Patents by Inventor Armin Ajami

Armin Ajami 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: 12243043
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cardless authentication of a user at an automated teller machine are described. A method includes detecting, by a mobile device of a customer, a proximity notification including an identifier broadcast from an automated teller machine within a designated time range, the automated teller machine having a transaction card withdrawal limit; transmitting the identifier, a customer token, and a device token to a bank computer system; transmitting a signal to the automated teller machine to initiate the pre-staged cash withdrawal; and providing authentication information to the automated teller machine for authentication to enable the user to perform the pre-staged cash withdrawal at the automated teller machine with an increased cash withdrawal limit, where the increased cash withdrawal limit is higher than the transaction card withdrawal limit and the transaction amount exceeds the transaction card withdrawal limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Michael R. Thomas, Armin Ajami, Roger Baclig, Jeffrey Cornman, Darrell Suen
  • Patent number: 11461747
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cardless authentication of a user at an automated teller machine are described. The ATM may be operated by a financial institution such as a bank. The method comprises displaying an initial screen on the ATM and authenticating the user at the ATM using authentication information transferred from a mobile device. The method further comprises determining available service options for the user of the ATM based upon the cardless authentication of the user at the ATM using the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Michael R. Thomas, Armin Ajami, Roger Baclig, Jeffrey Cornman, Darrell Suen
  • Patent number: 11308481
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cardless authentication of a user at an automated teller machine are described. A method includes receiving, by a mobile device, a proximity notification from an automated teller machine; receiving, by the mobile device, a request for authentication information regarding a user of the mobile device; and transmitting, by the mobile device, the authentication information to the automated teller machine for authentication to, in turn, enable a user to perform a financial transaction at the automated teller machine based upon the transmitted authentication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Michael R. Thomas, Armin Ajami, Roger Baclig, Jeffrey Cornman, Darrell Suen