Patents by Inventor Vicki Abel

Vicki Abel 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).

  • VALUE PROCESSING NETWORK AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20180315102
    Abstract: Various arrangements for processing a transaction involving at least two parties are provided. Rules may be established that define transaction processing between combinations of a plurality of origination entities and a plurality of destination entities. Transaction information may be received relating to the transaction between the two parties. One of the parties is an origination entity and one of the parties is a destination entity. The transaction information contains at least an identifier from which at least one of the parties may be identified. The transaction information may be used to identify at least one of the parties. The rules may be used to define transaction processing for the at least one party. Processing of the transaction may be at least partially based on the rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: George Nauman, Judy Turek, Doug Swartz, Vicki Abel
  • VALUE PROCESSING NETWORK AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120131190
    Abstract: Various arrangements for processing a transaction involving at least two parties are provided. Rules may be established that define transaction processing between combinations of a plurality of origination entities and a plurality of destination entities. Transaction information may be received relating to the transaction between the two parties. One of the parties is an origination entity and one of the parties is a destination entity. The transaction information contains at least an identifier from which at least one of the parties may be identified. The transaction information may be used to identify at least one of the parties. The rules may be used to define transaction processing for the at least one party. Processing of the transaction may be at least partially based on the rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: George Nauman, Judy Turek, Doug Swartz, Vicki Abel
  • Value processing network and methods
    Patent number: 8086539
    Abstract: A method of processing a transaction involving at least two parties includes establishing rules that define transaction processing between combinations of a plurality of origination entities and a plurality of destination entities and storing the rules at a storage arrangement associated with a host computer system. The method also includes receiving at the host computer system transaction information relating to the transaction between the two parties. One of the parties is a particular one of the origination entities and one of the parties is a particular one of the destination entities. The transaction information contains at least an identifier from which at least one of the parties may be identified. The method also includes using the transaction information at the host computer system to identify at least one of the parties and consulting the storage arrangement to determine the rules that define transaction processing for the at least one party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: The Western Union Company
    Inventors: George Nauman, Judy Turek, Doug Swartz, Vicki Abel
  • Value processing network and methods
    Publication number: 20040039693
    Abstract: A method of processing a transaction involving at least two parties includes establishing rules that define transaction processing between combinations of a plurality of origination entities and a plurality of destination entities and storing the rules at a storage arrangement associated with a host computer system. The method also includes receiving at the host computer system transaction information relating to the transaction between the two parties. One of the parties is a particular one of the origination entities and one of the parties is a particular one of the destination entities. The transaction information contains at least an identifier from which at least one of the parties may be identified. The method also includes using the transaction information at the host computer system to identify at least one of the parties and consulting the storage arrangement to determine the rules that define transaction processing for the at least one party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: George Nauman, Judy Turek, Doug Swartz, Vicki Abel