Patents by Inventor Farhang Kassaei
Farhang Kassaei 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: 11893627Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method to perform an adaptive risk-based assessment of a user is disclosed. A method includes receiving a request from a user to perform an action at an electronic marketplace, retrieving a plurality of risk assessment factors associated with the action and the user, performing a risk assessment process on the risk assessment factors to identify a risk mitigation process, requesting that the user perform the identified risk mitigation process, and allowing the user to perform the action in response to the user completing the risk mitigation.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventors: Farhang Kassaei, Amanda A. Earhart, Snezana Sahter, Srinivasu Gottipati, Lars Wright, Craig Rowley, Lakshman Shyam Sundar Maddali, Nainesh Nayudu
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Patent number: 11734660Abstract: A computed-implemented method and system for recommending business applications on a network-based marketplace are described. A user's listings, representing items for sale on the marketplace, are harvested to calculate segmentation data and metrics that form a user profile. The user profile is compared with other similar users who have subscribed to various applications, and the impact those applications have had on the metrics of the similar users is calculated in order to determine what impact the applications will have on the user in question. The impact, combined with user preferences, is used to suggest appropriate applications, which are displayed to the user within the marketplace. If the user selects one of the applications, the application is added to the user's profile and relevant listings are updated with the new application.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventor: Farhang Kassaei
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Publication number: 20220230150Abstract: A computed-implemented method and system for recommending business applications on a network-based marketplace are described. A user's listings, representing items for sale on the marketplace, are harvested to calculate segmentation data and metrics that form a user profile. The user profile is compared with other similar users who have subscribed to various applications, and the impact those applications have had on the metrics of the similar users is calculated in order to determine what impact the applications will have on the user in question. The impact, combined with user preferences, is used to suggest appropriate applications, which are displayed to the user within the marketplace. If the user selects one of the applications, the application is added to the user's profile and relevant listings are updated with the new application.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventor: Farhang Kassaei
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Patent number: 11321687Abstract: A computed-implemented method and system for recommending business applications on a network-based marketplace are described. A user's listings, representing items for sale on the marketplace, are harvested to calculate segmentation data and metrics that form a user profile. The user profile is compared with other similar users who have subscribed to various applications, and the impact those applications have had on the metrics of the similar users is calculated in order to determine what impact the applications will have on the user in question. The impact, combined with user preferences, is used to suggest appropriate applications, which are displayed to the user within the marketplace. If the user selects one of the applications, the application is added to the user's profile and relevant listings are updated with the new application.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventor: Farhang Kassaei
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Publication number: 20210209569Abstract: A computed-implemented method and system for recommending business applications on a network-based marketplace are described. A user's listings, representing items for sale on the marketplace, are harvested to calculate segmentation data and metrics that form a user profile. The user profile is compared with other similar users who have subscribed to various applications, and the impact those applications have had on the metrics of the similar users is calculated in order to determine what impact the applications will have on the user in question. The impact, combined with user preferences, is used to suggest appropriate applications, which are displayed to the user within the marketplace. If the user selects one of the applications, the application is added to the user's profile and relevant listings are updated with the new application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventor: Farhang Kassaei
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Patent number: 10984397Abstract: A computed-implemented method and system for recommending business applications on a network-based marketplace are described. A user's listings, representing items for sale on the marketplace, are harvested to calculate segmentation data and metrics that form a user profile. The user profile is compared with other similar users who have subscribed to various applications, and the impact those applications have had on the metrics of the similar users is calculated in order to determine what impact the applications will have on the user in question. The impact, combined with user preferences, is used to suggest appropriate applications, which are displayed to the user within the marketplace. If the user selects one of the applications, the application is added to the user's profile and relevant listings are updated with the new application.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventor: Farhang Kassaei
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Publication number: 20190392514Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method to perform an adaptive risk-based assessment of a user is disclosed. A method includes receiving a request from a user to perform an action at an electronic marketplace, retrieving a plurality of risk assessment factors associated with the action and the user, performing a risk assessment process on the risk assessment factors to identify a risk mitigation process, requesting that the user perform the identified risk mitigation process, and allowing the user to perform the action in response to the user completing the risk mitigation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Farhang Kassaei, Amanda A. Earhart, Snezana Sahter, Srinivasu Gottipati, Lars Wright, Craig Rowley, Lakshman Shyam Sundar Maddali, Nainesh Nayudu
