Patents by Inventor Timothy Herdklotz

Timothy Herdklotz 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).

  • Methods and Systems for the Determination and Display of Payment Lead Time in an Electronic Payment System
    Publication number: 20100100462
    Abstract: A system and method for determining and displaying a payment lead time or expected payment delivery time in an electronic payment system is disclosed. A payee associated with a payor is identified. Prior to receiving a payment request to pay the payee on behalf of the payor, an expected payment delivery time for a payment to fulfill the payment request is determined. The expected payment delivery time is based on at least one payment attribute associated with the payee and at least one payment attribute associated with the payor. An interface screen is then generated for displaying the determined expected payment delivery time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: CHECKFREE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul J. Lyda, Timothy Herdklotz, Donald Kenneth Hobday, JR.
  • Methods and systems for the determination and display of payment lead time in an electronic payment system
    Patent number: 7702585
    Abstract: A system and method for determining and displaying a payment lead time or expected payment delivery time in an electronic payment system is disclosed. A payee associated with a payor is identified. Prior to receiving a payment request to pay the payee on behalf of the payor, an expected payment delivery time for a payment to fulfill the payment request is determined. The expected payment delivery time is based on at least one payment attribute associated with the payee and at least one payment attribute associated with the payor. An interface screen is then generated for displaying the determined expected payment delivery time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: CheckFree Corporation
    Inventors: Paul J. Lyda, Timothy Herdklotz, Donald Kenneth Hobday, Jr.
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE DETERMINATION AND DISPLAY OF PAYMENT LEAD TIME IN AN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080133405
    Abstract: A system and method for determining and displaying a payment lead time or expected payment delivery time in an electronic payment system is disclosed. A payee associated with a payor is identified. Prior to receiving a payment request to pay the payee on behalf of the payor, an expected payment delivery time for a payment to fulfill the payment request is determined. The expected payment delivery time is based on at least one payment attribute associated with the payee and at least one payment attribute associated with the payor. An interface screen is then generated for displaying the determined expected payment delivery time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Paul J. Lyda, Timothy Herdklotz, Donald Kenneth Hobday
  • Multiple mode input and output
    Publication number: 20030084188
    Abstract: A technique for information exchange is provided. A method and a system utilizing the technique are provided. According to the technique, a message having an input mode is received. A output mode for a response to the received message is determined. A response having the determined output mode is generated. The generated response is then transmitted. The determination of the output mode is independent of the input of the input mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Hans Daniel Dreyer, Timothy Herdklotz