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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 08, 2018
Applicant:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.a., San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Phillip Clausen, Novato, CA (US);

Lisa Michelle Lepage, Charlotte, NC (US);

Darrell Lee Suen, San Ramon, CA (US);

Jeffrey A. Cornman, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0869 (2013.01); H04L 63/0838 (2013.01); H04L 63/0861 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with bidirectional authorization are described herein. According to one embodiment, a method includes a user receiving a communication from an entity. In response to receiving the communication from the entity, the method further includes generating a token. The token may be personal identification number (PIN), alphanumeric value, code word, pass phrase, or security question. The token is received by a device of the user. Additionally, the token is transmitted to the entity. The user may then receive evidence of the token from the entity.


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