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20140373104 | DATA SENSITIVITY BASED AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION - Systems, devices, apparatuses, and methods of the present invention distribute authentication across multiple users. A data sensitivity model can define the sensitivity of different types of data. When an application requests access to a particular data item, the sensitivity of that data item can be determined. If the data item has a low sensitivity, access to the data item can be granted. If the data item has a high sensitivity, the system can request authentication before granting access to the data item. | 12-18-2014 |
20150058146 | Dynamic Account Selection - Embodiments automatically select one of the multiple pre-generated payment cards provisioned on a mobile device. The multiple pre-generated payment cards (real or virtual) may each have a different credit limit. The mobile device may automatically select one of the multiple payment cards based on a transaction value of a transaction that is being conducted. An available credit limit of the selected payment card may be equal to or slightly greater than the transaction value. In some embodiments, the available credit limit of the selected payment card may be closer to the transaction value than the available credit limits of the remaining payment cards. In some embodiments, the different payment cards may be provisioned in a chip-and-pin based smart credit card or mobile wallet. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058224 | Mechanism For Secure In-Vehicle Payment Transaction - Embodiments use a vehicle as a payment instrument to complete a payment transaction. A vehicle interface device (VID) coupled to the vehicle is used for transmitting payment account information to a merchant access device. The VID may be registered to the specific vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle. Prior to transmitting the payment account information to the merchant access device, the VID may ensure that a mobile communication device is within the vehicle and/or that the VID is coupled to the correct vehicle. For example, the VID may compare the VIN of the vehicle to the VIN that is programmed to the VID. When the colocation of the VID with the mobile communication device and/or the correct vehicle is confirmed, the VID may forward payment account information to the merchant access device. | 02-26-2015 |
20150106239 | TOKENIZATION REVOCATION LIST - A method for providing a token revocation list is disclosed. The method includes maintaining a status for each of a plurality of tokens in a token revocation database. Token validation requests are received, and the statuses of payment tokens can be determined. Response messages with the statuses of the payment tokens are then sent to token status requesters so that they may make decisions on whether or not to use them to process transactions. | 04-16-2015 |
20150112870 | CONTEXTUAL TRANSACTION TOKEN METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for generating and providing a transaction token that may provide contextual information associated with the token. Accordingly, the transaction token may provide any entities within a transaction processing system immediate information about the context in which the token was generated, how the token may be used, and any other information that may be pertinent to processing the token. | 04-23-2015 |
20150269566 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALLY DERIVED TOKENS - Systems and methods for generating a token are provided. An access device may receive, from a token vault computer, an encryption key and a credential identifier. The access device may generate a token using the encryption key and a current time. The access device may then transmit the token, the current time, and the credential identifier to the token vault computer. The token vault computer may receive the token, a current time, and a credential identifier. The token vault computer may retrieve an encryption key associated with the received credential identifier. The token vault computer may then validate the token based at least in part on the received current time and the retrieved encryption key. | 09-24-2015 |
20160028550 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE DETOKENIZATION - A method for requesting a credential associated with token in a multiple token layer environment is disclosed. A tokenization certificate serves to validate the identity of a credential requestor and provide information about the requestor's authorization for de-tokenizing a token. Also, a public key in the tokenization certificate is used to encrypt the credential for secure transmission to the requestor. | 01-28-2016 |
20160042263 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH SCANNABLE IMAGE INCLUDING DYNAMIC DATA - A mobile phone is disclosed. The mobile phone may receive a first request to generate an initial scannable image, and a second request to generate modified scannable image. The modified scannable image can include a static portion that corresponds to a static portion of the initial scannable image. The modified scannable image may also include another portion that has a different appearance than a corresponding portion of the initial scannable image. | 02-11-2016 |
20160092872 | Transaction Risk Based Token - Embodiments of the invention provision multiple payment tokens on a communication device. The communication device may be provisioned with multiple limited use keys (LUK), each LUK being associated with a specific type of transaction. When the communication device is used for a transaction, the communication device automatically determines a type of the transaction and selects an appropriate LUK based on the determined transaction type. The selected LUK may be used to create a cryptogram, which can be used to verify the transaction. | 03-31-2016 |
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20100056587 | Substituted Aminothiazole Derivatives, Pharmaceutical Compositions, And Methods Of Use - Substituted aminothiazole derivatives, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a substituted aminothiazole, and methods of use in treating human or animal disorders. The compounds may be useful as inhibitors of action of AgRP on a melanocortin receptor and thus may be useful for the management, treatment, control, or the adjunct treatment of diseases which may be responsive to the modulation of melanocortin receptors including obesity-related disorders. | 03-04-2010 |
