Patents by Inventor Pia Maenpaa

Pia Maenpaa 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: 11836771
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for generating a digital receipt for purchases made utilizing a digital wallet or with other payment procedures. The digital receipt is stored in the cloud in a digital receipts repository for later retrieval. The digital receipt can be standardized to facilitate data processing of the data contained in data fields of the digital receipt. The data fields are text/field searchable and actionable so that the receipts and the data therein can be viewed in any manner desired by the user of the digital wallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pia Maenpaa, Joshua Kessler, Jaclyn Moore, John Dallesandro, Laurie Chiola, Erin Kieran
  • Publication number: 20220188886
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for generating a digital receipt for purchases made utilizing a digital wallet or with other payment procedures. The digital receipt is stored in the cloud in a digital receipts repository for later retrieval. The digital receipt can be standardized to facilitate data processing of the data contained in data fields of the digital receipt. The data fields are text/field searchable and actionable so that the receipts and the data therein can be viewed in any manner desired by the user of the digital wallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pia Maenpaa, Joshua Kessler, Jaclyn Moore, John Dallesandro, Laurie Chiola, Erin Kieran
  • Patent number: 11270360
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for generating a digital receipt for purchases made utilizing a digital wallet or with other payment procedures. The digital receipt is stored in the cloud in a digital receipts repository for later retrieval. The digital receipt can be standardized to facilitate data processing of the data contained in data fields of the digital receipt. The data fields are text/field searchable and actionable so that the receipts and the data therein can be viewed in any manner desired by the user of the digital wallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pia Maenpaa, Joshua Kessler, Jaclyn Moore, John Dallesandro, Laurie Chiola, Erin Kieran
  • Patent number: 11232421
    Abstract: A method for shopping from a social media site using a direct buy link comprises electronically storing a plurality of account profiles and receiving a data message electronically transmitted via a communication network. The method may query a social media database for an account profile associated with the consumer identifier and the PIN. The method may display a plurality of direct buy links associated with a plurality of products for purchase, wherein at least one of the direct buy links is a modified direct buy link. The method may receive a data message electronically transmitted via the communication network and display the modified direct buy link comprising the personal data corresponding to the product, a purchase data, and payment preference information. The method may transmit confirmation of payment and the modified direct buy link associated with the purchased product to the consumer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pia Maenpaa, Danielle Jean Eininger, Matthew Harris, Heather L. Thomas
  • Patent number: 10997640
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for assembling, and publishing, a persistent cart of products online. The cart can have products from a single vendor or a variety of different vendors. When the cart is published, various deals, discounts, and incentives can be offered. An individual who created the cart can be rewarded. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium stores instructions of a computer program that when executed facilitates creation of the cart of items to be purchased and selects the individual or group of individuals to whom the cart is published. The purchasing of a cart does not eliminate the availability of the cart for subsequent users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pia Maenpaa, Joshua Kessler, Jaclyn Moore, Erin Kieran, Laurie Chiola, John Dallesandro
  • Patent number: 10891672
    Abstract: A system for facilitating a purchasing decision is provided. The system includes a decision-making computing device configured to obtain purchase criteria, to apply the purchase criteria to a list of available purchases to determine a list of candidate purchases, and to determine a final purchase decision from the list of candidate purchases. The decision-making computing device determines the final purchase decision, at least in part, based on user input provided by a user of a user computing device. The user input is provided through an interactive decider configured to gamify the purchasing decision process, at least in part, by executing one or more interactive modules which may be in the form of a game, an animation, a simulation, and the like. If a user confirms a final purchase decision, the decision-making computing device may then initiate a purchasing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Matthew Harris, Pia Maenpaa
  • Publication number: 20200219154
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for generating a digital receipt for purchases made utilizing a digital wallet or with other payment procedures. The digital receipt is stored in the cloud in a digital receipts repository for later retrieval. The digital receipt can be standardized to facilitate data processing of the data contained in data fields of the digital receipt. The data fields are text/field searchable and actionable so that the receipts and the data therein can be viewed in any manner desired by the user of the digital wallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pia Maenpaa, Joshua Kessler, Jaclyn Moore, John Dallesandro, Laurie Chiola, Erin Kieran
