Patents Assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
  • Patent number: 11954683
    Abstract: A method can include receiving a first request from a third party computing system. The method can include generating a passcode based the first request. The method can include transmitting the passcode to the third party computing system. The method can include receiving a second request for payment of a bill. The method can include generating a user interface to receive a passcode input and a cash deposit selection. The method can include receiving the passcode input and the cash deposit selection. The method can include receiving a user selected payment amount. The method can include initiating a cash deposit mechanism. The method can include receiving cash from the third party customer. The method can include counting the cash. The method can include determining that cash matches the user selected payment amount. The method can include transmitting a notification to the third party computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: Ashish B. Kurani
  • Patent number: 11952827
    Abstract: A system includes a portable locker configured to contain contents and a remote server. The portable locker is configured to prevent access to the contents until the portable locker arrives at a preset destination from a starting location and notify a remote server in response to a determination that the portable locker is not within a threshold range of a user device during transit to the predefined destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Darren M. Goetz, Lisa R. Magana, Andrew L. Martinez, Uma Meyyappan, Dennis E. Montenegro, Marla M. Pacis, Timothy R. Ward, Chris Kalaboukis
  • Patent number: 11954188
    Abstract: An automated teller machine comprising a sensor, a network interface, and a processor configured to receive, during a transaction at the automated teller machine, user data from the sensor configured to monitor user movement information during the transaction, receive, via the network interface, user data from a mobile device, determine a risk of a fraudulent transaction based on a comparison of the user movement information from the sensor and the user data from the mobile device to expected parameters, determine that the risk of a fraudulent transaction is below a threshold, and allow access to a secure resource at the automated teller machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Mike Duke, Kourtney Eidam, Ross Goddard
  • Publication number: 20240113897
    Abstract: A method for gesture-based multi-factor authentication includes mapping a gesture password to a first substitution string, generating a cryptographic key using the first substitution string as an input to a password authenticated key exchange protocol, encrypting a challenge response with the cryptographic key to generate an encrypted challenge response, and transmitting, to a relying party computing system, a first authentication message comprising the encrypted challenge response and a user identifier identifying a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Phillip Griffin, Jeffrey J. Stapleton
  • Publication number: 20240112203
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remotely verifying an identity of a user to open an account are provided. A method includes: receiving information relating to an identity of a first user from a first computing device associated with a second user, the information comprising contact information for the first user; sending a notification to a second computing device associated with the first user based on the information received from the first computing device; in response to receiving an affirmative reply from the second computing device, verifying the identity of the first user; and opening an account for the first user based on the identity of the first user being verified by receiving the affirmative reply from the second computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan Hartsell, Nanie Lee, Ray G. Redwood, Daniel Sanford, Elizabeth Votaw
  • Patent number: 11948158
    Abstract: Provided herein is a holistic fraud cocoon that protects a user from incoming or outgoing fraud and phishing communications by capturing, analyzing and either altering, discarding or presenting communications to the user. For example, the holistic fraud cocoon captures all incoming sources (mail, in-person visits, phone, TV, radio, newspapers and internet) and the actions performed by the user, triggered by those sources. Certain actions are held in a queue to be reviewed, validated and acted upon by a third party before the actions are executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Chris Kalaboukis, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Andres J. Saenz, Abhijit Rao, Ramanathan Ramanathan
  • Patent number: 11949811
    Abstract: An example method is described. The method includes receiving, by a computing system, data indicative of a call into an interactive voice response (IVR) system from a user device and determining, by the computing system and based on the data, a set of actions performed by the user device within the IVR system and a corresponding set of results performed by the IVR system during the call. Additionally, the method includes converting, by the computing system, the set of actions and the corresponding set of results into a sequence of code pairs using a dictionary established based on training data, determining, by the computing system, an activity pattern during the call based on the sequence of code pairs; and calculating, by the computing system, a probability that the call is fraudulent based on the activity pattern during the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Nick A. Maiorana, Judy Cantor, Kevin R. Cieslak, David Gorlesky, Jeremy Ernst
  • Patent number: 11949782
