Patents by Inventor Brian J. Hanafee

Brian J. Hanafee 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: 11848957
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for session management, security scoring, and friction management are provided herein. Sessions may be monitored for commonalities or other attributes or aspects and closed, terminated, or a freeze placed on additional sessions from being initiated. A security score may be provided which is indicative of how secure a user is with respect to one or more ways the user interacts with a resource. One or more suggested actions or score improvement strategies may be suggested to facilitate improvement of a security score for a user. Friction management may be provided by having one or more additional layers of security applied to an account of a user or an entity based on suspicious behavior or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Traci H. Nguyen, Nairobi N. Kim, Ian Jensen, Upul Hanwella, Brian J. Hanafee, Christopher Wayne Howser, Ajay Panikkar, Michael Chang
  • Patent number: 11503068
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for session management, security scoring, and friction management are provided herein. Sessions may be monitored for commonalities or other attributes or aspects and closed, terminated, or a freeze placed on additional sessions from being initiated. A security score may be provided which is indicative of how secure a user is with respect to one or more ways the user interacts with a resource. One or more suggested actions or score improvement strategies may be suggested to facilitate improvement of a security score for a user. Friction management may be provided by having one or more additional layers of security applied to an account of a user or an entity based on suspicious behavior or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Traci H. Nguyen, Nairobi N. Kim, Ian Jensen, Upul Hanwella, Brian J. Hanafee, Christopher Wayne Howser, Ajay Panikkar, Michael Chang
  • Patent number: 11151253
    Abstract: The innovation disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, comprises systems and methods of credentialing an application in a cloud environment. The application is determined to be a trusted application type. The application is provided with a certificate service process dedicated to request and receive a certificate from a source outside the cloud environment. An integration component retrieves the secret and provides it to the application that is inside the cloud environment. The secret is verified within the cloud environment and the application is deployed as a trusted application instance inside the cloud environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Brian J. Hanafee, Phillip John Crump
  • Patent number: 10237298
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for session management, security scoring, and friction management are provided herein. Sessions may be monitored for commonalities or other attributes or aspects and closed, terminated, or a freeze placed on additional sessions from being initiated. A security score may be provided which is indicative of how secure a user is with respect to one or more ways the user interacts with a resource. One or more suggested actions or score improvement strategies may be suggested to facilitate improvement of a security score for a user. Friction management may be provided by having one or more additional layers of security applied to an account of a user or an entity based on suspicious behavior or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Traci H. Nguyen, Nairobi N. Kim, Ian Jensen, Upul Hanwella, Brian J. Hanafee, Christopher Wayne Howser, Ajay Panikkar, Michael Chang
  • Patent number: 9743375
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for location tracking are provided herein. A system for location tracking may be utilized to track or determine one or more locations for one or more devices of one or more users. A tracking system or control component may be utilized to access or initiate requests for location tracking, such as for legitimate purposes or business reasons. For example, a system for location tracking may be implemented as an application or tracking application installed on a mobile device or a device or a user. A device may transmit a key to a third party and encrypted location data to a tracking entity. The application may have a front-end interface (e.g., for users being tracked) and a back-end interface (e.g., for users initiating tracking). In this manner, location tracking is provided while promoting privacy and safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Charles C. Anesi, Wayne Mekjian, Eric H. Castain, Brian J. Hanafee
  • Publication number: 20160044625
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for location tracking are provided herein. A system for location tracking may be utilized to track or determine one or more locations for one or more devices of one or more users. A tracking system or control component may be utilized to access or initiate requests for location tracking, such as for legitimate purposes or business reasons. For example, a system for location tracking may be implemented as an application or tracking application installed on a mobile device or a device or a user. A device may transmit a key to a third party and encrypted location data to a tracking entity. The application may have a front-end interface (e.g., for users being tracked) and a back-end interface (e.g., for users initiating tracking). In this manner, location tracking is provided while promoting privacy and safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Charles C. Anesi, Wayne Mekjian, Eric H. Castain, Brian J. Hanafee