Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Garner, IV
Andrew J. Garner, IV 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).
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Patent number: 11620710Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for quantum computing based optimization of an efficient frontier determination. One exemplary method may comprise identifying one or more filtered portfolio optimization factor data based on one or more portfolio optimization factor data, QC algorithms, and algorithm performance information, selecting one QC algorithm for each filtered portfolio optimization factor data of the one or more filtered portfolio optimization factor data, and utilizing the selected QC algorithm to optimize an efficient frontier determination for each identified filtered portfolio optimization factor data.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Ramanathan Ramanathan, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Abhijit Rao, Pierre Arbadjian, Michael Erik Meinholz, Ramesh Yarlagadda, Bradford A. Shea, Adam Sanders, William E. Goff
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Patent number: 11599890Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Chris Kalaboukis, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Andres J. Saenz, Abhijit Rao, Ramanathan Ramanathan
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Publication number: 20230052242Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for alternative payment transactions are provided. An example computer-implemented method includes receiving a first request for payment associated with a first transaction that includes one or more first payment parameters and generating an initial payment responsive to the first request for payment based upon the first payment parameters. The computer-implemented method also includes determining first alternative payment data based upon first payment attribute data of a first user associated with the first transaction. The first payment attribute data is associated with non-cash liquid assets of the first user. The computer-implemented method additionally includes modifying the initial payment based upon the first alternative payment data and effectuating the modified initial payment from a first user account associated with the first user in satisfaction of the first transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Ramanathan RAMANATHAN, Chris Theodore KALABOUKIS, Andrew J. GARNER, IV, Abhijit RAO, Andres J. SAENZ
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Patent number: 11556991Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, machine readable mediums that provide a network-based joint investment platform that enforces agreed-upon decision rules on jointly managed investments and provides collaboration and decision-making support tools for joint managers to make decisions about taking actions related to one or more jointly-managed assets. The platform may provide for configuring a plurality of decision rules that identify which managers can take which actions and under what conditions. The joint investment platform may enforce the decision rules by requesting any specified approvals according to the decision rules. Once those rules are satisfied, the joint investment platforms may execute the requested actions. If the required approvals are not obtained, or the rules provide no path to approval, the action may not be executed.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Joon Maeng, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Brian J. Jacobsen
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Patent number: 11556951Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for facilitating augmented reality (AR) rewards are described herein. The system includes a sensor network configured to transmit and receive sensor data within an environment. A first user device associated with a first user and a second user device associated with a second user are configured to communicate with the sensor network and determine a position and an entity positioning characteristic of the first user and the second user, respectively. A computing device is configured to receive the sensor data including the position and entity position characteristics of the first and second users. The computing device is also configured to determine a behavior of the first and second users based on the received data. The computing device is also configured to generate a plurality of reward tokens. Each of the reward tokens is associated with a behavior characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Andrew J. Garner, IV, Chris Theodore Kalaboukis, Rameshchandra Bhaskar Ketharaju, Joon Maeng, Andres J. Saenz, Ramanathan Ramanathan, Abhijit Rao
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Patent number: 11550948Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are provided for data privacy and clearance traversal. An example method includes receiving a first model having an associated first clearance. The method further includes determining a faulty outcome of the first model due to the first clearance and receiving a second model having an associated second clearance. The method also includes inputting the faulty outcome of the first model to the second model and generating a traversal outcome of the second model. The method further include inputting the traversal outcome to the first model so as to traverse a clearance issue associated with the first clearance. The method also includes preventing access of the second model to user data analyzed by the first model in generating the faulty outcome.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Joon Maeng, Ramanathan Ramanathan, Pierre Arbadjian, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Ramesh Yarlagadda, Abhijit Rao, Adam Sanders
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Patent number: 11551132Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for quantum computing based optimization of a personalized portfolio. One exemplary method may comprise identifying one or more filtered personalized portfolio optimization factor data based on one or more optimization factor data for the personalized portfolio, personalized portfolio owner feedback, QC algorithms, and algorithm performance information, selecting one QC algorithm for each filtered portfolio optimization factor data of the one or more filtered portfolio optimization factor data, utilizing the selected QC algorithm to optimize a personalized portfolio determination for each identified filtered personalized portfolio optimization factor data, and rebalancing the personalized portfolio based on the personalized portfolio determination.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Ramanathan Ramanathan, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Abhijit Rao, Pierre Arbadjian, Michael Erik Meinholz, Ramesh Yarlagadda, Bradford A. Shea, Adam Sanders
