Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Barton

Thomas C. Barton 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: 9619800
    Abstract: A system and method that keeps check of financial transactions by maintaining distinct records for a plurality of devices associated with a financial account, in conjunction with performing authentication further to inputting transaction data from a point of sale, the system comprising a communication portion that inputs transaction data received from the point of sale, the transaction data including an account number and one of a CVV number and an expiration date; a device identification portion that identifies a particular device, from which the transaction originated, out of the plurality of devices based on the account number and one of the CVV number and the expiration date; and an authentication portion that performs authentication processing based on a comparison process that utilizes the transaction data, the authentication portion generating an authentication result, and the authentication portion outputting the authentication result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Geetha Valdyanathan, Thomas C. Barton, Lee Knackstedt, Scott W. Rau
  • Patent number: 9111278
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, an automated computer implemented method and system for determining authorization for a point of sale transaction, wherein the method is executed by a programmed computer processor which communicates with a user via a communication network comprising receiving a point of sale authorization request for a transaction from a customer at a merchant, via a communication network; accessing profile data associated with one or more of the customer, an account associated with the customer and the merchant involved in the transaction; applying one or more rules to the authorization request wherein the one or more rules comprises one or more of credit rules and fraud rules; applying one or more scoring algorithm to the authorization request wherein the one or more scoring algorithm indicates an assessment of risk; determining an authorization response, via a programmed computer processor, based at least in part on a combination of profile data, the one or more applied
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Barton, Harold Paulson, Elizabeth Pierce Varhus
  • Patent number: 8554631
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, an automated computer implemented method and system for determining authorization for a point of sale transaction, wherein the method is executed by a programmed computer processor which communicates with a user via a communication network comprising receiving a point of sale authorization request for a transaction from a customer at a merchant, via a communication network; accessing profile data associated with one or more of the customer, an account associated with the customer and the merchant involved in the transaction; applying one or more rules to the authorization request wherein the one or more rules comprises one or more of credit rules and fraud rules; applying one or more scoring algorithm to the authorization request wherein the one or more scoring algorithm indicates an assessment of risk; determining an authorization response, via a programmed computer processor, based at least in part on a combination of profile data, the one or more applied
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Barton, Harold Paulson, Elizabeth Pierce Varhus
  • Patent number: 8386381
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, an automated computer implemented method for detecting one or more data compromises comprises the steps of detecting an activity indicative of a data compromise based at least in part on a compromise detection report involving at least one of merchant compromise report, region compromise report and acquirer compromise report, wherein the compromise detection report is generated by an automated detection algorithm; classifying the activity based on a combination of risk level, size of data compromise and fraud severity; and identifying a specific mitigation response to the activity through an interface. Another embodiment of the present invention determines whether one or more accounts associated with the activity have been probed or tested by a fraudster to determine if the one or more accounts are valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Barton, Sandhya Kumar, Charu Mehta, Harold Paulson, Jr., Geetha Vaidyanathan, Jiun-Ming Wu
  • Patent number: 8032438
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a computer implemented method and system for automatically implementing a fraud strategy may involve identifying transaction data related to a customer transaction based on a payment instrument; automatically identifying a pattern based on one or more factors associated with a customer spending profile; identifying a potential fraud situation based on the identified pattern and the transaction data; executing an action for the potential fraud situation; and adjusting authorized use of the payment instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Barton, Harold Paulson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7707089
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a computer implemented method and system for automatically implementing a fraud strategy may involve identifying transaction data related to a customer transaction based on a payment instrument; automatically identifying a pattern based on one or more factors associated with a customer spending profile; identifying a potential fraud situation based on the identified pattern and the transaction data; executing an action for the potential fraud situation; and adjusting authorized use of the payment instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: JPMorgan Chase, N.A.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Barton, Harold Paulson, Jr.