US 11,997,098 B2
Using one or more networks to assess one or more metrics about an entity
Pranav Dandekar, Palo Alto, CA (US); Peter Lofgren, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Ashish Goel, Stanford, CA (US)
Assigned to Stripe, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Stripe, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/975,316.
Application 17/975,316 is a continuation of application No. 16/593,702, filed on Oct. 4, 2019, granted, now 11,503,033.
Application 16/593,702 is a continuation of application No. 15/699,808, filed on Sep. 8, 2017, granted, now 10,469,504.
Prior Publication US 2023/0046185 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/50 (2013.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/102 (2013.01) [G06F 21/50 (2013.01); G06F 15/16 (2013.01); H04L 63/0263 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
identifying a query node in at least one of a plurality of graphs, each of the plurality of graphs corresponding to a different modality of communication;
determining a strength of a connection between the query node and a whitelist node in the at least one of the plurality of graphs, the determining of the strength of the connection being based on performing a plurality of random walks in the at least one of the plurality of graphs from the query node to the whitelist node;
determining a whitelist score based on the strength of the connection;
receiving a request for authorization of an action associated with an entity of the query node; and
causing the authorization of the action based on the whitelist score.