Patents by Inventor Neil Barbour

Neil Barbour 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: 20090057396
    Abstract: Systems and methods configured to enable a consumer to use a token (such as a magnetic stripe card, a smart chip, a bio-metric tool, etc.) linked to a plurality of financial accounts belonging to the consumer to complete a purchase or a financial transaction are described. The information stored in the token may be used to retrieve information from a central server about the various financial accounts (such as credit accounts, savings/checking accounts, money market accounts, home equity accounts, etc.) belonging to the consumer. The consumer may be presented with the option of making the purchase using either one of his financial accounts or more of the available financial accounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Eric Barbour, Neil Barbour