Patents by Inventor Sohail M. Hussain

Sohail M. Hussain 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: 8538891
    Abstract: An online card-present transaction system facilitates card-present type transactions with a merchant over a public network. A host system is configured to accept authentication data from a user via an authentication device. The host system, after authenticating a user is configured to retrieve the user's account information from a user database system and translate a user account number into a temporary transaction number. The temporary transaction number is then transmitted directly from the host system to the merchant, thereby eliminating the need for the user to send to the merchant over the internet, the user's transaction account number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Lee Hobson, Sohail M Hussain
  • Patent number: 8484134
    Abstract: An online card-present transaction system facilitates card-present type transactions with a merchant over a public network. A host system is configured to accept authentication data from a user via an authentication device. The host system, after authenticating a user is configured to retrieve the user's account information from a user database system and translate a user account number into a temporary transaction number. The temporary transaction number is then transmitted directly from the host system to the merchant, thereby eliminating the need for the user to send to the merchant over the internet, the user's transaction account number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Lee Hobson, Sohail M Hussain
  • Patent number: 7983992
    Abstract: An online card-present transaction system facilitates card-present type transactions with a merchant over a public network. A host system is configured to accept authentication data from a user via an authentication device. The host system, after authenticating a user is configured to retrieve the user's account information from a user database system and translate a user account number into a temporary transaction number. The temporary transaction number is then transmitted directly from the host system to the merchant, thereby eliminating the need for the user to send to the merchant over the internet, the user's transaction account number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Lee Hobson, Sohail M. Hussain
  • Patent number: 7933842
    Abstract: An online card-present transaction system facilitates card-present type transactions with a merchant over a public network. A host system is configured to accept authentication data from a user via an authentication device. The host system, after authenticating a user is configured to retrieve the user's account information from a user database system and translate a user account number into a temporary transaction number. The temporary transaction number is then transmitted directly from the host system to the merchant, thereby eliminating the need for the user to send to the merchant over the internet, the user's transaction account number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Lee Hobson, Sohail M. Hussain
  • Patent number: 7873580
    Abstract: An online card-present transaction system facilitates card-present type transactions with a merchant over a public network. A host system is configured to accept authentication data from a user via an authentication device. The host system, after authenticating a user is configured to retrieve the user's account information from a user database system and translate a user account number into a temporary transaction number. The temporary transaction number is then transmitted directly from the host system to the merchant, thereby eliminating the need for the user to send to the merchant over the internet, the user's transaction account number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Lee Hobson, Sohail M. Hussain
  • Patent number: 7873579
    Abstract: An online card-present transaction system facilitates card-present type transactions with a merchant over a public network. A host system is configured to accept authentication data from a user via an authentication device. The host system, after authenticating a user is configured to retrieve the user's account information from a user database system and translate a user account number into a temporary transaction number. The temporary transaction number is then transmitted directly from the host system to the merchant, thereby eliminating the need for the user to send to the merchant over the internet, the user's transaction account number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Lee Hobson, Sohail M. Hussain
  • Publication number: 20090157554
    Abstract: An online card-present transaction system facilitates card-present type transactions with a merchant over a public network. A host system is configured to accept authentication data from a user via an authentication device. The host system, after authenticating a user is configured to retrieve the user's account information from a user database system and translate a user account number into a temporary transaction number. The temporary transaction number is then transmitted directly from the host system to the merchant, thereby eliminating the need for the user to send to the merchant over the internet, the user's transaction account number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Lee Hobson, Sohail M. Hussain
  • Publication number: 20090157556
    Abstract: An online card-present transaction system facilitates card-present type transactions with a merchant over a public network. A host system is configured to accept authentication data from a user via an authentication device. The host system, after authenticating a user is configured to retrieve the user's account information from a user database system and translate a user account number into a temporary transaction number. The temporary transaction number is then transmitted directly from the host system to the merchant, thereby eliminating the need for the user to send to the merchant over the internet, the user's transaction account number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Lee Hobson, Sohail M. Hussain
  • Publication number: 20090157557
    Abstract: An online card-present transaction system facilitates card-present type transactions with a merchant over a public network. A host system is configured to accept authentication data from a user via an authentication device. The host system, after authenticating a user is configured to retrieve the user's account information from a user database system and translate a user account number into a temporary transaction number. The temporary transaction number is then transmitted directly from the host system to the merchant, thereby eliminating the need for the user to send to the merchant over the internet, the user's transaction account number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Lee Hobson, Sohail M. Hussain
  • Publication number: 20090157528
    Abstract: An online card-present transaction system facilitates card-present type transactions with a merchant over a public network. A host system is configured to accept authentication data from a user via an authentication device. The host system, after authenticating a user is configured to retrieve the user's account information from a user database system and translate a user account number into a temporary transaction number. The temporary transaction number is then transmitted directly from the host system to the merchant, thereby eliminating the need for the user to send to the merchant over the internet, the user's transaction account number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Lee Hobson, Sohail M. Hussain
  • Patent number: 7415443
    Abstract: An online card-present transaction system facilitates card-present type transactions with a merchant over a public network. A host system is configured to accept authentication data from a user via an authentication device. The host system, after authenticating a user is configured to retrieve the user's account information from a user database system and translate a user account number into a temporary transaction number. The temporary transaction number is then transmitted directly from the host system to the merchant, thereby eliminating the need for the user to send to the merchant over the internet, the user's transaction account number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Lee Hobson, Sohail M Hussain
  • Patent number: 7292999
    Abstract: An online card-present transaction system facilitates card-present type transactions with a merchant over a public network. A host system is configured to accept authentication data from a user via an authentication device. The host system, after authenticating a user is configured to retrieve the user's account information from a user database system and translate a user account number into a temporary transaction number. The temporary transaction number is then transmitted directly from the host system to the merchant, thereby eliminating the need for the user to send to the merchant over the internet, the user's transaction account number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Lee Hobson, Sohail M. Hussain
  • Publication number: 20020133467
    Abstract: An online card-present transaction system facilitates card-present type transactions with a merchant over a public network. A host system is configured to accept authentication data from a user via an authentication device. The host system, after authenticating a user is configured to retrieve the user's account information from a user database system and translate a user account number into a temporary transaction number. The temporary transaction number is then transmitted directly from the host system to the merchant, thereby eliminating the need for the user to send to the merchant over the internet, the user's transaction account number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Carol Lee Hobson, Sohail M. Hussain