Patents by Inventor Christopher Hope

Christopher Hope 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: 11645643
    Abstract: A method for harnessing a connected network to securely verify and execute a transaction is provided. The method may include requesting a PIN from a mobile device. The request may be transmitted via a USSD message. The method may also include receiving the PIN from the mobile device. The PIN may be received via a response to the USSD message. The method may also include authenticating the mobile device. The method may also include accessing a third-party network to verify an authentication status of the mobile device. The third-party network may include a plurality of IoT endpoints. Each IoT endpoint may include a stored verification usage process. The stored verification usage process may relate to a user associated with the mobile device. The method may also include executing the transaction upon receipt of an authentication signal from the third-party network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Hope, James McMorrow, Sumita Desai, Shehreyar Jamshed, Ayeesha Sachedina, Anna Xu, Brandon Castagna, Sasikumar Sivaraman, Lauren Hewings, Alex Wong
  • Publication number: 20220101302
    Abstract: A method for harnessing a connected network to securely verify and execute a transaction is provided. The method may include requesting a PIN from a mobile device. The request may be transmitted via a USSD message. The method may also include receiving the PIN from the mobile device. The PIN may be received via a response to the USSD message. The method may also include authenticating the mobile device. The method may also include accessing a third-party network to verify an authentication status of the mobile device. The third-party network may include a plurality of IoT endpoints. Each IoT endpoint may include a stored verification usage process. The stored verification usage process may relate to a user associated with the mobile device. The method may also include executing the transaction upon receipt of an authentication signal from the third-party network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Hope, James McMorrow, Sumita Desai, Shehreyar Jamshed, Ayeesha Sachedina, Anna Xu, Brandon Castagna, Sasikumar Sivaraman, Lauren Hewings, Alex Wong
  • Publication number: 20180150808
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for transforming data structures into canonical data structures are provided. The methods may include receiving data structures in specific formats and receiving data structures in exceptional formats. The method may include determining the type of format of each of the received data structures. The method may include creating a map for each of the received data structures. The method may include transforming each of the received data structures into a canonical data structure based on the created map. An exceptional data structure map may include a map used for another specific data structure with an overlay of the information exceptional to the exceptional data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: David Anthony Haley, Christopher Hope, Savit A. Pirl, Alex Y. Yang, David S. Shores, Robert Laurentius Andela, Jian Chen, Satish Narayan, Gurpreet Pahwa, Colin S. Kerr
  • Publication number: 20170169515
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods include an interface that mediates between a user's foreign exchange workflow and the user's accounts payable settlement workflow. The interface allows a user to create a foreign currency trade utilizing trading service provided by a trading platform. The interface may then integrate those trades into payment services provided by a treasury platform. The interface may allow the payment services accessible via the treasury platform to create and approve payments based on the trades and proceeds of the trades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel R. Stanton, Christopher Hope, Savit A. Pirl, Sherin B. Elwy, Daniel M. Whipple, Carolyn L. Thomas
  • Patent number: 9626724
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for viewing a check image and selecting a check service to be applied to a check. Check services may include a pay/return decision. The check images may be presented in a carousel view without pop-up windows. The user may import pre-selected check services such as stop payments. Check images may be marked with a status indicator. The status indicator may correspond to a check service applied to the check or a reconciliation error associated with the check. A user may receive notifications of pending expiration of an applied check service. The user may select and apply a check service at any time during a clearing process of the check. User may search for checks and check images based on the check service applied to the check. Search results may include check images and may be transmitted to a requested location such as via e-mail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Anne D. Tatham, Milton Santiago, Jr., Christopher Hope
  • Patent number: 9430852
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for viewing a check image and selecting a check service to be applied to a check. Check services may include a pay/return decision. The check images may be presented in a carousel view without pop-up windows. The user may import pre-selected check services such as stop payments. Check images may be marked with a status indicator. The status indicator may correspond to a check service applied to the check or a reconciliation error associated with the check. A user may receive notifications of pending expiration of an applied check service. The user may select and apply a check service at any time during a clearing process of the check. User may search for checks and check images based on the check service applied to the check. Search results may include check images and may be transmitted to a requested location such as via e-mail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Anne D. Tatham, Milton Santiago, Jr., Christopher Hope
  • Publication number: 20160210000
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that improves the display treasury management functionality for a cash positioning and reporting system is provided. Several portions of the payment process may be improved. The approval process may be streamlined by providing supplemental contact information at each stage of the approval process. Confirmation of payments via wire transfers may be sent to a payee. Transactions may be approved or rejected from increasingly detailed descriptions of the transactions. Transactions that have been successfully completed may be confirmed. Incomplete or unsuccessful transactions may be reconciled for further action by a user. Each transaction list by sorted as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel M. Whipple, Darin G. Mallory, Savit A. Pirl, Christopher Hope, Mary R. Rosendahl, Milton Santiago, JR.
