Patents by Inventor David M. Grigg

David M. Grigg 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).

  • Publication number: 20160098549
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus, a method, and a computer program product for authenticating a user based on a sequence of rhythmic inputs. The user via a mobile device provides one or more inputs (e.g., pushing a button, tapping a touchscreen, a biometric, or the like) to one or more sensors associated with the mobile device as an attempt of authorization. The one or more inputs may be provided in a rhythmic manner (e.g., provided in time with music). The present invention then compares the provided one or more inputs to one or more predetermined sequences of inputs that are associated with positive authentication of the user (e.g., a known password). The phone determines that the one or more provided inputs match one or more predetermined rhythmic sequences associated with positive authentication of the user and authenticates the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Richard Andrew Starbuck, Carrie Anne Hanson
  • Publication number: 20160099929
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, and a computer program product for a user authentication based on self-selected preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Joseph Neil Johansen, Carrie Anne Hanson, Charles Jason Burrell, Elizabeth S. Votaw
  • Patent number: 9305293
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for a clearing house for creating and directing readable indicia to/from merchants, users, and/or vendors. As such, merchants, users, and vendors may all be able to recognize, read, and complete transactions using a created universal readable indicia, irrespective of the entities associated with the transaction. The invention may create and provide a universal readable indicia that may be read and/or scanned by any of a user, merchant, or vendor. Subsequently, upon scanning, the system may recognize the appropriate vendor associated with the scan, based on information about the user or merchant derived from the scan. As such, the invention may be able to convert the universal readable indicia to one or more indicia accepted by a vendor that may complete the transaction with the user and/or merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: David M. Grigg
  • Patent number: 9305149
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for sorting mobile banking functions into authentication buckets. Embodiments determine, for each of a plurality of mobile banking functions, a corresponding authentication buckets, where each authentication bucket corresponds with a level of authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Joseph Neil Johansen, Michael E. Toth, Daniel Lynn Carpenter, Hood Qaim-Maqami, Carrie Anne Hanson, Elizabeth S. Votaw
  • Patent number: 9286450
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, and a computer program product self-selected user access based on specific authentication types. The system typically including a memory, a processor, and a module configured to receive from a user, a user-selected preference, wherein the user-selected preference comprises one or more authentication types desired by the user; determine a level of authentication from a plurality of levels of authentication are associated with the one or more authentication types associated with the user-selected preference; initiate the presentation of a user interface that enables the user to select one or more application functions, wherein the one or more application functions are associated with the determined level of authentication; receive from a user, a selection of one or more application functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Joseph Neil Johansen, Carrie Anne Hanson, Charles Jason Burrell, Elizabeth S. Votaw
  • Patent number: 9275418
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for providing e-receipts to customers. Embodiments receive authorization from a customer for the customer to be enrolled in a point of transaction e-receipt communication program; receive transaction data corresponding to at least one transaction performed by the customer at a point of transaction of a merchant; and initiate communication, to the customer, of an e-receipt based at least in part on the received transaction data. Some embodiments receive authorization from a plurality of enrolling merchants for enrollment in the point of transaction e-receipt communication program; and build a cooperating merchant list comprising information corresponding to a plurality of cooperating merchants cooperating with a financial institution implementing the point of transaction e-receipt communication program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Neil Johansen, Farhan Ahmed Siddiqi, David Reed Godsman, David M. Grigg
  • Publication number: 20160055487
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing user authentication based on historical user patterns. Embodiments receive from a user, a request to execute a user action associated with an application, wherein execution of the user action requires validation of authentication credentials; collect a set of data comprising information related to user patterns associated with the apparatus of the user; determine a user pattern score associated with the user; determine a level of authentication; determine which authentication types are associated with the level of authentication; request authentication credentials corresponding to the authentication types; receive authentication credentials from the user; validate the authentication credentials, thereby resulting in a successful validation of the authentication credentials; and in response to the successful validation, execute the user action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw, Alicia C. Jones-McFadden, David M. Grigg, Peter John Bertanzetti, Michael E. Toth, Carrie Anne Hanson
  • Publication number: 20160055326
