Patents Assigned to American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
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Patent number: 11392907Abstract: A method includes receiving a message comprising a user identification code via a social media messaging channel. In addition, the method includes receiving geo-location information of the device transmitting the message. The method also includes verifying the user identification code by confirming that the geo-location information complies with stored expected geo-location information. The method also includes accessing data associated with a transaction account linked to the user identification code based on the content of the message. The method further includes transmitting a reply to the received message on the social media messaging channel.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Anant Athale, Srinivas Dasari
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Patent number: 11392921Abstract: A system and method are disclosed herein leveraging financial networks standards with mobile device data and secure processing and storage environment knowledge to authenticate a device. For instance, a party to a transaction may utilize these elements of information, not traditionally associated with wireless transactions, to achieve a lower probability of fraud and/or a higher confidence associated with the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Joanna Colegate, Charlie Craven, Christopher Adrian Kong, Jonathan Lupton, James H. Marsden
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Publication number: 20220222698Abstract: The system is configured to monitor and operate a hybrid reward system with a multi-channel point of sale terminal. The system may perform operations including receiving, by a computer based system and via a first connection from a point of sale terminal, reward program information and transaction information in response to a reward program instrument being presented at the point of sale terminal. A transaction authorization request associated with the reward program information may be provided by the point of sale terminal, via a second connection from the point of sale terminal, to a transaction authorization system to authorize a transaction. The transaction may be initiated by a transaction instrument. The reward program instrument is at least one of a transaction instrument and a reward program indicia.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Sara BAIN, I-Hsin CHUANG, Marisa WALSTER
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Patent number: 11379862Abstract: The systems may include receiving, by a processor, transaction information for a transaction, wherein the transaction information comprises a transaction amount; matching, by the processor, the transaction information with a transaction type; retrieving, by the processor, a plurality of possible charge types associated with the transaction type; comparing, by the processor, the transaction information with the plurality of possible charge types; separating, by the processor, the transaction amount of the transaction information into at least one individual charge amount; and/or identifying, by the processor, a charge type of the plurality of possible charge types associated with the at least one individual charge amount.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Service Company, IncInventors: Amy L. Harbour, Michael A. Woods, Jane E. Cook, Michael Alexander Gonzales, Sachin Jadhav, Yogaraj Jeyaprakasam, Deepak Narayanan
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Patent number: 11367086Abstract: The systems and methods may be used to recommend an item to a consumer. The methods may comprise determining, based on a collaborative filtering algorithm, a consumer relevance value associated with an item, and transmitting, based on the consumer relevance value, information associated with the item to a consumer. A collaborative filtering algorithm may receive as an input a transaction history associated with the consumer, a demographic of the consumer, a consumer profile, a type of transaction account, a transaction account associated with the consumer, a period of time that the consumer has held a transaction account, a size of wallet, and/or a share of wallet. The method may further comprise generating a ranked list of items based upon consumer relevance values, transmitting a ranked list of items to a consumer, and/or re-ranking a ranked list of items based upon a merchant goal.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Lee Chau, Terrence Fischer, Anthony Mavromatis, Venkat Varadachary, Michael Wang
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Patent number: 11366884Abstract: Systems for issuing authentication challenges based on fraud initiation requests are provided. The system may calculate a fraud risk level based on a fraud initiating request comprising identity-based data. In response to the fraud risk level indicating a risk of fraud, the system may generate an authentication challenge based on an authentication challenge type and an authentication challenge delivery channel. The system may transmit the authentication challenge and receive back an authentication challenge response. The system may verify the authentication challenge response and generate an authentication outcome based on the verification.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: David W. Liu, Pradeep Vallanur Ramesh, Rohit Chaturvedi
