Patents by Inventor Tyler Robert Spalding

Tyler Robert Spalding 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: 20240152887
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by a digital asset-based interaction computing entity, digital asset-based interaction information. The digital asset-based interaction involves a source computing entity providing a first amount of digital assets and a destination computing entity accepting a second amount of desired assets. The method further includes performing a real-time digital asset-based interaction process to facilitate the digital asset-based interaction in real-time and performing a nonreal-time digital asset-based interaction process to reconcile the real-time digital asset-based interaction process with a digital asset backing computing entity. The digital asset backing computing entity is associated with a transformer pool of the digital asset-based interaction system. The transformer pool is associated with one or more consensus network computing entity nodes of a digital asset distributed ledger technology (DLT) network associated with the digital assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Flexa Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Patent number: 11915098
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by a first computing device of a multi-part code system, a first portion of a code from a network computing device. The network computing device generated the first portion of the code and a second portion of the code from the code. The method further includes displaying the first portion of the code on a code display area of an interactive display of the first computing device and instructing a user of the first computing device to position the first computing device near the second portion of the code such that the first and second portions of the code align. When the first portion of the code is aligned with the second portion of the code, the method further includes producing the code and sending a finalize interaction notification to the network computing device. The finalize interaction notification includes information from the produced code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Flexa Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Patent number: 11887081
    Abstract: A method includes storing, by a first computing device, assignable tokens in a first partition of a plurality of partitions of a first address of a first digital asset unit and initiating an interaction with a second computing device including a second digital asset unit. The method further includes determining to assign conditional access rights to an amount of the assignable tokens to the second computing device for the interaction. The assignment of the conditional access rights is a smart contract. The method further includes locking, in accordance with the smart contract, the amount of the assignable tokens stored in the first partition, associating a second partition with the second digital asset unit, and associating the amount of the assignable tokens with the second partition. The second digital asset unit does not store the amount of the assignable tokens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Flexa Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Robert Leshner, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Patent number: 11829815
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by a first computing device of a multi-part code system, a first portion of a multi-part code from a second computing device. The multi-part code is representative of an interaction between the first and second computing devices. The method further includes obtaining a plurality of multi-part code portion options. A multi-part code portion option of the plurality of multi-part code portion options includes an amount of interaction information. Each of the plurality of multi-part code portion options is generated to align with the first portion of the multi-part code. The method further includes performing an alignment function to align a desired amount of multi-part code portion options with the first portion to produce a multi-part code having a desired amount of interaction information and sending the multi-part code having the desired amount of interaction information to a network computing device to complete the interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Flexa Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Publication number: 20230376949
    Abstract: A digital asset-based interaction system includes a digital asset-based interaction computing entity that facilitates a digital asset based-interaction. The digital asset-based interaction involves a first computing entity providing digital assets and a second computing entity accepting assets in a desired asset format. The digital asset-based interaction system further includes at least one validation computing entity node associated with an off-main ledger layer of a multi-layer digital asset distributed ledger technology network associated with the digital assets. The at least one validation computing entity node verifies the obtaining the amount of the digital assets. The on-main ledger layer settles the offloaded verification of obtaining the amount of the digital assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Flexa Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Publication number: 20230376944
    Abstract: A computing entity of a digital asset-based interaction system includes memory and a smart contract digital asset management unit including a digital asset-based interaction interface. The digital asset-based interaction interface is associated with a digital asset-based interaction computing entity of the digital asset-based interaction system. The digital asset-based interaction interface is operable to interface with the digital asset-based interaction computing entity to execute one or more digital asset-based interactions between the computing entity and one or more other computing entities. The digital asset-based interaction interface is further operable to interface with a self-enforcing smart contract associated with the computing entity and the digital asset-based interaction computing entity to manage one or more digital assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Flexa Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Patent number: 11816531
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a network computing device, interaction information from one or more of: a destination computing device and at least one source computing device of two or more source computing devices. The interaction information is regarding an interaction between the destination computing device and the two or more source computing devices. The method further includes generating a destination portion and two or more source portions of a code representative of the interaction information. The destination portion of the code and the two or more source portions are not individually readable. The method further includes sending the destination portion of the code to the destination computing device, sending the two or more source portions of the code to the corresponding two or more source computing devices, and when an indication that the produced code has been captured is obtained, finalizing the interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Flexa Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Publication number: 20230351131
    Abstract: A multi-part code system includes a network computing device operable to generate a first and second portion of a code for an interaction. The multi-part code system further includes a second computing device including a second network application and a first computing device including a first network application operable to obtain the second portion of the code, receive the first portion of the code, display the second portion of the code, display the first portion of the code on a code display area, instruct a user to drag the first portion of the code from the code display area to the display area to align with the second portion of the code. When the first portion of the code is aligned with the second portion of the code in the display area, produce the code, and send a finalized interaction notification to the network computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Flexa Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Patent number: 11769186
    Abstract: A method for execution by a marketplace server includes receiving a use request regarding an exchange item from a merchant computing device, the exchange item is associated with static exchange item information. The method includes retrieving a verified device identifier associated with the exchange item based on the use request and identifying a user computing device based on the verified device identifier. The method includes generating first dynamic exchange item information based on the static exchange item information and generating a use verification code based on the first dynamic exchange item information and the use request. The method includes sending the use verification code to the identified user computing device and receiving information representing the use verification code from the merchant computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Raise Marketplace Inc.
