Patents by Inventor Ray Hideki Tanaka
Ray Hideki Tanaka 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: 20230368176Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
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Patent number: 11687908Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20210304181Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
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Patent number: 11030607Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
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Patent number: 10733644Abstract: A user's location is determined by location information communicated by a user device, such as a smart phone. Merchants near the user location are determined and selected. Merchant payment information is transmitted to the user device so that the user can easily make a payment to the merchant through the user device. Merchant offerings may also be sent to the user device for purchase and subsequent payment, where the merchant offerings may be specifically selected for the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Ray Hideki Tanaka, Srikanth Nandiraju, Mehryar Mansoor
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Publication number: 20190251543Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
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Patent number: 10127540Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20180130105Abstract: A user's location is determined by location information communicated by a user device, such as a smart phone. Merchants near the user location are determined and selected. Merchant payment information is transmitted to the user device so that the user can easily make a payment to the merchant through the user device. Merchant offerings may also be sent to the user device for purchase and subsequent payment, where the merchant offerings may be specifically selected for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Ray Hideki Tanaka, Srikanth Nandiraju, Mehryar Mansoor
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Publication number: 20170243178Abstract: Some embodiments may provide a method comprising receiving an identification of an entity from a network-based commerce system and receiving authentication data associated with the entity from the network-based commerce system, a combination including the authentication data and the identification being operable to facilitate a transfer of value affecting a first account associated with the entity, the transfer of value further affecting a second account associated with the network-based commerce system, the authentication data and the identification of the entity being insufficient for the network-based commerce system to identify the first account.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Osama Mostafa Bedier, Ray Hideki Tanaka, Henry H. Pham, Aaron M. Lee, J. Paul Janney, Nida K. Zada
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Patent number: 9721283Abstract: A user's location is determined by location information communicated by a user device, such as a smart phone. Merchants near the user location are determined and selected. Merchant payment information is transmitted to the user device so that the user can easily make a payment to the merchant through the user device. Merchant offerings may also be sent to the user device for purchase and subsequent payment, where the merchant offerings may be specifically selected for the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: PayPal, Inc.Inventors: Ray Hideki Tanaka, Srikanth Nandiraju, Mehryar Mansoor
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Publication number: 20170200161Abstract: A computer-implemented method, to facilitate processing a payment for an online transaction, includes, responsive to receiving secure transaction data from a merchant server, using a payment processor to generate a transaction data identifier to identify the transaction data. The payment processor communicates the transaction data identifier to the merchant server. In response to receiving a request to process a payment, including the transaction data identifier, the payment processor requests user credentials from a user. Upon receiving user credentials from the user, the payment processor verifies the user credentials. The payment processor processes the payment and generates a payment identifier to identify payment data associated with the payment. The payment processor communicates the payment identifier to the merchant server.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Alan Tien, Peter Zhe Chu, Ray Hideki Tanaka, Steve S. Chen
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Patent number: 9542671Abstract: A computer-implemented method, to facilitate processing a payment for an online transaction, includes, responsive to receiving secure transaction data from a merchant server, using a payment processor to generate a transaction data identifier to identify the transaction data. The payment processor communicates the transaction data identifier to the merchant server. In response to receiving a request to process a payment, including the transaction data identifier, the payment processor requests user credentials from a user. Upon receiving user credentials from the user, the payment processor verifies the user credentials. The payment processor processes the payment and generates a payment identifier to identify payment data associated with the payment. The payment processor communicates the payment identifier to the merchant server.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2004Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Alan Tien, Peter Zhe Chu, Ray Hideki Tanaka, Steve S. Chen
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Publication number: 20140172717Abstract: Some embodiments may provide a method comprising receiving an identification of an entity from a payment requestor and receiving authentication data associated with the entity from the payment requestor, a combination of the authentication data and the identification including data operable to facilitate a transfer of value from a first account of the entity to a second account corresponding to the payment requestor. The data identifying the first account of the entity as being inaccessible to the payment requestor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Osama Mostafa Bedier, Ray Hideki Tanaka, Henry H. Pham, Aaron M. Lee, J. Paul Janney, Nida K. Zada
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Patent number: 8738517Abstract: Some embodiments may provide a method comprising receiving an identification of an entity from a network-based commerce system and receiving authentication data associated with the entity from the network-based commerce system, a combination including the authentication data and the identification being operable to facilitate a transfer of value affecting a first account associated with the entity, the transfer of value further affecting a second account associated with the network-based commerce system, the authentication data and the identification of the entity being insufficient for the network-based commerce system to identify the first account.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: eBay, Inc.Inventors: Osama Mostafa Bedier, Ray Hideki Tanaka, Henry H. Pham, Aaron M. Lee, J. Paul Janney, Nida K. Zada
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Publication number: 20130159170Abstract: A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: EBAY, INC.Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Ray Hideki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20120084177Abstract: A user's location is determined by location information communicated by a user device, such as a smart phone. Merchants near the user location are determined and selected. Merchant payment information is transmitted to the user device so that the user can easily make a payment to the merchant through the user device. Merchant offerings may also be sent to the user device for purchase and subsequent payment, where the merchant offerings may be specifically selected for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: EBAY INC.Inventors: Ray Hideki Tanaka, Srikanth Nandiraju, Mehryar Mansoor
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Publication number: 20080162366Abstract: Some embodiments may provide a method comprising receiving an identification of an entity from a network-based commerce system and receiving authentication data associated with the entity from the network-based commerce system, a combination including the authentication data and the identification being operable to facilitate a transfer of value affecting a first account associated with the entity, the transfer of value further affecting a second account associated with the network-based commerce system, the authentication data and the identification of the entity being insufficient for the network-based commerce system to identify the first account.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Osama Mostafa Bedier, Ray Hideki Tanaka, Henry H. Pham, Aaron M. Lee, J. Paul Janney, Nida K. Zada