Patents by Inventor Robert John Grillion

Robert John Grillion 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).

  • Method and apparatus for wireless authorization
    Patent number: 8336770
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus, means and computer program products for conducting wireless authorization include transmitting, from a transaction terminal to a payment card device, payment transaction data associated with a purchase transaction, associating an approval code stored in the payment card device with the payment transaction data, transmitting the approval code and the payment transaction data to a payment network to initiate a settlement of the purchase transaction, and transmitting the approval code to the transaction terminal to complete the purchase transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: MasterCard International, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert John Grillion
  • Method and apparatus for wireless authorization
    Publication number: 20080099552
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus, means and computer program products for conducting wireless authorization include transmitting, from a transaction terminal to a payment card device, payment transaction data associated with a purchase transaction, associating an approval code stored in the payment card device with the payment transaction data, transmitting the approval code and the payment transaction data to a payment network to initiate a settlement of the purchase transaction, and transmitting the approval code to the transaction terminal to complete the purchase transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventor: Robert John Grillion