Patents by Inventor Robert Degen

Robert Degen 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: 8412633
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating electronic value transfers. Various of the methods include receiving money transfer requests, electronically storing records of the money transfer requests, and performing an analysis of the records. The analysis of the records can indicate that two or more of the records are related. The related records are associated with a reference designator that is used to search money transfer records and identify suspect activity. The systems can include a fraud processing system associated with a money transfer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: The Western Union Company
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast, David Wittman
  • Patent number: 7693789
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designator list, a first and a second transaction systems are evaluated. Various systems include two or more transaction systems utilizing information from a fraud detection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Patent number: 7620599
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designator list, a first and a second transaction systems are evaluated. Various systems include two or more transaction systems utilizing information from a fraud detection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Patent number: 7386510
    Abstract: A system and method that determines when fraudulent activity, such as relates to a credit card, etc., may be imminent. The system and method of the invention allows for warning a credit issuer of probable fraudulent activity at an early stage. Probable fraudulent activity is determined by: receiving at a receiving center an authorization request from a user for a dollar amount; and determining, using a fraud test, if the authorization request is likely to be indicative of fraudulent activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Patent number: 7313545
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designator list, a first and a second transaction systems are evaluated. Various systems include two or more transaction systems utilizing information from a fraud detection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Publication number: 20070214085
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designator list, a first and a second transaction systems are evaluated. Various systems include two or more transaction systems utilizing information from a fraud detection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Publication number: 20070108271
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designator list, a first and a second transaction systems are evaluated. Various systems include two or more transaction systems utilizing information from a fraud detection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: First Data Corporaiton
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Publication number: 20070073617
    Abstract: A system and method for evaluating records of money transfers for suspicious or irregular transaction patterns. A fraud processing server evaluates money transfer records by blocks, each block consisting of records having the same characteristic relating to location, such as the country where the transfer originates. A second characteristic of the records, such as value, sending agent, or time-of-day, is aggregated and compared to a threshold value. If the threshold value is met, the block of records is analyzed to identify individual records that are suspicious or irregular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Seth Tolbert, Noel Brandt, Robert Bulkley, Robert Degen
  • Publication number: 20030167237
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating electronic value transfers. Various of the methods include receiving money transfer requests, electronically storing records of the money transfer requests, and performing an analysis of the records. The analysis of the records can indicate that two or more of the records are related. The related records are associated with a reference designator that is used to search money transfer records and identify suspect activity. The systems can include a fraud processing system associated with a money transfer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast, David Wittman
  • Publication number: 20030050882
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designator list, a first and a second transaction systems are evaluated. Various systems include two or more transaction systems utilizing information from a fraud detection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
  • Publication number: 20030050880
    Abstract: A system and method that determines when fraudulent activity, such as relates to a credit card, etc., may be imminent. The system allows for warning a credit issuer of probable fraudulent activity at an early stage. Probable fraudulent activity is determined by a method comprising: receiving at a receiving center an authorization request from a user for a dollar amount; and determining, using a fraud test, if the authorization request is likely to be indicative of fraudulent activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast