Patents by Inventor Wayne Barakat

Wayne Barakat 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: 12620002
    Abstract: A financial institution computing system includes an account database with a plurality of transaction parameters with respect to a financial account of a customer, a receptiveness metrics circuit structured to extract the plurality of transaction parameters from the account database, the transaction parameters including at least one financial transaction record, and indicative of a mode of the customer, and determine one or more receptiveness metrics attributed to the customer based on the mode of the customer, the one or more receptiveness metrics indicating likelihoods of the customer converting an interaction from the financial institution, wherein the interaction includes an avatar that is an aged version of the customer, and an interaction generation circuit structured to transmit the interaction to the customer at an optimal time based on the one or more receptiveness metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Wayne Barakat, Michael Fitzpatrick, Mark A. Frank, Yvette M. Hatton, Pey-Ning Huang, Michael Lyon, Kimberly D. Peck, Melissa Schroder Viscomi
  • Publication number: 20250232311
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media utilized in math-based currency (MBC) exchange utilizing MBC transaction guarantees. One method includes receiving, from a merchant point of sale (POS) terminal, a payment reimbursement request comprising a guarantee identifier associated with an MBC transfer. The method further includes determining, utilizing the guarantee identifier, transaction information. The method further includes determining, utilizing the transaction information, the guarantee identifier is associated with a failed transaction based on accessing and analyzing a plurality of disputed transactions on an MBC blockchain. The method further includes, in response to identifying the failed transaction, initiating an MBC payment from the financial computing system to an MBC address of a merchant. The method further includes providing, to the merchant POS terminal, a payment confirmation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Ashish Kurani, Wayne Barakat, Martin Barrs, Dominik Vltavsky
  • Patent number: 12265969
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media utilized in math-based currency (MBC) exchange utilizing MBC transaction guarantees. One method includes receiving, from a merchant point of sale (POS) terminal, a payment reimbursement request comprising a guarantee identifier associated with an MBC transfer. The method further includes determining, utilizing the guarantee identifier, transaction information. The method further includes determining, utilizing the transaction information, the guarantee identifier is associated with a failed transaction based on accessing and analyzing a plurality of disputed transactions on an MBC blockchain. The method further includes, in response to identifying the failed transaction, initiating an MBC payment from the financial computing system to an MBC address of a merchant. The method further includes providing, to the merchant POS terminal, a payment confirmation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Ashish Kurani, Wayne Barakat, Martin Barrs, Dominik Vltavsky
  • Patent number: 12254476
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems and methods for matching a customer with a service representative. A request for service can be received from a customer. A first service interaction can be initiated between the customer and a first service representative. A customer sentiment metric can be determined during the first service interaction. The customer sentiment metric can indicate a level of customer satisfaction during the first service interaction. A second service representative suitable for fulfilling the customer's request for service can be identified, based at least in part on the customer sentiment metric. A second service interaction can be initiated between the customer and the second service representative, responsive to the identification of the second service representative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Wayne Barakat, Thomas E. Gross, Darius Miranda, Marria Wairmola Rhodriquez, Andres J. Saenz, Sadie Salim, Duc M. Trinh
  • Patent number: 12229824
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media utilized for revoking access to a financial account held by a customer of a financial institution. One method includes determining, by at least one processing circuit, an access level based on information stored in an account database and an adverse event experienced by a customer. The method further includes authorizing, by the at least one processing circuit, a designee of the customer comprising the access level for at least one future payment request. The method further includes transmitting, by the at least one processing circuit, an alert message corresponding to the authorization of the designee for the access level. The method further includes in response to receiving an input from a user device, withdrawing, by the at least one processing circuit, the access level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Wayne Barakat, Maria M. Benjamin, Ha M. Duong, Laura Marie Fontana, Brian Hanafee, Marion M. Hsieh, Caroline Machado, Walter Schenk
  • Publication number: 20240403935
    Abstract: A user computing device comprises a network interface, an input/output (“I/O”) device, an imaging device, and a processing circuit storing instructions that cause a processor to receive a set of user photographs, determine an emotive state of the user in each of the photographs in the set of user photographs, categorize each of the photographs based on the determined emotive states of the user where each of the photographs is categorized into at least one of a user positive emotion category and a user negative emotion category, receive spending behavior data indicative of a spending behavior of the user, generate an advertisement based on the received spending behavior data where the advertisement includes a photograph from the set of user photographs categorized within at least one of the user positive emotion category and the user negative emotion category, and present the advertisement to the user via the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Wayne Barakat, Thomas E. Gross, Darius Miranda, Marria Wairmola Rhodriquez, Andres J. Saenz, Sadie Salim, Duc M. Trinh
  • Publication number: 20240303285
