Patents by Inventor Steven Robert SHIRLEY

Steven Robert SHIRLEY 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).

  • Publication number: 20130232035
    Abstract: A method for facilitating a market transaction includes: storing, in a database, a plurality of quote data entries, wherein each quote data entry includes data related to a supplier quote for goods or services and is associated with a supplier; receiving, by a receiving device, a purchase order for goods or services, wherein the purchase order identifies a supplier; transmitting, by a transmitting device, the purchase order to the supplier identified in the purchase order; receiving, by the receiving device, an invoice corresponding to the purchase order; identifying, by a processing device, a virtual payment number; and transmitting, by the transmitting device, the virtual payment number to the supplier for funding of a financial transaction based on the invoice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Rene A.A. STIJEN, Steven Robert SHIRLEY