Patents by Inventor Paul Sharad Tuscano

Paul Sharad Tuscano 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: 11501285
    Abstract: A method is provided for managing an activation process of a secure element of a mobile station. The method includes detecting access by a computing device to an online service for managing an activation process of a secure element of a mobile station, receiving information confirming that a user of the computing device has permission to access the mobile station to confirm that the user of the computing device has permission to access the mobile station, triggering instantiation of a wallet application on the mobile station, the wallet application configured to access the secure element, triggering the wallet application to initiate activation and programming of the secure element, receiving a confirmation that activation and programming of the secure element are complete, and providing, to at least one of the computing device and the mobile station, a visual output representing that activation and programming of the secure element are complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc
    Inventors: Paul Sharad Tuscano, Saloni Pokharna-Jain
  • Publication number: 20160180331
    Abstract: A method is provided for managing an activation process of a secure element of a mobile station. The method includes detecting access by a computing device to an online service for managing an activation process of a secure element of a mobile station, receiving information confirming that a user of the computing device has permission to access the mobile station to confirm that the user of the computing device has permission to access the mobile station, triggering instantiation of a wallet application on the mobile station, the wallet application configured to access the secure element, triggering the wallet application to initiate activation and programming of the secure element, receiving a confirmation that activation and programming of the secure element are complete, and providing, to at least one of the computing device and the mobile station, a visual output representing that activation and programming of the secure element are complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Paul Sharad TUSCANO, Saloni POKHARNA-JAIN
  • Publication number: 20160162861
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for electronic transaction management. An input is received from a mobile device over a wireless communication network. The input includes an e-mail address associated with a user of the mobile device and payment data associated with a sale transaction of the user. The e-mail address associated with the user is extracted from the input. A request is sent to a server for sending information associated with the sale transaction to the e-mail address. The payment data associated with the user is extracted from the input. The payment data is sent to the server, wherein the server determines information associated with the sale transaction based on the payment data. The information associated with the sale transaction is stored in a memory location associated with the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Paul Sharad TUSCANO, Saloni POKHARNA
  • Publication number: 20120096514
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for age verification and content filtering (AV/CF) on a wireless telecommunications system capable of providing enhanced products such as Internet, WAP, messaging, games, video, music, applications, etc. A profile controls content that is accessible by a user depending upon the user's age or restrictions placed on accessible content in accordance with content categories. Rating information is obtained from content providers and mapped to content categories or content is rated dynamically. User's requests for access may be recorded whether access is provided or denied and used to provide reports including reports to account holders responsible for the user's account. In some instances, attempts to access banned information may be reported to law enforcement officials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless)
    Inventors: Paul Sharad Tuscano, Jesse Elliott Money
  • Patent number: 8131763
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for age verification and content filtering (AV/CF) on a wireless telecommunications system capable of providing enhanced products such as Internet, WAP, messaging, games, video, music, applications, etc. A profile controls content that is accessible by a user depending upon the user's age or restrictions placed on accessible content in accordance with content categories. Rating information is obtained from content providers and mapped to content categories or content is rated dynamically. User's requests for access may be recorded whether access is provided or denied and used to provide reports including reports to account holders responsible for the user's account. In some instances, attempts to access banned information may be reported to law enforcement officials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Paul Sharad Tuscano, Jesse Elliott Money