Patents by Inventor Raghav Lal
Raghav Lal 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).
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Publication number: 20190205905Abstract: Mobile devices with multiple radios (even if software defined) create an opportunity for retail venues to present new messaging channels to visitors, even visitors who do not subscribe to or do not activate a venue app. Venue operators are uniquely situated to aggregate data before a visit and to track a user during a visit, because their sole objective is to increase overall venue traffic and conversion to sales, without favoritism among tenants.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: OneMarket Network LLCInventors: Ramya Raghunathan, Raghav Lal
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Publication number: 20190205936Abstract: Mobile devices with multiple radios (even if software defined) create an opportunity for retail venues to present new messaging channels to visitors, even visitors who do not subscribe to or do not activate a venue app. Venue operators are uniquely situated to aggregate data before a visit and to track a user during a visit, because their sole objective is to increase overall venue traffic and conversion to sales, without favoritism among tenants.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: OneMarket Network LLCInventors: Raghav Lal, Ramya Raghunathan, Asim Mohammad, Joanne McDermott
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Publication number: 20190205939Abstract: Mobile devices with multiple radios create an opportunity for retail venues to present new messaging channels to visitors, even visitors who do not subscribe to or do not activate a venue app. Venue operators are uniquely situated to aggregate data before a visit and to track a user during a visit, because their sole objective is to increase overall venue traffic and conversion to sales, without favoritism among tenants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: OneMarket Network LLCInventors: Raghav Lal, Ramya Raghunathan, Joanne McDermott, Asim Mohammad
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Patent number: 9760903Abstract: For several accounts receivable, a reward account is determined as the account that receives the largest deposit to the loyalty reward balance thereof by a payment of the account receivable. For each reward account, a deficient reward account is found if the currency balance for the reward account is not sufficient for the payment of the account payable. For each deficiency reward account, if identified accounts receivables can be deposited such that the currency balance thereof will be sufficient to pay the account payable, then payments are made of: (i) the identified accounts receivables as corresponding deposits to the currency balance of the deficiency reward account such that the currency balance thereof is sufficient for the payment of the account payable; and (ii) the account payable by a withdrawal from the currency balance of the deficiency reward account.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2010Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Raghav Lal, Alfred Chin
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Publication number: 20140304057Abstract: For several accounts receivable, a reward account is determined as the account that receives the largest deposit to the loyalty reward balance thereof by a payment of the account receivable. For each reward account, a deficient reward account is found if the currency balance for the reward account is not sufficient for the payment of the account payable. For each deficiency reward account, if identified accounts receivables can be deposited such that the currency balance thereof will be sufficient to pay the account payable, then payments are made of: (i) the identified accounts receivables as corresponding deposits to the currency balance of the deficiency reward account such that the currency balance thereof is sufficient for the payment of the account payable; and (ii) the account payable by a withdrawal from the currency balance of the deficiency reward account.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: VISA U.S.A. INC.Inventors: Raghav Lal, Alfred Chin
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Patent number: 8799149Abstract: For several accounts receivable, a reward account is determined as the account that receives the largest deposit to the loyalty reward balance thereof by a payment of the account receivable. For each reward account, a deficient reward account is found if the currency balance for the reward account is not sufficient for the payment of the account payable. For each deficiency reward account, if identified accounts receivables can be deposited such that the currency balance thereof will be sufficient to pay the account payable, then payments are made of: (i) the identified accounts receivables as corresponding deposits to the currency balance of the deficiency reward account such that the currency balance thereof is sufficient for the payment of the account payable; and (ii) the account payable by a withdrawal from the currency balance of the deficiency reward account.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Raghav Lal, Alfred Chin
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Patent number: 8620811Abstract: A method for conducting a business transaction using a payment processing network is disclosed. The method includes sending an authorization request message including an authorization request to an issuer, where the authorization request message originates from a business consumer purchasing goods or services from an oligopolistic business entity. The issuer sends an authorization response message indicating that the authorization request is approved or not approved. Economic incentives associated with the business transaction is provided to the oligopolistic business entity or the business consumer for conducting the business transaction, wherein the incentive would not be available in a transaction between a non-oligopolistic business entity and the business consumer.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: VISA U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Raghav Lal, Christopher P Aguas
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Publication number: 20130191192Abstract: A method for conducting a business transaction using a payment processing network is disclosed. The method includes sending an authorization request message including an authorization request to an issuer, where the authorization request message originates from a business consumer purchasing goods or services from an oligopolistic business entity. The issuer sends an authorization response message indicating that the authorization request is approved or not approved. Economic incentives associated with the business transaction is provided to the oligopolistic business entity or the business consumer for conducting the business transaction, wherein the incentive would not be available in a transaction between a non-oligopolistic business entity and the business consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Raghav Lal, Christopher P. Aguas
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Patent number: 8364592Abstract: A method for conducting a business transaction using a payment processing network is disclosed. The method includes sending an authorization request message including an authorization request to an issuer, where the authorization request message originates from a business consumer purchasing goods or services from an oligopolistic business entity. The issuer sends an authorization response message indicating that the authorization request is approved or not approved. Economic incentives associated with the business transaction is provided to the oligopolistic business entity or the business consumer for conducting the business transaction, wherein the incentive would not be available in a transaction between a non-oligopolistic business entity and the business consumer.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Raghav Lal, Christopher P. Aguas
