Patents by Inventor Sapna Vyas

Sapna Vyas 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: 8856135
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving a plurality of emails. Each of the plurality of emails comprises message information and header information. The header information comprises subject information and one or more email addresses. The method further comprises generating filtered email data comprising email addresses by at least filtering message information and subject information from each of the plurality of emails. The method further comprises correlating sender information and recipient information in the filtered email data, the correlation based at least in part on the one or more email addresses. The method further comprises storing in memory one or more email addresses from the filtered email data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Tamer Rashad, Kenneth Brady, Kenny Keung Sing Lee, Jillian Moo-Young, Sapna Vyas
  • Patent number: 8458224
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving one or more search requests from one or more users, each search request comprising a request for relationship information that is determined using email data, and each search request including at least one of a first name, a last name, and a company name of a target individual. The method further comprises storing search information associated with the one or more search requests. The search infatuation comprises a plurality of fields including a user identification associated with each of the one or more users, a name of the one or more users, a type of search request received, a name of the target individual, an email address associated with the target individual, and a time at which the search request is received. The method may further comprise generating an audit report based at least in part on the stored search information, wherein the audit report comprises at least one of the plurality of fields. The method further comprises storing the audit report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Tamer Rashad, Kenneth Brady, Kenny Keung Sing Lee, Jillian Moo-Young, Sapna Vyas
  • Patent number: 8341232
    Abstract: A method comprises identifying one or more relationships between a target individual and one or more persons based at least in part on a plurality of emails. The plurality of emails comprise one or more outbound emails, which may comprise emails sent to the target individual from the one or more persons. The plurality of emails further comprise one or more inbound emails, which may comprise emails sent from the target individual to the one or more persons. The method further comprises, for each of the one or more relationships, calculating an amount of outbound emails and an amount of inbound emails. The method further comprises assigning a classification to each of the one or more relationships based at least in part on the amount of outbound emails and the amount of inbound emails. The method further comprises sorting the one or more relationships based at least in part on the classification assigned to each of the one or more relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Tamer Rashad, Kenneth Brady, Kenny Keung Sing Lee, Jillian Moo-Young, Sapna Vyas
  • Patent number: 8271597
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving, by a processor, a query comprising at least one name of a target individual. The method further comprises determining, by the processor, a plurality of email addresses. Each of the determined email addresses has a respective prefix based at least in part upon the at least one name of the target individual, and the determination is based at least in part upon statistical data regarding common syntaxes for email addresses. The method further comprises determining email traffic based at least in part upon the determined email addresses. The method further comprises determining, by the processor, one or more relationships of the target individual based at least in part upon the determined email traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Tamer Rashad, Kenneth Brady, Kenny Keung Sing Lee, Jillian Moo-Young, Sapna Vyas
  • Publication number: 20110078175
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving one or more search requests from one or more users, each search request comprising a request for relationship information that is determined using email data, and each search request including at least one of a first name, a last name, and a company name of a target individual. The method further comprises storing search information associated with the one or more search requests. The search infatuation comprises a plurality of fields including a user identification associated with each of the one or more users, a name of the one or more users, a type of search request received, a name of the target individual, an email address associated with the target individual, and a time at which the search request is received. The method may further comprise generating an audit report based at least in part on the stored search information, wherein the audit report comprises at least one of the plurality of fields. The method further comprises storing the audit report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Tamer Rashad, Kenneth Brady, Kenny Keung Sing Lee, Jillian Moo-Young, Sapna Vyas
  • Publication number: 20110078260
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving, by a processor, a query comprising at least one name of a target individual. The method further comprises determining, by the processor, a plurality of email addresses. Each of the determined email addresses has a respective prefix based at least in part upon the at least one name of the target individual, and the determination is based at least in part upon statistical data regarding common syntaxes for email addresses. The method further comprises determining email traffic based at least in part upon the determined email addresses. The method further comprises determining, by the processor, one or more relationships of the target individual based at least in part upon the determined email traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Tamer Rashad, Kenneth Brady, Kenny Keung Sing Lee, Jillian Moo-Young, Sapna Vyas
  • Publication number: 20110078150
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving a plurality of emails. Each of the plurality of emails comprises message information and header information. The header information comprises subject information and one or more email addresses. The method further comprises generating filtered email data comprising email addresses by at least filtering message information and subject information from each of the plurality of emails. The method further comprises correlating sender information and recipient information in the filtered email data, the correlation based at least in part on the one or more email addresses. The method further comprises storing in memory one or more email addresses from the filtered email data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Tamer Rashad, Kenneth Brady, Kenny Keung Sing Lee, Jillian Moo-Young, Sapna Vyas
  • Publication number: 20110078259
    Abstract: A method comprises identifying one or more relationships between a target individual and one or more persons based at least in part on a plurality of emails. The plurality of emails comprise one or more outbound emails, which may comprise emails sent to the target individual from the one or more persons. The plurality of emails further comprise one or more inbound emails, which may comprise emails sent from the target individual to the one or more persons. The method further comprises, for each of the one or more relationships, calculating an amount of outbound emails and an amount of inbound emails. The method further comprises assigning a classification to each of the one or more relationships based at least in part on the amount of outbound emails and the amount of inbound emails. The method further comprises sorting the one or more relationships based at least in part on the classification assigned to each of the one or more relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Tamer Rashad, Kenneth Brady, Kenny Keung Sing Lee, Jillian Moo-Young, Sapna Vyas