Patents by Inventor Thomas Skala

Thomas Skala 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: 20220172171
    Abstract: A method of integrated network communications over a computerized network. The method includes requesting and receiving a functioning valid phone number from a user via a processor over the computerized network, using the computerized network for receiving and verifying registration data associated with the user, generating an account within the computerized network and associating the account with the registration data and with a network service, generating a unified phone number by unifying the phone number with an account identifier of the network service within the computerized system network, and managing a transaction of a service instance of the network service over the computerized network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Skala
  • Patent number: 11138575
    Abstract: A method and system for processing a payment over a computerized network. An icon generating module automatically generates active payment icons for the payee associated with particular payment obligations, each including a link to the computerized payment interface and machine-readable information regarding the specific payment to be made, and automatically generates active payment icons having alternative programming associated with a plurality of utilization modes (e.g. for use with SmartTVs, mobile devices). A payment processing system generates substitute checks for the payor and is a non-bank e-wallet account which uses a phone number as the account number. An interactive user interface is activated on selection of an active payment icon such that machine-readable information regarding the specific payment is displayed together with interactive user interface tools for effecting payment thereof through the payment processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: ALLCOM A NEVADA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Thomas Skala
  • Patent number: 10692156
    Abstract: A payment system having a payer module and a requester module functionally coupled over a network and managed by an administration module that produces electronic substitute checks in response to instructions from the payer module. The payment system includes a risk management module that performs a risk management operation before the system produces an electronic substitute check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Skala
  • Publication number: 20180005202
    Abstract: A method and system for processing a payment over a computerized network. An icon generating module automatically generates active payment icons for the payee associated with particular payment obligations, each including a link to the computerized payment interface and machine-readable information regarding the specific payment to be made, and automatically generates active payment icons having alternative programming associated with a plurality of utilization modes (e.g. for use with SmartTVs, mobile devices). A payment processing system generates substitute checks for the payor and is a non-bank e-wallet account which uses a phone number as the account number. An interactive user interface is activated on selection of an active payment icon such that machine-readable information regarding the specific payment is displayed together with interactive user interface tools for effecting payment thereof through the payment processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas Skala
  • Publication number: 20160071069
    Abstract: A payment system having a payer module and a requester module functionally coupled over a network and managed by an administration module that produces electronic substitute checks in response to instructions from the payer module. The payment system includes a risk management module that performs a risk management operation before the system produces an electronic substitute check.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Skala