Patents by Inventor Scott Alan Banister

Scott Alan Banister 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: 9996826
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating a value exchange transaction. A first party initiates the transaction by selecting or providing an identifier of another party and the value to be exchanged. The second party may be identified by a pre-existing identifier such as an electronic mail address, telephone number, etc. The system informs the second party of the transaction (e.g., using the specified pre-existing identifier). If the second party is not a registered user of the system, he or she is invited to register and complete the transaction. The system may comprise a synchronization server for exchanging transaction details with users' devices, a communication server for registering new users and/or conducting transactions online and a financial server for interacting with external financial institutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Max Levchin, Luke Paul Nosek, Peter Thiel, Scott Alan Banister
  • Publication number: 20100262544
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating a value exchange transaction. A first party initiates the transaction by selecting or providing an identifier of another party and the value to be exchanged. The second party may be identified by a pre-existing identifier such as an electronic mail address, telephone number, etc. The system informs the second party of the transaction (e.g., using the specified pre-existing identifier). If the second party is not a registered user of the system, he or she is invited to register and complete the transaction. The system may comprise a synchronization server for exchanging transaction details with users' devices, a communication server for registering new users and/or conducting transactions online and a financial server for interacting with external financial institutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Max Levchin, Luke Paul Nosek, Peter Thiel, Scott Alan Banister
  • Publication number: 20080319874
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating a value exchange transaction. A first party initiates the transaction by selecting or providing an identifier of another party and the value to be exchanged. The second party may be identified by a pre-existing identifier such as an electronic mail address, telephone number, etc. The system informs the second party of the transaction (e.g., using the specified pre-existing identifier). If the second party is not a registered user of the system, he or she is invited to register and complete the transaction. The system may comprise a synchronization server for exchanging transaction details with users' devices, a communication server for registering new users and/or conducting transactions online and a financial server for interacting with external financial institutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Max Levchin, Luke Paul Nosek, Peter Thiel, Scott Alan Banister
  • Publication number: 20080319873
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating a value exchange transaction. A first party initiates the transaction by selecting or providing an identifier of another party and the value to be exchanged. The second party may be identified by a pre-existing identifier such as an electronic mail address, telephone number, etc. The system informs the second party of the transaction (e.g., using the specified pre-existing identifier). If the second party is not a registered user of the system, he or she is invited to register and complete the transaction. The system may comprise a synchronization server for exchanging transaction details with users' devices, a communication server for registering new users and/or conducting transactions online and a financial server for interacting with external financial institutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Max Levchin, Luke Paul Nosek, Peter Thiel, Scott Alan Banister
  • Publication number: 20080319899
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating a value exchange transaction. A first party initiates the transaction by selecting or providing an identifier of another party and the value to be exchanged. The second party may be identified by a pre-existing identifier such as an electronic mail address, telephone number, etc. The system informs the second party of the transaction (e.g., using the specified pre-existing identifier). If the second party is not a registered user of the system, he or she is invited to register and complete the transaction. The system may comprise a synchronization server for exchanging transaction details with users' devices, a communication server for registering new users and/or conducting transactions online and a financial server for interacting with external financial institutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Max Levchin, Luke Paul Nosek, Peter Thiel, Scott Alan Banister
  • Publication number: 20080319875
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating a value exchange transaction. A first party initiates the transaction by selecting or providing an identifier of another party and the value to be exchanged. The second party may be identified by a pre-existing identifier such as an electronic mail address, telephone number, etc. The system informs the second party of the transaction (e.g., using the specified pre-existing identifier). If the second party is not a registered user of the system, he or she is invited to register and complete the transaction. The system may comprise a synchronization server for exchanging transaction details with users' devices, a communication server for registering new users and/or conducting transactions online and a financial server for interacting with external financial institutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Max Levchin, Luke Paul Nosek, Peter Thiel, Scott Alan Banister
  • Patent number: 7089208
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating a value exchange transaction. A first party initiates the transaction by selecting or providing an identifier of another party and the value to be exchanged. The second party may be identified by a pre-existing identifier such as an electronic mail address, telephone number, etc. The system informs the second party of the transaction (e.g., using the specified pre-existing identifier). If the second party is not a registered user of the system, he or she is invited to register and complete the transaction. The system may comprise a synchronization server for exchanging transaction details with users' devices, a communication server for registering new users and/or conducting transactions online and a financial server for interacting with external financial institutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Max Levchin, Luke Paul Nosek, Peter Thiel, Scott Alan Banister