Heather M Thomas

US Patent:

20180046994, Feb 15, 2018

Filed:

Aug 9, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/232193

Inventors:

- Purchase NY, US
Danielle Jean EININGER - New City NY, US
Heather L. THOMAS - Brooklyn NY, US
Matthew HARRIS - St. Peters MO, US

Assignee:

MasterCard International Incorporated - Purchase NY

International Classification:

G06Q 20/10
G06F 17/30
G06Q 20/32

Abstract:

A method for identification of pre-approved products in a limited use account includes: storing, in a memory of a computing device, at least an account identifier; receiving, by an input device of the computing device, one or more product identifiers; electronically transmitting, by a transmitting device of the computing device, at least the account identifier and one or more product identifiers to a first computing system; receiving, by a receiving device of the computing device, an indication of at least one of the one or more product identifiers as a pre-approved identifier from the first computing system; and electronically transmitting, by the transmitting device of the computing device, at least the at least one product identifier indicated as a pre-approved identifier to a second computing system.

US Patent:

20170270498, Sep 21, 2017

Filed:

Mar 16, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/071353

Inventors:

- Purchase NY, US
Danielle Jean EININGER - New City NY, US
Matthew HARRIS - St. Peters MO, US
Heather L. THOMAS - Brooklyn NY, US

Assignee:

MasterCard International Incorporated - Purchase NY

International Classification:

G06Q 20/12
G06Q 50/00
G06Q 20/40
G06Q 20/42
G06Q 30/06
G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

A method for shopping from a social media site using a direct buy link comprises electronically storing a plurality of account profiles and receiving a data message electronically transmitted via a communication network. The method may query a social media database for an account profile associated with the consumer identifier and the PIN. The method may display a plurality of direct buy links associated with a plurality of products for purchase, wherein at least one of the direct buy links is a modified direct buy link. The method may receive a data message electronically transmitted via the communication network and display the modified direct buy link comprising the personal data corresponding to the product, a purchase data, and payment preference information. The method may transmit confirmation of payment and the modified direct buy link associated with the purchased product to the consumer device.

US Patent:

20170270557, Sep 21, 2017

Filed:

Mar 16, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/071378

Inventors:

- Purchase NY, US
Danielle Jean EININGER - New City NY, US
Matthew HARRIS - St. Peters MO, US
Heather L. THOMAS - Brooklyn NY, US

Assignee:

MasterCard International Incorporated - Purchase NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02
G06Q 20/36
G06Q 20/32
G06Q 20/20

Abstract:

A method for tokenizing non-payment identifier, comprising storing a plurality of account profiles, wherein each account profile is a structured data set related to a transaction account including at least a non-payment identifier, at least one of a personal account number (PAN), and quantity of points affiliated with the non-payment identifier. Receiving a data signal from a consumer communication device, wherein the data signal may be superimposed with a tokenization request, the tokenization request including at least a non-payment identifier. Provisioning, by a generation module of the processing server, a token linking to the non-payment identifier. Transmitting, by a transmitting device of the processing server, the token linked to the non-payment identifier to the consumer communication device.