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing user authentication based on historical user patterns. Embodiments of the present invention may be configured to communicate code executable by a computing device that causes the computing device to monitor user patterns of a user based on the user interacting with the computing device; receive baseline user patterns to identify the user; identify, from the baseline user patterns, one or more routine actions performed by the user operating the computing device; receive a request to perform a transaction, wherein the transaction is associated with a level of security that must be authenticated; receive identification user patterns of the user based on the user interacting with the computing device; determine a threshold score based on comparing the identification user patterns with the baseline user patterns; and alter the level of security.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw, Alicia C. Jones-McFadden, David M. Grigg, Peter John Bertanzetti, Michael E. Toth, Carrie Anne Hanson
  • Publication number: 20160057144
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and computer program products are provided for determining a user's authentication requirements/credentials for function requiring authentication based on determining a location along an authentication continuum. The location along the authentication continuum defines the degree of authentication/credentials required to access the function and is determined based on a current state of the user and/or function attributes. The more or less that is known about the current state of the user the more or less likely the user is the user that is attempting to access the function and, thus, the authentication requirements required to access the function can be adjusted according (increased or decreased).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Peter John Bertanzetti, Charles Jason Burrell, Carrie Anne Hanson, Joseph Neil Johansen, Michael E. Toth
  • Patent number: 9262759
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to apparatuses, methods, and computer-program products for a multipurpose wearable device that is associated with one or more financial accounts wherein, in use, the wearable device is configured to facilitate a financial transaction using at least one of the one or more financial accounts. The wearable device comprises: a wearable article, wherein the wearable article comprises one or more features securing the wearable article to a person or an item associated with the person; and a portion comprising a machine-readable indicia, wherein the machine-readable indicia, when successfully read, provides payment information for conducting a financial transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, David M. Grigg, Richard Andrew Starbuck, Alicia C. Jones, Audrey L. Longfellow
  • Publication number: 20160026779
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and computer program products are provided for determining a user's authentication requirements/credentials for a specific network access session based on the current location of the user in comparison to known boundaries of location associated with the user, such as patterns of movement or the like. As such, the present invention serves to expedite the process for authenticating a user who desires to gain access to a network service, such as a banking application or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Peter John Bertanzetti, Charles Jason Burrell, Carrie Anne Hanson, Joseph Neil Johansen, Michael E. Toth
  • Publication number: 20160012409
    Abstract: Methods and systems for configuring a computing platform using local positioning technology are presented. In some embodiments, a customer assistance computing platform may receive one or more attributes associated with a beacon signal received at the customer computing device and an identifier associated with the customer computing device. Subsequently, the computing platform may determine an identity of a customer using the customer computing device. The computing platform then may determine a location of the customer using the customer computing device based on the one or more attributes associated with the beacon signal. Thereafter, the computing platform may receive one or more configuration instructions based on the identity of the customer. Then, the computing platform may be configured based on the one or more configuration instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Don Cardinal, David M. Grigg, Sharon Scanlon
  • Publication number: 20160012495
    Abstract: A computing platform may receive a plurality of messages comprising data indicating physical presence of customers at a physical location from an indoor positioning system located at the physical location. The computing platform may determine that one or more customers of the customers at the physical location have left the physical location based on at least a portion of the data indicating the physical presence of the customers at the physical location. Responsive to determining that the one or more customers of the customers at the physical location have left the physical location, the computing platform may generate one or more messages soliciting feedback from the one or more customers regarding their experience at the physical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Don Cardinal, David M. Grigg
  • Publication number: 20160012505
    Abstract: Methods and systems for predicting and responding to customer needs using local positioning technology are presented. In some embodiments, a customer assistance computing platform may receive one or more attributes associated with a beacon signal received by a customer computing device and an identifier associated with the customer computing device. Subsequently, the computing platform may determine an identity of a customer using the customer computing device. The computing platform then may determine a location of the customer using the customer computing device based on the one or more attributes associated with the beacon signal. Thereafter, the computing platform may determine one or more predicted needs of the customer. Then, the computing platform may generate a notification based on the predicted needs of the customer and may send the notification to the customer computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Sharon Scanlon, Kim Stittsworth, David M. Grigg, Davindar Gill
