Patents by Inventor Rosann Woods

Rosann Woods 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: 8266031
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to facilitate the sharing of account features. In one aspect, a system includes a transaction handler to process transactions and a data warehouse to record the transactions and store account data identifying account features of separate accounts, such as a second account having a feature and a first account without this feature. Account holders of the first and second accounts are in a same household and thus, in accordance with a set of rules, eligible to share the account features. A portal is configured to receive a request identifying the first account and to determine whether a transaction initiated in the first account and qualified for a benefit of the account feature is entitled to the benefit; and if so, a notification engine is to transmit a notification message to an account holder of the first account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A.
    Inventors: Mark Norris, Shaun Bodington, Nicola Stiff, Raymond Olson, Janet Martin, Rosann Woods, John Carr
  • Publication number: 20120078701
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to structure services in tiers and provide services as rewards in accordance with the tiers. In one aspect, a system stores information identifying an account holder's account and information identifying features that are associated with the account. Account features include a plurality of services that are organized in tiers and any given tier determines the benefits the account holder is entitled to in connection with a set of services associated with the account feature. The account holder's account is associated with an original tier and the system monitors subsequent transactions to determine a tier that the user is entitled to based on the transactions. The tier includes all of the services that the user was previously entitled to in addition to any new services associated with a tier change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventor: Rosann Woods
  • Publication number: 20110029430
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to facilitate the sharing of account features. In one aspect, a system includes a transaction handler to process transactions and a data warehouse to record the transactions and store account data identifying account features of separate accounts, such as a second account having a feature and a first account without this feature. Account holders of the first and second accounts are in a same household and thus, in accordance with a set of rules, eligible to share the account features. A portal is configured to receive a request identifying the first account and to determine whether a transaction initiated in the first account and qualified for a benefit of the account feature is entitled to the benefit; and if so, a notification engine is to transmit a notification message to an account holder of the first account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: VISA U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Mark Norris, Shaun Bodington, Nicola Stiff, Ray Olson, Janet Martin, Rosann Woods, John Carr
  • Publication number: 20110029367
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to facilitate the generation and notification of transactions associated with account features. In one aspect, a system includes a transaction handler to process transactions and a data warehouse to store transaction data recording the transactions, account data identifying at least one account feature of an account, and rules data identifying at least one qualification requirement. The system further includes a feature offer engine to use the rules data to monitor the transactions in the account to identify a first transaction, a notification engine to provide the account holder with an offer associated with a first account feature in real time with processing of the first transaction, and a portal to receive an approval of a second transaction in accordance with the offer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: VISA U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Ray Olson, Janet Martin, Shaun Bodington, Nicola Stiff, Mark Norris, Rosann Woods, John Carr