    Inventors: David S. McGregor, Frank Zhengfan Yang, Tyler Robert Spalding, Trevor Filter
  • Publication number: 20230259731
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a second portion of a code associated with a second computing device. The method further includes displaying the second portion of the code on a display area of an interactive display of the first computing device. The method further includes receiving the first portion of the code from the network computing device. The method further includes displaying the first portion of the code on a code display area of the interactive display. The method further includes instructing a user of the first computing device to drag the first portion of the code from the code display area to the display area to align with the second portion of the code and when the first portion of the code is aligned with the second portion of the code in the display area, producing the code and sending a finalized interaction notification to the network computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Flexa Network Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Patent number: 11694049
    Abstract: A first computing device of a multi-part code system includes one or more optical scanners and a network application associated with a network computing device of the multi-part code system. The network application is operable to obtain a second portion of a code associated with a second computing device. The network computing device generated the code for an interaction between the first and second computing device. The network application is further operable to display the second portion of the code on a display area of an interactive display, receive a first portion of the code, and instruct a user to drag the first portion of the code to the display area to align with the second portion of the code. When the first and second portions of the code are aligned, the network application produces the code and sends a finalized interaction notification to the network computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Flexa Network Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Publication number: 20230128929
    Abstract: A method includes storing, by a digital asset-based interaction computing entity of a digital asset-based interaction system, a set of second computing entity interaction preferences pertaining to digital asset-based interactions involving a second computing entity. The method further includes obtaining first and second computing entity real-time information from one or more of a first computing entity of the digital asset-based interaction system and the second computing entity. The digital asset-based interaction involves the first computing entity providing an amount of digital assets and the second computing entity accepting desired assets in a desired asset format. The method further includes facilitating the digital asset-based interaction in accordance with the first and second computing entity real-time information, the set of second computing entity interaction preferences, a real-time digital asset-based interaction process, and a nonreal-time digital asset-based interaction process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Flexa Network Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Publication number: 20230125366
    Abstract: A method for execution by a marketplace server includes receiving merchant use information from a merchant server, where the merchant use information indicates a request to utilize an exchange item for a transaction, the exchange item is affiliated with a first computing device, a set of exchange item rules, and a first brand, and the merchant server is affiliated with a second brand. The method further includes validating the merchant use information utilizing a security feature associated with transactions of the exchange item. When the merchant use information is validated, the method further includes determining whether a rule of the set of exchange item rules is valid, where the rule is regarding use of the exchange item with another brand that is not the first brand. When the rule is valid, the method further includes facilitating execution of the transaction utilizing the exchange item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Raise Marketplace, LLC.