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for PQC. An example method includes transmitting a first portion of an electronic communication to a client device over a non-PQC communications channel, wherein the client device comprises a PQC shim circuitry. The example method further includes transmitting one or more communications between a PQC callback circuitry and the client device over a PQC communications channel, wherein the client device is a non-PQC device. The example method further includes transmitting a second portion of the electronic communication to the client device over a PQC communications channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Bradford A. Shea, M. Erik Meinholz, Robert L. Carter, Jr., Jeff J. Stapleton, Abhijit Rao, Pierre Arbajian, Peter Bordow, Ravi K. Maganti
  • Patent number: 11948134
    Abstract: Point of sale (POS) devices, systems, and methods disclosed herein enable payments by merchants to non-customers, such as to employees of the merchant. A point of sale system of the merchant determines an amount of a payment to be made by the merchant to the employee. The point of sale system transmits payment instructions for executing the payment to a payment system provider computing system. The funds are made available in a bank account of the employee instantly or near instantly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Theresa Ann Clements, Daniel David, Shane D. Eaton, Albert Hwu, Derek D. Mohr, James C. Noe, Jacob T. Orth, Michelle E. Ziolkowski
  • Patent number: 11949785
    Abstract: An example method includes receiving an encrypted biometric enrollment data and user identifier data. The encrypted biometric enrollment data includes at least one biometric enrollment sample from a user encrypted using an encryption key. The encryption key is generated based on a user secret and the user identifier is associated with the user. The user identifier is matched with a stored user secret. A decryption key is generated based on the stored user secret. The encrypted biometric enrollment data is decrypted using the decryption key. The at least one biometric enrollment sample is retrieved from the decrypted biometric enrollment data. The at least one biometric enrollment sample is processed using a biometric processing algorithm to generate a biometric reference template. A biometric reference template identifier uniquely identifying the biometric reference template is generated. An encryption key is generated based on the stored user secret and encrypts an enrollment confirmation message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: Phillip H. Griffin
  • Patent number: 11947710
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for real-time feature level software security are described herein. A request may be received from a computing device for data from the feature of the software application. The request for data may include authorization information of a user of the computing device. It may be identified that the feature of the software application contains code containing a reference to a security configuration service. A security configuration may be determined for the feature of the software application by comparing a resource identifier and a feature identifier of the feature of the software application to a set of security configurations of the security configuration service. The security configuration may provide access rules for the feature of the software application. A response may be sent to the computing device based on a comparison of the received authorization information of the user of the computing device to the determined security configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Adam Sanders, David L. Frost
  • Patent number: 11947711
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for real-time feature level software security are described herein. A request may be received from a computing device for data from the feature of the software application. The request for data may include authorization information of a user of the computing device. It may be identified that the feature of the software application contains code containing a reference to a security configuration service. A security configuration may be determined for the feature of the software application by comparing a resource identifier and a feature identifier of the feature of the software application to a set of security configurations of the security configuration service. The security configuration may provide access rules for the feature of the software application. A response may be sent to the computing device based on a comparison of the received authorization information of the user of the computing device to the determined security configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Adam Sanders, David L. Frost, Mark Robert Fichtner
  • Patent number: 11949796
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums for secure end-to-end digital communications involving mobile wallets. The result is direct, secure, in-band messaging using mobile wallets that may be used to send messages such as payments, requests for money, financial information, or messages to authorize a debit or credit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Joon Maeng, Ramanathan Ramanathan, Thomas Hayes
  • Patent number: 11948191
    Abstract: A distributed system includes a lending device that is configured to receive, from a user device, a real-time request for a loan associated with a service, where the request specifies at least an identifier of the user device and a specific amount of funds; determine, based at least on the specific amount of funds for the loan and on the identifier of the user device, to provide the loan to the user device; generate a digital token associated with the loan, where the digital token specifies usage restrictions that are associated with (i) an approved amount of funds, (ii) a duration of the loan, and (iii) a payee associated with a service device; and provide, the user device and/or the service device, the digital token associated with the loan, where the digital token is redeemable by the payee associated with the service device for the approved amount of funds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Joel Eric Boeder, Chris Theodore Kalaboukis, Rameshchandra Bhaskar Ketharaju, Joon Maeng, Ramanathan Ramanathan, Abhijit Rao, Andres J. Saenz, Makarand Shivadevuni
