Patents by Inventor Sandy Lynn Godsey

Sandy Lynn Godsey 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: 20230153808
    Abstract: Expedited virtual currency transactions are provided by identifying a first user primary wallet associated with a virtual currency and including a first user primary wallet private key. First user secondary wallets are created that each include a respective first user secondary wallet private key, and a respective virtual currency transaction is performed using the first user primary wallet private key to transfer predefined amounts of the virtual currency from the first user primary wallet to each of the first user secondary wallets such that first user secondary wallets are provided with different predefined amounts of the virtual currency. Subsequently, an instruction is received to transfer a payment amount to a second user, and the second user is allocated a subset of the first user secondary wallet private keys included in respective first user secondary wallets that are associated with predefined amounts of the virtual currency that equal the payment amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng Tian, Sandy Lynn Godsey
  • Patent number: 11551207
    Abstract: Expedited virtual currency transactions are provided by identifying a first user primary wallet associated with a virtual currency and including a first user primary wallet private key. First user secondary wallets are created that each include a respective first user secondary wallet private key, and a respective virtual currency transaction is performed using the first user primary wallet private key to transfer predefined amounts of the virtual currency from the first user primary wallet to each of the first user secondary wallets such that first user secondary wallets are provided with different predefined amounts of the virtual currency. Subsequently, an instruction is received to transfer a payment amount to a second user, and the second user is allocated a subset of the first user secondary wallet private keys included in respective first user secondary wallets that are associated with predefined amounts of the virtual currency that equal the payment amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng Tian, Sandy Lynn Godsey
  • Patent number: 10855689
    Abstract: Obtaining information may be increasingly more challenging in modern times. The systems described herein enable a user to have access to one or more data streams. For example, the data stream may include messages from a famous person provided to an online social networking service, where the messages may be limited character messages. Yet, in some instances, the data stream may also include images posted on a blog, videos posted on a social networking service for connecting people, a list of searches and/or search strings by a famous person, and a number of purchase orders by an actress. The systems may also control the user's access to the one or more data streams, possibly limiting the access to portions of the one or more data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Akshay Sanjeevaiah Krishnaiah, Sandy Lynn Godsey, Michael Charles Todasco, Rohan Baddam, Cheng Tian, Philip Chuang, Srivathsan Narasimhan
  • Patent number: 10467624
    Abstract: A mobile device is provided that allows a user to generate and present a unique code/token to a service provider for customer identity validation. The service provider may use the unique code/token to retrieve or verify identity information/documents from a central depository to validate the identity of the customer to meet a Know-Your-Customer (KYC), or other identification requirements. The central depository or a central database may facilitate customer identity validation from multiple participants. Information related to proofs of customer identity may be collected and aggregated from multiple verification points and may be used to provide customer identity validation. As such, customers do not have to provide the same proofs of identity again when registering with a new service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Lisa Rene Schlesinger, Max Edward Metral, Sandy Lynn Godsey
  • Publication number: 20190260758
    Abstract: Obtaining information may be increasingly more challenging in modern times. The systems described herein enable a user to have access to one or more data streams. For example, the data stream may include messages from a famous person provided to an online social networking service, where the messages may be limited character messages. Yet, in some instances, the data stream may also include images posted on a blog, videos posted on a social networking service for connecting people, a list of searches and/or search strings by a famous person, and a number of purchase orders by an actress. The systems may also control the user's access to the one or more data streams, possibly limiting the access to portions of the one or more data streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Akshay Sanjeevaiah Krishnaiah, Sandy Lynn Godsey, Michael Charles Todasco, Rohan Baddam, Cheng Tian, Philip Chuang, Srivathsan Narasimhan
  • Patent number: 10218710
    Abstract: Obtaining information may be increasingly more challenging in modern times. The systems described herein enable a user to have access to one or more data streams. For example, the data stream may include messages from a famous person provided to an online social networking service, where the messages may be limited character messages. Yet, in some instances, the data stream may also include images posted on a blog, videos posted on a social networking service for connecting people, a list of searches and/or search strings by a famous person, and a number of purchase orders by an actress. The systems may also control the user's access to the one or more data streams, possibly limiting the access to portions of the one or more data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Akshay Sanjeevaiah Krishnaiah, Sandy Lynn Godsey, Michael Charles Todasco, Rohan Baddam, Cheng Tian, Philip Chuang, Srivathsan Narasimhan
  • Patent number: 10108732
    Abstract: A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for providing social graph maintenance services is presented. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may include accessing a social graph of a subject user. The social graph may include a plurality of nodes representing objects to which the subject user has a relationship and a plurality of edges representing the relationships. The method may further include determining that a particular node lacks relevance to the subject user. In response to determining that the particular node lacks relevance to the subject user, the relationship with the particular node is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Sandy Lynn Godsey, Corinne Elizabeth Sherman
  • Publication number: 20180247282
    Abstract: In electronic financial transactions a receiver, or targeted recipient of funds, provides account information to a transmitter, or sender of funds. The transmitter initiates a push of funds from a transmitter funding source to the receiver's funding source processor. In some embodiments the receiver provides a payment card, similar to a credit card, which is read by an electronic device of the transmitter, such as a smart phone. In some embodiments, the receiver provides the account information by way of a bar code, such as a QR code, which is scanned and read by the transmitter's electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Sandy Lynn Godsey
  • Publication number: 20180063151
    Abstract: Obtaining information may be increasingly more challenging in modern times. The systems described herein enable a user to have access to one or more data streams. For example, the data stream may include messages from a famous person provided to an online social networking service, where the messages may be limited character messages. Yet, in some instances, the data stream may also include images posted on a blog, videos posted on a social networking service for connecting people, a list of searches and/or search strings by a famous person, and a number of purchase orders by an actress. The systems may also control the user's access to the one or more data streams, possibly limiting the access to portions of the one or more data streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Akshay Sanjeevaiah Krishnaiah, Sandy Lynn Godsey, Michael Charles Todasco, Rohan Baddam, Cheng Tian, Philip Chuang, Srivathsan Narasimhan
