Patents by Inventor Ron Hilmes

Ron Hilmes 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).

  • SYSTEM AND ARCHITECTURE FOR MERCHANT INTEGRATION OF A BIOMETRIC PAYMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140108173
    Abstract: A system and method for performing authentication are disclosed. The system may include a shared central processing server, a plurality of software components each residing in a corresponding point-of-sale (POS) workstation and an identity provider service. The server may reside at a merchant location and communicate with multiple POS workstations at the merchant location. The server may be configured to receive biometric information from each POS workstation. Each software component may communicate with a biometric sensor in communication with the corresponding POS workstation to receive biometric information. The identity provider service may be configured to communicate with the server, store registered biometric information and compare biometric information received from the server with one or more of the stored registered biometric information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Open Invention Network, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Cooper, Ron Hilmes
  • System and architecture for merchant integration of a biometric payment system
    Patent number: 8589238
    Abstract: A system and method for performing authentication are disclosed. The system may include a shared central processing server, a plurality of software components each residing in a corresponding point-of-sale (POS) workstation and an identity provider service. The server may reside at a merchant location and communicate with multiple POS workstations at the merchant location. The server may be configured to receive biometric information from each POS workstation. Each software component may communicate with a biometric sensor in communication with the corresponding POS workstation to receive biometric information. The identity provider service may be configured to communicate with the server, store registered biometric information and compare biometric information received from the server with one or more of the stored registered biometric information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Open Invention Network, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Cooper, Ron Hilmes
  • SYSTEM AND ARCHITECTURE FOR MERCHANT INTEGRATION OF A BIOMETRIC PAYMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070288320
    Abstract: A system and method for performing authentication are disclosed. The system may include a shared central processing server, a plurality of software components each residing in a corresponding point-of-sale (POS) workstation and an identity provider service. The server may reside at a merchant location and communicate with muitiple POS workstations at the merchant location. The server may be configured to receive biometric information from each POS workstation. Each software component may communicate with a biometric sensor in communication with the corresponding POS workstation to receive biometric information. The identity provider service may be configured to communicate with the server, store registered biometric information and compare biometric information received from the server with one or more of the stored registered biometric information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Cooper, Ron Hilmes