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Patent number: 10489853Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method to perform an adaptive risk-based assessment of a user is disclosed. A method includes receiving a request from a user to perform an action at an electronic marketplace, retrieving a plurality of risk assessment factors associated with the action and the user, performing a risk assessment process on the risk assessment factors to identify a risk mitigation process, requesting that the user perform the identified risk mitigation process, and allowing the user to perform the action in response to the user completing the risk mitigation.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Farhang Kassaei, Amanda A. Earhart, Snezana Sahter, Srinivasu Gottipati, Lars Wright, Craig Rowley, Lakshman Shyam Sundar Maddali, Nainesh Nayudu
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Publication number: 20180082364Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method to perform an adaptive risk-based assessment of a user is disclosed. The method includes assigning a risk assessment process to the user and providing a plurality of assessment factors to the risk assessment process. The plurality of assessment factors are based on both the user (e.g., previously assessed factors, residence, phone number, address, etc.) and one or more actions the user may perform (e.g., selling an item in an electronic marketplace and the value of the item). A post-action analysis of the risk assessment process is performed. The risk assessment process can be modified based on a determination of the post-action analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Farhang Kassaei, Amanda A. Earhart, Snezana Sahter, Srinivasu Gottipati, Lars Wright, Craig Rowley, Lakshman Shyam Sundar Maddali, Nainesh Nayudu
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Patent number: 9830643Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method to perform an adaptive risk-based assessment of a user is disclosed. The method includes assigning a risk assessment process to the user and providing a plurality of assessment factors to the risk assessment process. The plurality of assessment factors are based on both the user (e.g., previously assessed factors, residence, phone number, address, etc.) and one or more actions the user may perform (e.g., selling an item in an electronic marketplace and the value of the item). A post-action analysis of the risk assessment process is performed. The risk assessment process can be modified based on a determination of the post-action analysis.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2009Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Farhang Kassaei, Amanda A. Earhart, Snezana Sahter, Srinivasu Gottipati, Lars Wright, Craig Rowley, Lakshman Shyam Sundar Maddali, Nainesh Nayudu
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Publication number: 20170300986Abstract: Security-restricted access to software can be provided through a particular application programming interface (API) architecture that captures and enforces security information at a time of application registration. Software service can be implemented through a group of one or multiple endpoints, access to which may be routed according to a service invocation request. Further, routing and access can be restricted according to different specified levels and may be controlled on an individual or group basis. Configuration of the software endpoints may also provide for multiple concurrent services each having particular settings, including security restriction settings. Query servicing may be handled based upon the configured endpoint settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Farhang Kassaei, Senthil Kumar Kandaswamy
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Patent number: 9571285Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an identity assertion framework to authenticate a user in a federation of security domains are provided. A first security token service associated with a first security domain is configured to receive a request for a first token from a device and issue the first token based on a first issuing policy of the first security domain. A token authenticator associated with a second security domain is configured to determine that the first token is not issued in the second security domain. A hardware-processor-implemented second security token service is configured to receive the first token from the token authenticator, determine that the first token was issued by the first security token service, and validate the first token based on a local federation policy that defines a federation agreement between the first security domain and the second security domain.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Inventors: Farhang Kassaei, Neeti Deshmukh, Peter Johnson, Franco Travostino, Sachin Khanna, Anand Bahety, Benoy Antony
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Patent number: 9348992Abstract: Methods and systems to automatically respond to make a Super Identity by linking two identities and methods and systems to use the identities include a transaction authorization module that receives a request associated with a first identity record associated with a user, the request being for information associated with a second identity record. An identity linking module identifies that the second identity record is linked to the first identity record and retrieves the information associated with the second identity record. The transaction authorization module also generates a response including the information associated with the second identity, and transmits the response.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventor: Farhang Kassaei