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Publication number: 20110022514Abstract: For several accounts receivable, a reward account is determined as the account that receives the largest deposit to the loyalty reward balance thereof by a payment of the account receivable. For each reward account, a deficient reward account is found if the currency balance for the reward account is not sufficient for the payment of the account payable. For each deficiency reward account, if identified accounts receivables can be deposited such that the currency balance thereof will be sufficient to pay the account payable, then payments are made of: (i) the identified accounts receivables as corresponding deposits to the currency balance of the deficiency reward account such that the currency balance thereof is sufficient for the payment of the account payable; and (ii) the account payable by a withdrawal from the currency balance of the deficiency reward account.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: VISA U.S.A. INC.Inventors: Raghav Lal, Alfred Chin
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Publication number: 20100268588Abstract: For several accounts receivable, a reward account is determined as the account that receives the largest deposit to the loyalty reward balance thereof by a payment of the account receivable. For each reward account, a deficient reward account is found if the currency balance for the reward account is not sufficient for the payment of the account payable. For each deficiency reward account, if identified accounts receivables can be deposited such that the currency balance thereof will be sufficient to pay the account payable, then payments are made of: (i) the identified accounts receivables as corresponding deposits to the currency balance of the deficiency reward account such that the currency balance thereof is sufficient for the payment of the account payable; and (ii) the account payable by a withdrawal from the currency balance of the deficiency reward account.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Raghav Lal, Alfred Chin
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Publication number: 20100198669Abstract: A method for conducting a business transaction using a payment processing network is disclosed. The method includes sending an authorization request message including an authorization request to an issuer, where the authorization request message originates from a business consumer purchasing goods or services from an oligopolistic business entity. The issuer sends an authorization response message indicating that the authorization request is approved or not approved. Economic incentives associated with the business transaction is provided to the oligopolistic business entity or the business consumer for conducting the business transaction, wherein the incentive would not be available in a transaction between a non-oligopolistic business entity and the business consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Raghav Lal, Christopher P. Aguas
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Patent number: 7725394Abstract: A method for conducting a business transaction using a payment processing network is disclosed. The method includes sending an authorization request message including an authorization request to an issuer, where the authorization request message originates from a business consumer purchasing goods or services from an oligopolistic business entity. The issuer sends an authorization response message indicating that the authorization request is approved or not approved. Economic incentives associated with the business transaction are provided to the oligopolistic business entity or the business consumer for conducting the business transaction, wherein the incentive would not be available in a transaction between a non-oligopolistic business entity and the business consumer.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2006Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Raghav Lal, Christopher P. Aguas
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Publication number: 20090327107Abstract: A method comprising receiving, by a server computer, an authorization request for a transaction conducted with a payment token from a merchant via an open payment processing network. The payment token associated with an account having a no preset spending limit. The method also determines, by the server computer, an exposure limit of the account in real-time based on information obtained by the open payment processing network. The method also determines, by the server computer, whether or not to authorize the transaction based on the determined exposure limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Raghav Lal, Mukund M. Sheorey, Irfan Y. Tareen
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Publication number: 20090271327Abstract: A method and system of payment portfolio optimization that retrieves a plurality of consumer segments of a consumer portfolio from a diagnostics module where the consumer segments have potentially profitable opportunities. The method and system also develop a propensity model on a computer based on at least one performance metric, determine a likelihood from the propensity model that consumers in each of the plurality of consumer segments will perform favorably. The method and system also selects a set of consumer segments from the plurality of consumer segments based on the determined likelihood and designs a plurality of marketing treatments for the selected set of consumer segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2008Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventors: Raghav Lal, Cindy Y. Rentala
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Publication number: 20090271305Abstract: A method and system of payment portfolio optimization that retrieves information associated with a plurality of consumers in a consumer portfolio, separates by a diagnostics module on a computer the plurality of consumers into consumer segments based on segment definitions, analyzes by a diagnostics module on the computer the consumer segments using the retrieved information based on a plurality of performance metrics, and identifies revenue opportunities associated with the plurality of consumer segments based on the results from the analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2008Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventors: Raghav LAL, Cindy Y. RENTALA
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Publication number: 20070156444Abstract: A method for conducting a business transaction using a payment processing network is disclosed. The method includes sending an authorization request message including an authorization request to an issuer, where the authorization request message originates from a business consumer purchasing goods or services from an oligopolistic business entity. The issuer sends an authorization response message indicating that the authorization request is approved or not approved. Economic incentives associated with the business transaction are provided to the oligopolistic business entity or the business consumer for conducting the business transaction, wherein the incentive would not be available in a transaction between a non-oligopolistic business entity and the business consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Raghav Lal, Christopher Aguas