Patents by Inventor Michael Defazio

Michael Defazio 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE POINT-OF-SALE TRANSACTIONS
    Publication number: 20220327509
    Abstract: A method for processing a transaction at a mobile includes: receiving a product identifier of a product; and creating or updating an electronic shopping cart based on the product identifier of the product; receiving a request for performing a transaction task; in response to the request for performing the transaction task, determining a state of the mobile POS device; when the state of the mobile POS device is determined to be unlocked: performing the transaction task; and when the state of the mobile POS device is determined to be locked: rejecting the request for performing the transaction task. Related systems and devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Luke James SARTORI, Daanish MAAN, Peter NITSCH, Michael DeFAZIO, Gregory MOORE, Silvana ZALDIVAR
  • Systems and methods for mobile point-of-sale transactions
    Patent number: 11410151
    Abstract: A method for processing a transaction at a mobile includes: receiving a product identifier of a product; and creating or updating an electronic shopping cart based on the product identifier of the product; receiving a request for performing a transaction task; in response to the request for performing the transaction task, determining a state of the mobile POS device; when the state of the mobile POS device is determined to be unlocked: performing the transaction task; and when the state of the mobile POS device is determined to be locked: rejecting the request for performing the transaction task. Related systems and devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventors: Luke James Sartori, Daanish Maan, Peter Nitsch, Michael DeFazio, Gregory Moore, Silvana Zaldivar
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE POINT-OF-SALE TRANSACTIONS
    Publication number: 20210374707
    Abstract: A method for processing a transaction at a mobile includes: receiving a product identifier of a product; and creating or updating an electronic shopping cart based on the product identifier of the product; receiving a request for performing a transaction task; in response to the request for performing the transaction task, determining a state of the mobile POS device; when the state of the mobile POS device is determined to be unlocked: performing the transaction task; and when the state of the mobile POS device is determined to be locked: rejecting the request for performing the transaction task. Related systems and devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Luke James SARTORI, Daanish MAAN, Peter NITSCH, Michael DeFAZIO, Gregory MOORE, Silvana ZALDIVAR
  • Method of providing tactile feedback and apparatus
    Patent number: 9361018
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a query gesture and actuating, in response to the query gesture, an actuator to provide tactile feedback including information associated with the query gesture. The query gesture may be detected on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Defazio, Jerome Pasquero, David Ryan Walker, Jason Tyler Griffin
  • METHOD OF PROVIDING TACTILE FEEDBACK AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110210926
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a query gesture and actuating, in response to the query gesture, an actuator to provide tactile feedback including information associated with the query gesture. The query gesture may be detected on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerome PASQUERO, David Ryan Walker, Michael Defazio, Jason Tyler Griffin