Patents by Inventor Sumithran Sivapathasundram

Sumithran Sivapathasundram 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).

  • Interface module, system and method
    Patent number: 8990109
    Abstract: An interface module is provided for a sales processing system that facilitates the integration of a payment system and external systems with the sales processing system. In one implementation, the interface module includes a first interface configured to support a first protocol for communication with a sales processing module of the sales processing system, a second interface configured to support a second protocol for communication with a payment system, and a third interface configured to support a third protocol for communication with a transaction system for external services. The interface module further includes a controller operable to control routing of messages between the first, second and third interfaces, and reformatting of the messages in accordance with the first, second and third protocols, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Global Refund Holdings AB
    Inventors: Sumithran Sivapathasundram, Simon Marsden
  • Dynamic currency conversion system and method
    Patent number: 8849713
    Abstract: A transaction terminal system for a card-based purchase communicates with a host system to provide dynamic currency conversion. The transaction terminal system can select one of a number of different rate request messages according to various local factors in order to obtain a currency conversion rate for dynamic currency conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Global Blue Currency Choice Holdings B.V.
    Inventors: Sumithran Sivapathasundram, Puay Hiang Tan, Anthony Donohue, Gareth Lewis
  • DYNAMIC CURRENCY CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120036063
    Abstract: A transaction terminal system for a card-based purchase communicates with a host system to provide dynamic currency conversion. The transaction terminal system can select one of a number of different rate request messages according to various local factors in order to obtain a currency conversion rate for dynamic currency conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Sumithran Sivapathasundram, Puay Hiang Tan, Anthony Donohue, Lewis Gareth
  • INTERFACE MODULE, SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120011008
    Abstract: An interface module is provided for a sales processing system that facilitates the integration of a payment system and external systems with the sales processing system. In one implementation, the interface module includes a first interface configured to support a first protocol for communication with a sales processing module of the sales processing system, a second interface configured to support a second protocol for communication with a payment system, and a third interface configured to support a third protocol for communication with a transaction system for external services. The interface module further includes a controller operable to control routing of messages between the first, second and third interfaces, and reformatting of the messages in accordance with the first, second and third protocols, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: GLOBAL BLUE HOLDINGS AB
    Inventors: Sumithran Sivapathasundram, Simon Marsden