Patents by Inventor Sharon Scanlon

Sharon Scanlon 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: 10108952
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Sharon Scanlon, Davindar Gill, David M. Grigg
  • Patent number: 10028081
    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, a signal emitted from a beacon may be detected by a personal computing device of a user within a predefined proximity of the beacon. The location of the beacon, and the device detecting the signal, may be determined and the identity of the user associated with the device may be determined. Authentication information may be requested from the user. The request for authentication information may be transmitted to the personal computing device and the user may provide the authentication information via the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Sharon Scanlon, Davindar Gill, Pete Bertanzetti
  • Patent number: 9754295
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing navigation functionality in a retail location 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 generate one or more navigation instructions to guide the customer to another location. Then, the computing platform may send the one or more navigation instructions to the customer computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Davindar Gill, Sharon Scanlon
  • Publication number: 20170206572
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing navigation functionality in a retail location 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 generate one or more navigation instructions to guide the customer to another location. Then, the computing platform may send the one or more navigation instructions to the customer computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Davindar Gill, Sharon Scanlon
  • Patent number: 9691092
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Sharon Scanlon, Kim Stittsworth, David M. Grigg, Davindar Gill
  • Patent number: 9659316
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing navigation functionality in a retail location 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 generate one or more navigation instructions to guide the customer to another location. Then, the computing platform may send the one or more navigation instructions to the customer computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Davindar Gill, Sharon Scanlon
  • Patent number: 9432804
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using proximity positioning systems to determine an identity and location of a user, and process a pre-staged transaction based on the determined information are provided. In some examples, a transaction may be initiated by a user. A financial institution may pre-process the transaction and, upon establishing a physical presence of the user at a banking center, may further process and/or complete the transaction. The physical presence of the user may be established based on a signal from a location beacon at the banking center being detected by a personal computing device of the user. Because the personal computing device is within a predefined proximity of the location beacon in order to detect the signal, the location of the location beacon, and, thus the personal computing device may be determined, and an identity of the user may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Don Cardinal, Sharon Scanlon, Davindar Gill, Alicia C. Jones, Russell Lewis
  • 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: 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: 20160012496
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing navigation functionality in a retail location 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 generate one or more navigation instructions to guide the customer to another location. Then, the computing platform may send the one or more navigation instructions to the customer computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Davindar Gill, Sharon Scanlon
  • 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: 20160012412
    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, a signal emitted from a beacon may be detected by a personal computing device of a user within a predefined proximity of the beacon. The location of the beacon, and the device detecting the signal, may be determined and the identity of the user associated with the device may be determined. Authentication information may be requested from the user. The request for authentication information may be transmitted to the personal computing device and the user may provide the authentication information via the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Sharon Scanlon, Davindar Gill, Pete Bertanzetti
  • Publication number: 20160012375
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing customer queues 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 at least one queue from one or more maintained queues based on the location of the customer. Then, the computing platform may update the at least one selected queue based on the identity of the customer to add the customer using the customer computing device to the at least one selected queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Don Cardinal, Sharon Scanlon, Davindar Gill
  • Publication number: 20160014552
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using proximity positioning systems to determine an identity and location of a user, and process a pre-staged transaction based on the determined information are provided. In some examples, a transaction may be initiated by a user. A financial institution may pre-process the transaction and, upon establishing a physical presence of the user at a banking center, may further process and/or complete the transaction. The physical presence of the user may be established based on a signal from a location beacon at the banking center being detected by a personal computing device of the user. Because the personal computing device is within a predefined proximity of the location beacon in order to detect the signal, the location of the location beacon, and, thus the personal computing device may be determined, and an identity of the user may be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Don Cardinal, Sharon Scanlon, Davindar Gill, Alicia C. Jones, Russell Lewis
  • 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: 20150227787
    Abstract: Tools for photograph billpay tagging of a digital image are provided. The digital image may correspond to a portion of text positioned upon a medium. The text may correspond to billpay information. The tool may define a graphical reference frame for the digital image. The tool may identify a set of glyphs within the text. The tool may translate a portion of the digital image into an estimated group of characters. The translated portion of the digital image may correspond to at least a part of the set of glyphs. The tool may tag the portion of the digital image with a tag. The tag may be coupled with a billpay input field. The billpay input field may be populated. The billpay input field may be populated with the group of estimated characters. The bill input field may be populated based on the coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Saurabh Mehta, Donald W. Schoppe, Dingxiang Liu, Karan S. Sahni, Sharon Scanlon, Hood Qaim-Maqami, Pavan K. Chayanam
  • Publication number: 20100005014
    Abstract: A system and method provide transparency of costs allocated to a unit of an organization. The method includes steps to receive asset information for an application at a cost transparency engine and identify a direct dependency of the application and an indirect dependency of the application using the asset information for the application. An infrastructure cost for the application is determined based on the direct dependency, the indirect dependency, component consumption by the application, and a unit cost of a service supporting the component. A report is generated, via a reporting tool, presenting the infrastructure cost for the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Barclays Capital Inc.
    Inventors: Julie Castle, Anne Loh, Carl Johnson, Bijukumar Krishnapillai, Sharon Scanlon