to play media corresponding to the media signal outputted by the media device on the output port. In response to a second event, the system controller un-assigns the media device from the particular guest device and commands the output device to stop playing the media.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.Inventors: Peter S. Warrick, Brendan G. Cassidy, Lindsey M. Carriere, Michael D. McCarthy