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure can help improve the functionality of virtual assistant (VA) systems by determining filtering criteria that applies to inputs received by the system, and storing information associated with the inputs (and controlling access to such information by different users of the VA system) in accordance with the filtering criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Michelle M. Young, Paul Vittimberga, Wayne Barakat, David Newman, Vincent Le Chevalier, Brian P. McMahon
  • Publication number: 20240257180
    Abstract: A financial institution computing system includes an account database with a plurality of transaction parameters with respect to a financial account of a customer, a receptiveness metrics circuit structured to extract the plurality of transaction parameters from the account database, the transaction parameters including at least one financial transaction record, and indicative of a mode of the customer, and determine one or more receptiveness metrics attributed to the customer based on the mode of the customer, the one or more receptiveness metrics indicating likelihoods of the customer converting an interaction from the financial institution, wherein the interaction includes an avatar that is an aged version of the customer, and an interaction generation circuit structured to transmit the interaction to the customer at an optimal time based on the one or more receptiveness metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Wayne Barakat, Michael Fitzpatrick, Mark A. Frank, Yvette M. Hatton, Pey-Ning Huang, Michael Lyon, Kimberly D. Peck, Melissa Schroder Viscomi
  • Publication number: 20240211955
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media utilized in math-based currency (MBC) exchange utilizing MBC transaction guarantees. One method includes receiving, from a merchant point of sale (POS) terminal, a payment reimbursement request comprising a guarantee identifier associated with an MBC transfer. The method further includes determining, utilizing the guarantee identifier, transaction information. The method further includes determining, utilizing the transaction information, the guarantee identifier is associated with a failed transaction based on accessing and analyzing a plurality of disputed transactions on an MBC blockchain. The method further includes, in response to identifying the failed transaction, initiating an MBC payment from the financial computing system to an MBC address of a merchant. The method further includes providing, to the merchant POS terminal, a payment confirmation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Ashish Kurani, Wayne Barakat, Martin Barrs, Dominik Vltavsky
  • Patent number: 11972457
    Abstract: A financial institution computing system includes an account database with a plurality of transaction parameters with respect to a financial account of a customer, a receptiveness metrics circuit structured to extract the plurality of transaction parameters from the account database, the transaction parameters including at least one financial transaction record, and indicative of a mode of the customer, and determine one or more receptiveness metrics attributed to the customer based on the mode of the customer, the one or more receptiveness metrics indicating likelihoods of the customer converting an interaction from the financial institution, wherein the interaction includes an avatar that is an aged version of the customer, and an interaction generation circuit structured to transmit the interaction to the customer at an optimal time based on the one or more receptiveness metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Wayne Barakat, Michael Fitzpatrick, Mark A. Frank, Yvette M. Hatton, Pey-Ning Huang, Michael Lyon, Kimberly D. Peck, Melissa Schroder Viscomi
  • Patent number: 11928687
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media utilized in math-based currency (MBC) exchange utilizing MBC transaction guarantees. One method includes receiving, from a merchant point of sale (POS) terminal, a payment reimbursement request comprising a guarantee identifier associated with an MBC transfer. The method further includes determining, utilizing the guarantee identifier, transaction information. The method further includes determining, utilizing the transaction information, the guarantee identifier is associated with a failed transaction based on accessing and analyzing a plurality of disputed transactions on an MBC blockchain. The method further includes, in response to identifying the failed transaction, initiating an MBC payment from the financial computing system to an MBC address of a merchant. The method further includes providing, to the merchant POS terminal, a payment confirmation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Ashish Kurani, Wayne Barakat, Martin Barrs, Dominik Vltavsky
  • Publication number: 20240013204
    Abstract: Systems and methods for expediting math-based currency (“MBC”) transactions. One method includes receiving a request for a pending MBC transaction, the request include an MBC address of a first party, an MBC address of a second party, and an amount of MBC to be transferred and determining a balance of MBC associated with the MBC address of the first party based on accessing a listing of address balances. Further the method includes in response to determining a threshold likelihood of success of confirming the pending MBC transaction, generating and formatting a guarantee identifier and embedding a copy of the guarantee identifier in a field of the pending MBC transaction. Further the method includes transmitting the guarantee identifier and transferring the amount of MBC from the MBC address of the first party to the MBC address of the second party based on verifying the pending MBC transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Ashish Kurani, Wayne Barakat, Martin Barrs, Dominik Vltavsky
  • Patent number: 11783322
    Abstract: Systems and methods for expediting math-based currency (“MBC”) transactions are described. A financial institution facilitates the expedited MBC transactions. The expedited MBC transactions are achieved by guaranteeing merchants that a pending MBC transaction between the merchant and a customer will be verified by the MBC verification nodes. A provided guarantee can be collected on by the merchant in the event that a guaranteed MBC transaction is not verified by the MBC verification nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Ashish Kurani, Wayne Barakat, Martin Barrs, Dominik Vltavsky
  • Publication number: 20230316391
