Patents by Inventor Todd A. Aument

Todd A. Aument 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: 20220138755
    Abstract: A payment reader and a POS terminal may communicate over a wireless connection. The methods and systems include monitoring one or more parameters corresponding to a payment reader and another device in proximity to the payment reader. The first device, through a set of customized instructions, determines whether behavior of the second device substantially corresponds to the first device, in order to detect suspected hardware or software intrusion associated with the secure first device. On successful detection of a suspected intrusion, the first device generates an alert for a user of the first device if illegal intrusion is suspected by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Todd A. Aument
  • Patent number: 11257072
    Abstract: A payment reader and a POS terminal may communicate over a wireless connection. The methods and systems include monitoring one or more parameters corresponding to a payment reader and another device in proximity to POS terminal. The POS terminal, through a set of customized instructions, determines whether behavior of the second device substantially corresponds to the first device, in order to detect suspected hardware or software intrusion associated with the secure device. On successful detection of a suspected intrusion, the POS terminal generates an alert for a user of the first device if illegal intrusion is suspected by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd A. Aument
  • Patent number: 11182794
    Abstract: A payment reader and a POS terminal may communicate over a wireless connection. The methods and systems include monitoring one or more parameters corresponding to a payment reader and another device in proximity to the payment reader. The first device, through a set of customized instructions, determines whether behavior of the second device substantially corresponds to the first device, in order to detect suspected hardware or software intrusion associated with the secure first device. On successful detection of a suspected intrusion, the first device generates an alert for a user of the first device if illegal intrusion is suspected by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd A. Aument