Patents by Inventor Steve Valenzuela

Steve Valenzuela 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: 10269057
    Abstract: A method and system for mobile commerce, communication, and transaction processing to real-world point of sale (POS), web, e-commerce, virtual terminal, mobile personal digital assistant, mobile phone, mobile device, or other computer based transactions involving either one or both financial and non-financial such as loyalty based transactions as a mobile payment system is described. A consumer mobile software application (CMA) may be utilized in accordance with the method and system to provide a visual representation of merchants that abstractly represents the relevance of the merchants to a consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: PayMe, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Smith, Earl Hornbostel, Steve Valenzuela, Ryan Young
  • Publication number: 20140108197
    Abstract: A method and system for mobile commerce, communication, and transaction processing to real-world point of sale (POS), web, e-commerce, virtual terminal, mobile personal digital assistant, mobile phone, mobile device, or other computer based transactions involving either one or both financial and non-financial such as loyalty based transactions as a mobile payment system is described. A consumer mobile software application (CMA) may be utilized in accordance with the method and system to provide a visual representation of merchants that abstractly represents the relevance of the merchants to a consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: RANDY SMITH, EARL HORNBOSTEL, STEVE VALENZUELA, RYAN YOUNG
  • Patent number: 8635157
    Abstract: A method and system for mobile commerce, communication, and transaction processing to real-world POS, web, e-commerce, virtual terminal, mobile personal digital assistant, mobile phone, mobile device, or other computer based transactions involving either one or both financial and non-financial such as loyalty based transactions as a mobile payment system is described. One embodiment comprises using a mobile phone via a consumer mobile software application (CMA) in lieu of a consumer card (examples include physical, virtual, or chips) to conduct payment transactions in the Real or Virtual World of commerce. An embodiment is related to making payments to real-world stores via having the CMA on a mobile device on behalf of the consumer present to conduct transactions and no physical card required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Payme, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Smith, Earl Hornbostel, Steve Valenzuela, Ryan Young
  • Publication number: 20120016731
    Abstract: A method and system for mobile commerce, communication, and transaction processing to real-world POS. web, e-commerce, virtual terminal, mobile personal digital assistant, mobile phone, mobile device, or other computer based transactions involving either one or both financial and non-financial such as loyalty based transactions as a mobile payment system is described. One embodiment comprises using a mobile phone via a consumer mobile software application (CMA) in lieu of a consumer card (examples include physical, virtual, or chips) to conduct payment transactions in the Real or Virtual World of commerce. An embodiment is related to making payments to real-world stores via having the CMA on a mobile device on behalf of the consumer present to conduct transactions and no physical card required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Randy Smith, Earl Hornbostel, Steve Valenzuela, Ryan Young