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John W. Sears
Also filed as: SEARS JOHN W
8 granted patents·1 pending application·1,772 citations·filing 1994–2001
93Inventor score
Technology areasG06Q
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9 records- 0187US5577121ATransaction system for integrated circuit cardsELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES IN·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 19, 1996·415 cites·37 claims
- 0283US5544086AInformation consolidation within a transaction networkELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES IN·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·363 cites·16 claims
- 0378US5892211ATransaction system comprising a first transportable integrated circuit device, a terminal, and a security deviceELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES IN·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 6, 1999·246 cites·18 claims
- 0473US5559887ACollection of value from stored value systemsELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICE·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 24, 1996·265 cites·26 claims
- 0564US5596642ANetwork settlement performed on consolidated informationELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES IN·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 21, 1997·139 cites·15 claims
- 0661US5596643ANetwork settlement performed on consolidated informationELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES IN·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 21, 1997·106 cites·3 claims
- 0759US5633930ACommon cryptographic key verification in a transaction networkELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES IN·Filed 1994·Granted May 27, 1997·126 cites·17 claims
- 0858US5621796ATransferring information between transaction networksELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES IN·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 15, 1997·112 cites·12 claims
- 0955US2002002534A1Method and system for managing transactionsFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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