Patents by Inventor West Stringfellow

West Stringfellow 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: 20140236838
    Abstract: A user makes a payment at a POS by entering the user's phone number (either through a keypad or via a card swipe) and PIN into a POS device (such as through a keypad). That information is communicated to a payment provider, who can then access the user's account, determine whether to approve or deny the payment, and notify the merchant of the decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Syed Fayez Asar, Peter Chu, Attaullah Baig, West Stringfellow, Pravir Ramtekkar, Ansar Ansari
  • Publication number: 20130103608
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves a method comprising: determining a location of a user inside a facility; accessing an information map of the facility based on at least one of: electronic scans of items in the facility made by the user and a planogram; and offering a service based on the information map and the location of the user. The present disclosure also involves an electronic device comprising: an interface for receiving an input from a user and communicating an output to the user; a transceiver for electronically communicating with external devices; a computer processor for executing instructions; and a memory storage for storing the instructions, the memory storage further comprising a program module for: constructing a map of a facility in response to purchases made by the user; and offering a service in response to a location of the user and a shopping history of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Germán Carlos Scipioni, Ares Sakamoto, West Stringfellow, Joel Yarbrough