Patents by Inventor Peter CORNFORTH

Peter CORNFORTH 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).

  • Mobile transactions
    Patent number: 9563888
    Abstract: A method for analyzing mobile handset based transactions between sender handsets and receiver handsets comprising the steps of: identifying locations of a sender handset and a receiver handset for each transaction using mobile base station information; determine a geographical distribution of mobile handset based transactions based on the identified locations; and identifying anomalies by comparing the determined geographical distribution with an expected geographical distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Vodafone IP Licensing Limited
    Inventors: Gregory Reeve, Peter Cornforth, Jason Downing
  • Cellular airtime management
    Patent number: 9462138
    Abstract: Method and system for crediting cellular accounts with airtime comprising exchanging funds within a mobile telephone based money transfer system account for airtime. Crediting a plurality of cellular accounts with the airtime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: VODAFONE IP LICENSING LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter Cornforth, Jason Downing, Gregory Reeve
  • MOBILE TRANSACTIONS
    Publication number: 20140195427
    Abstract: A method for analysing mobile handset based transactions between sender handsets and receiver handsets comprising the steps of: identifying locations of a sender handset and a receiver handset for each transaction using mobile base station information; determine a geographical distribution of mobile handset based transactions based on the identified locations; and identifying anomalies by comparing the determined geographical distribution with an expected geographical distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: VODAFONE IP LICENSING LIMITED
    Inventors: Gregory Reeve, Peter Cornforth, Jason Downing
  • Cellular Airtime Management
    Publication number: 20140057594
    Abstract: Method and system for crediting cellular accounts with airtime comprising exchanging funds within a mobile telephone based money transfer system account for airtime. Crediting a plurality of cellular accounts with the airtime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Vodafone IP Licensing Limited
    Inventors: Peter CORNFORTH, Jason DOWNING, Gregory REEVE
  • Mobile Money Transfer
    Publication number: 20140058928
    Abstract: Method and system method for transferring funds in a mobile telephone based money transfer system comprising receiving a request for an amount of electronic funds. Debiting the amount of funds from the mobile telephone based money transfer system account, wherein the account is allowed to go or remain overdrawn following the debit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Vodafone IP Licensing Limited
    Inventors: Peter CORNFORTH, Jason DOWNING, Gregory REEVE
  • Mobile Savings Account
    Publication number: 20140032400
    Abstract: System and method of operating a savings account 20 within a mobile telephone based money transfer system. Receiving separate payments across the mobile telephone based money transfer system from a plurality of contributors. Crediting the received separate payments to the savings account 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Vodafone IP Licensing Limited
    Inventors: Peter CORNFORTH, Jason DOWNING, Gregory REEVE