Patents by Inventor Sara Garrison

Sara Garrison 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: 11157830
    Abstract: An automated Web portal template generation method includes parsing, via a parser subsystem, a number of Webpages of a first Website from which a Web portal template to be customized is to be accessed. The method further includes producing an entity feature set for the first Website based on a result of the parsing and processing the entity feature set for the first Website via a classifier subsystem to produce a set of data that represents, for each of a plurality of entities, a respective probability of the entity belonging to a respective one of a plurality of classes. The method additionally includes performing, by a color matching subsystem, color matching on the set of data produced by the classifier subsystem to generate a number of proposed color combinations for a proposed customization of the Web portal template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: Vertafore, INC., RiskMatch, INC.
    Inventors: Sara Garrison, Aleksey Sinyagin
  • Patent number: 10510064
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison, Mark Carlson
  • Patent number: 10083434
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: VISA U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison, Mark Carlson
  • Publication number: 20180032994
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Joan MYERS, Sara Garrison, Mark Carlson
  • Publication number: 20170357913
    Abstract: An automated Web portal template generation method includes parsing, via a parser subsystem, a number of Webpages of a first Website from which a Web portal template to be customized is to be accessed. The method further includes producing an entity feature set for the first Website based on a result of the parsing and processing the entity feature set for the first Website via a classifier subsystem to produce a set of data that represents, for each of a plurality of entities, a respective probability of the entity belonging to a respective one of a plurality of classes. The method additionally includes performing, by a color matching subsystem, color matching on the set of data produced by the classifier subsystem to generate a number of proposed color combinations for a proposed customization of the Web portal template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Sara Garrison, Aleksey Sinyagin
  • Patent number: 9760882
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: VISA U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison, Mark Carlson
  • Patent number: 9747556
    Abstract: An automated Web portal template generation method includes parsing, via a parser subsystem, a number of Webpages of a first Website from which a Web portal template to be customized is to be accessed. The method further includes producing an entity feature set for the first Website based on a result of the parsing and processing the entity feature set for the first Website via a classifier subsystem to produce a set of data that represents, for each of a plurality of entities, a respective probability of the entity belonging to a respective one of a plurality of classes. The method additionally includes performing, by a color matching subsystem, color matching on the set of data produced by the classifier subsystem to generate a number of proposed color combinations for a proposed customization of the Web portal template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Vertafore, Inc.
    Inventors: Sara Garrison, Aleksey Sinyagin
  • Publication number: 20160055132
    Abstract: An automated Web portal template generation method includes parsing, via a parser subsystem, a number of Webpages of a first Website from which a Web portal template to be customized is to be accessed. The method further includes producing an entity feature set for the first Website based on a result of the parsing and processing the entity feature set for the first Website via a classifier subsystem to produce a set of data that represents, for each of a plurality of entities, a respective probability of the entity belonging to a respective one of a plurality of classes. The method additionally includes performing, by a color matching subsystem, color matching on the set of data produced by the classifier subsystem to generate a number of proposed color combinations for a proposed customization of the Web portal template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Sara Garrison, Aleksey Sinyagin
  • Publication number: 20160012407
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison, Mark Carlson
  • Patent number: 8567671
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison, Mark Carlson
  • Publication number: 20120239575
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison, Mark Carlson
  • Patent number: 8205794
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison, Mark S. Carlson
  • Patent number: 8096468
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison
  • Publication number: 20090055277
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison, Mark Carlson
  • Publication number: 20090055316
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison, Mark Carlson
  • Publication number: 20090055314
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison, Mark Carlson
  • Patent number: 7407094
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison, Mark Steven Carlson
  • Publication number: 20080133422
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison
  • Publication number: 20080133421
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison
  • Publication number: 20080133412
    Abstract: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Joan Myers, Sara Garrison