  • Publication number: 20180060860
    Abstract: Expedited virtual currency transactions are provided by identifying a first user primary wallet associated with a virtual currency and including a first user primary wallet private key. First user secondary wallets are created that each include a respective first user secondary wallet private key, and a respective virtual currency transaction is performed using the first user primary wallet private key to transfer predefined amounts of the virtual currency from the first user primary wallet to each of the first user secondary wallets such that first user secondary wallets are provided with different predefined amounts of the virtual currency. Subsequently, an instruction is received to transfer a payment amount to a second user, and the second user is allocated a subset of the first user secondary wallet private keys included in respective first user secondary wallets that are associated with predefined amounts of the virtual currency that equal the payment amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Cheng Tian, Sandy Lynn Godsey
  • Publication number: 20180005239
    Abstract: A mobile device is provided that allows a user to generate and present a unique code/token to a service provider for customer identity validation. The service provider may use the unique code/token to retrieve or verify identity information/documents from a central depository to validate the identity of the customer to meet a Know-Your-Customer (KYC), or other identification requirements. The central depository or a central database may facilitate customer identity validation from multiple participants. Information related to proofs of customer identity may be collected and aggregated from multiple verification points and may be used to provide customer identity validation. As such, customers do not have to provide the same proofs of identity again when registering with a new service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Lisa Rene Schlesinger, Max Edward Metral, Sandy Lynn Godsey
  • Publication number: 20160300216
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for wireless beacon devices for preventing fraud using loyalty information for a user. A user may visit a merchant location with a device, such as a communication device, which may be utilized to connect to a wireless beacon at the merchant location. The communication device may provide an identifier for the user and/or communication device when connected with the beacon. A merchant device or server may utilize the identifier to access loyalty account information for the user. Using the loyalty account information, authorizations for the user may be determined. For example, the user may be preauthorized to purchase a certain amount or certain items. The authorization may also determine what identification information is required on checkout of a transaction. Additionally, items in a transaction that the user does not normally purchase may be flagged as suspicious so that additional user authentication is required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Sandy Lynn Godsey, John Hastings Granbery, Prakash Chandra
  • Publication number: 20150379441
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing shared assets include receiving, by a system provider device through at least one beacon device, first location information for a managed shared asset. The first location information is collected from a beacon communication device that is associated with the managed shared asset. The system provider device uses an identity of the managed shared asset and the first location information to determine first shared asset management information from a plurality of shared asset management information that is stored in a database. The system provider device then transmits the first shared asset management information over a network. The first shared asset management information is configured to provide at least one management action on the managed shared asset. In specific embodiments, the managed shared assets are managed hospital assets in a physical hospital location such as hospital patients, hospital equipment, and hospital staff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Mobeen Syed, Sandy Lynn Godsey
  • Publication number: 20150242916
    Abstract: A system such as a ticket seller system may provide ticketholders with the ability to swap their tickets for other tickets and/or other goods or services. The system may identify a ticket of a user, identify one or more other tickets, goods or services that may be of interest to the user, and provide a swap offer to the user to exchange the purchased ticket for the other ticket, goods or services. A user may utilize the system to exchange a relatively high value ticket for a relatively lower value ticket and a profit, to exchange a relatively low value ticket for a relatively higher value ticket at an additional cost, or to exchange the ticket for a ticket to another event or a ticket closer to friends. The system may also facilitate the purchase or swapping of tickets in a time-share season ticket package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Sandy Lynn Godsey
  • Publication number: 20150242424
    Abstract: A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for providing social graph maintenance services is presented. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may include accessing a social graph of a subject user. The social graph may include a plurality of nodes representing objects to which the subject user has a relationship and a plurality of edges representing the relationships. The method may further include determining that a particular node lacks relevance to the subject user. In response to determining that the particular node lacks relevance to the subject user, the relationship with the particular node is eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Sandy Lynn Godsey, Corinne Elizabeth Sherman
  • Publication number: 20150221016
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating efficient shopping for a user. A real or virtual shopping cart can be pre-filled for a user before the user arrives at a merchant location. The shopping cart can be pre-filled with items that are based on the user's previous behavior and/or purchases. The items can include repeat purchase items that the user has repeatedly purchased at the merchant and is likely to purchase again. The system may generate smart shopping lists that can be used to pre-fill the shopping cart. The smart shopping list may include user selected items, repeat purchase items, predicted items for the user, and/or merchant recommended items. The items can be provided in corresponding sections of the shopping cart. The system can also offer to deliver the items to the user and to pick up and deliver additional items along a delivery route for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Egan Schulz, Michelle Serrano, Neelakantan Sundaresan, Libo Su, Sandy Lynn Godsey, David Edward Eramian, Dane Glasgow
  • Publication number: 20140081783
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods and systems provide transaction processing with dynamic generated codes. In an embodiment, a system comprises a remote server adapted to interact with a POS device and a client device; one or more processors; and one or more memories adapted to store machine-readable instructions to cause the system to: receive, by the server at the remote location, a transaction request from the POS device of the seller, wherein the transaction request includes transaction information in connection with a transaction conducted at the POS device; generate a transaction code upon receiving the transaction request from the POS device, wherein the transaction code includes the transaction information; send the transaction code to the POS device; receive an authorization request for the transaction from the client device after the client device reads the transaction code from the POS device; and process the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Jagadish Bhalchandra Paranjape, Mary O'Malley, Sandy Lynn Godsey