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Patent number: 11551178Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are provided for improved model compliance. An example method includes receiving a product model that is generated from user data associated with a plurality of users and receiving a first regulation offending model that is non-compliant with respect to a first regulatory factor. The method also includes analyzing the product model with the first regulation offending model and generating a first regulation compliance score for the product model with respect to the first regulatory factor. The method further includes determining whether the first regulation compliance score satisfies a first regulatory factor threshold. In an instance in which the first regulation compliance score fails to satisfy the first regulatory factor threshold, the method includes generating a first violation notification or modify the product model.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Inventors: Ramesh Yarlagadda, Pierre Arbadjian, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Ramanathan Ramanathan, Abhijit Rao, Joon Maeng
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Patent number: 11544047Abstract: Various methods are provided for quantum computing (QC) based code-optimization. One example method may comprise receiving an indication of one or more runtime hotspots in executed code based on one or more QC algorithms, testing a portion of the executed code associated with at least one of the one or more identified runtime hotspots; generating a plurality of performance information indicators comprising information resulting from the testing of the portion of the code; selecting, based on the plurality of performance information indicators, one QC algorithm for the at least one of the one or more identified runtime hotspots; and utilizing the selected QC algorithm for the at least one of the one or more identified runtime hotspots to optimize the at least one of the one or more identified runtime hotspots.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Abhijit Rao, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Adam Sanders, Ramanathan Ramanathan
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Patent number: 11544730Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing a recommended payment account includes receiving location information from a mobile device of a user having one or more payment accounts provided by a financial institution computer system, and determining a location of the user relative to a merchant based on the location information. The method also includes, based on the location of the user relative to the merchant, determining that a payment account recommendation should be sent to the user, including a recommended payment account for use in a payment transaction with the merchant and an incentive offer for using the recommended payment account in the payment transaction, determining the recommended payment account based on an expected financial impact to the user, generating the incentive offer, and sending the incentive offer and the recommended payment account to the mobile device of the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Scott T. Dalton, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Ramanathan Ramanathan
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Patent number: 11533175Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for post-quantum cryptography (PQC). An example system includes a PQC smartcard. The smartcard may include a PQC cryptographic algorithm selection circuitry configured to select a PQC cryptographic technique from a set of PQC cryptographic techniques for encrypting the data. The smartcard may further include a PQC cryptographic circuitry configured to encrypt data based on a generated set of PQC encryption attributes and the PQC cryptographic technique.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Abhijit Rao, Adam Sanders, Ramanathan Ramanathan, Ramesh Yarlagadda, Pierre Arbajian, Andrew J. Garner, IV
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Patent number: 11526875Abstract: A system and method for preventing the double-spending of digital currency that transfers between multiple DLT networks. The system and method includes creating, based on a unit of fiat currency, a first digital currency of a first type on a first DLT network and a second digital currency of a second type on a second DLT network. Each of the first digital currency and the second digital currency simultaneously represent a value associated with the unit of fiat currency. The system and method includes detecting a transaction request to transfer the first digital currency from the first DLT network to the second DLT network. The system and method include locking, responsive to detecting the transaction request, the first digital currency onto the first DLT network to prevent a transfer of the first digital currency from the first DLT network to another DLT network responsive to a subsequent transaction request.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.Inventors: Abhijit Shetti, Laura Marie Fontana, Rameshchandra B. Ketharaju, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Nikolai Stroke, Duc Trinh, Mabel Oza, Todd Biggs
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Patent number: 11521184Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer program product for generating a unified digital check register are provided. An example method includes receiving, by input/output circuitry, check data and determining, by check evaluation circuitry, whether the received check data corresponds to a digital check or a physical check. In response to determining that the received check data corresponds to a digital check, the method includes generating digital check data based on the received check data. In response to determining that the received check data corresponds to a physical check the method includes generating physical check data based on the received check data. The method further includes inserting, by registry management circuitry, any generated digital check data with any generated physical check data into a unified check dataset, and curating, by the registry management circuitry, a unified digital check register using the unified check dataset.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Raziq Yaqub, Andrew J. Garner, IV
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Patent number: 11449799Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for post-quantum cryptography (PQC). An example method includes receiving data. The example method further includes receiving a set of data attributes about the data. The set of data attributes comprises one or more sets of data environment data attributes that are each representative of a set of data environments associated with the data. The example method further includes receiving one or more sets of data environment threat data structures associated with one or more data environments in the one or more sets of data environments associated with the data. The example method further includes selecting one or more cryptographic techniques for encrypting the data for at least the one or more data environments based on the set of data attributes, the one or more sets of data environment threat data structures, and a cryptograph optimization machine learning model.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Pierre Arbajian, Michael Erik Meinholz, Andrew J. Garner, IV