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Patent number: 11367098Abstract: A system and method provide rewards or loyalty incentives to card member customers. The system includes an enrolled card member customer database, an enrolled merchant database, a participating merchant offer database and a registered card processor. The registered card processor receives a record for charge for a purchase made with an enrolled merchant by an enrolled card member customer and uses the record of charge to determine whether the purchase qualifies for a rebate credit in accordance with a discount offer from the enrolled merchant. If the purchase qualifies for a rebate credit, the registered card processor provides the rebate credit to an account of the enrolled card member customer. The system provides a coupon-less way for merchants to provide incentive discounts to enrolled customers.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Ruth L. Aloni, Benzion T. Axelrod, Jean L. Bowman, Jack J. Funda, Jonathan S. Polon, Sripriya V. Tiku
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Computer-based system for analyzing and quantifying cyber threat patterns and methods of use thereof
Patent number: 11363057Abstract: At least some embodiments are directed to a computer-based cyber-attack frequency tracking system that determines types and frequencies of cyber-attacks. In at least some embodiments, the method of a cyber-attack frequency tracking system may operate a processor in an enterprise computing environment for automatically conducting a process that comprises receiving, a plurality of data values that represent a plurality of cyber-attacks. Determining cyber-attack types, and then determining the frequency of attempts and contacts with assets. After that determining likelihood values. Aggregating these determinations to produce a quantifiable value of a likelihood values of each of the plurality of cyber-attack types.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Douglas S. Talbot, Phillip Collett, Tony Durivaux -
Patent number: 11361314Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “system”) are provided. The system may include a processor configured to perform operations and/or steps comprising receiving a wireless signal from a transaction device, wherein the wireless signal carries emulated track data for payment of a transaction; reading the emulated track data from the wireless signal; generating a transaction payload, wherein the transaction payload contains transaction account data and a dynamically generated digital signature value from the emulated track data of the wireless signal; transmitting the transaction payload to an authorization network server; receiving an authorization instruction from the authorization network server for handling payment of the transaction; and processing the payment of the transaction in accordance with the authorization instruction.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Jonathan Lupton, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald
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Patent number: 11361296Abstract: Disclosed are various approaches for issuing Department of Defense (DoD) transaction accounts and approving payments with the DoD transaction accounts. A first computing device receives a request from a second computing device for a Department of Defense (DoD) transaction account, the request comprising a DoD identifier. The first computing device then verifies the DoD identifier and issues a new DoD transaction account associated with the DoD identifier in response.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Todd W. Oulton, Dhiraj Rattan, Neema K. Uthappa
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Patent number: 11348034Abstract: At least some embodiments are directed to an exemplary computer-based electronic activity tracking system that detects activity patterns receiving data values that represent at least one electronic activity. The exemplary electronic activity tracking system includes a detector of unsecure electronic activities that identifies electronic activity patterns performed by a user or non-person entity. The detector of unsecure electronic activities utilizes unsupervised machine learning techniques to detect the electronic activity patterns. The detected electronic activity patterns correspond to unsecure or malicious electronic activities. The electronic activity tracking system outputs notifications indicative of identified unsecure or malicious activity patterns and identifies entities associated with such unsecure or malicious activity patterns. The exemplary electronic activity tracking system implements a graphical user interface operated from a client computing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Anshul Jain, Sharad Kumar Agrawal, Bobby Chetal, Ayush Jain, Arun Dutta
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Patent number: 11341090Abstract: A system for data migration is disclosed. The system may receive a migration request comprising a source file path and a target file location. The system may capture source file metadata based on the source file path and the migration request. The system may transfer a source file from a first data environment to an intermediate data environment via a first transfer process. The system may transfer the source file from the intermediate data environment to a second data environment via a second transfer process.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Arindam Chatterjee, Pratyush Kotturu, Pratap Singh Rathore, Brian C. Rosenfield, Nitish Sharma, Swatee Singh, Mohammad Torkzahrani
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Patent number: 11341503Abstract: Systems and methods for the deployment of cloud-based systems using a distributed ledger are disclosed. The system may include a cloud provider system and a distributed ledger. The cloud provider system may be configured to deploy cloud-based systems and APIs to enable one or more participant systems to leverage cloud-based resources. The distributed ledger may record events, functionalities, and operations from the cloud provider system, the participant systems, and the deployed cloud-based systems and APIs.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Michael Concannon, Andras L. Ferenczi, Mohammad N. Nauman
