Patents by Inventor James ZARAKAS

James ZARAKAS 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).

  • Publication number: 20240144234
    Abstract: A device may include a processor, a wireless transceiver in communication with the processor, and a non-transitory memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform processing. The processing may include receiving a command configured to be executed by an external user device. The external user device and the user device may be members of a network of trust. The processing may include detecting, by the wireless transceiver, a plurality of member devices of the network of trust in communication range of the device. The processing may include sending, by the wireless transceiver, the command to each of the plurality of member devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Adam R. KOEPPEL, James ZARAKAS, Molly JOHNSON, Tyler LOCKE, Rajko ILINCIC, Kevan EMMOTT
  • Publication number: 20240127219
    Abstract: An EMV enabled terminal may communicate transaction related information to a user via a standard user interface of the terminal, for example, within a user interface displayed on a display screen of the terminal. The transaction related information may be spoken out loud to the user by the terminal. However, users with visual, audio, or other physical impairments may be unable to access the display of the terminal, view the displayed information, or hear the spoken information. Systems and methods disclosed herein communicate transaction related information via an alternate user interface. Instead of relying on the standard user interface related communications, information about the status of a transaction or transaction related information may be determined based on monitoring and evaluating the communications between an EMV secure element of a dynamic transaction card and the terminal via a contact connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Molly Johnson, James Zarakas, Adam Vukich
  • Patent number: 11961086
    Abstract: A fraud detection platform may receive transaction data relating to a transaction conducted by a user with a transaction card. The fraud detection platform may receive, from a biometric sensor of the transaction card, biometric data relating to one or more biometric characteristics of the user during the transaction. The fraud detection platform may receive, from an accelerometer of the transaction card, card movement data relating to a measure of shaking of the transaction card by the user during the transaction. The fraud detection platform may process the transaction data, the biometric data, and the card movement data, with a fraud detection model, to determine a fraud score associated with the transaction. The fraud detection platform may perform one or more actions based on the fraud score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Molly Johnson, Adam Vukich, James Zarakas
  • Publication number: 20240112178
    Abstract: A transaction card includes a near-field communication (NFC) component, a security component, a wireless component, one or more memories, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories. The device receives a signal from a user device attempting to access a secure application, and energizes the NFC component based on the signal received from the user device. The device causes the security component to generate an encrypted code based on the NFC component being energized, and provides, via the security component, the encrypted code to the wireless component. The device provides, via the wireless component, the encrypted code to the user device to permit the user device to utilize the encrypted code as authentication for accessing the secure application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: James ZARAKAS, Molly JOHNSON, Robert PERRY, Adam KOEPPEL, Tyler LOCKE
  • Publication number: 20240097738
    Abstract: In some implementations, a near field communication (NFC) device may determine whether the NFC device is to perform a wireless transaction in a powered mode or an unpowered mode, and may selectively perform the wireless transaction in the powered mode or the unpowered mode based on determining whether the NFC device is to perform the wireless transaction in the powered mode or the unpowered mode. The wireless transaction may be performed using power from a power source internal to the NFC device when the wireless transaction is performed in the powered mode. The wireless transaction may be performed without using power from the power source internal to the NFC device when the wireless transaction is performed in the unpowered mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Adam KOEPPEL, Tyler LOCKE, Kevin KELLY, Robert PERRY, James ZARAKAS
  • Publication number: 20240086899
    Abstract: In some implementations, a transaction card may receive transaction data from a transaction terminal based on initiation of a transaction with the transaction terminal; generate a tokenized primary account number, for use with the transaction, based on the transaction data and an actual primary account number of the transaction card; and transmit the tokenized primary account number to the transaction terminal for processing the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: James ZARAKAS, Tyler LOCKE
  • Publication number: 20240086954
    Abstract: A fuel price determination system may receive transaction data identifying purchases, made with transaction cards and mobile transaction card applications of client devices, of fuel at fuel stations. The fuel price determination system may receive location data identifying locations associated with users of the client devices and the transaction cards, and user history data associated with prior purchases of fuel at fuel stations by the users. The fuel price determination system may process the transaction data, location data, and user history data, with a machine learning model, to determine fuel prices at the fuel stations. The fuel price determination system may determine a ranked list of particular fuel stations in a geographical area based on the fuel prices and populate, based on the location data and the ranked list, a map to identify the particular fuel stations and the fuel prices at the particular fuel stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: James ZARAKAS, Adam VUKICH, Molly JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 11928667
