Patents by Inventor Sunit Lohtia

Sunit Lohtia 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: 20230196366
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for authenticating a customer during payment transactions based on biometric identification parameters of the customer that includes receiving image data associated with an image template for identification of a customer, receiving image data associated with an image of a biometric identification parameter of the customer during a payment transaction between the customer and a merchant, establishing a short-range communication connection with a user device associated with the customer during the payment transaction between the customer and the merchant, authenticating an identity of the customer for the payment transaction via the short-range communication connection, determining an account identifier of an account of the customer based on authenticating the identity of the customer for the payment transaction, and processing the payment transaction using the account identifier of the account of the customer. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Elianna Starr, Dennis Franklin Olson, Amy Dawson, Andres Jimenez, Jiayun He, Amisha Sisodiya, Jorge Andre Torres Perez Palacios, Binoy Parag Parikh, Saloni Vijaykumar Mahajan, Sowmya Vuddaraju, Sneha Sri Tadepalli, Lacey Best-Rowden, Kim R. Wagner, Sunpreet Singh Arora, Sunit Lohtia, John F. Sheets
  • Patent number: 11593809
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for authenticating a customer during payment transactions based on biometric identification parameters of the customer that includes receiving image data associated with an image template for identification of a customer, receiving image data associated with an image of a biometric identification parameter of the customer during a payment transaction between the customer and a merchant, establishing a short-range communication connection with a user device associated with the customer during the payment transaction between the customer and the merchant, authenticating an identity of the customer for the payment transaction via the short-range communication connection, determining an account identifier of an account of the customer based on authenticating the identity of the customer for the payment transaction, and processing the payment transaction using the account identifier of the account of the customer. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Elianna Starr, Dennis Franklin Olson, Amy Dawson, Andres Jimenez, Jiayun He, Amisha Sisodiya, Jorge Andre Torres Perez Palacios, Binoy Parag Parikh, Saloni Vijaykumar Mahajan, Sowmya Vuddaraju, Sneha Sri Tadepalli, Lacey Best-Rowden, Kim R. Wagner, Sunpreet Singh Arora, Sunit Lohtia, John F. Sheets
  • Publication number: 20220108323
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for authenticating a customer during payment transactions based on biometric identification parameters of the customer that includes receiving image data associated with an image template for identification of a customer, receiving image data associated with an image of a biometric identification parameter of the customer during a payment transaction between the customer and a merchant, establishing a short-range communication connection with a user device associated with the customer during the payment transaction between the customer and the merchant, authenticating an identity of the customer for the payment transaction via the short-range communication connection, determining an account identifier of an account of the customer based on authenticating the identity of the customer for the payment transaction, and processing the payment transaction using the account identifier of the account of the customer. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Elianna Starr, Dennis Franklin Olson, Amy Dawson, Andres Jimenez, Jiayun He, Amisha Sisodiya, Jorge Andre Torres Perez Palacios, Binoy Parag Parikh, Saloni Vijaykumar Mahajan, Sowmya Vuddaraju, Sneha Sri Tadepalli, Lacey Best-Rowden, Kim R. Wagner, Sunpreet Singh Arora, Sunit Lohtia, John F. Sheets
  • Patent number: 11232450
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for authenticating a customer during payment transactions based on biometric identification parameters of the customer that includes receiving image data associated with an image template for identification of a customer, receiving image data associated with an image of a biometric identification parameter of the customer during a payment transaction between the customer and a merchant, establishing a short-range communication connection with a user device associated with the customer during the payment transaction between the customer and the merchant, authenticating an identity of the customer for the payment transaction via the short-range communication connection, determining an account identifier of an account of the customer based on authenticating the identity of the customer for the payment transaction, and processing the payment transaction using the account identifier of the account of the customer. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Elianna Starr, Dennis Franklin Olson, Amy Dawson, Andres Jimenez, Jiayun He, Amisha Sisodiya, Jorge Andre Torres Perez Palacios, Binoy Parag Parikh, Saloni Vijaykumar Mahajan, Sowmya Vuddaraju, Sneha Sri Tadepalli, Lacey Best-Rowden, Kim R. Wagner, Sunpreet Singh Arora, Sunit Lohtia, John F. Sheets
  • Patent number: 11080667
    Abstract: Provided is a method for implementing an automated chatbot, including generating, with at least one processor of a transaction processing system, at least one graphical user interface including a plurality of selectable options corresponding to a plurality of chatbot options, receiving a plurality of selections from at least a subset of the plurality of chatbot options, associating the plurality of selections with at least one issuer identifier, receiving, from a chatbot system, a request message comprising the at least one issuer identifier, generating a response message comprising transaction data based on the request message and at least one chatbot option corresponding to at least one selection of the plurality of selections associated with the at least one issuer identifier, and communicating the response message to the chatbot system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Sumit Amar, Cheryl Lynn Wu, Abdulvafa Choudhary, James Cao, Dennis Franklin Olson, Srinivas Bhagavathula, Sunit Lohtia, Mayur Vijay Jain
  • Publication number: 20190220866
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for authenticating a customer during payment transactions based on biometric identification parameters of the customer that includes receiving image data associated with an image template for identification of a customer, receiving image data associated with an image of a biometric identification parameter of the customer during a payment transaction between the customer and a merchant, establishing a short-range communication connection with a user device associated with the customer during the payment transaction between the customer and the merchant, authenticating an identity of the customer for the payment transaction via the short-range communication connection, determining an account identifier of an account of the customer based on authenticating the identity of the customer for the payment transaction, and processing the payment transaction using the account identifier of the account of the customer. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Elianna Starr, Dennis Franklin Olson, Amy Dawson, Andres Jimenez, Jiayun He, Amisha Sisodiya, Jorge Andre Torres Perez Palacios, Binoy Parag Parikh, Saloni Vijaykumar Mahajan, Sowmya Vuddaraju, Sneha Sri Tadepalli, Lacey Best-Rowden, Kim R. Wagner, Sunpreet Singh Arora, Sunit Lohtia
  • Publication number: 20190180258