  • Publication number: 20160012655
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using proximity positioning systems to determine a location of a user, identify the user and provide additional services and/or functionality to the user based on the determined location and/or identity are presented. In some examples, a low-power radio signal emitted from a location beacon may be received or detected by a personal computing device. The location of the beacon, and the device detecting the signal, may be determined. The location information, as well as a unique identifier associated with the personal computing device, may be used to identify a user associated with the personal computing device and the location of the user. This information may be used to provide additional services and/or functionality to the user. For instance, the location and identity information may be used to provide the user with access to secure areas within a location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, David M. Grigg, Kim Stittsworth
  • Publication number: 20160014553
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media configured to determine a location of a user, identify the user and provide additional services based on the determined location and/or identity are provided. In some examples, associate users may be identified and a location of each associate user may be tracked to identify a location of an associate user, confirm the location of the associate user is an expected location, and/or provide location information to a customer of the associate user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Don Cardinal, David M. Grigg
  • Publication number: 20160012484
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing targeted advertising using local positioning technology are presented. In some embodiments, a customer assistance computing platform may receive one or more attributes associated with a beacon signal received by a customer computing device and an identifier associated with the customer computing device. Subsequently, the computing platform may determine an identity of a customer using the customer computing device. The computing platform then may determine a location of the customer using the customer computing device based on the one or more attributes associated with the beacon signal. Thereafter, the computing platform may select, based on the identity of the customer and the location of the customer, advertising content to be presented to the customer using the customer computing device. Then, the computing platform may send the selected advertising content to one or more recipient computing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Sharon Scanlon, Don Cardinal, David M. Grigg
  • Publication number: 20160012410
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media configured to determine a location of a user, identify the user and provide additional services based on the determined location and/or identity are provided. In some examples, the identity of a customer may be determined based on detection of a signal by a personal computing device of the customer. One or more associate users associated with that customer may be identified and a location of the associate user may be transmitted to the customer user. In other examples, a category of an identified customer may be determined and an associate user equipped to work with that determined category of customer may be identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Sharon Scanlon, Davindar Gill, David M. Grigg
  • Publication number: 20160005048
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and computer program products provide for monitoring an area within or proximate to a place of business for digital signatures of mobile communication devices, such as cellular devices or wearable communication devices. The captured digital signatures are then matched to digital signatures associated with existing customers of the business to determine the presence of the existing customer within or proximate to the place of business. Once the presence of the existing customer within or proximate to the business is known, the business can access other relevant information, such as customer profile information, prior transaction/interaction information or the like to enhance the customer's current interaction with the business. Moreover, once the presence of the existing customer is known, location determining mechanisms may implemented to track the location of the known customer within or proximate to the place of business for the purpose of positively identifying the known customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Richard Andrew Starbuck, Carrie Anne Hanson, Alicia C. Jones-McFadden, Nathan Dent, Nicholas Munson, Matthew K. Bryant
  • Patent number: 9223951
    Abstract: The present invention includes a system for authenticating a second action based on a first action, wherein the system is configured to: receive a first request to execute a first action associated with a first application; determine that execution of the first action requires user authentication; request one or more authentication credentials from the user; receive a first authentication credential associated with the first action; validate the first authentication credential, thereby resulting in a successful validation of the received first authentication credential; in response to the successful validation, execute the first action; receive a second request to execute a second action associated with a second application; determine that execution of the second action requires user authentication; use the successful validation of the first authentication credential to validate a second authentication credential so that the second action may be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Peter John Bertanzetti, Charles Jason Burrell, Carrie Anne Hanson, Joseph Neil Johansen, Michael E. Toth, Elizabeth S. Votaw