  • Patent number: 9105018
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for bill integration are provided. Checks issued by a bill-pay vendor may be integrated into a daily issue file and be presented to a user for review. The review may include selecting one or more check service to be applied to a check. The presenting may including marking checks and images corresponding to items received from a bill-pay vendor. Credit card transactions initiated via a bill-pay vendor may be integrated into the daily issue file. Checks received from the bill-pay vendor may be numbered into a range that is not a user-generated range. Bill-pay integration may include just-in-time funding of payments initiated through the bill-pay vendor. The daily issue file may be accessed via a mobile device, and may be filtered based on an entitlement associated with the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Anne D. Tatham, Milton Santiago, Jr., Christopher Hope, Richard M. Brewer
  • Publication number: 20150127544
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that improves treasury management functionality for a cash positioning and reporting system is provided. Several portions of the payment process may be improved. The approval process may be streamlined by providing supplemental contact information at each stage of the approval process. Confirmation of payments made via a wire transfer may be sent to a payee. A reference number from the wire transfer may be included in the confirmation. The reference number may permit tracking of the payment by the payee. Likewise, supplemental wire transfer information may be provided to the general ledger system to improve reconciliation of payments and invoices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Bank of America
    Inventors: Milton Santiago, JR., Christopher Hope, John E. Scully
  • Publication number: 20150106272
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for viewing a check image and selecting a check service to be applied to a check. Check services may include a pay/return decision. The check images may be presented in a carousel view without pop-up windows. The user may import pre-selected check services such as stop payments. Check images may be marked with a status indicator. The status indicator may correspond to a check service applied to the check or a reconciliation error associated with the check. A user may receive notifications of pending expiration of an applied check service. The user may select and apply a check service at any time during a clearing process of the check. User may search for checks and check images based on the check service applied to the check. Search results may include check images and may be transmitted to a requested location such as via e-mail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Anne D. Tatham, Milton Santiago, JR., Christopher Hope
  • Publication number: 20150088748
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes identifying a plurality of initiated payments awaiting approval. An initiated payment is associated with a plurality of payment details describing the initiated payment. A queue comprising a plurality of payment action pages is generated. A payment action page comprises the plurality of payment details describing a corresponding initiated payment. The method further includes displaying on a mobile device a first payment action page of the plurality of payment action pages in the queue and displaying on the mobile device a second payment action page of the plurality of payment action pages in the queue in response to receiving a payment action associated with the first payment action page from the user of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Milton Santiago, Christopher Hope, Darin Garitt Mallory, Savit Pirl, Mary R. Rosendahl, Daniel Marsh Whipple
  • Publication number: 20140372295
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for bill integration are provided. Checks issued by a bill-pay vendor may be integrated into a daily issue file and be presented to a user for review. The review may include selecting one or more check service to be applied to a check. The presenting may including marking checks and images corresponding to items received from a bill-pay vendor. Credit card transactions initiated via a bill-pay vendor may be integrated into the daily issue file. Checks received from the bill-pay vendor may be numbered into a range that is not a user-generated range. Bill-pay integration may include just-in-time funding of payments initiated through the bill-pay vendor. The daily issue file may be accessed via a mobile device, and may be filtered based on an entitlement associated with the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Anne D. Tatham, Milton Santiago, JR., Christopher Hope, Richard M. Brewer
  • Publication number: 20140372296
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for viewing a check image and selecting a check service to be applied to a check. Check services may include a pay/return decision. The check images may be presented in a carousel view without pop-up windows. The user may import pre-selected check services such as stop payments. Check images may be marked with a status indicator. The status indicator may correspond to a check service applied to the check or a reconciliation error associated with the check. A user may receive notifications of pending expiration of an applied check service. The user may select and apply a check service at any time during a clearing process of the check. User may search for checks and check images based on the check service applied to the check. Search results may include check images and may be transmitted to a requested location such as via e-mail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Anne D. Tatham, Milton Santiago, JR., Christopher Hope
  • Publication number: 20140372294
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for bill integration are provided. Checks issued by a bill-pay vendor may be integrated into a daily issue file and be presented to a user for review. The review may include selecting one or more check service to be applied to a check. The presenting may including marking checks and images corresponding to items received from a bill-pay vendor. Credit card transactions initiated via a bill-pay vendor may be integrated into the daily issue file. Checks received from the bill-pay vendor may be numbered into a range that is not a user-generated range. Bill-pay integration may include just-in-time funding of payments initiated through the bill-pay vendor. The daily issue file may be accessed via a mobile device, and may be filtered based on an entitlement associated with the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Anne D. Tatham, Milton Santiago, JR., Christopher Hope, Richard M. Brewer
