Patents by Inventor Upul Hanwella

Upul Hanwella 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).

  • Session management
    Patent number: 11848957
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for session management, security scoring, and friction management are provided herein. Sessions may be monitored for commonalities or other attributes or aspects and closed, terminated, or a freeze placed on additional sessions from being initiated. A security score may be provided which is indicative of how secure a user is with respect to one or more ways the user interacts with a resource. One or more suggested actions or score improvement strategies may be suggested to facilitate improvement of a security score for a user. Friction management may be provided by having one or more additional layers of security applied to an account of a user or an entity based on suspicious behavior or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Traci H. Nguyen, Nairobi N. Kim, Ian Jensen, Upul Hanwella, Brian J. Hanafee, Christopher Wayne Howser, Ajay Panikkar, Michael Chang
  • Session management
    Patent number: 11503068
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for session management, security scoring, and friction management are provided herein. Sessions may be monitored for commonalities or other attributes or aspects and closed, terminated, or a freeze placed on additional sessions from being initiated. A security score may be provided which is indicative of how secure a user is with respect to one or more ways the user interacts with a resource. One or more suggested actions or score improvement strategies may be suggested to facilitate improvement of a security score for a user. Friction management may be provided by having one or more additional layers of security applied to an account of a user or an entity based on suspicious behavior or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Traci H. Nguyen, Nairobi N. Kim, Ian Jensen, Upul Hanwella, Brian J. Hanafee, Christopher Wayne Howser, Ajay Panikkar, Michael Chang
  • Session management
    Patent number: 10237298
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for session management, security scoring, and friction management are provided herein. Sessions may be monitored for commonalities or other attributes or aspects and closed, terminated, or a freeze placed on additional sessions from being initiated. A security score may be provided which is indicative of how secure a user is with respect to one or more ways the user interacts with a resource. One or more suggested actions or score improvement strategies may be suggested to facilitate improvement of a security score for a user. Friction management may be provided by having one or more additional layers of security applied to an account of a user or an entity based on suspicious behavior or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Traci H. Nguyen, Nairobi N. Kim, Ian Jensen, Upul Hanwella, Brian J. Hanafee, Christopher Wayne Howser, Ajay Panikkar, Michael Chang