Patents by Inventor William Ready
William Ready 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).
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Publication number: 20240020673Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
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Patent number: 11720875Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: PayPal, Inc.Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
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Publication number: 20220044242Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for registered payment options associated with a user computing device, where the request includes an identifier uniquely identifying one of the user computing device and the user. The method includes identifying one or more payment options associated with the device identifier, where each of the one or more payment options is associated with respective payment instrument information. The method includes providing one or more codes, where each code of the one or more codes identifies a respective payment option of the one or more payment options. The method includes receiving a first code of the one or more codes and transaction information. The method includes accessing, based upon the first code, payment instrument information associated with the payment option identified by the first code, and causing the processing of the payment instrument information in relation to a transaction identified by the transaction data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Andrew Kortina, William Ready, Dan Manges, John Sturino, Juan Benitez, II
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Publication number: 20220019989Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
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Patent number: 11144903Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: PayPal, Inc.Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
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Patent number: 11100500Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for registered payment options associated with a user computing device, where the request includes an identifier uniquely identifying one of the user computing device and the user. The method includes identifying one or more payment options associated with the device identifier, where each of the one or more payment options is associated with respective payment instrument information. The method includes providing one or more codes, where each code of the one or more codes identifies a respective payment option of the one or more payment options. The method includes receiving a first code of the one or more codes and transaction information. The method includes accessing, based upon the first code, payment instrument information associated with the payment option identified by the first code, and causing the processing of the payment instrument information in relation to a transaction identified by the transaction data.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Andrew Kortina, William Ready, Dan Manges, John Sturino, Juan Benitez, II
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Publication number: 20200320501Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
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Patent number: 10552818Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: PayPal, Inc.Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
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Publication number: 20180365692Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for registered payment options associated with a user computing device, where the request includes an identifier uniquely identifying one of the user computing device and the user. The method includes identifying one or more payment options associated with the device identifier, where each of the one or more payment options is associated with respective payment instrument information. The method includes providing one or more codes, where each code of the one or more codes identifies a respective payment option of the one or more payment options. The method includes receiving a first code of the one or more codes and transaction information. The method includes accessing, based upon the first code, payment instrument information associated with the payment option identified by the first code, and causing the processing of the payment instrument information in relation to a transaction identified by the transaction data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Andrew Kortina, William Ready, Dan Manges, John Sturino, Juan Benitez, II
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Publication number: 20180253713Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2017Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
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Patent number: 9947011Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for registered payment options associated with a user computing device, where the request includes an identifier uniquely identifying one of the user computing device and the user. The method includes identifying one or more payment options associated with the device identifier, where each of the one or more payment options is associated with respective payment instrument information. The method includes providing one or more codes, where each code of the one or more codes identifies a respective payment option of the one or more payment options. The method includes receiving a first code of the one or more codes and transaction information. The method includes accessing, based upon the first code, payment instrument information associated with the payment option identified by the first code, and causing the processing of the payment instrument information in relation to a transaction identified by the transaction data.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Andrew Kortina, William Ready, Dan Manges, John Sturino, Juan Benitez, II
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Patent number: 9858564Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
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Publication number: 20150066691Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, Rob James von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
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Publication number: 20140143145Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for registered payment options associated with a user computing device, where the request includes an identifier uniquely identifying one of the user computing device and the user. The method includes identifying one or more payment options associated with the device identifier, where each of the one or more payment options is associated with respective payment instrument information. The method includes providing one or more codes, where each code of the one or more codes identifies a respective payment option of the one or more payment options. The method includes receiving a first code of the one or more codes and transaction information. The method includes accessing, based upon the first code, payment instrument information associated with the payment option identified by the first code, and causing the processing of the payment instrument information in relation to a transaction identified by the transaction data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Braintree Payment Solutions, LLCInventors: Andrew Kortina, William Ready, Dan Manges, John Sturino, Juan Benitez, II