  • Publication number: 20140372266
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for viewing a check image and selecting a check service to be applied to a check. Check services may include a pay/return decision. The check images may be presented in a carousel view without pop-up windows. The user may import pre-selected check services such as stop payments. Check images may be marked with a status indicator. The status indicator may correspond to a check service applied to the check or a reconciliation error associated with the check. A user may receive notifications of pending expiration of an applied check service. The user may select and apply a check service at any time during a clearing process of the check. User may search for checks and check images based on the check service applied to the check. Search results may include check images and may be transmitted to a requested location such as via e-mail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Anne D. Tatham, Milton Santiago, JR., Christopher Hope
  • Patent number: 8914308
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that improves the operation of treasury management functionality for a cash positioning and reporting system is provided. Several portions of the payment process may be improved. The initiation process may be streamlined by providing supplemental contact information. Transactions may be initiated from trusted templates or groups of templates. Likewise transfers between internal accounts may be created. At each stage of the process views of current transaction/transfer initiations may be viewed. Transactions that have been successfully initiated may be confirmed. Incomplete or unsuccessful initiation may be reconciled for further action by a user. Templates and transfers may be grouped and sorted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Mary R. Rosendahl, Milton Santiago, Jr., Daniel M. Whipple, Darin G. Mallory, Christopher Hope, Savit A. Pirl
  • Patent number: 8818893
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing a dynamic payment generator are provided. A customer of a financial institution may desire to conduct a transaction involving a transferor or transferee financial institution without prior knowledge regarding unique and specific information required by the transferor or transferee institution. In some embodiments, apparatus and methods may detect information entered by the customer and dynamically prompt the customer for additional information required by the transferor or transferee institution. Apparatus and methods may pre-fill fields on a form displayed to the customer with information required by the transferor or transferee institution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Howard O. Weinstein, William E. Thomas, Daniel M. Whipple, Christopher Hope, Savit A. Pirl, Milton Santiago, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140207675
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that improves the operation of treasury management functionality for a cash positioning and reporting system is provided. Several portions of the payment process may be improved. The initiation process may be streamlined by providing supplemental contact information. Transactions may be initiated from trusted templates or groups of templates. Likewise transfers between internal accounts may be created. At each stage of the process views of current transaction/transfer initiations may be viewed. Transactions that have been successfully initiated may be confirmed. Incomplete or unsuccessful initiation may be reconciled for further action by a user. Templates and transfers may be grouped and sorted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mary R. Rosendahl, Milton Santiago, JR., Daniel M. Whipple, Darin G. Mallory, Christopher Hope, Savit A. Pirl
  • Publication number: 20140164232
    Abstract: Apparatus for coordinating a rule-based relationship between a bank, a vendor and a merchant is provided. The apparatus may include a vendor data platform, a vendor payment platform and a vendor clearing platform. The vendor data platform may receive a vendor name, a vendor identification number and vendor banking information and may this information into a third party database maintained by a third party. The vendor payment platform may receive the vendor identification number and a payment amount electronically associated with the vendor identification number without the banking information and transmit, to the third party, the vendor identification number and the payment amount. The vendor clearing platform may receive, from the third party, the payment amount and the banking information, and may transmit information to a clearing house. The information may initiate a transfer of funds into a vendor bank account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas J. Durkin, Alex Y. Yang, Doug J. Carlson, Brian G. Higgins, Christopher Hope, Savit A. Pirl, Milton Santiago
  • Patent number: 8732079
    Abstract: Apparatus for coordinating a rule-based relationship between a bank, a vendor and a merchant is provided. The apparatus may include a vendor data platform, a vendor payment platform and a vendor clearing platform. The vendor data platform may receive a vendor name, a vendor identification number and vendor banking information and may this information into a third party database maintained by a third party. The vendor payment platform may receive the vendor identification number and a payment amount electronically associated with the vendor identification number without the banking information and transmit, to the third party, the vendor identification number and the payment amount. The vendor clearing platform may receive, from the third party, the payment amount and the banking information, and may transmit information to a clearing house. The information may initiate a transfer of funds into a vendor bank account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Durkin, Alex Y. Yang, Doug J. Carlson, Brian G. Higgins, Christopher Hope, Savit A. Pirl, Milton Santiago