  • Patent number: 10592941
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for generating a digital receipt for purchases made utilizing a digital wallet or with other payment procedures. The digital receipt is stored in the cloud in a digital receipts repository for later retrieval. The digital receipt can be standardized to facilitate data processing of the data contained in data fields of the digital receipt. The data fields are text/field searchable and actionable so that the receipts and the data therein can be viewed in any manner desired by the user of the digital wallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pia Maenpaa, Joshua Kessler, Jaclyn Moore, John Dallesandro, Laurie Chiola, Erin Kieran
  • Publication number: 20190080387
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for assembling, and publishing, a persistent cart of products online. The cart can have products from a single vendor or a variety of different vendors. When the cart is published, various deals, discounts, and incentives can be offered. An individual who created the cart can be rewarded. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium stores instructions of a computer program that when executed facilitates creation of the cart of items to be purchased and selects the individual or group of individuals to whom the cart is published. The purchasing of a cart does not eliminate the availability of the cart for subsequent users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pia Maenpaa, Joshua Kessler, Jaclyn Moore, Erin Kieran, Laurie Chiola, John Dallesandro
  • Publication number: 20180336537
    Abstract: A vehicle registration system includes at least one device configured to generate a vehicle registration data packet, and a vehicle including a vehicle device receiving the vehicle registration data packet. A vehicle display is in communication with the vehicle device and generating, in response to the vehicle registration data packet, an electronic proof of registration display at a designated location on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventor: Pia Maenpaa
  • Patent number: 10127599
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for assembling, and publishing, a persistent cart of products online. The cart can have products from a single vendor or a variety of different vendors. When the cart is published, various deals, discounts, and incentives can be offered. An individual who created the cart can be rewarded. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium stores instructions of a computer program that when executed facilitates creation of the cart of items to be purchased and selects the individual or group of individuals to whom the cart is published. The purchasing of a cart does not eliminate the availability of the cart for subsequent users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INITERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pia Maenpaa, Joshua Kessler, Jaclyn Moore, Erin Kieran, Laurie Chiola, John Dallesandro
  • Publication number: 20180260795
    Abstract: A method for processing an offline transaction using local digital currency includes: receiving, by a receiving device of a payment instrument, a funding notification, the notification including a currency limit and associated transaction data; storing, in a memory of a payment instrument, the currency limit and associated transaction data; receiving, by the receiving device of the payment instrument, a transaction request for a payment transaction from a point of sale device, the request including at least a transaction amount; electronically transmitting, by a transmitting device of the payment instrument, a transaction response to the point of sale device, the response including an indication of approval and at least a portion of the associated transaction data; and executing, by a querying module of the payment instrument, a query on the memory of the payment instrument to update the currency limit based on the transaction amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Pia MAENPAA, Manish KUMAR, Nishant MAHESHWARI, Ankur ARORA
  • Publication number: 20180182003
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for generating a digital receipt for purchases made utilizing a digital wallet or with other payment procedures. The digital receipt is stored in the cloud in a digital receipts repository for later retrieval. The digital receipt can be standardized to facilitate data processing of the data contained in data fields of the digital receipt. The data fields are text/field searchable and actionable so that the receipts and the data therein can be viewed in any manner desired by the user of the digital wallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pia Maenpaa, Joshua Kessler, Jaclyn Moore, John Dallesandro, Laurie Chiola, Erin Kieran
  • Publication number: 20180174116
    Abstract: A method for facilitating payment through an encoded link includes: displaying an interactable link in a first application program, wherein the interactable link refers to a second application program and is encoded with at least transaction data; receiving a first user instruction from a user of the computing device representing interaction with the interactable link; transmitting, at least the transaction data to the second application program; displaying at least one of: the transaction data and data associated with the transaction data in the second application program; receiving a second user instruction from the user of the computing device indicating confirmation of payment credentials; and transmitting at least the transaction data and confirmation of payment credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventor: Pia MAENPAA
