Patents by Inventor Stephen David Crocker

Stephen David Crocker 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: 6205433
    Abstract: A system and method for determining approval of a multi-currency transaction between a customer and a merchant over a network. The system includes a customer computer which is connected to a communication network, a merchant computer which is connected to the communication network, and a server connected to both the customer computer via the communication network and to the merchant computer via the communication network. The customer computer includes a first set of data which contains an amount the customer is willing to pay the merchant for a product in a first currency. The merchant computer includes a second set of data which contains a product price at which the merchant agrees to sell the product in a second currency. The server receives the first set of data and the second set of data. The server then converts the amount in the first currency into a converted amount in the second currency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: CyberCash, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Paul Boesch, Stephen David Crocker, Donald Eggleston Eastlake, III, Alden Sherburne Hart, Jr., Andrew Jackson, Robert A. Lindenberg, Denise Marie Paredes
  • Patent number: 5897621
    Abstract: A system and method for determining approval of a multi-currency transaction between a customer and a merchant over a network. The system includes a customer computer which is connected to a communication network, a merchant computer which is connected to the communication network, and a server connected to both the customer computer via the communication network and to the merchant computer via the communication network. The customer computer includes a first set of data which contains an amount the customer is willing to pay the merchant for a product in a first currency. The merchant computer includes a second set of data which contains a product price at which the merchant agrees to sell the product in a second currency. The server receives the first set of data and the second set of data. The server then converts the amount in the first currency into a converted amount in the second currency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Cybercash, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Paul Boesch, Stephen David Crocker, Donald Eggleston Eastlake, III, Alden Sherburne Hart, Jr., Andrew Jackson, Robert A. Lindenberg, Denise Marie Paredes
  • Patent number: 5870473
    Abstract: A system and method relating to secure communications in a communication network is disclosed. The invention uses sessions having limited duration to enable parties to communicate securely in the communication network. The session of one party is independent from the session of another party. The sessions are linked at a server which confirms that the sessions are valid.In a preferred embodiment, the secure communications occur in an electronic transfer system. In the electronic transfer system, a customer and a merchant can conduct a transaction wherein the customer can purchase a product from the merchant and pay for the product using electronic funds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: CyberCash, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Paul Boesch, Stephen David Crocker, Donald Eggleston Eastlake, III, Alden Sherburne Hart, Jr., Robert A. Lindenberg, Denise Marie Paredes
  • Patent number: RE41619
    Abstract: A system and method for determining approval of a multi-currency transaction between a customer and a merchant over a network. The system includes a customer computer which is connected to a communication network, a merchant computer which is connected to the communication network, and a server connected to both the customer computer via the communication network and to the merchant computer via the communication network. The customer computer includes a first set of data which contains an amount the customer is willing to pay the merchant for a product in a first currency. The merchant computer includes a second set of data which contains a product price at which the merchant agrees to sell the product in a second currency. The server receives the first set of data and the second set of data. The server then converts the amount in the first currency into a converted amount in the second currency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignees: PayPal, Inc., PayPal International Limited
    Inventors: Brian Paul Boesch, Stephen David Crocker, Donald Eggleston Eastlake, III, Alden Sherburne Hart, Jr., Andrew Jackson, Robert A. Lindenberg, Denise Marie Paredes
  • Patent number: RE44502
    Abstract: A system and method for determining approval of a multi-currency transaction between a customer and a merchant over a network. The system includes a customer computer which is connected to a communication network, a merchant computer which is connected to the communication network, and a server connected to both the customer computer via the communication network and to the merchant computer via the communication network. The customer computer includes a first set of data which contains an amount the customer is willing to pay the merchant for a product in a first currency. The merchant computer includes a second set of data which contains a product price at which the merchant agrees to sell the product in a second currency. The server receives the first set of data and the second set of data. The server then converts the amount in the first currency into a converted amount in the second currency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignees: Paypal, Inc., Paypal International Limited
    Inventors: Brian Paul Boesch, Stephen David Crocker, Donald Eggleston Eastlake, III, Alden Sherburne Hart, Jr., Andrew Jackson, Robert A. Lindenberg, Denise Marie Paredes