Patents by Inventor Philip B. Dixon

Philip B. Dixon 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: 20090171682
    Abstract: Transaction processing in an offline environment for a prepaid product comprising a portable consumer device includes responding to presentation of the prepaid product at a reader for offline processing by initiating operation of the prepaid product, receiving data from the prepaid product at the reader that indicates the prepaid product is associated with a prepaid account balance, determining that the prepaid product is in a negative balance condition, and taking preventive action in response to the negative balance condition such that future acceptance of the prepaid product at a reader is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Philip B. Dixon, Ayman Hammad, Khalid El-Awady
  • Publication number: 20080203152
    Abstract: Transaction processing involves receiving data from an access transaction application of a portable consumer device, wherein the received data comprises data from an access transaction data string that includes a transit verification value wherein, with the exception of the transit verification value, the access transaction data string is substantially similar to a retail data string comprising retail data, wherein the access application data string is adapted for use with an access transaction processing system and the retail data string is adapted for use with a retail processing system. The transaction processing involves processing access transaction application data for selective authorization of the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Philip B. Dixon
  • Publication number: 20080203151
    Abstract: A portable consumer device includes a base, and a computer readable medium on the base. The computer readable medium comprises code for an issuer verification value and a supplemental verification value. The issuer verification value is used by an issuer to verify that the portable consumer device is authentic in an on-line transaction and the supplemental verification value is used to verify that the portable consumer device is authentic in an off-line transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: VISA U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Philip B. Dixon, Ayman Hammad, Khalid El-Awady
  • Publication number: 20080203170
    Abstract: Processing an access transaction involves receiving application data from a portable consumer device at an agency reader for use in connection with a transaction, the application data having a predetermined data field configuration for processing the transaction by an issuer of the portable consumer device, and accessing at least one data file of the portable consumer device at the agency reader, wherein the configuration of the data file is determined by the issuer and stores agency data associated with use of the portable consumer device for the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Philip B. Dixon