Douglas E Blasiman

7328181, Feb 5, 2008

Oct 7, 2005

11/245732

David B. Sutton - Monroe MI, US
Douglas E. Blasiman - Bowling Green OH, US

PrivaCash, Inc. - Monroe MI

G06Q 40/00

705 35, 705 39

A method is provided for transacting a purchase using a non-personalized purchase card which is distributed to a number of purchase card outlet each purchase card being a bearer instrument having a non-personalized card holder name without any perspective card holder data thereon. The card is sold at the purchase card outlet and the purchase cardholder can use the card to make a purchase at an unrelated retailer with the transaction cleared over a network connection using a software implemented application that transmits the card issuer without transmitting any user specific information.

7739191, Jun 15, 2010

Oct 10, 2006

11/548083

David B. Sutton - Monroe MI, US
Douglas E. Blasiman - Bowling Green OH, US

G06Q 40/00

705 39, 705 37

A method is provided for transacting a purchase between a buyer and a seller over the Internet. The method comprises the steps of: (a) offering an item for sale through the use of a purchase transaction manager, where the purchase transaction manager resides on a computing device interconnected to the Internet; (b) providing credit account information from the seller of the item to the purchase transaction manager; (c) receiving at least one acceptable bid on the item from a potential buyer, where each acceptable bid includes credit account information for the potential buyer; (d) determining a winning bid on the item, thereby identifying a buyer for the item; and (e) transacting a purchase between the buyer and the seller using the credit account information from the buyer and the seller.

8019690, Sep 13, 2011

May 23, 2006

11/439033

David B. Sutton - Monroe MI, US
Douglas E. Blasiman - Bowling Green OH, US

PrivaCash, Inc. - Monroe MI

G06Q 40/00

705 74, 705 30

A method is provided for transacting an anonymous purchase over the Internet. The method comprises the steps of: (a) acquiring intermediary credit account information () from a purchasing intermediary (); (b) providing transactional purchase information (), including the intermediary credit account information, to a retailer (), where the transactional purchase information is provided by the purchaser () using a first computing device of a computer-implemented purchasing system (); and (c) transacting a purchase () between the purchaser and the retailer () using the intermediary credit account information, thereby maintaining the anonymity of the purchaser (). A method is also provided for the inexpensive sale of cash cards () to a retail outlet () and for funding the cash cards () upon purchase by a consumer (). The cash cards () are not funded until cash or credit through other credit cards is received from the consumer (). After the consumer () has purchased the cash card (), the consumer () must activate the card, and the purchase intermediary () awards commissions.

8219474, Jul 10, 2012

Apr 9, 2010

12/757329

David B. Sutton - Monroe MI, US
Douglas B Blasiman - Bowling Green OH, US

Privacash, Inc. - Monroe MI

G06Q 40/00

705 35, 705 74

The system includes a first and second computer systems and a purchase card associated with a major credit card organization. The card does not include information about any prospective card holder and is provided with a card number so that when activated, has an initial monetary value. The first computer system, located at a purchase outlet, is configured to transmit the card number over a communication network to the second computer system to activate the account, without requiring information from any person acquiring the card. The activated card is usable at retail establishments that accept credit cards. A method includes the steps of authorizing distribution of a plurality of non-activated purchase cards to purchase card outlets and authorizing activation of the purchase card account without requiring information from any person acquiring the card. Another method includes the steps of receiving a plurality of non-activated purchase cards at a purchase card outlet, and selling the purchase cards without acquiring information about the purchaser and initiating activation of the purchase card sold.

20020120530, Aug 29, 2002

Jan 28, 2002

10/060044

David Sutton - Monroe MI, US
Douglas Blasiman - Bowling Green OH, US

G06F017/60

705/026000

A method is provided for transacting an anonymous purchase over the Internet. The method comprises the steps of: (a) acquiring intermediary credit account information () from a purchasing intermediary (); (b) providing transactional purchase information (), including the intermediary credit account information, to a retailer (), where the transactional purchase information is provided by the purchaser () using a first computing device of a computer-implemented purchasing system (); and (c) transacting a purchase () between the purchaser and the retailer () using the intermediary credit account information, thereby maintaining the anonymity of the purchaser () . A method is also provided for the inexpensive sale of cash cards () to a retail outlet () and for funding the cash cards () upon purchase by a consumer (). The cash cards () are not funded until cash or credit through other credit cards is received from the consumer (). After the consumer () has purchased the cash card (), the consumer () must activate the card, and the purchase intermediary () awards commissions.

20040215576, Oct 28, 2004

May 21, 2004

10/851927

David Sutton - Monroe MI, US
Douglas Blasiman - Bowling Green OH, US

G06F017/60

705/064000

A method is provided for transacting an anonymous purchase over the Internet. The method comprises the steps of: (a) acquiring intermediary credit account information from a purchasing intermediary; (b) providing transactional purchase information, including the intermediary credit account information, to a retailer, where the transactional purchase information is provided by the purchaser using a first computing device of a computer-implemented purchasing system; and (c) transacting a purchase between the purchaser and the retailer using the intermediary credit account information, thereby maintaining the anonymity of the purchaser.

20040267649, Dec 30, 2004

Apr 8, 2004

10/821162

David Sutton - Monroe MI, US
Douglas Blasiman - Bowling Green OH, US

G06F017/60

705/035000

A method is provided for transacting an anonymous purchase over the Internet. The method comprises the steps of: (a) acquiring intermediary credit account information from a purchasing intermediary; (b) providing transactional purchase information, including the intermediary credit account information, to a retailer, where the transactional purchase information is provided by the purchaser using a first computing device of a computer-implemented purchasing system; and (c) transacting a purchase between the purchaser and the retailer using the intermediary credit account information, thereby maintaining the anonymity of the purchaser.

20050010489, Jan 13, 2005

Apr 8, 2004

10/821158

David Sutton - Monroe MI, US
Douglas Blasiman - Bowling Green OH, US

G06F017/60

705026000

A method is provided for transacting an anonymous purchase over the Internet. The method comprises the steps of: (a) acquiring intermediary credit account information from a purchasing intermediary; (b) providing transactional purchase information, including the intermediary credit account information, to a retailer, where the transactional purchase information is provided by the purchaser using a first computing device of a computer-implemented purchasing system; and (c) transacting a purchase between the purchaser and the retailer using the intermediary credit account information, thereby maintaining the anonymity of the purchaser.