Patents by Inventor Saba Eskandarian

Saba Eskandarian 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).

  • Publication number: 20240112181
    Abstract: Methods are provided for maintaining user privacy, and may include establishing a secret key for communication between a plurality of user devices, the plurality of user devices including a first user device associated with a requesting user and a second user device associated with a second user, wherein at least one server computer does not have access to the secret key; receiving from the first user device, a split-payment request message comprising encrypted data, the encrypted data included in the split-payment request message encrypted based on the secret key; generating an encrypted balance for the requesting user and the second user based on the encrypted data of the split-payment request message; and transmitting to the second user device, a split-payment confirmation message including the encrypted balance for the requesting user and/or the second user. Systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Saba Eskandarian, Payman Mohassel, Mihai Christodorescu
  • Patent number: 11880833
    Abstract: Methods are provided for maintaining user privacy, and may include establishing a secret key for communication between a plurality of user devices, the plurality of user devices including a first user device associated with a requesting user and a second user device associated with a second user, wherein at least one server computer does not have access to the secret key; receiving from the first user device, a split-payment request message comprising encrypted data, the encrypted data included in the split-payment request message encrypted based on the secret key; generating an encrypted balance for the requesting user and the second user based on the encrypted data of the split-payment request message; and transmitting to the second user device, a split-payment confirmation message including the encrypted balance for the requesting user and/or the second user. Systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Saba Eskandarian, Payman Mohassel, Mihai Christodorescu
  • Publication number: 20210192509
    Abstract: Methods are provided for maintaining user privacy, and may include establishing a secret key for communication between a plurality of user devices, the plurality of user devices including a first user device associated with a requesting user and a second user device associated with a second user, wherein at least one server computer does not have access to the secret key; receiving from the first user device, a split-payment request message comprising encrypted data, the encrypted data included in the split-payment request message encrypted based on the secret key; generating an encrypted balance for the requesting user and the second user based on the encrypted data of the split-payment request message; and transmitting to the second user device, a split-payment confirmation message including the encrypted balance for the requesting user and/or the second user. Systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Saba Eskandarian, Payman Mohassel, Mihai Christodorescu