Patents by Inventor Ryan Pfeffer

Ryan Pfeffer 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 system for automatic categorization of check-based financial transactions
    Patent number: 8660984
    Abstract: An optical image of a check is obtained at the approximate time of a check-based financial transaction and the approximate time of the check-based financial transaction is recorded. Geographical position/location data and/or voice memo data is then obtained at, or about, the time the optical image of the check is obtained. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology is then used to extract image-based financial transaction data from the optical image of the check and the geographical position/location data, and/or voice memo data, is also transformed into financial transaction data associated with the check and the check-based financial transaction. The extracted and/or transformed financial transaction data is then used, at least in part, to automatically assign a financial category to the check-based financial transaction and/or transform the category status of the check-based financial transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Indraneel Bhattacharyya, David Lish, Christopher H. J. Whittam, Ryan Pfeffer