    Inventors: Conrad Hancock Barski, Josh K. Metnick, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Publication number: 20230116535
    Abstract: A method includes initiating, by a first computing entity, an interaction with a second computing entity. The interaction includes the first computing entity providing an amount of a digital asset and the second computing entity accepting assets in a desired asset format. When in an offline interaction mode, the method includes generating, by the first computing entity, an authorization code including a type of the digital asset and code authentication information and providing the authorization code to the second computing entity. The method further includes sending, by the second computing entity, at least a portion of the authorization code to a digital asset-based interaction computing entity. The method further includes verifying, by the digital asset-based interaction computing entity, the at least the portion of the authorization code, locking an amount of system digital asset to back the amount of the digital asset, and sending confirmation to the second computing entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Flexa Network Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Publication number: 20230116337
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by a digital asset-based interaction computing entity of a digital asset-based interaction system, at least a portion of first and second computing entity real-time information regarding a digital asset-based interaction. The digital asset-based interaction includes providing, by a first computing entity, an amount of digital asset to a second computing entity. When a scan code interaction mode is disabled, the method further includes generating an authorization key charge code representative of the at least a portion of first and second computing entity real-time information and sending the authorization key charge code to the second computing entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Flexa Network Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Publication number: 20230116138
    Abstract: A method includes generating, by an issuing entity of a digital asset-based interaction system, issuing entity account-based digital assets, establishing a digital asset backing account with a digital asset backing entity, obtaining an amount of system digital assets from a digital asset-based interaction computing entity, and depositing the amount of system digital assets in the digital asset backing account. When a first computing entity of the one or more computing entities initiates an issuance triggering action with the issuing entity, the method further includes issuing at least a portion of the issuing entity account-based digital assets to the first computing entity, wherein the first computing entity is operable to use the at least the portion of the amount of the issuing entity account-based digital assets for digital asset-based interactions within the digital asset-based interaction system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Flexa Network Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Publication number: 20230104066
    Abstract: A method includes, initiating, by one or more of a user computing device and a bi-directional digital asset point of sale (POS) computing device, a digital asset-based interaction. The method further includes obtaining, by the bi-directional digital asset POS computing device, a digital asset-based interaction amount increase request including an increase amount of second user desired assets. The method further includes obtaining, by a digital asset-based interaction computing entity, real-time information and locking an amount of system digital assets to back the digital asset-based interaction. The method further includes providing, by the bi-directional digital asset POS computing device, the increase amount of the second user desired assets to the user computing device. The method further includes providing, by the digital asset-based interaction computing entity, an amount of the assets in a POS desired asset format to the bi-directional digital asset POS computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Flexa Network Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Publication number: 20230102624
    Abstract: A method includes scanning, by a smart code module of a digital asset-based interaction interface of an asset management unit of a computing entity of a digital asset-based interaction system, a scannable code regarding a digital asset-based interaction. The digital asset-based interaction involves the computing entity providing a first amount of digital assets and a second computing entity of the digital asset-based interaction system accepting a second amount of desired assets. The method further includes parsing, by a code parser of the smart code module, the scannable code to determine code information, analyzing, by an asset management unit select module of the smart code module, the code information to determine an asset management unit for processing the digital asset-based interaction, and when the determined asset management unit is not the asset management unit, forwarding, by the smart code module, the code information to the determined asset management unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Flexa Network Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Publication number: 20230101940
    Abstract: A method includes initiating a reoccurring digital asset-based interaction between a first and second computing entity of a digital asset-based interaction system, providing, by the first computing entity, first computing entity information to the second computing entity, and storing, by the second computing entity, the first computing entity information. When the reoccurring digital asset-based interaction occurs, the method further includes sending, by the second computing entity, at least a portion of the first computing entity information and second computing entity information to a digital asset-based interaction computing entity, obtaining, by the digital asset-based interaction computing entity, the amount of the digital asset from the first computing entity, locking an amount of system digital asset to back the reoccurring digital asset-based interaction, and sending a confirmation to the second computing entity that the reoccurring digital asset-based interaction is successful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Flexa Network Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Publication number: 20230097093
    Abstract: A method includes, initiating, by a user computing device, a sale of an amount of digital assets with a bi-directional digital asset point of sale (POS) computing device of a digital asset-based interaction system. The method further includes obtaining, by a digital asset-based interaction computing entity of the digital asset-based interaction system, real-time information regarding the sale of the amount of the digital assets and locking an amount of system digital assets to back the amount of the digital assets. The real-time information includes digital asset type of the digital assets, the amount of the digital assets, and a payment asset format. The method further includes obtaining, by the bi-directional digital asset POS computing device, a confirmation from the digital asset-based interaction computing entity that the amount of system digital assets have been locked and providing an amount of assets in the payment asset format to the user computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Flexa Network Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding