Patents by Inventor Patrick James Hunt

Patrick James Hunt 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 electronic geocaching
    Patent number: 10685345
    Abstract: A method and system for transferring electronic units of value to a mobile device using a computer device coupled to a database are provided. The method includes establishing a transfer account associated with the mobile device, initiating, by the mobile device, a transfer of an identifier encoded in a geo.Chip to the mobile device, receiving, by the mobile device, the identifier and a geolocation of the mobile device, transmitting the received identifier and geolocation for verification of the identifier using the geolocation, and receiving, by the mobile device, an indication of the units of value associated with the geo.Chip location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Patrick James Hunt
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC GEOCACHING
    Publication number: 20150032527
    Abstract: A method and system for transferring electronic units of value to a mobile device using a computer device coupled to a database are provided. The method includes establishing a transfer account associated with the mobile device, initiating, by the mobile device, a transfer of an identifier encoded in a geo.Chip to the mobile device, receiving, by the mobile device, the identifier and a geolocation of the mobile device, transmitting the received identifier and geolocation for verification of the identifier using the geolocation, and receiving, by the mobile device, an indication of the units of value associated with the geo.Chip location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventor: Patrick James Hunt