Patents by Inventor Elizabeth S. Votaw

Elizabeth S. Votaw 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: 20160155189
    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: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Joseph Neil Johansen, Michael E. Toth, Daniel Lynn Carpenter, Hood Qaim-Maqami, Carrie Anne Hanson, Elizabeth S. Votaw
  • Publication number: 20160134614
    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: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Peter John Bertanzetti, Charles Jason Burrell, Carrie Anne Hanson, Joseph Neil Johansen, Michael E. Toth, Elizabeth S. Votaw
  • Patent number: 9331994
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing user authentication based on transaction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Peter John Bertanzetti, Michael E. Toth, Carrie Anne Hanson, Elizabeth S. Votaw
  • Patent number: 9324115
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise systems, computer program products, and methods for a financial and social management system that provides improved tracking and management related to how, where, when, and with whom a user enters into activities. The financial and social management system captures activity information and images from various sources of information, including but not limited to social networking accounts, e-receipts, location determination devices, and the like, and associates the activity information and images with the activities. The financial and social management system aggregates the activity information for a number of activities based on the location, user, entity, category, cost, time period, or the like and displays the aggregated activity information in an activity review interface. The financial and social management system may supplement the aggregated activity information with educational data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw, Laura Corinne Bondesen, Matthew A. Calman, Katherine Dintenfass, Candice Michelle Jones, Charles Karim Aweida, Parker Holt Bossier, Rebecca A. Chen, Nandhita Kumar, Min Zhao
  • Patent number: 9323852
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise systems, computer program products, and methods for a financial and social management system that provides improved tracking and management related to how, where, when, and with whom a user enters into activities. The financial and social management system captures activity information and images from various sources of information, including but not limited to social networking accounts, e-receipts, contact lists, calendars, and the like, and associates the activity information and images with the activities. The financial and social management system may determine locations, social relationships, entities, categories, or the like from the various sources of information and tag the activities with location tags, social relationship tags, entity tags, category tags, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw, Laura Corinne Bondesen, Matthew A. Calman, Katherine Dintenfass, Candice Michelle Jones, Charles Karim Aweida, Parker Holt Bossier, Rebecca A. Chen, Nandhita Kumar, Min Zhao
  • Patent number: 9324114
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise systems, computer program products, and methods for a financial and social management system that provides improved tracking and management related to how, where, when, and with whom a user enters into activities. The financial and social management system captures activity information and images from various sources of information, including but not limited to social networking accounts, e-receipts, location determination devices, and the like, and associates the activity information and images with the activities. The financial and social management system may display the activities, activity information, and images in an interactive map using markers. The markers in the interactive may be displayed as a function of the time of the activity, include images, or transaction data related to the activity. Positioning information related to the location of the user at the time of the activities may also be overlaid on the interactive map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw, Laura Corinne Bondesen, Matthew A. Calman, Katherine Dintenfass, Candice Michelle Jones, Charles Karim Aweida, Parker Holt Bossier, Rebecca A. Chen, Nandhita Kumar, Min Zhao
  • Patent number: 9313190
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and associated method or restricting access to a user's account via one or more account access channels. The system typically includes a processor, a memory, and an access restriction module stored in the memory. The module is typically configured for: integrating one or more account access channels associated with the user's account with an access restriction procedure; receiving a request from the user to implement the access restriction procedure; based on receiving the request from the user to implement the access restriction procedure, implementing the access restriction procedure, wherein implementing the access restriction procedure comprises restricting access to the user's account via the account access channel(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Hood Qaim-Maqami, Alicia C. Jones, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Joseph Neil Johansen, Charles Jason Burrell, Carrie Anne Hanson, Michael Patrick Lynch
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20160098719
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to an invention for accessing a remotely located mobile device of a user based on certain events is provided. The system, method, and computer program product are configured to: (a) monitor one or more transaction involving a transaction vehicle of a user; (b) determine a physical location of a transaction vehicle based at least partially on the one or more transactions; (c) determine a geographic location of a mobile device of the user, wherein the mobile device is associated with the transaction vehicle; (d) determine whether or not the transaction vehicle of the user and the mobile device of the user are co-located; and (e) reconfigure one or more applications accessible to the mobile device or one or more functional features of the mobile device based at least partially on determining that the mobile device and the transaction vehicle of the user are not co-located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw, Charles Jason Burrell, Carrie Anne Hanson, Alicia C. Jones, Michael Patrick Lynch, Hood Qaim-Maqami
  • 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
  • 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: 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20150363764
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for conducting person-to-person (P2P) payments via a short-range wireless payment beacon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, James Gregory Ronca, Henry J. Chou, Joseph Neil Johansen, Michael E. Toth, Elizabeth S. Votaw
  • Patent number: 9213974
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to an invention for accessing a remotely located mobile device of a user based on certain events. The system, method, and computer program product are configured to: (a) monitor one or more transaction involving a transaction vehicle of a user; (b) determine a physical location of a transaction vehicle based at least partially on the one or more transactions; (c) determine a geographic location of a mobile device of the user, wherein the mobile device is associated with the transaction vehicle; (d) determine whether or not the transaction vehicle of the user and the mobile device of the user are co-located; and (e) reconfigure one or more applications accessible to the mobile device or one or more functional features of the mobile device based at least partially on determining that the mobile device and the transaction vehicle of the user are not co-located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw, Charles Jason Burrell, Carrie Anne Hanson, Alicia C. Jones, Michael Patrick Lynch, Hood Qaim-Maqami
  • Patent number: 9213814
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Joseph Neil Johansen, Carrie Anne Hanson, Charles Jason Burrell, Elizabeth S. Votaw
  • Publication number: 20150227724
    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: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20150227731
    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: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20150227730
    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: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Joseph Neil Johansen, Carrie Anne Hanson, Charles Jason Burrell, Elizabeth S. Votaw