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media utilized for revoking access to a financial account held by a customer of a financial institution. One method includes determining, by at least one processing circuit, an access level based on information stored in an account database and an adverse event experienced by a customer. The method further includes authorizing, by the at least one processing circuit, a designee of the customer comprising the access level for at least one future payment request. The method further includes transmitting, by the at least one processing circuit, an alert message corresponding to the authorization of the designee for the access level. The method further includes in response to receiving an input from a user device, withdrawing, by the at least one processing circuit, the access level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Wayne Barakat, Maria M. Benjamin, Ha M. Duong, Laura Marie Fontana, Brian Hanafee, Marion M. Hsieh, Caroline Machado, Walter Schenk
  • Patent number: 11704666
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media utilized for authorizing transactions without a payment card present. One method includes receiving a habitual transaction request including a customer indicator and identifying characteristics of the habitual transaction request. The method further includes identifying, utilizing the customer indicator, habit information of a customer and authenticating the habitual transaction request based on the characteristics of the habitual transaction request conforming with the habit information. The method further includes, in response to authenticating the habitual transaction request, authorizing the habitual transaction request and receiving a non-habitual transaction request including the customer indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Wayne Barakat, Ha M. Duong, Yvette Hatton, Chris Kalaboukis, Marria Rhodriquez
  • Patent number: 11704729
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media utilized for determining access to a financial account held by a customer of a financial institution. One method includes establishing a communication session with a sensor device, wherein the financial institution computing system continuously receives sensor data over the communication session and receiving, from a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, a payment request. The method further includes retrieving, from the user device via an application programming interface (API), device data including at least application data and receiving, from the sensor device, the sensor data including at least one of geolocation data or biometric data of the sensor device. The method further includes determining the customer experienced an adverse event based on the sensor data and the device data and determining automatically an access level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Wayne Barakat, Maria M. Benjamin, Ha M. Duong, Laura Marie Fontana, Brian Hanafee, Marion M. Hsieh, Caroline Machado, Walter Schenk
  • Publication number: 20230012269
    Abstract: Various examples describe interfacing at least one computing device to a plurality of human users. An interface system may receive goal data describing a shared goal shared by a plurality of users and transaction data describing a first transaction made by a first user of the plurality of users. The interface system may also receive, from a user computing device, audio data describing speech of the first user and of a second user. The interface system may extract a first word from the audio data and detect a conflict between at least two of the plurality of users based at least in part on the goal data, the transaction data, and the first word. The interface system may further determine a mediation routine for the conflict based at least in part on the goal data, the transaction data, and the first word, and execute the mediation routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Michelle M. Young, Paul Vittimberga, Wayne Barakat, David Newman, Vincent Le Chevalier, Brian P. McMahon
  • Patent number: 11526923
    Abstract: A user mobile device includes a network interface, an input/output (“I/O”) device configured to exchange data with a user, the I/O device including a display device configured to present a graphical user interface to the user, an imaging device configured to generate image data; and a processing circuit. The processing circuit comprising a memory and a processor. The memory stores instructions that cause the processor to receiver user photograph data including multiple photographs of the user, determine an emotive state of the user in each of the photographs, categorize each photograph into at least a user positive emotion category and a user negative emotion category, receive spending behavior data, generate a user spending alert based on the spending behavior data including a photograph from at least one of the user positive emotion category and the user negative emotion category, and present the spending alert to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Wayne Barakat, Thomas E. Gross, Darius Miranda, Marria Wairmola Rhodriquez, Andres J. Saenz, Sadie Salim, Duc M. Trinh
  • Patent number: 11403686
    Abstract: A financial institution computing system may include a steward database and a steward designation circuit. The steward database may store information of a steward of a customer. The information may include interaction information of the steward, which may include information indicative of interactions of the steward with other individuals. The steward designation circuit may determine whether an individual of the other individuals qualifies as a new steward of the customer based on the interaction information of the steward in the steward database. The steward designation circuit may designate the individual as a new steward of the customer in response to determining that the individual qualifies as a new steward of the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A
    Inventors: Wayne Barakat, Ha M. Duong, Yvette Hatton, Chris Kalaboukis, Marria Rhodriquez
  • Publication number: 20220230168
    Abstract: A financial institution computing system includes a network circuit exchanging information over a network, a customer database storing financial information for a plurality of users, and a privacy shield circuit. The privacy shield circuit receives, over the network via the network circuit, a privacy shield request from an authorized user of a financial account via a user computing device. The privacy shield circuit generates a user alias for the authorized user of the financial account. The privacy shield circuit associates the user alias with the financial account in the customer database for use in conjunction with a subsequent transaction. Use of the user alias in conjunction with the subsequent transaction includes using the user alias for at least one of an authentication procedure and providing requested information to a merchant. The privacy shield circuit transmits the user alias to the user computing device over the network via the network circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Wayne Barakat, Sotirios K. Barkas, David Newman