Patents by Inventor Sumeet Ahuja

Sumeet Ahuja 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: 9576120
    Abstract: A system, a medium, and a method involve a communication interface of a server device that receives first activity data associated with a first activity of an account and second activity data associated with a second activity of the account. A processor of the server device determines a first location of the first activity from the first activity data and a second location of the second activity from the second activity data. An authentication circuit of the server device determines a first authentication of the first activity based at least on the first activity data. The authentication circuit determines a second authentication of the second activity based on at least one of the first authentication, the first location, and the second location. A transmitter of the communication interface transmits an indication of the second authentication to a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: David Edward Eramian, Michael Charles Todasco, Sumeet Ahuja
  • Publication number: 20170024739
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for shared authentication for limited use of an associated account based on user location and connected devices. A user may own a location where another user may visit or rent. The user may have a payment account that may be used with merchants to purchase items that are associated with the location or offered with use of the location. The user may set up the payment account to have a shared authentication mechanism with other users that utilize the location to allow the other users to pay for items using the payment account. The authentication mechanism may be a credential that may be pushed to a device of one or more of the other users when the other users are at or nearby the location or may be information of the other users that may be matched during transaction processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Charles Todasco, Anand Lakshmanan, Patrick Wong, Brandye Cassandra Sweetnam, Sumeet Ahuja
  • Publication number: 20170024740
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for automatic authentication for a user with a service provider during a voice data connection to a merchant. A user may place a voice call to an entity, for example, through a plain old telephone service (POTS) or through voice over IP. The voice call may be detected by a service provider, which may determine whether the entity receiving the voice call requires authentication of the user during the voice call. The service provider may further determine whether the entity requires authentication of the user for use of an account with the service provider. The service provider may communicate information used to authenticate the user to the entity during the voice call. Additionally, the service provider may generate an authentication mechanism for the payment account, which may be used to authenticate use of the payment account by the user during the voice call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Charles Todasco, Anand Lakshmanan, Patrick Wong, Brandye Sweetnam, Sumeet Ahuja
  • Publication number: 20160188849
    Abstract: A system, a medium, and a method involve a communication interface of a server device that receives first activity data associated with a first activity of an account and second activity data associated with a second activity of the account. A processor of the server device determines a first location of the first activity from the first activity data and a second location of the second activity from the second activity data. An authentication circuit of the server device determines a first authentication of the first activity based at least on the first activity data. The authentication circuit determines a second authentication of the second activity based on at least one of the first authentication, the first location, and the second location. A transmitter of the communication interface transmits an indication of the second authentication to a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: David Edward Eramian, Michael Charles Todasco, Sumeet Ahuja
  • Publication number: 20160189150
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for dynamic authentication through user information and intent. A user may wish to purchase an item that they view on a merchant marketplace using a computer of mobile phone. The merchant for the merchant marketplace may register the user's intent to purchase the item by receiving the user's actions while browsing the marketplace. The user may further provide user information with the merchant, such as a biometric reading, identifier, or other information. When the user then arrives at a merchant location to purchase the item and complete a transaction using a payment instrument, the merchant may process the user's intent and information to determine how confident the merchant is that the user is entitled to utilize the payment method. Such confidence rating may correspond to whether the merchant believes the transaction is fraudulent or if the user is misrepresenting their identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventor: Sumeet Ahuja
  • Publication number: 20160189161
    Abstract: A system, a medium, and a method involve a communication interface of a server device that receives a selection of an authentication scheme to authenticate activities of an account. The communication interface receives activity data associated with a given activity of the account. A processor of the server device determines the activity data includes biometric data to authenticate the given activity of the account. An authentication circuit of the server device determines the authentication scheme is selected from a number of authentication schemes, where the selected authentication scheme requires the biometric data to authenticate the activities of the account. The authentication circuit determines an authentication of the given activity based at least on the biometric data. A transmitter of the communication interface transmits an indication of the authentication to a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: David Edward Eramian, Michael Charles Todasco, Sumeet Ahuja