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Patent number: 11442753Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed for dynamic user interfaces. An example computer-implemented method includes receiving a communication channel request from a user device and establishing a communication channel with the user device. The computer-implemented method also includes receiving an indication that a first user and a second user are accessing the communication channel via the user device and generating a hybrid interface. The hybrid interface includes blended interface data based upon first user parameter data associated with the first user and second user parameter data associated with the second user, first personalized interface data based upon the first user parameter data, and second personalized interface data based upon the second user parameter data. The computer-implemented method may include causing the first personalized interface data and/or the second personalized interface data to be obscured.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Ramanathan Ramanathan, Chris Theodore Kalaboukis, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Abhijit Rao, Andres J. Saenz
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Patent number: 11444823Abstract: Alert routing system and methods are described. Alerts are received and aggregated from disparate internet-of-things devices. Alerts may be prioritized based on any combination of: source device-related factors, such as device purpose; subscriber-related factors, such as age, preferences, and restrictions; and subscriber device-related factors, such as ability to receive information in particular formats. In some instances, alerts are further prioritized based on the location of the system's components. Additionally, in some instances, alerts are queued for batch processing based, for example, on subscriber schedule and preferences.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Andrew J. Garner, IV, Nick A. Maiorana, Rajib Roy, Daniel David
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Patent number: 11422835Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed for dynamic user interfaces. An example computer-implemented method includes receiving a communication channel request from a first user and establishing a communication channel between a dynamic interface system and a device associated with the communication channel request. The computer-implemented method also includes determining that the first user and a second user are accessing the communication channel via the device and rendering a hybrid interface. The hybrid interface includes blended interface data based upon first user parameter data associated with the first user and second user parameter data associated with the second user, first personalized interface data based upon the first user parameter data, and second personalized interface data based upon the second user parameter data. The computer-implemented method may include obscuring the first personalized interface data and/or the second personalized interface data.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Ramanathan Ramanathan, Chris Theodore Kalaboukis, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Abhijit Rao, Andres J. Saenz
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Patent number: 11416848Abstract: A system and method for preventing the double-spending of digital currency that transfers between multiple distributed ledger technology (DLT) networks. The system and method includes receiving an authorization to monitor transaction requests associated with a first DLT network. The system and method includes detecting a transaction request to transfer the first digital currency from the first DLT network to the second DLT network. The first digital currency is created on the first DLT network based on a unit of fiat currency. The system and method include transferring, responsive to detecting the transaction request, the first digital currency from the first DLT network to the second DLT network.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Abhijit Shetti, Laura Marie Fontana, Rameshchandra B. BhaskarKetharaju, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Nikolai Stroke, Duc Trinh, Mabel Oza, Todd Biggs
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Patent number: 11375027Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for improvements in managing connection channels for multiple associated users. As connection channel changes occur for one or more users, various connection channels are updated such that appropriate functionality is accessible as determined based on aspects of the connection channel change. Example embodiments provide for establishing a plurality of connection channels associated with a plurality of user data objects, where each of the plurality of connection channels enables access to functionality associated with a shared electronic data object via one of a plurality of computing devices, detecting, for a first user data object of the plurality of user data objects, a connection channel change associated with a first connection channel corresponding to a first computing device, and updating the functionality associated with the shared electronic data object for at least one of the plurality of connection channels based on the connection channel change.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Ramanathan Ramanathan, Chris Theodore Kalaboukis, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Abhijit Rao, Joon Maeng, Andres J. Saenz, Rameshchandra Bhaskar Ketharaju
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Patent number: 11366897Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for layered quantum computing (QC) detection. An example system includes QC detection data generation circuitry that generates QC detection data via a first post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) technique. The system also includes cryptographic circuitry configured to generate a pair of asymmetric cryptographic keys including a public cryptographic key and a private cryptographic key via a second PQC technique, generate encrypted QC detection data based on the pair of asymmetric cryptographic keys, and destroy the private cryptographic key. The system further includes data monitoring circuitry configured to monitor a set of data environments for electronic information related to the encrypted QC detection data. In response to detection of the electronic information related to the encrypted QC detection data, the system may monitor a set of data environments for electronic information related to the QC detection data.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Ramanathan Ramanathan, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Abhijit Rao, Pierre Arbadjian, Michael Erik Meinholz, Omar B. Khan, Ramesh Yarlagadda