Patents by Inventor Timothy O'LOUGHLIN

Timothy O'LOUGHLIN 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: 11694174
    Abstract: Systems and methods for kiosk or payment terminal-based touchless interactions using mobile electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, at a cloud-based information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for interacting with a kiosk or payment terminal using a mobile electronic device may include: (1) receiving, from a mobile electronic device and at a uniform resource locator, a communication comprising an identifier for a kiosk or payment terminal comprising a screen; (2) receiving, from the mobile electronic device, touch data corresponding to user input to a touch-sensitive input on the mobile electronic device; and (3) communicating the touch data to the kiosk or payment terminal. The kiosk or payment terminal may graphically represent the touch data by moving a cursor on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventors: Clinton Carey, Tony Lucento, Timothy O'Loughlin, Michael Vincent Pulli
  • Patent number: 11416842
    Abstract: Systems and methods for touchless alternate payment provider selection at kiosks or payment terminals using mobile electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, at a cloud-based information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for touchless alternate payment provider selection at a payment terminal using a mobile electronic device may include: (1) receiving, from a mobile electronic device and at a uniform resource locator, a communication comprising an identifier for a kiosk or a payment terminal; (2) retrieving an alternate payment provider selection menu; (3) communicating the alternate payment provider selection menu to the mobile electronic device; (4) receiving an alternate payment provider selection from the mobile electronic device; and (5) communicating the alternate payment provider selection to the kiosk or the payment terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Belostock, James Harrison Bullard, Timothy O'Loughlin
  • Publication number: 20220036333
    Abstract: Systems and methods for touchless alternate payment provider selection at kiosks of payment terminals using mobile electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, at a cloud-based information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for touchless alternate payment provider selection at a payment terminal using a mobile electronic device may include: (1) receiving, from a mobile electronic device and at a uniform resource locator, a communication comprising an identifier for a kiosk or a payment terminal; (2) retrieving an alternate payment provider selection menu; (3) communicating the alternate payment provider selection menu to the mobile electronic device; (4) receiving an alternate payment provider selection from the mobile electronic device; and (5) communicating the alternate payment provider selection to the kiosk or the payment terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy BELOSTOCK, James Harrison BULLARD, Timothy O'LOUGHLIN
  • Publication number: 20210406852
    Abstract: Systems and methods for kiosk or payment terminal-based touchless interactions using mobile electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, at a cloud-based information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for interacting with a kiosk or payment terminal using a mobile electronic device may include: (1) receiving, from a mobile electronic device and at a uniform resource locator, a communication comprising an identifier for a kiosk or payment terminal comprising a screen; (2) receiving, from the mobile electronic device, touch data corresponding to user input to a touch-sensitive input on the mobile electronic device; and (3) communicating the touch data to the kiosk or payment terminal. The kiosk or payment terminal may graphically represent the touch data by moving a cursor on the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Clinton CAREY, Tony LUCENTO, Timothy O'LOUGHLIN, Michael Vincent Pulli
  • Publication number: 20210357935
    Abstract: A method for integrated payment terminal payments may include: (1) receiving, at a first payment terminal, encrypted card information for a transaction from a second payment terminal, the first payment terminal and the second payment terminal in communication with each other; and (2) communicating, to a payment processor, the encrypted card information, transaction information, and a unique identifier for the second payment terminal to a payment processor, wherein the unique identifier for the second payment terminal is different from a unique identifier for the first payment terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy O'LOUGHLIN, Tony LUCENTO, Clinton CAREY