Inventor · Glendale, AZ, US

Fred Bishop

116Patents
41h-index
82Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 31, 2000 → Apr 15, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6805287B2 System and method for converting a stored value card to a credit card Physics 552 Expired
US7627531B2 System for facilitating a transaction Physics 367 Expired
US6886101B2 Privacy service Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 356 Expired
US8814039B2 Methods for processing a payment authorization request utilizing a network of point of sale devices Physics 319 Active
US7835960B2 System for facilitating a transaction Physics 298 Expired
US6991157B2 System and method for re-associating an account number to another transaction account Physics 298 Expired
USRE43157E1 System and method for reassociating an account number to another transaction account General 278 Active
US8794509B2 Systems and methods for processing a payment authorization request over disparate payment networks Physics 261 Active
US6941376B2 System and method for integrating public and private data Physics 228 Expired
US7343351B1 Methods and apparatus for conducting electronic transactions Physics 221 Expired
US7426492B1 Systems and methods for facilitating commercial transactions between parties residing at remote locations Physics 175 Expired
US8851369B2 Systems and methods for transaction processing using a smartcard Physics 158 Active
US8195565B2 Systems and methods for point of interaction based policy routing of transactions Physics 131 Active
US8820633B2 Methods for a third party biller to receive an allocated payment authorization request Physics 118 Active
US7953671B2 Methods and apparatus for conducting electronic transactions Physics 111 Active
US8489513B2 Methods and apparatus for conducting electronic transactions Physics 108 Active
US8275704B2 Systems and methods for authorizing an allocation of an amount between transaction accounts Physics 107 Active
US7143095B2 Method and system for implementing and managing an enterprise identity management for distributed security Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US7899744B2 Systems and methods for approval of an allocation Physics 103 Active
US7312707B1 System and method for authenticating a RF transaction using a transaction account routing number Physics 99 Expired
US8073772B2 Systems and methods for processing transactions using multiple budgets Physics 98 Active
US7475808B1 Systems and methods for locating a payment system utilizing a wireless point of sale device Physics 84 Active
US7599857B2 System and method for facilitating interaction between consumer and merchant Electricity 78 Expired
US8190514B2 Systems and methods for transaction processing based upon an overdraft scenario Physics 72 Active
US7801827B2 Methods and apparatus for conducting electronic transactions Physics 68 Expired

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