Patents by Inventor William J. Burton

William J. Burton 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: 11810138
    Abstract: Provided is a method including determining a combined plurality of accounts, determining, for each account of the combined plurality of accounts, aggregate transaction data associated with a plurality of transactions involving the account; determining a first cohort level group including a group of exposed accounts and controls accounts; determining a first segment level group of accounts from the first cohort level group of accounts; generating a prediction model based on a plurality of control accounts that are included in the first segment level group of accounts; identifying a first exposed account of a plurality of exposed accounts; determining a first control account of the plurality of control accounts that corresponds to a first exposed account using the prediction model; and outputting a report comprising data associated with the first control account that corresponds to the first exposed account. Systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: William J. Burton, Tanya Soluk, Qingyuan Zhang, Jingjing Zhang, Bingxin Mao, Jiaqi Xu, Linjun Chen
  • Publication number: 20220188849
    Abstract: Provided is a method including determining a combined plurality of accounts, determining, for each account of the combined plurality of accounts, aggregate transaction data associated with a plurality of transactions involving the account; determining a first cohort level group including a group of exposed accounts and controls accounts; determining a first segment level group of accounts from the first cohort level group of accounts; generating a prediction model based on a plurality of control accounts that are included in the first segment level group of accounts; identifying a first exposed account of a plurality of exposed accounts; determining a first control account of the plurality of control accounts that corresponds to a first exposed account using the prediction model; and outputting a report comprising data associated with the first control account that corresponds to the first exposed account. Systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: William J. Burton, Tanya Soluk, Qingyuan Zhang, Jingjing Zhang, Bingxin Mao, Jiaqi Xu, Linjun Chen
  • Patent number: 11301886
    Abstract: Provided is a method including determining a combined plurality of accounts, determining, for each account of the combined plurality of accounts, aggregate transaction data associated with a plurality of transactions involving the account; determining a first cohort level group including a group of exposed accounts and controls accounts; determining a first segment level group of accounts from the first cohort level group of accounts; generating a prediction model based on a plurality of control accounts that are included in the first segment level group of accounts; identifying a first exposed account of a plurality of exposed accounts; determining a first control account of the plurality of control accounts that corresponds to a first exposed account using the prediction model; and outputting a report comprising data associated with the first control account that corresponds to the first exposed account. Systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: William J. Burton, Tanya Soluk, Qingyuan Zhang, Jingjing Zhang, Bingxin Mao, Linjun Chen, Jiaqi Xu
  • Publication number: 20200294072
    Abstract: Provided is a method including determining a combined plurality of accounts, determining, for each account of the combined plurality of accounts, aggregate transaction data associated with a plurality of transactions involving the account; determining a first cohort level group including a group of exposed accounts and controls accounts; determining a first segment level group of accounts from the first cohort level group of accounts; generating a prediction model based on a plurality of control accounts that are included in the first segment level group of accounts; identifying a first exposed account of a plurality of exposed accounts; determining a first control account of the plurality of control accounts that corresponds to a first exposed account using the prediction model; and outputting a report comprising data associated with the first control account that corresponds to the first exposed account. Systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: William J. Burton, Tanya Soluk, Qingyuan Zhang, Jingjing Zhang, Bingxin Mao, Linjun Chen, Jiaqi Xu