Patents by Inventor Sowmya R. Lakka

Sowmya R. Lakka 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).

  • PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PAYMENT CARD USE
    Publication number: 20220414636
    Abstract: A method, at a mobile device, of assigning a preferred payment application stored on the mobile device to a merchant, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a selection of a merchant at the mobile device; receiving a selection of a preferred payment application; and mapping the payment application to the merchant by creating a record containing an application identifier and a merchant identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: James C. Noe, Ian D. A. Maddocks, Sowmya R. Lakka
  • Payment systems and methods for managing payment card use
    Patent number: 11455612
    Abstract: A method, at a mobile device, of assigning a preferred payment application stored on the mobile device to a merchant, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a selection of a merchant at the mobile device; receiving a selection of a preferred payment application; and mapping the payment application to the merchant by creating a record containing an application identifier and a merchant identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: James C Noe, Ian D A Maddocks, Sowmya R Lakka
  • PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PAYMENT CARD USE
    Publication number: 20160140535
    Abstract: A method, at a mobile device, of assigning a preferred payment application stored on the mobile device to a merchant, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a selection of a merchant at the mobile device; receiving a selection of a preferred payment application; and mapping the payment application to the merchant by creating a record containing an application identifier and a merchant identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: James C. Noe, Ian D. A. Maddocks, Sowmya R. Lakka