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).
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Patent number: 8412633Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 4, 2002Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: The Western Union CompanyInventors: Robert Degen, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast, David Wittman
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Patent number: 7693789Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Patent number: 7620599Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2007Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Patent number: 7386510Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 7, 2001Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Patent number: 7313545Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 5, 2002Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Publication number: 20070214085Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2007Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Publication number: 20070108271Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2007Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: First Data CorporaitonInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Publication number: 20070073617Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: First Data CorporationInventors: Seth Tolbert, Noel Brandt, Robert Bulkley, Robert Degen
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Publication number: 20030167237Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2002Publication date: September 4, 2003Applicant: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast, David Wittman
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Publication number: 20030050882Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2002Publication date: March 13, 2003Applicant: First Data CorporationInventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast
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Publication number: 20030050880Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2001Publication date: March 13, 2003Inventors: Robert Degen, Philip Mellinger, Duane Ritter, Brian Prendergast