Patents by Inventor Michael Weideman

Michael Weideman 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: 11700250
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for a voice vector framework that authenticates user interactions. A service provider server receives user interaction data having audio data that is associated with an interaction between a user device and the service provider server. The server extracts user attributes from the audio data and obtains user account information associated with the user device. The server selects a classifier that corresponds to a select combination of features based on the user account information and applies the classifier to the user attributes. The server generates a voice vector that includes multiple scores indicating likelihoods that a respective user attribute corresponds to an attribute of the select combination of features. The server compares the voice vector to a baseline vector corresponding to a predetermined combination of features and sends a notification to an agent device with an indication of whether the user device is verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Raoul Johnson, Meethil Vijay Yadav, Michael Weideman, Eric Nunes
  • Publication number: 20220116388
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for a voice vector framework that authenticates user interactions. A service provider server receives user interaction data having audio data that is associated with an interaction between a user device and the service provider server. The server extracts user attributes from the audio data and obtains user account information associated with the user device. The server selects a classifier that corresponds to a select combination of features based on the user account information and applies the classifier to the user attributes. The server generates a voice vector that includes multiple scores indicating likelihoods that a respective user attribute corresponds to an attribute of the select combination of features. The server compares the voice vector to a baseline vector corresponding to a predetermined combination of features and sends a notification to an agent device with an indication of whether the user device is verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Raoul Johnson, Meethil Vijay Yadav, Michael Weideman, Eric Nunes
  • Patent number: 9635038
    Abstract: Systems and methods for abusive email account detection and transmission of a signed response to an abusive email account owner and provider. The methods include receiving an email from a first email account on a second email account, wherein the email contains malicious content, determining if a trust relationship exists between a first email server corresponding to the first email account and a second email server corresponding to the second email account, and transmitting, using a hardware processor of the second email server, an alert email to the first email account corresponding to the trust relationship, wherein the alert email includes a digital signature and a secure field having an abusive category descriptor in an email header. The secure field may include an abusive category descriptor, for example transmitting spam, transmitting malware, transmitting phishing attempts, and committing fraud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brad Wardman, Jeremy D. Pickett, Michael Weideman
  • Publication number: 20160072826
    Abstract: Systems and methods for abusive email account detection and transmission of a signed response to an abusive email account owner and provider. The methods include receiving an email from a first email account on a second email account, wherein the email contains malicious content, determining if a trust relationship exists between a first email server corresponding to the first email account and a second email server corresponding to the second email account, and transmitting, using a hardware processor of the second email server, an alert email to the first email account corresponding to the trust relationship, wherein the alert email includes a digital signature and a secure field having an abusive category descriptor in an email header. The secure field may include an abusive category descriptor, for example transmitting spam, transmitting malware, transmitting phishing attempts, and committing fraud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Brad Wardman, Jeremy D. Pickett, Michael Weideman
  • Patent number: 9191401
    Abstract: Systems and methods for abusive email account detection and transmission of a signed response to an abusive email account owner and provider. The methods include receiving an email from a first email account on a second email account, wherein the email contains malicious content, determining if a trust relationship exists between a first email server corresponding to the first email account and a second email server corresponding to the second email account, and transmitting, using a hardware processor of the second email server, an alert email to the first email account corresponding to the trust relationship, wherein the alert email includes a digital signature and a secure field having an abusive category descriptor in an email header. The secure field may include an abusive category descriptor, for example transmitting spam, transmitting malware, transmitting phishing attempts, and committing fraud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brad Wardman, Jeremy D. Pickett, Michael Weideman
  • Publication number: 20140373145
    Abstract: Systems and methods for abusive email account detection and transmission of a signed response to an abusive email account owner and provider. The methods include receiving an email from a first email account on a second email account, wherein the email contains malicious content, determining if a trust relationship exists between a first email server corresponding to the first email account and a second email server corresponding to the second email account, and transmitting, using a hardware processor of the second email server, an alert email to the first email account corresponding to the trust relationship, wherein the alert email includes a digital signature and a secure field having an abusive category descriptor in an email header. The secure field may include an abusive category descriptor, for example transmitting spam, transmitting malware, transmitting phishing attempts, and committing fraud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Brad Wardman, Jeremy D. Pickett, Michael Weideman
  • Patent number: D531557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael Weideman