20100190808 | Tricyclic Compounds As Modulators of TNF-alpha Synthesis - The present invention relates to chemical compounds of Formula (I) are as herein defined, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use in the treatment of conditions or disorders mediated by TNF-alpha or by PDE4, including but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis. | 07-29-2010 |
20100331379 | BENZAMIDE GLUCOKINASE ACTIVATORS - The present invention relates to N-heteroaryl-benzamides, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of using the same. The N-heteroaryl-benzamides are useful in diseases or medical conditions mediated by glucokinase. | 12-30-2010 |
20110160234 | Tricyclic Compounds as Modulators of TNF-alpha Synthesis and as PDE4 Inhibitors - The present invention relates to chemical compounds of Formula (I) are as herein defined, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use in the treatment of conditions or disorders mediated by TNF-α or by PDE4, including but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis. | 06-30-2011 |
20110237570 | SUBSTITUTED IMIDAZO[1,2-B]PYRIDAZINE DERIVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USE AS BETA-SECRETASE INHIBITORS - The present invention provides substituted imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and tautomers of any of the foregoing, where such compounds inhibit β-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme (BACE), which may be useful in the treatment of diseases in which BACE is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising any of these compounds and the use of any of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases, disorders, or conditions in which BACE is involved. | 09-29-2011 |
20120071505 | SUBSTITUTED PYRIDINE DERIVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USE TO TREAT OXIDATIVE STRESS - Substituted pyridine derivatives, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a substituted pyridine derivative, and methods of use in treating inflammation are provided. The substituted pyridine derivatives may control of the activity or the amount or both the activity and the amount of heme-oxygenase. | 03-22-2012 |
20120101093 | SUBSTITUTED IMIDAZO[1,2-A]PYRIDINE DERIVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USE AS BETA-SECRETASE INHIBITORS - The present invention is directed to substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and tautomers of such compounds or salts, that inhibit β-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme (BACE) and that may be useful in the treatment of diseases in which BACE is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which BACE is involved. | 04-26-2012 |
20120101125 | SUBSTITUTED ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USE AS BETA-SECRETASE INHIBITORS - The present invention is directed to substituted isoquinoline derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and tautomers of such compounds or salts, that inhibit β-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme (BACE) and that may be useful in the treatment of diseases in which BACE is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which BACE is involved. | 04-26-2012 |
20120172381 | Tricyclic Compounds as Modulators of TNF-alpha Synthesis and as PDE4 Inhibitors - The present invention relates to chemical compounds of Formula (I) are as herein defined, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use in the treatment of conditions or disorders mediated by TNF-α or by PDE4, including but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis. | 07-05-2012 |
20140371250 | Tricyclic Compounds as Modulators of TNF-alpha Synthesis and as PDE4 Inhibitors - The present invention relates to chemical compounds of Formula (I) are as herein defined, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use in the treatment of conditions or disorders mediated by TNF-α or by PDE4, including but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis. | 12-18-2014 |
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20110092191 | ENABLING A USER TO PURCHASE A RING BACK TONE - The instant application describes a method for enabling a user of a mobile device to purchase a Ring Back Tone (“RBT”). The method includes steps of receiving an identifier associated with the mobile device that has received the RBT as a result of a call to another device and a mapping identification code associated with a RBT content identification code; generating a long code for the mapping identification code; and generating a message with the long code as a reply-to-number. The method also includes steps of sending the message to the mobile device, the message offering the user of the mobile device an option to purchase the RBT; receiving a response from the mobile device, reflecting the mobile device's user desire to either purchase the RBT or not to purchase the RBT; and identifying the mapping identification code from the reply-to-number in the response. Upon determining that the user desires to purchase the RBT from the response, allowing the purchase of the RBT by determining the RBT content identification code based on the mapping identification code. | 04-21-2011 |
20110099230 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING AN APPLICATION OVER A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Systems, methods, and an article of manufacture for delivering an application to a mobile station are shown and described. In some instances, a list of mobiles stations not currently executing a specific application is generated, processed, and used to send a solicitation message to certain mobile station. Various mobile stations receive different versions of the application based on characteristics of the mobile station. | 04-28-2011 |
20110201346 | BUSINESS HOUR NOTIFICATION DELIVERY - A delivery period for delivering messages including a notification is determined. A location of a mobile station user is identified. A time zone difference between the location of the mobile station user and a location of a server for delivering the messages is calculated. The delivery period for the notification message is adjusted based on the time zone difference so that the mobile station user receives and confirms the messages at his or her best-acceptable time. | 08-18-2011 |
