Patents by Inventor Michael Francis Zolli

Michael Francis Zolli has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10497006
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can access a set of identified illegitimate incidents intended to be automatically disabled. One or more rules for determining misidentified illegitimate incidents can be acquired. It can be determined, based on the one or more rules, that at least a subset, out of the set of identified illegitimate incidents, has at least a threshold likelihood of being misidentified. Further processing can be performed with respect to at least the subset to prevent at least the subset from being automatically disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Francis Zolli
  • Patent number: 9892423
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media configured to receive an advertisement including an image. A fraud assessment value for the advertisement can be determined. An image assessment value for the image can be determined. The fraud assessment value and a threshold value for fraud assessment can be compared. The image assessment value and a threshold value for image assessment can be compared. Fraud associated with the advertisement can be determined based on comparison of the fraud assessment value and the threshold value for fraud assessment and comparison of the image assessment value and the threshold value for image assessment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Kaul, Tara Brittany Stewart, Utkarsh Lath, Michael Francis Zolli, Balamanohar Paluri, Nikhil Johri
  • Patent number: 9734502
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a set of accounts associated with a specified time frame. One or more features and one or more feature combinations can be analyzed for each account in the set. Feature metrics for the one or more features and the one or more feature combinations can be determined for each account in the set. Threshold values for the feature metrics can be acquired. At least one rule can be implemented based on at least some of the feature metrics and at least some of the threshold values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Francis Zolli
  • Patent number: 9705896
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a plurality of model scores for a set of accounts. Each model score in the plurality of model scores can be associated with at least one account in the set of accounts. The plurality of model scores can be ranked in descending order. One or more metrics can be determined for each model score in the plurality of model scores based on information about the at least one account associated with each model score. Specified criteria for selecting a model threshold utilized in identifying illegitimate accounts can be acquired. The specified criteria can be based on at least some of the one or more metrics. The model threshold can be selected as corresponding to a lowest ranked model score that satisfies the specified criteria. It is contemplated that there can be many variations and/or other possibilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Francis Zolli
  • Publication number: 20170186009
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to determine feature metrics associated with a value of a feature relating to a set of accounts. A combined score associated with the value of the feature can be generated based on a Pythagorean expectation formula and the feature metrics. At least one rule can be applied to redress illegitimate accounts from the set of accounts based on at least the combined score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Francis Zolli
  • Publication number: 20160292689
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a set of accounts associated with a specified time frame. One or more features and one or more feature combinations can be analyzed for each account in the set. Feature metrics for the one or more features and the one or more feature combinations can be determined for each account in the set. Threshold values for the feature metrics can be acquired. At least one rule can be implemented based on at least some of the feature metrics and at least some of the threshold values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Francis Zolli
  • Publication number: 20160283975
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media configured to receive an advertisement including an image. A fraud assessment value for the advertisement can be determined. An image assessment value for the image can be determined. The fraud assessment value and a threshold value for fraud assessment can be compared. The image assessment value and a threshold value for image assessment can be compared. Fraud associated with the advertisement can be determined based on comparison of the fraud assessment value and the threshold value for fraud assessment and comparison of the image assessment value and the threshold value for image assessment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Vivek Kaul, Tara Brittany Stewart, Utkarsh Lath, Michael Francis Zolli, Balamanohar Paluri, Nikhil Johri
  • Patent number: 9396472
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a set of accounts associated with a specified time frame. One or more features and one or more feature combinations can be analyzed for each account in the set. Feature metrics for the one or more features and the one or more feature combinations can be determined for each account in the set. Threshold values for the feature metrics can be acquired. At least one rule can be implemented based on at least some of the feature metrics and at least some of the threshold values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Francis Zolli
  • Publication number: 20160125424
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a set of accounts associated with a specified time frame. One or more features and one or more feature combinations can be analyzed for each account in the set. Feature metrics for the one or more features and the one or more feature combinations can be determined for each account in the set. Threshold values for the feature metrics can be acquired. At least one rule can be implemented based on at least some of the feature metrics and at least some of the threshold values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Francis Zolli
  • Publication number: 20160119364
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a plurality of model scores for a set of accounts. Each model score in the plurality of model scores can be associated with at least one account in the set of accounts. The plurality of model scores can be ranked in descending order. One or more metrics can be determined for each model score in the plurality of model scores based on information about the at least one account associated with each model score. Specified criteria for selecting a model threshold utilized in identifying illegitimate accounts can be acquired. The specified criteria can be based on at least some of the one or more metrics. The model threshold can be selected as corresponding to a lowest ranked model score that satisfies the specified criteria. It is contemplated that there can be many variations and/or other possibilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Francis Zolli
  • Publication number: 20160104170
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can access a set of identified illegitimate incidents intended to be automatically disabled. One or more rules for determining misidentified illegitimate incidents can be acquired. It can be determined, based on the one or more rules, that at least a subset, out of the set of identified illegitimate incidents, has at least a threshold likelihood of being misidentified. Further processing can be performed with respect to at least the subset to prevent at least the subset from being automatically disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Francis Zolli