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Patent number: 11341280Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for executing entity-specific cryptographic code in a cryptographic coprocessor. In one embodiment, encrypted code implementing a cryptographic algorithm is received from a service via a network. The cryptographic coprocessor decrypts the encrypted code. The cryptographic coprocessor executes the decrypted code to generate a cryptogram including information encrypted using the cryptographic algorithm. The cryptogram is sent to the service via the network.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Wael Ibrahim, Manish K. Deliwala, Manik Biswas, Subrahmanyam Venakata Vishnuvajhala, Andrew Lei
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Patent number: 11321349Abstract: The system manages database structure updates. The system may receive, via a development gateway, a development script. The system may also copy, via a backup engine to an update module, an existing object code. The system may deploy, via an update engine, the development script directly to the database structure. The system may also generate new object code within the database structure associated with the existing object code. The system may determine, via a database health monitoring module, at least one of a successful deployment of the new object code or an unsuccessful deployment of the new object code.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Raymond L. Gardner, Srinivas Somavarapu
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Patent number: 11321730Abstract: The system is configured to monitor and operate a hybrid reward system with a multi-channel point of sale terminal. The system may perform operations including receiving, by a computer based system and via a first connection from a point of sale terminal, reward program information and transaction information in response to a reward program instrument being presented at the point of sale terminal. A transaction authorization request associated with the reward program information may be provided by the point of sale terminal, via a second connection from the point of sale terminal, to a transaction authorization system to authorize a transaction. The transaction may be initiated by a transaction instrument. The reward program instrument is at least one of a transaction instrument and a reward program indicia.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Sara Bain, I-Hsin Chuang, Marisa Walster
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Patent number: 11316816Abstract: A system may receive a first message transmitted over a network from a first device. A first invitation to join a text-based communication channel may be transmitted to the first device in response to the first message. A second invitation may be transmitted to a second device to join the text-based communication channel with the server configured to retain context of the text-based communication channel. The system may receive a second message transmitted from the second device and may transmit a third invitation to the first device to join the text-based communication channel in response to the second message.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Lauren B. Acquista, Donald R. Bloyer, III, Yevgeny Gladun, Anish Jacob, Joseph S. Kueser, Mitchel J. Sandlin, Mahesh Subramanian, Shelly Yanushpolsky
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Patent number: 11315000Abstract: At least some embodiments are directed to a dynamic card. The dynamic card transmits a first temporary card identification number to a computing device. The dynamic card is without an internal power source and is powered up by an external power source housed within the computing device. The dynamic card determines an absence of unused encrypted card identification numbers and receives a set of encrypted card identification numbers from a server. The dynamic card decrypts a second temporary card identification number from the encrypted card identification numbers and shows the second temporary card identification number on a display, replacing the first temporary card identification number. The second temporary card identification number remains shown on the display after the power from the external power source is discontinued. The second temporary card identification number can be used in a subsequent interaction with another computing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Russell Wolfe, James Bruce Coleman
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Patent number: 11308095Abstract: A system may retrieve a pattern from a pattern database with the pattern identifying a type of sensitive data. The system may also retrieve data identified by a variable from a big data management system. The system may then match the data to the pattern to detect the type of sensitive data in the data. An output may be generated in response to the data matching the pattern. A variable access permission may be retrieved for the variable from a permissions repository, a sensitive data permission may be retrieved for the type of sensitive data from the permissions repository, and the variable access permission may be compared to the sensitive data permission to detect a discrepancy.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Ravi Arasan, Sandeep Bose, Xiaoyang Chen, Debasish Das, Matthew Kent Meyer, Gurusamy Ramasamy, Jeremy D. Seideman
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Patent number: 11307949Abstract: A master processor may retrieve historical and real time machine and human data related to computer system health. The master processor may utilize machine learning and artificial intelligence to predict potential computer malfunctions. The master processor may output notifications regarding the potential computer malfunctions in order to prevent the computer malfunctions from occurring.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Rares Ioan Almasan, Jeffery Freed, Kai Wang