20110207483 | REASSIGNED MOBILE MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS - The instant application describes a method of managing a customer's mobile station and providing a notification of a resultant change. The method includes steps of communicating over the air through a mobile communication network with a subscriber device management application running on the customer's mobile station; causing the subscriber device management application to attempt to change an operational control parameter of the customer's mobile station, via the over the air communication; and determining an outcome of the attempted change of the operational control parameter of the customer's mobile station. The method also includes a step of sending a mobile messaging service message, providing notification of the attempted change of the operational control parameter of the customer's mobile station, through the mobile communication network to another mobile station associated with the customer. | 08-25-2011 |
20120071139 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACTIVATING SERVICES ON A WIRELESS TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for setting a wireless terminal for a service are disclosed. The wireless terminal automatically sends identification information to a server by dialing a predetermined number. Upon receiving the identification information, the server finds customer information corresponding to the identification information, and determines one or more services which are available on the wireless terminal. The server sends service information indicating the available services. The wireless terminal displays a list of the available services, and upon detecting a selection of an available service, sends a request to transfer an application program for setting up the selected service to the server. The wireless terminal executes the downloaded application program and displays guidance for setting up the available service. In response to user inputs based on the displayed guidance, the selected service is activated and set-up in the wireless terminal. | 03-22-2012 |
20120084766 | METHOD FOR UPDATING AN APPLICATION PROGRAMS ON WIRELESS TERMINALS IN A CONTROLLED MANNER - A method for updating an application program on a wireless terminal in a controlled manner is disclosed. When, a server receives an inquiry from a wireless terminal for updating an application program, the server determines whether there is an updated program available for updating the application program based on information included in the inquiry from the wireless terminal. The server also determines whether updating the application program of the wireless terminal which sent the inquiry is permitted or not at the time of receiving the inquiry based on the information included in the inquiry and criteria information stored in the server. When the server determines that updating the application for the wireless terminal is available and is permitted, the server sends information necessary for updating the application program to the wireless terminal. Then, the wireless terminal updates the application program. | 04-05-2012 |
20120309369 | ENABLING A USER TO PURCHASE A RING BACK TONE - Methods and systems are provided for enabling users of mobile devices to purchase Ring Back Tones (“RBTs”). The system enables an offer message, offering for purchase an RBT and including a reply-to telephone number, to be generated and sent to a mobile device. In response to the offer message, a reply message sent from the mobile device to the reply-to telephone number of the offer message is received. A code is extracted from the reply-to telephone number to which the received reply message was sent. A particular RBT associated with the code extracted from the telephone number is identified in a table storing a plurality of codes each associated with a corresponding RBT. A user of the mobile device is determined to desire to purchase the particular RBT associated with the code in the table. | 12-06-2012 |
20130024914 | AUTOMATIC DEVICE AUTHENTICATION AND ACCOUNT IDENTIFICATION WITHOUT USER INPUT WHEN APPLICATION IS STARTED ON MOBILE STATION - Disclosed procedures automatically identify a carrier-authorized mobile station and verify an account related identifier associated with the device, in response to start-up of an application in the device. Application start-up causes the device to send a request to an application server, with the device's current IP address, MTN and a device identifier such as MEID or ESN. The server queries an AAA system of the network to retrieve the MTN that has been assigned the IP address. If the retrieved MTN matches the MTN passed to the server in the request, the server queries a network database such as DMD for the device identifier associated with the MTN. A match of the device identifier retrieved from the network database with that passed to the server via the request indicates authenticity of the requesting device and its MTN. | 01-24-2013 |
20130103376 | MULTIPLE CLIENT SIMULATOR FOR PUSH ENGINE - A single computer may be configured to function as a multiple client simulator that tests a push engine by simultaneously simulating multiple clients. The multiple client simulator may be configured to open and simultaneously maintain a large number of connections with the push engine. To facilitate this, a virtual interface module may be used to multiply the effective number of IP addresses of the single computer. The default number of ports that are available for each IP address may also be increased, along with the available number of file descriptors. | 04-25-2013 |
20130111572 | IP PUSH PLATFORM AND CONNECTION PROTOCOL IN A PUSH NOTIFICATION FRAMEWORK | 05-02-2013 |
20130117382 | PUSH MESSAGING PLATFORM WITH HIGH SCALABILITY AND HIGH AVAILABILITY - A push messaging platform includes a push server system having push engines (PE) for maintaining persistent connections with mobile devices, and push controllers (PC) for maintaining records of mobile devices' connections. The platform provides high scalability by including a load balancer for distributing connection requests received from mobile devices across the PEs, and dispatchers for forwarding each received message to a PC associated with the mobile device identified in the message. The platform provides high availability by using local backup PCs and remote mirror PCs. A global registered process (GRP) on each PC is linked to a process on a backup PC, and the backup process replaces the GRP if the GRP fails. Local registered processes (LRP) on each PC are linked to corresponding processes on a remotely located mirror PC, and the mirror process replaces the LRP if the LRP fails. | 05-09-2013 |