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Publication number: 20150163251Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an identity assertion framework to authenticate a user in a federation of security domains are provided. A first security token service associated with a first security domain is configured to receive a request for a first token from a device and issue the first token based on a first issuing policy of the first security domain. A token authenticator associated with a second security domain is configured to determine that the first token is not issued in the second security domain. A hardware-processor-implemented second security token service is configured to receive the first token from the token authenticator, determine that the first token was issued by the first security token service, and validate the first token based on a local federation policy that defines a federation agreement between the first security domain and the second security domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2015Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Farhang Kassaei, Neeti Deshmukh, Peter Johnson, Franco Travostino, Sachin Khanna, Anand Bahety, Benoy Antony
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Patent number: 8990557Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an identity assertion framework to authenticate a user in a federation of security domains are provided. A first security token service (STS) is configured to receive a request for a first token from a consumer and to issue the first token to the consumer. The first STS is associated with a first security domain, and the first token is issued according to a first issuing policy of the first security domain. A service provider within a second security domain receives the first token and makes a determination whether the first token is invalid in the second security domain. A second STS receives the first token from the service provider, determines that the first token was issued by the first STS, and validates the first token according to a federation policy between the first security domain and the second security domain.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Farhang Kassaei, Neeti Deshmukh, Peter Johnson, Franco Travostino, Sachin Khanna, Anand Bahety, Benoy Antony
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Patent number: 8768783Abstract: Systems and methods for transformation of submitted listings are described. An example system comprises a policy module to receive a listing describing an item for sale and to determine that the listing does not comply with one or more marketplace policies of a marketplace. The marketplace publishes listings describing items for sale, and the one or more marketplace policies are based on item characteristics or listing characteristics. A presentation module, responsive to the determination that the listing does not comply with the one or more marketplace policies, transforms the listing according to the one or more marketplace policies and publishes the transformed listing in the marketplace.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventor: Farhang Kassaei
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Publication number: 20140164173Abstract: A method and a system to manage recommendations in an online marketplace are presented. A social shopping interface is provided at a publisher site accessed by a first user identified by a first user identifier. A recommendation of a listing describing an item for sale and including a second user identifier corresponding to a second user is accessed from a recommendation database. The recommendation, including at least a portion of the listing and the second user identifier are displayed to the first user at the publisher site via the social shopping interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2014Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: e-Bay Inc.Inventors: Farhang Kassaei, Jaykumar Patel
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Patent number: 8671029Abstract: A method and a system to manage recommendations in an online marketplace are presented. A social shopping interface is provided at a publisher site accessed by a first user identified by a first user identifier. A recommendation of a listing describing an item for sale and including a second user identifier corresponding to a second user is accessed from a recommendation database. The recommendation, including at least a portion of the listing and the second user identifier are displayed to the first user at the publisher site via the social shopping interface.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Farhang Kassaei, Jaykumar Patel
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Publication number: 20130006808Abstract: Systems and methods for transformation of submitted listings are described. An example system comprises a policy module to receive a listing describing an item for sale and to determine that the listing does not comply with one or more marketplace policies of a marketplace. The marketplace publishes listings describing items for sale, and the one or more marketplace policies are based on item characteristics or listing characteristics. A presentation module, responsive to the determination that the listing does not comply with the one or more marketplace policies, transforms the listing according to the one or more marketplace policies and publishes the transformed listing in the marketplace.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventor: Farhang Kassaei
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Publication number: 20130006815Abstract: A multi-tenancy e-commerce platform to allow sellers to publish listings describing items for sale in one or more marketplaces is described. The platform comprises a distribution scheduler comprising a schedule receiver to receive a distribution schedule from a seller. The distribution scheduler further comprises an execution module, to determine that a delivery time of the listing has arrived, to access the listing from the listing inventory of the seller, and to deliver the listing to the marketplace. The marketplaces respectively comprise a decision system having a policy module to determine if the delivered listing is in compliance with one or more marketplace policies, and if the delivered listing is in compliance, to allow the listing to be published in the marketplace, but if the delivered listing is not in compliance, to not allow the listing to be listed in the marketplace.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventor: Farhang Kassaei