Brian L Walker

US Patent:

8132719, Mar 13, 2012

Filed:

Jan 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/019905

Inventors:

Brian Andrew Walker - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Visa U.S.A. Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G06K 5/00

US Classification:

235380, 235381, 235382

Abstract:

A prepaid payment device is used to by a consumer as a ticket to a future performance event as well as to conduct a transaction with a merchant. The consumer operates a user interface of a kiosk to select admission to the future performance event and a monetary amount to be added thereto. Payment is submitted to the kiosk for both the admission price and the monetary amount. The prepaid payment device is associated with an account that is credited with the payment. Stored on the prepaid payment device is information which includes the associated account and authorization for admission to the selected future performance event. The payment credited to the account can be for both the transaction with the merchant offering admission to the future performance event and also for an additional transaction with another merchant who may be at the venue of the future performance event.

US Patent:

20100214058, Aug 26, 2010

Filed:

Feb 24, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/391830

Inventors:

Brian A. WALKER - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Visa U.S.A. Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G05B 19/00

US Classification:

340 56, 340 57

Abstract:

A method includes transmitting a request for authorization to enter a physical space over a payment processing network that processes financial transactions. The financial transactions are transmitted between an acquirer institution and an issuing institution via the payment processing network. A response is received, granting or denying authorization to enter the physical space from the payment processing network.