    Abstract: Provided is a method for implementing an automated chatbot, including generating, with at least one processor of a transaction processing system, at least one graphical user interface including a plurality of selectable options corresponding to a plurality of chatbot options, receiving a plurality of selections from at least a subset of the plurality of chatbot options, associating the plurality of selections with at least one issuer identifier, receiving, from a chatbot system, a request message comprising the at least one issuer identifier, generating a response message comprising transaction data based on the request message and at least one chatbot option corresponding to at least one selection of the plurality of selections associated with the at least one issuer identifier, and communicating the response message to the chatbot system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Sumit Amar, Cheryl Lynn Wu, Abdulvafa Choudhary, James Cao, Dennis Franklin Olson, Srinivas Bhagavathula, Sunit Lohtia, Anjana Sarkar, Mayur Vijay Jain
  • Patent number: 9532195
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for messages, such as short messages and multi-media messages. In one implementation a message is received from a sender, a location of the sender is determined, the message is modified to include the location of the sender, and the modified message is transmitted to a recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Telecommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Sunit Lohtia
  • Publication number: 20160234665
    Abstract: Methods including computer program products for receiving a request from a first device, the request incorporating a message. One or more users from a first set of one or more users are selected where each of the selected one or more users is associated with a second device that is in a proximity to a current location of the first device. The message and the current location of the first device are sent to each of the second devices associated with the selected one or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: SUNIT LOHTIA, JOSEPH H. ASTROTH
  • Publication number: 20160157054
    Abstract: Methods including computer program products for receiving a request from a first device, the request incorporating a message. One or more users from a first set of one or more users are selected where each of the selected one or more users is associated with a second device that is in a proximity to a current location of the first device. The message and the current location of the first device are sent to each of the second devices associated with the selected one or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Telecommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: SUNIT LOHTIA, Joseph H. Astroth
  • Patent number: 9344392
    Abstract: Methods including computer program products for receiving a request from a first device, the request incorporating a message. One or more users from a first set of one or more users are selected where each of the selected one or more users is associated with a second device that is in a proximity to a current location of the first device. The message and the current location of the first device are sent to each of the second devices associated with the selected one or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Telecommunication System, Inc.
    Inventors: Sunit Lohtia, Joseph H. Astroth, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150126230
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for messages, such as short messages and multi-media messages. In one implementation a message is received from a sender, a location of the sender is determined, the message is modified to include the location of the sender, and the modified message is transmitted to a recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Sunit Lohtia
  • Patent number: 8965417
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for messages, such as short messages and multi-media messages. In one implementation a message is received from a sender, a location of the sender is determined, the message is modified to include the location of the sender, and the modified message is transmitted to a recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Sunit Lohtia
  • Publication number: 20140208228
    Abstract: Methods including computer program products for receiving a request from a first device, the request incorporating a message. One or more users from a first set of one or more users are selected where each of the selected one or more users is associated with a second device that is in a proximity to a current location of the first device. The message and the current location of the first device are sent to each of the second devices associated with the selected one or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Sunit Lohtia, Joseph H. Astroth, JR.
  • Patent number: 8682346
    Abstract: Methods including computer program products for receiving a request from a first device, the request incorporating a message. One or more users from a first set of one or more users are selected where each of the selected one or more users is associated with a second device that is in a proximity to a current location of the first device. The message and the current location of the first device are sent to each of the second devices associated with the selected one or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Telecommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Sunit Lohtia, Joseph A. Astroth, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130137472
    Abstract: Methods including computer program products for receiving a request from a first device, the request incorporating a message. One or more users from a first set of one or more users are selected where each of the selected one or more users is associated with a second device that is in a proximity to a current location of the first device. The message and the current location of the first device are sent to each of the second devices associated with the selected one or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Sunit Lohtia, Joseph A. Astroth, JR.
  • Patent number: 8364170
    Abstract: Methods including computer program products for receiving a request from a first device, the request incorporating a message. One or more users from a first set of one or more users are selected where each of the selected one or more users is associated with a second device that is in a proximity to a current location of the first device. The message and the current location of the first device are sent to each of the second devices associated with the selected one or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Inventors: Sunit Lohtia, Joseph H. Astroth, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110159887
    Abstract: Methods including computer program products for receiving a request from a first device, the request incorporating a message. One or more users from a first set of one or more users are selected where each of the selected one or more users is associated with a second device that is in a proximity to a current location of the first device. The message and the current location of the first device are sent to each of the second devices associated with the selected one or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Sunit Lohtia, Joseph H. Astroth, JR.
  • Patent number: 7899468
    Abstract: Methods including computer program products for receiving a request from a first device, the request incorporating a message. One or more users from a first set of one or more users are selected where each of the selected one or more users is associated with a second device that is in a proximity to a current location of the first device. The message and the current location of the first device are sent to each of the second devices associated with the selected one or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Sunit Lohtia, Joseph H. Astroth, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7458184
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for messages, such as short messages and multi-media messages. In one implementation a message is received from a sender, a location of the sender is determined, the message is modified to include the location of the sender, and the modified message is transmitted to a recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventor: Sunit Lohtia