Patents by Inventor Todd Lowenberg

Todd Lowenberg 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: 9887964
    Abstract: A method for combining disparate data sets using dynamic de-identifiers includes: receiving a first data set from a first external entity, the data set including first data entries including attribute values, and wherein the first data set does not include any personally identifiable information; receiving a second data set from a second external entity, the data set including second data entries including attribute values, and wherein the second data set does not include any personally identifiable information; identifying a dynamic de-identifier (DDID) for each first data entry and second data entry; matching each second data entry to a first data entry based on a correspondence between the associated attribute values; identifying insights for at least one first data entry based on at least the attribute values included in the corresponding matched second data entry; and transmitting at least the identified insights to the first external entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Todd Lowenberg, Curtis Villars, Andrew Reiskind
  • Patent number: 9652767
    Abstract: A method for maintaining consumer privacy in behavioral scoring includes a first computing system and a second computing system. The first computing system disguises consumer characteristics and maps disguised consumer characteristics to unencrypted account identifiers, and then transmits the data to the second computing system. The second computing system encrypts the account identifiers upon receipt, and maps the encrypted account identifiers to anonymous transaction data. The second computing system uses the transaction data to calculate consumer behavioral scores, and then generates a scoring algorithm that uses disguised consumer characteristics to calculate consumer behavior scores based on the calculated consumer behavioral scores and corresponding disguised consumer characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Curtis Villars, Serge Bernard, Todd Lowenberg
  • Publication number: 20170053281
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to maintain account continuity when payment account numbers change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Justin Howe, Todd Lowenberg, Andrew Reiskind, Randy Shuken, Curtis Villars
  • Publication number: 20160371681
    Abstract: A method for maintaining consumer privacy in behavioral scoring includes a first computing system and a second computing system. The first computing system disguises consumer characteristics and maps disguised consumer characteristics to unencrypted account identifiers, and then transmits the data to the second computing system. The second computing system encrypts the account identifiers upon receipt, and maps the encrypted account identifiers to anonymous transaction data. The second computing system uses the transaction data to calculate consumer behavioral scores, and then generates a scoring algorithm that uses disguised consumer characteristics to calculate consumer behavior scores based on the calculated consumer behavioral scores and corresponding disguised consumer characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Curtis VILLARS, Serge BERNARD, Todd LOWENBERG
  • Patent number: 9524504
    Abstract: A method for generating microsegments includes retrieving a first set of information including activities attributable to a first plurality of entities and first entity identifiers; retrieving a second set of information including characteristics attributable to the first plurality of entities and second entity identifiers; combining the first and second sets of information using the first and second entity identifiers to obtain a combined set of information, the combined set of information not including personally identifiable information; generating a plurality of microsegments based on selected activities and/or characteristics criteria from the combined set of information; receiving a third set of information including characteristics attributable to a second plurality of entities; and matching characteristics in respective microsegments to characteristics of entities in the second plurality of entities to identify an audience of entities that have a propensity to carry out certain activities based on the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Curtis Villars, Todd Lowenberg
  • Publication number: 20160315925
    Abstract: A method for combining disparate data sets using dynamic de-identifiers includes: receiving a first data set from a first external entity, the data set including first data entries including attribute values, and wherein the first data set does not include any personally identifiable information; receiving a second data set from a second external entity, the data set including second data entries including attribute values, and wherein the second data set does not include any personally identifiable information; identifying a dynamic de-identifier (DDID) for each first data entry and second data entry; matching each second data entry to a first data entry based on a correspondence between the associated attribute values; identifying insights for at least one first data entry based on at least the attribute values included in the corresponding matched second data entry; and transmitting at least the identified insights to the first external entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Todd LOWENBERG, Curtis VILLARS, Andrew REISKIND
  • Patent number: 9454759