  • Patent number: 11947918
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a set of electronic assets from a single location are disclosed. The method includes providing a portal with a network security access control. The method includes determining that login credentials input to the access control are associated with a set of electronic assets corresponding to a plurality of third-party computing systems with application programming interface (API) gateways configured to accept API calls directed to changes in functionality of the electronic assets. The method includes presenting, via the portal, a virtual icon to identify a coordinated action with respect to the set of electronic assets and, in response to a selection of the virtual icon, executing a set of API calls that include an asset-specific API call to each third-party computing system in the plurality of third-party computing systems to implement the coordinated action on all electronic assets in the set of electronic assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: Joshua R. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11947647
    Abstract: A method of authenticating a user via a galvanic skin response on electric computing device is described. The method includes receiving a request for user authentication from a second electronic computing device. The electronic computing device measures a change in the galvanic skin response associated with the user, and the change in the galvanic skin response is indicative of the user creating a physical connection between the electronic computing device and the second electronic computing device. The electronic computing device compares the galvanic skin response to a threshold skin conductance level. When the comparison of the galvanic skin response indicates, an authentication confirmation is sent to the second electronic computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
    Inventor: Adam Benjamin Smith-Kipnis
  • Patent number: 11949980
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for operating system integrated image capture guidance are described herein. An indication may be received of an object to be captured for completing a transaction. Configuration data may be obtained for an image of the object. The configuration data may indicate an orientation of the object in the image. An image of the object may be obtained from an imaging sensor of a device. A discrepancy may be determined between the orientation of the object in the image using the configuration data. Orientation guidance may be generated that indicates repositioning of the object in the image. It may be determined that the discrepancy between the orientation of the object in the image has been eliminated. Capture guidance may be generated for output via the device based on a set of commands determined based on detection of an operating system executing on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: Katherine Anne Zagone
  • Patent number: 11947916
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which provide summaries of topics determined within a corpus of documents. These summaries may be used by customer service associates, analysts, or other users to quickly determine both topics discussed and contexts of those topics over a large corpus of text. For example, a corpus of documents may be related to customer complaints and the topics may be summarized to produce summaries such as “credit report update due to stolen identity.” These summarizations may be used to efficiently spot trends and issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Amit Agarwal, Dipanjan Deb, Abhishek Kumar, Naveen Gururaja Yeri
  • Patent number: 11947642
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for proactive offline authentication are provided. An example method includes determining a current offline condition of a computing device at a first time and determining a prior online condition of the computing device at a second time that is earlier than the first time at which the computing device generated second authentication credentials based upon one or more user attributes obtained from a digital identity construct database associated with a first user at the second time. The method further includes obtaining, at the first time, first authentication credentials associated with the first user and determining a discrepancy between the first and the second authentication credentials. In response to the determined discrepancy, the method includes generating an authentication token based upon the second authentication credentials for authenticating a first user device of the first user with the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Peter Bordow, Jeff J. Stapleton, Ramesh Yarlagadda
  • Publication number: 20240104457
    Abstract: A method performed by a provider computing system includes training one or more artificial intelligence (AI) models to generate task prompts, receiving a requested action from a customer, determining contextual information about a plurality of customer devices, generating a task prompt using the one or more AI models, generating an interaction board accessible by the customer via a customer device and accessible by an employee via an employee device, receiving an indication that the customer pre-task has been completed prior to a customer interaction at a branch location, updating the interaction board to indicate that the customer pre-task has been completed prior to the customer interaction, receiving information associated with the requested action from the customer device during the customer interaction, and updating the interaction board to include the information received from the customer device during the customer interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Nathan COLES, Darren M. GOETZ, Uma MEYYAPPAN, Dennis MONTENEGRO, Steve PEREZ, Debarchana ROY