Patents by Inventor Sara K. Garrison

Sara K. 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: 9756001
    Abstract: A parse/build engine that can handle multi-format financial messages. The engine converts the different format messages into a common format, and the common format message is then processed by the business service application. A parser examines the message and determines an appropriate schema for the particular format of message received. The schema is a data structure in a schema registry that includes a grammar structure for the received format as well as pointers to handlers for converting the different fields of the message into the internal message format using the grammar structure (the “grammar” can include field sequence, field type, length, character encoding, optional and required fields, etc.). The handlers are individually compiled. As formats change, new formats or changes to old formats can be dynamically added to the parse/build engine by loading new schema and handlers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: VISA U.S.A.
    Inventors: Thakur L. Singh, Sara K. Garrison, Mark Carlson, Kamlakar Singh, Shajen Devassey
  • Patent number: 9215196
    Abstract: A parse/build engine that can handle multi-format financial messages. The engine converts the different format messages into a common format, and the common format message is then processed by the business service application. A parser examines the message and determines an appropriate schema for the particular format of message received. The schema is a data structure in a schema registry that includes a grammar structure for the received format as well as pointers to handlers for converting the different fields of the message into the internal message format using the grammar structure (the “grammar” can include field sequence, field type, length, character encoding, optional and required fields, etc.). The handlers are individually compiled. As formats change, new formats or changes to old formats can be dynamically added to the parse/build engine by loading new schema and handlers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Thakur L. Singh, Sara K. Garrison, Mark Carlson, Kamlakar Singh, Shajen Devassey
  • Patent number: 8639846
    Abstract: Application level switching of transactions at a gateway is provided. The gateway is configured to switch the transaction based on the application level content, a current state of a transport environment, and/or dynamic rules for switching transactions. For example, several possible service providers can be selected for the type of transaction, and the gateway can monitor not only the round-trip time through the network(s) to different possible service providers, but also the time required to complete the transaction at the application level and return a response. The application is chosen on the sending side of the network, and application level formatting is done on the sending side as well. The gateway uses modular code and data, and separate instances of processing code to allow dynamic updating. Rules for application service selection can be selectively uploaded to the gateway from a client. The rules for different available application services can be distributed across different gateways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Thakur Singh, Sara K. Garrison, Mark Carlson, Rosauro E. Manansala, Kamlakar Singh
  • Publication number: 20140025762
    Abstract: A parse/build engine that can handle multi-format financial messages. The engine converts the different format messages into a common format, and the common format message is then processed by the business service application. A parser examines the message and determines an appropriate schema for the particular format of message received. The schema is a data structure in a schema registry that includes a grammar structure for the received format as well as pointers to handlers for converting the different fields of the message into the internal message format using the grammar structure (the “grammar” can include field sequence, field type, length, character encoding, optional and required fields, etc.). The handlers are individually compiled. As formats change, new formats or changes to old formats can be dynamically added to the parse/build engine by loading new schema and handlers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Thakur L. Singh, Sara K. Garrison, Mark Carlson, Kamlakar Singh, Shajen Devassey
  • Patent number: 8555262
    Abstract: A parse/build engine that can handle multi-format financial messages. The engine converts the different format messages into a common format, and the common format message is then processed by the business service application. A parser examines the message and determines an appropriate schema for the particular format of message received. The schema is a data structure in a schema registry that includes a grammar structure for the received format as well as pointers to handlers for converting the different fields of the message into the internal message format using the grammar structure (the “grammar” can include field sequence, field type, length, character encoding, optional and required fields, etc.). The handlers are individually compiled. As formats change, new formats or changes to old formats can be dynamically added to the parse/build engine by loading new schema and handlers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Thakur L. Singh, Sara K. Garrison, Mark Carlson, Kamlakar Singh, Shajen Devassey
  • Publication number: 20110047294
    Abstract: Application level switching of transactions at a gateway is provided. The gateway is configured to switch the transaction based on the application level content, a current state of a transport environment, and/or dynamic rules for switching transactions. For example, several possible service providers can be selected for the type of transaction, and the gateway can monitor not only the round-trip time through the network(s) to different possible service providers, but also the time required to complete the transaction at the application level and return a response. The application is chosen on the sending side of the network, and application level formatting is done on the sending side as well. The gateway uses modular code and data, and separate instances of processing code to allow dynamic updating. Rules for application service selection can be selectively uploaded to the gateway from a client. The rules for different available application services can be distributed across different gateways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Visa U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Thakur Singh, Sara K. Garrison, Mark Carlson, Rosauro E. Manansala, Kamlakar Singh
  • Publication number: 20100211938
    Abstract: A parse/build engine that can handle multi-format financial messages. The engine converts the different format messages into a common format, and the common format message is then processed by the business service application. A parser examines the message and determines an appropriate schema for the particular format of message received. The schema is a data structure in a schema registry that includes a grammar structure for the received format as well as pointers to handlers for converting the different fields of the message into the internal message format using the grammar structure (the “grammar” can include field sequence, field type, length, character encoding, optional and required fields, etc.). The handlers are individually compiled. As formats change, new formats or changes to old formats can be dynamically added to the parse/build engine by loading new schema and handlers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Visa U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Thakur L. Singh, Sara K. Garrison, Mark Carlson, Kamlakar Singh, Shajen Devassey
  • Patent number: 7774402
    Abstract: Application level switching of transactions at a gateway is provided. The gateway is configured to switch the transaction based on the application level content, a current state of a transport environment, and/or dynamic rules for switching transactions. For example, several possible service providers can be selected for the type of transaction, and the gateway can monitor not only the round-trip time through the network(s) to different possible service providers, but also the time required to complete the transaction at the application level and return a response. The application is chosen on the sending side of the network, and application level formatting is done on the sending side as well. The gateway uses modular code and data, and separate instances of processing code to allow dynamic updating. Rules for application service selection can be selectively uploaded to the gateway from a client. The rules for different available application services can be distributed across different gateways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: VISA U.S.A.
    Inventors: Thakur Singh, Sara K. Garrison, Mark Carlson, Rosauro E. Manansala, Kamlakar Singh
  • Patent number: 7694287
    Abstract: A parse/build engine that can handle multi-format financial messages. The engine converts the different format messages into a common format, and the common format message is then processed by the business service application. A parser examines the message and determines an appropriate schema for the particular format of message received. The schema is a data structure in a schema registry that includes a grammar structure for the received format as well as pointers to handlers for converting the different fields of the message into the internal message format using the grammar structure (the “grammar” can include field sequence, field type, length, character encoding, optional and required fields, etc.). The handlers are individually compiled. As formats change, new formats or changes to old formats can be dynamically added to the parse/build engine by loading new schema and handlers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Visa U.S.A.
    Inventors: Thakur L. Singh, Sara K. Garrison, Mark Carlson, Kamlakar Singh, Shajen Devassey