Square, Inc.

Block, Inc.

Thinkom Solutions, Inc.

Raytheon Company

Thinkom Soultions, Inc.

William Henderson

Brian Grassadonia

Jack Dorsey

James M McKelvey

Xuancong Wen

Mathew Wilson

Nathan Spindel

Jim McKelvey

William W Milroy

Ralston S Robertson

Shuvo Chatterjee

James Sor

Matthew Wilson

Robert T Lewis

Scott Charles Perry

James M Mckelvey

Christopher Russell Clark

Alan Fineberg

Nefaur Rahman Khandker

Shahrouz Tavakoli

Romulo J Broas

Brian M Pierce

Paul Aaron

Oliver S C Quigley

Ruey-Shi Chu

Talat Y Kiani

Brian Joseph Niedermeyer

Eugene Yum

James P Treinen

David W Baker

Jonathan Sala

Brian Joseph Neidermeyer

David R Ulmer

Talat Kiani

James Mckelvey

A scanning true time delay antenna includes a first layer including at least one first corporate feed having a first port and a plurality of second ports communicatively coupled to the first port, and a second layer disposed over the first layer and rotatable relative to the first layer. The second layer includes a plurality of second corporate feeds each having a third port and a plurality of fourth ports communicatively coupled to the respective third port, and a plurality of radiators, wherein each of the plurality of radiators is communicatively coupled to a respective one of the plurality of fourth ports. A plurality of first variable time delay lines are arranged at least partially in at least one of the first layer or the second layer, wherein each of the plurality of second ports is communicatively coupled to a respective one of the plurality of first variable time delay lines, and each third port is communicatively coupled to a respective one of the plurality of first variable time delay lines. Rotation of the second layer relative to the first layer creates a linear progressive length change from the first port to each of the radiators.

Scanning true time delay array antenna

A method of processing a transaction between a customer and a merchant includes receiving from a mobile device of the customer or from another device of the customer an indication of consent to perform a cardless payment transaction with the merchant, receiving from the mobile device an indication that the customer is within a predetermined distance of the merchant, after receiving both the indication of consent and the indication that the customer is within the predetermined distance, sending to a computer system of the merchant an indication of the presence of the customer and personal identifying information for the customer, receiving data indicating a transaction between the customer and the merchant, and submitting the transaction to a financial service for authorization.

Authorization of cardless payment transactions

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to method for facilitating a transaction between a service provider and a customer using an online payment platform. The method includes receiving a request from a customer's device to enter into a transaction with a service provider and receiving a request from a service provider's device to process a cardless payment transaction for the transaction. The method further includes determining a tipping process to be applied to the transaction whereby an automatically determined tip amount or a manually determined tip amount is added to the transaction. The processing of the transaction is delayed until the automatically determined or the manual tip amount is added to the transaction. The cardless payment including the tip amount is then processed and a confirmation thereof is communicated to the respective devices of the customer and the service provider.

Systems and methods for providing gratuities to merchants

A computer-implemented method for providing payment account information in a user account by receiving payment card information by a card reader at a point of sale. An account can be created when the payment card information is read by the card reader. Optionally, a gift card can be scanned prior to the creation of the account, and the gift card information can be combined with the payment card information. The gift card can be an electronic gift card which can be personalized with textual, visual, video, and/or audio portions.

Transaction processing using optically encoded information

A computer-implemented method for facilitating a merchant transaction comprises providing a list of one or more merchants that are in geographic proximity to a geolocation of a payer, and receiving a request from the payer to conduct a transaction with a merchant among the one or more merchants. The request can be received by a computer system programmed to facilitate the transaction. The transaction can then be processed with the aid of the computer system. A tip selection, which can include a tip amount, can be applied to the transaction. In some cases the tip selection is received from the payer as a selectable option. In other cases, the tip selection is automatically applied to the transaction without involvement from the payer during or upon the termination of the transaction.

A method for processing a cardless payment includes receiving, by a first mobile device, a signal from a second mobile device using a short-range wireless transmission protocol. A value for the received signal strength indication of the signal between the first mobile device and the second mobile device can be determined. The process can include determining that the first mobile device and the second mobile device are in proximity based on the received signal strength indication. Consent to enter into a payment transaction can be established upon a determination that the devices are in proximity to one another.

Establishing consent for cardless transactions using short-range transmission

Gift card management

Using transaction data from first transaction for second transaction

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for associating payment information from a payment transaction with a user account. One of the methods includes receiving an indication of a payment transaction between a customer and a merchant, wherein the payment transaction is associated with payment information. A customer parameter that identifies an account with the payment service system is received. If the customer has consented to associate the payment information with the account of the payment service system based on receiving the customer parameter that identifies the account with the payment service system, the account is identified based on the received customer parameter, and the payment information is associated with the identified account of the payment service system.

Associating payment information from a payment transaction with a user account

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating geofences. One of the methods includes receiving, at a mobile device, a signal emitted by a merchant device associated with a merchant. If the signal is emitted by a merchant device associated with a merchant and the distance between the mobile device and the merchant device satisfies a threshold, a notification is provided on the mobile device indicating proximity of the merchant associated with the merchant device.

Generating geofences

A waveguide rotary joint includes a first waveguide member comprising a first waveguide portion, and a second waveguide member comprising a second waveguide portion, the second waveguide member rotatably connected via a curved circumferential path to the first waveguide member, wherein the second waveguide portion is adjacent to the first waveguide portion to define a first split rectangular waveguide. A first waveguide input/output port is communicatively coupled to the first waveguide portion, and a second waveguide input/output port is communicatively coupled to the second waveguide portion. Relative rotation between the first waveguide member and the second waveguide member changes an angular length of the first waveguide connecting the first waveguide input/output port to the second waveguide input/output port.

Compact concentric split ring waveguide rotary joint

Techniques directed to performing a cardless payment transaction based on a geographical location of a mobile device are described. The techniques may include displaying a user interface with a list of merchants that are proximate to the mobile device. User input may be received to enable automatic check-in with a merchant. The techniques may further include determining that the mobile device is within a particular distance to the merchant and sending an indication to carry out a cardless payment transaction with the merchant.

Cardless payment transactions based on geographic locations of user devices

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William Henderson