  • Publication number: 20180046994
    Abstract: A method for identification of pre-approved products in a limited use account includes: storing, in a memory of a computing device, at least an account identifier; receiving, by an input device of the computing device, one or more product identifiers; electronically transmitting, by a transmitting device of the computing device, at least the account identifier and one or more product identifiers to a first computing system; receiving, by a receiving device of the computing device, an indication of at least one of the one or more product identifiers as a pre-approved identifier from the first computing system; and electronically transmitting, by the transmitting device of the computing device, at least the at least one product identifier indicated as a pre-approved identifier to a second computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Pia MAENPAA, Danielle Jean EININGER, Heather L. THOMAS, Matthew HARRIS
  • Patent number: 9892434
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for generating a digital receipt for purchases made utilizing a digital wallet or with other payment procedures. The digital receipt is stored in the cloud in a digital receipts repository for later retrieval. The digital receipt can be standardized to facilitate data processing of the data contained in data fields of the digital receipt. The data fields are text/field searchable and actionable so that the receipts and the data therein can be viewed in any manner desired by the user of the digital wallet. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium can store instructions of a program, which when executed by a computer system, enables the recall of the digital receipt from the repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pia Maenpaa, Joshua Kessler, Jaclyn Moore, Erin Kieran, Laurie Chiola, John Dallesandro
  • Publication number: 20180025404
    Abstract: A system for facilitating a purchasing decision is provided. The system includes a decision-making computing device configured to obtain purchase criteria, to apply the purchase criteria to a list of available purchases to determine a list of candidate purchases, and to determine a final purchase decision from the list of candidate purchases. The decision-making computing device determines the final purchase decision, at least in part, based on user input provided by a user of a user computing device. The user input is provided through an interactive decider configured to gamify the purchasing decision process, at least in part, by executing one or more interactive modules which may be in the form of a game, an animation, a simulation, and the like. If a user confirms a final purchase decision, the decision-making computing device may then initiate a purchasing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Harris, Pia Maenpaa
  • Publication number: 20170270498
    Abstract: A method for shopping from a social media site using a direct buy link comprises electronically storing a plurality of account profiles and receiving a data message electronically transmitted via a communication network. The method may query a social media database for an account profile associated with the consumer identifier and the PIN. The method may display a plurality of direct buy links associated with a plurality of products for purchase, wherein at least one of the direct buy links is a modified direct buy link. The method may receive a data message electronically transmitted via the communication network and display the modified direct buy link comprising the personal data corresponding to the product, a purchase data, and payment preference information. The method may transmit confirmation of payment and the modified direct buy link associated with the purchased product to the consumer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Pia MAENPAA, Danielle Jean EININGER, Matthew HARRIS, Heather L. THOMAS
  • Publication number: 20170270557
    Abstract: A method for tokenizing non-payment identifier, comprising storing a plurality of account profiles, wherein each account profile is a structured data set related to a transaction account including at least a non-payment identifier, at least one of a personal account number (PAN), and quantity of points affiliated with the non-payment identifier. Receiving a data signal from a consumer communication device, wherein the data signal may be superimposed with a tokenization request, the tokenization request including at least a non-payment identifier. Provisioning, by a generation module of the processing server, a token linking to the non-payment identifier. Transmitting, by a transmitting device of the processing server, the token linked to the non-payment identifier to the consumer communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Pia MAENPAA, Danielle Jean EININGER, Matthew HARRIS, Heather L. THOMAS
  • Publication number: 20140244441
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for assembling, and publishing, a persistent cart of products online. The cart can have products from a single vendor or a variety of different vendors. When the cart is published, various deals, discounts, and incentives can be offered. An individual who created the cart can be rewarded. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium stores instructions of a computer program that when executed facilitates creation of the cart of items to be purchased and selects the individual or group of individuals to whom the cart is published. The purchasing of a cart does not eliminate the availability of the cart for subsequent users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pia Maenpaa, Joshua Kessler, Jaclyn Moore, Erin Kieran, Laurie Chiola, John Dallesandro