    Abstract: A method for maintaining consumer privacy in behavioral scoring includes a first computing system and a second computing system. The first computing system disguises consumer characteristics and maps disguised consumer characteristics to unencrypted account identifiers, and then transmits the data to the second computing system. The second computing system encrypts the account identifiers upon receipt, and maps the encrypted account identifiers to anonymous transaction data. The second computing system uses the transaction data to calculate consumer behavioral scores, and then generates a scoring algorithm that uses disguised consumer characteristics to calculate consumer behavior scores based on the calculated consumer behavioral scores and corresponding disguised consumer characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Curtis Villars, Serge Bernard, Todd Lowenberg
  • Publication number: 20160260104
    Abstract: A method for identifying members based on purchase behavior analysis includes: storing a plurality of point of sale data entries, each including a point of sale identifier and a geographic location of the point of sale identifier; storing transaction data entries, each including data related to a payment transaction including at least a point of sale identifier, an industry type, a time and/or date, and a consumer identifier; receiving a data request related to a target geographic area; identifying at least one point of sale identifier associated with a geographic location located within the target geographic area; identifying at least one transaction data entry associated with the identified at least one point of sale identifier; classifying the at least one identified transaction data entry into at least one consumer transaction set; calculating a member estimation score for each consumer transaction set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Marianne IANNACE, Todd LOWENBERG, Curtis VILLARS, Serge BERNARD
  • Publication number: 20160019535
    Abstract: A method for maintaining consumer privacy in behavioral scoring includes a first computing system and a second computing system. The first computing system disguises consumer characteristics and maps disguised consumer characteristics to unencrypted account identifiers, and then transmits the data to the second computing system. The second computing system encrypts the account identifiers upon receipt, and maps the encrypted account identifiers to anonymous transaction data. The second computing system uses the transaction data to calculate consumer behavioral scores, and then generates a scoring algorithm that uses disguised consumer characteristics to calculate consumer behavior scores based on the calculated consumer behavioral scores and corresponding disguised consumer characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Curtis VILLARS, Serge BERNARD, Todd LOWENBERG
  • Patent number: 9123054
    Abstract: A method for maintaining consumer privacy in behavioral scoring includes a first computing system and a second computing system. The first computing system disguises consumer characteristics and maps disguised consumer characteristics to unencrypted account identifiers, and then transmits the data to the second computing system. The second computing system encrypts the account identifiers upon receipt, and maps the encrypted account identifiers to anonymous transaction data. The second computing system uses the transaction data to calculate consumer behavioral scores, and then generates a scoring algorithm that uses disguised consumer characteristics to calculate consumer behavior scores based on the calculated consumer behavioral scores and corresponding disguised consumer characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Curtis Villars, Serge Bernard, Todd Lowenberg
  • Publication number: 20140025483
    Abstract: A method for measuring the effectiveness of an advertisement includes: storing, in a database, a plurality of consumer data entries, each being associated with a consumer and wherein each includes at least a plurality of characteristics and activity data; identifying a subset of the plurality of characteristics; encrypting, by a processor the subset of characteristics for each consumer data entry using a one-way encryption; transmitting, by a transmitter, the one-way encryption; receiving, by a receiver, advertising data entries, each being associated with a consumer and wherein each includes at least the encrypted subset of characteristics and a segment indicator; identifying a subset of consumer data entries that correspond to the advertising data entries based on the encrypted subset of characteristics; and analyzing the activity data for each consumer data entry in the subset to measure the effectiveness of an advertisement based on the corresponding segment indicators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Curtis Villars, Todd Lowenberg
  • Publication number: 20130024242
    Abstract: A method for generating microsegments includes retrieving a first set of information including activities attributable to a first plurality of entities and first entity identifiers; retrieving a second set of information including characteristics attributable to the first plurality of entities and second entity identifiers; combining the first and second sets of information using the first and second entity identifiers to obtain a combined set of information, the combined set of information not including personally identifiable information; generating a plurality of microsegments based on selected activities and/or characteristics criteria from the combined set of information; receiving a third set of information including characteristics attributable to a second plurality of entities; and matching characteristics in respective microsegments to characteristics of entities in the second plurality of entities to identify an audience of entities that have a propensity to carry out certain activities based on the
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Curtis VILLARS, Todd Lowenberg