Patents by Inventor Vignesh JOTHIPANDIAN

Vignesh JOTHIPANDIAN 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: 11455618
    Abstract: A method for facilitating transaction card procurement includes receiving, by a server, a card procurement request for procuring a new transaction card. The card procurement request is initiated by way of a user device of a user and includes an identifier of a transaction card dispenser selected for procurement of the new transaction card. The server communicates a card dispensing request to the transaction card dispenser for confirming an availability of the first transaction card dispenser. The server receives, from the transaction card dispenser, an approval for the card dispensing request. Based on the received approval, the server communicates to the user device, a verification code that is to be used at the transaction card dispenser for procuring the new transaction card. The new transaction card is dispensed by the transaction card dispenser following a successful verification of the verification code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Vignesh Jothipandian, Sandhya Nair
  • Publication number: 20210256501
    Abstract: A method for facilitating transaction card procurement includes receiving, by a server, a card procurement request for procuring a new transaction card. The card procurement request is initiated by way of a user device of a user and includes an identifier of a transaction card dispenser selected for procurement of the new transaction card. The server communicates a card dispensing request to the transaction card dispenser for confirming an availability of the first transaction card dispenser. The server receives, from the transaction card dispenser, an approval for the card dispensing request. Based on the received approval, the server communicates to the user device, a verification code that is to be used at the transaction card dispenser for procuring the new transaction card. The new transaction card is dispensed by the transaction card dispenser following a successful verification of the verification code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Vignesh Jothipandian, Sandhya Nair
  • Publication number: 20190385396
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dual function payment card, and a digital wallet platform that implements campaigns and schemes for improving voter participation in elections. The invention seeks to increase voter participation in an election event, by (i) receiving confirmation of a cardholder's participation in an election event, wherein said cardholder is associated with a dual function payment card, (ii) determining an election event participation state change associated with the dual function payment card, (iii) updating a recorded election event participation state of the dual function payment card based on the determined election event participation state change, and (iv) receiving the updated election event participation state at a processor wallet application server configured to implement functionality associated with a wallet account corresponding to the cardholder, wherein said dual function payment card has been enrolled with said wallet account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Vignesh JOTHIPANDIAN, Sandhya NAIR