US 20050077349A1
(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2005/0077349 Al
Bonalle et al. (43) Pub. Date: Apr. 14,2005
(54) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR
FACILITATING A TRANSACTION USING A
TRANSPONDER
(75) Inventors: David S Bonalle, New Rochelle, NY
(US); Susan E. Isenberg, London
(GB); Peter D Saunders, Salt Lake
City, UT (US)
Correspondence Address:
SNELL & WILMER
ONE ARIZONA CENTER
400 EAST VAN BUREN
PHOENIX, AZ 850040001
(73) Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL
RELATED SERVICES COMPANY,
INC., New York, NY (US)
(21) Appl. No.: 10/905,078
(22) Filed: Dec. 14, 2004
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation ol application No. 09/800,461, filed on Mar. 7, 2001.