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for using multicomputer data transferring to active contactless communication. In one example, such a system may include at least one memory storing instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform one or more operations, the operations including: receiving a transaction associated with a merchant on a list of merchants stored in the at least one memory; determining, based on the merchant, a remote server associated with the merchant; assembling a data packet including an identifier of the contactless card and an identifier of the transaction; transmitting the data packet to the determined server across one or more computer networks; receiving confirmation from the determined sever in response to the data packet; and transmitting the confirmation to a user device associated with the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Koeppel, Molly Johnson, Tyler Locke, James Zarakas, Kevin Kelly, Saleem Sangi, Robert Perry
  • Publication number: 20240078573
    Abstract: A device may receive, from a client device of a customer, item data identifying a price of an item and customer data identifying the customer, where the item data may be received by a transaction card from a price tag of the item. The device may receive price data identifying prices associated with multiple items and other data identifying locations, availabilities, and terms of the multiple items, and may process the item data, the price data, and the other data, with a machine learning model, to identify an optimal price for the item. The device may provide, to the client device, data identifying the optimal price and data identifying a merchant associated with the optimal price, and may receive transaction data identifying the item, the optimal price, and the merchant when the customer purchases the item. The device may perform actions based on the transaction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Molly JOHNSON, Adam VUKICH, James ZARAKAS
  • Publication number: 20240062031
    Abstract: A transaction card may power on the transaction card using electric current induced from an interaction of the transaction card with an electromagnetic field. The transaction card may establish a communication with a device. The communication may indicate that the transaction card has powered. The transaction card may receive, from the device, a set of instructions to configure a set of applets on the transaction card after notifying the device that the transaction card has powered on. The set of applets to be configured may be related to completing one or more different transactions. The set of applets to be configured may be different than another set of applets already configured on the transaction card. The transaction card may configure the set of applets on the transaction card according to the set of instructions after receiving the set of instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Adam KOEPPEL, James ZARAKAS, Molly JOHNSON, Tyler LOCKE
  • Publication number: 20240062187
    Abstract: A device may include a processor, a wireless transceiver in communication with the processor, and a non-transitory memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform processing. The processing may include sending, by the wireless transceiver, a request to share a transaction to at least one external user device in communication range of the device. The processing may include receiving, at the wireless transceiver, at least one sharing confirmation from the at least one external user device. The processing may include generating a transaction request. The transaction request may include data describing the transaction and a transaction portion to be paid by an account associated with the device. The processing may include sending the transaction request to a transaction service for fulfillment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Adam R. KOEPPEL, James ZARAKAS, Molly JOHNSON, Tyler LOCKE
  • Publication number: 20240064004
    Abstract: In a method of facilitating encrypted communications between a transmitting system having a unique identifier and a receiving system, a key generation system generates at least one encryption master key for use with the unique identifier and an encryption algorithm to produce a transmitting system-unique encryption key. The key generation system also generates a shared secret master key for use with the unique identifier and a second encryption algorithm to produce a shared secret value. The at least one encryption master key and the shared secret master key are then stored in an encryption information database. The key generation system transmits the at least one encryption master key and shared secret information to the transmitting system and transmits the at least one encryption master key, the shared secret master key and the unique identifier to the receiving data processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin OSBORN, James ZARAKAS, Mark C. DUPUIS, Srinivasa CHIGURUPATI
  • Patent number: 11900354
    Abstract: A device may include a processor, a wireless transceiver in communication with the processor, and a non-transitory memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform processing. The processing may include receiving a command configured to be executed by an external user device. The external user device and the user device may be members of a network of trust. The processing may include detecting, by the wireless transceiver, a plurality of member devices of the network of trust in communication range of the device. The processing may include sending, by the wireless transceiver, the command to each of the plurality of member devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Adam R. Koeppel, James Zarakas, Molly Johnson, Tyler Locke, Rajko Ilincic, Kevan Emmott