20130149994 | REAL TIME DATA USAGE METERING ON A MOBILE STATION AND RECONCILIATION WITH BILLABLE USAGE MEASURED BY A MOBILE NETWORK - A data meter client on a mobile station meters data usage by one or more applications and communicates with a network element to reconcile the metered data usage with the current data usage as measured in the network. The client determines whether the metered data usage may be out-of-sync. When it is determined that the locally metered amount may be out-of-sync, the client sends to the network element a query requesting an estimate data current usage, as measured in the network, receives a response containing the current estimate data usage, and reconciles data usage information in its local database. The client updates information displayed in a graphical user interface for a user of the mobile station. The network element can send a notification to the mobile station containing the current data usage so that the client can update and display the current data usage measured in the network. | 06-13-2013 |
20140057622 | REASSIGNED MOBILE MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS - The instant application describes a method of managing a customer's mobile station and providing a notification of a resultant change. The method includes steps of communicating over the air through a mobile communication network with a subscriber device management application running on the customer's mobile station; causing the subscriber device management application to attempt to change an operation control parameter of the customer's mobile station via the over the air communication; and determining an outcome of the attempted change of the operational control parameter of the customer's mobile station. The method also includes a step of sending a mobile messaging service message, providing notification of the attempted change of the operational control parameter of the customer's mobile station, through the mobile communication network to another mobile station associated with the customer. | 02-27-2014 |
20150095124 | Method and System for Realtime Display or Distribution of Advertisements - A system and method for displaying marketing content at a predetermined location and at a predetermined time is disclosed. The marketing content may be displayed on a mobile vehicle unit and also distributed to a mobile device within the proximity of the mobile vehicle unit. Various categories or criteria may be tagged to the marketing content and may be displayed or distributed only when the various criteria are satisfied. The displays may be mobile or non-mobile and the marketing content, or variations of the marketing content, may be displayed on both the mobile displays or non-mobile displays, either at the same time or at different times. | 04-02-2015 |
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20130105115 | REMOVABLE HEAT MANAGEMENT FOR RECHARGE COILS | 05-02-2013 |
20130106347 | HEAT MANAGEMENT FOR RECHARGE COILS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | 05-02-2013 |
20130193914 | ADAPTIVE RATE RECHARGING SYSTEM - Devices, systems, and techniques for selecting a period for charging an implantable rechargeable power source are disclosed. Implantable medical devices may include a rechargeable power source that can be transcutaneously charged. A system may control a charging module to begin charging the rechargeable power source of the implantable medical device with a high power level. The system may then determine an estimated heat loss based on power initially delivered to the rechargeable power source when beginning the charging. Based on this estimated heat loss during the initial period of recharging, the system may select a boost period that includes a duration of time that the rechargeable power source is charged with the high power level. | 08-01-2013 |
20130197613 | MANAGING RECHARGE POWER FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - Devices, systems, and techniques for controlling charging power based on a cumulative thermal dose to a patient are disclosed. Implantable medical devices may include a rechargeable power source that can be transcutaneously charged. An external charging device may calculate an estimated cumulative thermal dose delivered to the patient during charging over a predetermined period of time. Based on the estimated cumulative thermal dose, the external charging device may select a power level for subsequent charging of the rechargeable power source. In one example, the charging device may select a high power level when the cumulative thermal dose has not exceeded a thermal dose threshold and select a low power level when the cumulative thermal dose has exceeded the thermal dose threshold. | 08-01-2013 |
20130278226 | SENSING TEMPERATURE WITHIN MEDICAL DEVICES - Devices, systems, and techniques for monitoring the temperature of a device used to charge a rechargeable power source are disclosed. Implantable medical devices may include a rechargeable power source that can be transcutaneously charged. The temperature of an external charging device and/or an implantable medical device may be monitored to control the temperature exposure to patient tissue. In one example, a temperature sensor may sense a temperature of a portion of a device, wherein the portion is non-thermally coupled to the temperature sensor. A processor may then control charging of the rechargeable power source based on the sensed temperature. | 10-24-2013 |
20150073509 | REMOVABLE HEAT MANAGEMENT FOR RECHARGE COILS - Devices, systems, and techniques for managing heat generated in coils for wireless energy transmission are disclosed. Inductive coupling between two coils (e.g., a primary coil and a secondary coil) may be used to recharge the power source of an implantable medical device. A phase change material may be thermally coupled to the primary coil to absorb heat generated during the inductive coupling and reduce temperature increases of the primary coil. In one example, the phase change material may be configured to absorb heat from an energy transfer coil. A housing may be configured to contain the phase change material and a coupling mechanism may be configured to removably attach the housing to the energy transfer coil. | 03-12-2015 |