Patents by Inventor Ravi Avula

Ravi Avula 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: 11010757
    Abstract: An intelligent wallet (IW) computer device is provided for recommending a payment card from a plurality of payment cards to a cardholder for use in a payment transaction with a merchant. The IW computer device includes a memory device for storing data and a processor in communication with the memory device. The processor is programmed to receive event data and transaction data associated with the payment transaction. The transaction data includes product identifier data and purchase amount data. The processor is further programmed to receive payment card rules and cardholder preferences for each of the plurality of payment cards associated with the cardholder and to recommend a candidate payment card from the plurality of payment cards. The candidate payment card is recommended by processing the event data and the transaction data with the payment card rules and the cardholder preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sekhar Nadella, Ravi Avula
  • Publication number: 20190340604
    Abstract: An intelligent wallet (IW) computer device is provided for recommending a payment card from a plurality of payment cards to a cardholder for use in a payment transaction with a merchant. The IW computer device includes a memory device for storing data and a processor in communication with the memory device. The processor is programmed to receive event data and transaction data associated with the payment transaction. The transaction data includes product identifier data and purchase amount data. The processor is further programmed to receive payment card rules and cardholder preferences for each of the plurality of payment cards associated with the cardholder and to recommend a candidate payment card from the plurality of payment cards. The candidate payment card is recommended by processing the event data and the transaction data with the payment card rules and the cardholder preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Sekhar Nadella, Ravi Avula
  • Publication number: 20140222597
    Abstract: An intelligent wallet (IW) computer device is provided for recommending a payment card from a plurality of payment cards to a cardholder for use in a payment transaction with a merchant. The IW computer device includes a memory device for storing data and a processor in communication with the memory device. The processor is programmed to receive event data and transaction data associated with the payment transaction. The transaction data includes product identifier data and purchase amount data. The processor is further programmed to receive payment card rules and cardholder preferences for each of the plurality of payment cards associated with the cardholder and to recommend a candidate payment card from the plurality of payment cards. The candidate payment card is recommended by processing the event data and the transaction data with the payment card rules and the cardholder preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sekhar Nadella, Ravi Avula