Patent disclosure #142

W3C internal identifier for this patent

142

Specification

Web Payments HTTP API 1.0, delivered by Web Payments Working Group

Type/State

published

Name

15/494306 filed on 4/21/2017

Jurisdiction

US

Scope (essential or only relevant)

essential

Disclosed by

Visa.

Disclosed on

2017-10-27

Held by

Visa

Claim

21. A cross-merchant applicable user interface widget generation and integration apparatus, comprising: an input-output circuit; a memory; a processor disposed in communication with said memory, and physically configured to issue a plurality of computer executable instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor issues computer executable instructions to: receive a user interface widget generation request for a cross-merchant applicable user interface widget; provide a widget generation user interface including a list of cross-merchant applicable widget categories and a cross-merchant applicable widget parameter input element; wherein the cross-merchant applicable widget parameter input element includes a digital signature input element; receive a cross-merchant applicable widget category selection via the widget generation user interface; retrieve required widget parameters associated with the cross-merchant applicable widget category selection; provide data input fields for the required widget parameters via the cross-merchant applicable widget parameter input element; receive widget parameter values via the data input fields; query for a structured interface widget template based on the widget parameters; populate the received widget parameter values into the structured interface widget template; generate a segment of cross-merchant applicable widget interface launch computer executable instructions; provide the segment of cross-merchant applicable widget interface launch instruction to a requester for incorporation into a web page; incorporating the segment of cross-merchant applicable widget interface launch computer executable instructions into a memory of a device from which the user interface widget generation request was received; and presenting the widget on a display of the device. 22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the cross-merchant applicable user interface widget includes an actionable web page item. 23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the cross-merchant applicable user interface widget includes any of a light box, a button, a drop-down menu, and pop-up dialogue box. 24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the user interface widget generation request is received upon a user providing an access ID. 25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the cross-merchant applicable user interface widget provides an application programming interface (API). 26. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the list of cross-merchant applicable widget categories comprises any of: user profile APIs, user subscription APIs, subscription APIs, virtual wallet APIs, checkout and order APIs, catalog APIs, coupon APIs, shopping cart APIs, and payment profile APIs. 27. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the widget parameter input element converts the widget parameter values into a structured language format. 28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the structured language format includes any of: JSON and eXtensible Markup Language (XML). 29. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the required widget parameters associated with a checkout and order API includes any of: a login ID, a catalog ID, a vendor ID, a SKU number, and a currency type. 30. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the required widget parameters associated with a user profile API includes any of a user ID and a partner ID. 31. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the processor further issues instructions to: obtain digital signature parameters via the digital signature input element; generate a signature element based on the digital signature parameters; and incorporate the signature element into the cross-merchant applicable widget interface launch code. 32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the signature element facilitates a merchant to digitally sign an API request. 33. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the processor further issues instructions to: receive an API request from a merchant site; and determine the API request is digitally signed. 34. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the processor further issues instructions to: provide a graphic preview of the cross-merchant applicable user interface widget via the widget generation user interface; receive a modification of widget parameters via the cross-merchant applicable widget parameter input element; and generate a modified graphic preview of the cross-merchant applicable user interface widget based on the modification of widget parameters. 35. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the cross-merchant applicable user interface widget provides a cost of a transaction, including any of a price of an item, shipping cost, handling cost, and additional charges. 36. A cross-merchant applicable user interface widget generation and integration storage non-transitory medium storing processor-executable instructions executable by a processor to: receive a user interface widget generation request for a cross-merchant applicable user interface widget; provide a cross-merchant applicable widget generation user interface including a list of cross-merchant applicable widget categories and a cross-merchant applicable widget parameter input element; wherein the cross-merchant applicable widget parameter input element includes a digital signature input element; receive a cross-merchant applicable widget category selection via the cross-merchant applicable widget generation user interface; retrieve required widget parameters associated with the cross-merchant applicable widget category selection; provide data input fields for the required widget parameters via the widget parameter input element; receive widget parameter values via the data input fields; query for a structured interface widget template based on the widget parameters; populate the received widget parameter values into the structured interface widget template; generate a segment of cross-merchant applicable widget interface launch computer executable instructions; and provide the segment of cross-merchant applicable widget interface launch computer executable instructions to a requester for incorporation into a web page. 37. A cross-merchant applicable user interface widget generation and integration processor-implemented method, comprising: receiving a user interface widget generation request for a cross-merchant applicable user interface widget; providing a cross-merchant applicable widget generation user interface including a list of cross-merchant applicable widget categories and a cross-merchant applicable widget parameter input element; wherein the cross-merchant applicable widget parameter input element includes a digital signature input element; receiving a cross-merchant applicable widget category selection via the cross-merchant applicable widget generation user interface; retrieving required widget parameters associated with the cross-merchant applicable widget category selection; providing data input fields for the required widget parameters via the cross-merchant applicable widget parameter input element; receiving widget parameter values via the data input fields; querying for a structured interface widget template based on the widget parameters; populating the received widget parameter values into the structured interface widget template; generating a segment of cross-merchant applicable widget interface launch computer executable instructions; and providing the segment of cross-merchant applicable widget interface launch computer executable instructions to a requester for incorporation into a web page.

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Exclusions

Excluded claims: 21-40
excluded by Visa, on 2019-04-30

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