  • Patent number: 11900357
    Abstract: An EMV enabled terminal may communicate transaction related information to a user via a standard user interface of the terminal, for example, within a user interface displayed on a display screen of the terminal. The transaction related information may be spoken out loud to the user by the terminal. However, users with visual, audio, or other physical impairments may be unable to access the display of the terminal, view the displayed information, or hear the spoken information. Systems and methods disclosed herein communicate transaction related information via an alternate user interface. Instead of relying on the standard user interface related communications, information about the status of a transaction or transaction related information may be determined based on monitoring and evaluating the communications between an EMV secure element of a dynamic transaction card and the terminal via a contact connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Molly Johnson, Adam Vukich, James Zarakas
  • Patent number: 11893576
    Abstract: A transaction card includes a near-field communication (NFC) component, a security component, a wireless component, one or more memories, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories. The device receives a signal from a user device attempting to access a secure application, and energizes the NFC component based on the signal received from the user device. The device causes the security component to generate an encrypted code based on the NFC component being energized, and provides, via the security component, the encrypted code to the wireless component. The device provides, via the wireless component, the encrypted code to the user device to permit the user device to utilize the encrypted code as authentication for accessing the secure application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: James Zarakas, Molly Johnson, Robert Perry, Adam Koeppel, Tyler Locke
  • Patent number: 11880853
    Abstract: A fuel price determination system may receive transaction data identifying purchases, made with transaction cards and mobile transaction card applications of client devices, of fuel at fuel stations. The fuel price determination system may receive location data identifying locations associated with users of the client devices and the transaction cards, and user history data associated with prior purchases of fuel at fuel stations by the users. The fuel price determination system may process the transaction data, location data, and user history data, with a machine learning model, to determine fuel prices at the fuel stations. The fuel price determination system may determine a ranked list of particular fuel stations in a geographical area based on the fuel prices and populate, based on the location data and the ranked list, a map to identify the particular fuel stations and the fuel prices at the particular fuel stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: James Zarakas, Adam Vukich, Molly Johnson
  • Patent number: 11880821
    Abstract: A system includes a processing system and a memory system. The processing system includes one or more processors. The memory system includes one or more computer-readable media that contain instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations. The operations include detecting a loading of a webpage including a document object model (DOM). The operations also include analyzing the DOM to identify a first element in the DOM. The operations also include determining, based on the first element, that the webpage is configured to accept payments. The operations also include receiving, from a provider server, a virtual token which corresponds to a user account. The operations also include injecting information from the virtual token into one or more account number fields on the webpage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Abdelkader M'Hamed Benkreira, Jonathan Bodner, Joshua Edwards, Eric Medin, Adam Vukich, James Zarakas
  • Patent number: 11861596
    Abstract: In some implementations, a transaction card may receive transaction data from a transaction terminal based on initiation of a transaction with the transaction terminal; generate a tokenized primary account number, for use with the transaction, based on the transaction data and an actual primary account number of the transaction card; and transmit the tokenized primary account number to the transaction terminal for processing the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: James Zarakas, Tyler Locke
  • Publication number: 20230410088
    Abstract: A controller of a transaction card may cause the transaction card to be in a first state. The transaction card may include a battery and at least one other component. In the first state, the battery does not provide power to the at least one other component of the transaction card. The transaction card may receive a signal from a near-field communication (NFC) device and may cause the transaction card to be in a second state based on receiving the signal. In the second state, the battery provides power to the at least one other component of the transaction card. The transaction card may perform a transaction based on the transaction card being in the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Molly JOHNSON, James ZARAKAS, Adam VUKICH
  • Publication number: 20230412551
    Abstract: In order to facilitate automatic message prioritization, systems and methods are described including a processor that receives electronic messages, where each electronic message is associated with a sender and a recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Adam Vukich, George Bergeron, James Zarakas