Patents by Inventor Michael Hamian

Michael Hamian 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).

  • Patent number: 8346636
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for tracking and reporting information related to compliance with a set of security requirements by one or more entities handling financial transaction information. According to one embodiment, a system can comprise one or more acquirer systems, each adapted to process information related to a plurality of financial transactions for entities involved in the transaction. A tracking and reporting system can be communicatively coupled with each of the acquirer systems. The tracking and reporting system can be adapted to collect at least a subset of the information related to the plurality of financial transactions, collect compliance information related to the entities involved in the transaction, the compliance information for each entity indicating that entity's compliance with the set of security requirements, and generate one or more reports based on the information related to the plurality of financial transactions and the compliance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Dawn M. Brys, Sabrina Hagberg, Shirley McCulloch, Carol Walnut, Mary Meade-Koslen, Michael Hamian, David J. Tuck, Luanne Gallagher, Ashok N. Shenoy, Barbara Marx
  • Publication number: 20090112643
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for tracking and reporting information related to compliance with a set of security requirements by one or more entities handling financial transaction information. According to one embodiment, a system can comprise one or more acquirer systems, each adapted to process information related to a plurality of financial transactions for entities involved in the transaction. A tracking and reporting system can be communicatively coupled with each of the acquirer systems. The tracking and reporting system can be adapted to collect at least a subset of the information related to the plurality of financial transactions, collect compliance information related to the entities involved in the transaction, the compliance information for each entity indicating that entity's compliance with the set of security requirements, and generate one or more reports based on the information related to the plurality of financial transactions and the compliance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Dawn M. Brys, Sabrina Hagberg, Shirley McCulloch, Carol Walnut, Mary Meade-Koslen, Michael Hamian, David J. Tuck, Luanne Gallagher, Ashok N. Shenoy
  • Publication number: 20090048688
    Abstract: A method and system for monitoring electronic transactions, such as credit card transactions, to determine whether associated transaction costs, such as interchange fees, are being properly qualified. This is accomplished by monitoring for a “spike” in interchange qualifications and generating an alert when one or more spikes are detected. Spikes in interchange qualifications are defined as a variation in interchange qualifications compared with an historical level. The method and system may also monitor changes in cost or efficiency for other types of transactions in which the cost or efficiency of the transaction is based directly upon one or more variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Kevin Gilson, Dan Lyons, Stephen Trachtulec, Michael Hamian, Barbara Marx, Kevin McCarthy, Tom Robbins, Walt Dill, Joe Dandrilli
  • Publication number: 20090024495
    Abstract: A method and system for monitoring electronic transactions, such as credit card transactions, to determine whether associated transaction costs, such as interchange fees, are being properly qualified. This is accomplished by monitoring for a “spike” in interchange qualifications and generating an alert when one or more spikes are detected. Spikes in interchange qualifications are defined as a variation in interchange qualifications compared with an historical level. The method and system may also monitor changes in cost or efficiency for other types of transactions in which the cost or efficiency of the transaction is based directly upon one or more variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Kevin Gilson, Dan Lyons, Stephen Trachtulec, Michael Hamian, Barbara Marx, Kevin McCarthy, Tom Robbins, Walt Dill, Joe Dandrilli
  • Publication number: 20060136315
    Abstract: In one example, a method of generating commissions documents comprises calculating commissions earned by a party based, at least in part, on stored data related to the party, generating at least one file comprising at least one of the calculated commissions and the stored data, and converting the at least one file into at least one read-only file. The read only file may be a PDF file or a read-only HTML file, for example. Access may be selectively provided to the file via a network, based on login information. The file may be generated based on a position of the user in a hierarchy table defining relationships between users, such as sales representatives and supervisors. Selection links to information may also be displayed to a user based, at least in part, on the login information, to the user. The file may be e-mailed to users. Systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Shiva Muthiki, Michael Hamian, Robert Zeichner, Daniel Cleary, Zulfikar Somji
  • Publication number: 20040088238
    Abstract: A method and system for monitoring electronic transactions, such as credit card transactions, to determine whether associated transaction costs, such as interchange fees, are being properly qualified. This is accomplished by monitoring for a “spike” in interchange qualifications and generating an alert when one or more spikes are detected. Spikes in interchange qualifications are defined as a variation in interchange qualifications compared with an historical level. The method and system may also monitor changes in cost or efficiency for other types of transactions in which the cost or efficiency of the transaction is based directly upon one or more variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Kevin Gilson, Dan Lyons, Stephen Trachtulec, Michael Hamian, Barbara Marx, Kevin McCarthy, Tom Robbins, Walt Dill, Joe Dandrilli