Patents by Inventor Joseph B. Castinado

Joseph B. Castinado 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: 20230298002
    Abstract: A conversion engine is provided that bridges gaps between various emerging payment technologies and their respective proprietary ecosystems. The conversion engine may be configured to forward currency received from an ecosystem to an account/digital wallet external to the ecosystem. The conversion engine may accept a fraud alert that triggers tracing of digital wallets that have received any sub-amount of funds transferred by the conversion engine. The conversion engine may flag any digital wallet that includes a sub-amount, prevent any further transfer of the sub-amount and a reverse a transfer of the sub-amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Samuel M. Moiyallah, JR., Julio Alessandro Vancini, Susan J. Moss, Joseph B. Castinado, Samhitha Devarapally
  • Patent number: 11374935
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a system operatively connected with a block chain distributed network and for using the block chain distributed network for facilitating a person-to-person (P2P) alias-based resource allocation. Embodiments receive an event record associated with a P2P event between a first user and a second user. The event record comprises an alias associated with the first user and/or the second user. A distributed ledger is accessed that is updated based on communications from a block chain distributed network. An alias-to-entity mapping is retrieved from the accessed distributed ledger. The alias-to-entity mapping indicates at least an entity to which the alias is mapped. Based on the mapping the alias is determined to be at least partially valid. In some cases, embodiments determine that the alias corresponds to a resource depository number maintained by the entity in a private ledger and authorizes a resource event associated with the resource event request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph B. Castinado, Venkatakrishnan Balasubramanian, Richard Huw Thomas
  • Patent number: 11257139
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a database, memory, and processor. The database stores a purchase history, assigned to a user, that includes records of products and a ticket for travel to a second location on a first date. The memory stores categories, each of which is assigned to weather conditions and includes products for which a positive correlation exists between consumer demand and a presence of one or more weather conditions. The processor determines that the user will be in the second location on a third date and obtains a predicted weather condition at the second location on the third date. The weather condition is assigned to a category including a product. The processor determines that a probability the user has a need for the product is greater than a threshold and sends a product recommendation to the user. The processor receives a purchase request from the user and completes a purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph B. Castinado
  • Patent number: 11244389
    Abstract: A system for communicating property data includes one or more interfaces operable to receive lien data including an identification of a lien on a property, an identification of the holder of the lien, a balance of debt associated with the lien, and a repayment schedule for the amount of debt associated with the lien; and lien authentication data including one or more from the set comprising: a copy of an agreement memorializing the lien, a property title memorializing the lien, and a government record memorializing the lien; one or more memories operable to store the received lien data and the received lien authentication data; and one or more processors operable to: determine, based on the received lien authentication data, that the received lien data is valid, and determine, based on the received lien data, that the received balance of debt associated with the lien needs to be updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph B. Castinado, Bonnie L. Dolan
  • Patent number: 11182781
    Abstract: A system that includes a device with a processor is configured to receive a first set of data elements and to obtain an encryption key from a memory. The processor is further configured to encrypt the first set of data elements using the encryption key, to embed the first set of encrypted data elements within a first block for the block chain, and to generate a first encrypted element map identifying the locations of the first set of encrypted data elements within the first block. The processor is further configured to combine the encryption key with the first encrypted element map to generate a creator tag, to encrypt the creator tag, to embed the creator tag within the first block, and to publish the first block to a block chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph B. Castinado, Manu J. Kurian
  • Publication number: 20210112063
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a system operatively connected with a block chain distributed network and for using the block chain distributed network for facilitating a person-to-person (P2P) alias-based resource allocation. Embodiments receive an event record associated with a P2P event between a first user and a second user. The event record comprises an alias associated with the first user and/or the second user. A distributed ledger is accessed that is updated based on communications from a block chain distributed network. An alias-to-entity mapping is retrieved from the accessed distributed ledger. The alias-to-entity mapping indicates at least an entity to which the alias is mapped. Based on the mapping the alias is determined to be at least partially valid. In some cases, embodiments determine that the alias corresponds to a resource depository number maintained by the entity in a private ledger and authorizes a resource event associated with the resource event request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph B. Castinado, Venkatakrishnan Balasubramanian, Richard Huw Thomas
  • Publication number: 20210065274
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a database, memory, and processor. The database stores a purchase history, assigned to a user, that includes records of products and a ticket for travel to a second location on a first date. The memory stores categories, each of which is assigned to weather conditions and includes products for which a positive correlation exists between consumer demand and a presence of one or more weather conditions. The processor determines that the user will be in the second location on a third date and obtains a predicted weather condition at the second location on the third date. The weather condition is assigned to a category including a product. The processor determines that a probability the user has a need for the product is greater than a threshold and sends a product recommendation to the user. The processor receives a purchase request from the user and completes a purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph B. Castinado
  • Patent number: 10817862
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for authenticating the use of a wearable device to execute a transaction. The system is configured to receive an indication that a user is in possession of the wearable device; authenticate the wearable device; transmit a pointer associated with the token to a global merchant device; receive an indication from the user to execute a transaction with at least one of the one or more local merchant devices; retrieve information identifying the token; transmit a first notification associated with the transaction to the global merchant device; determine a match between the wearable device and the pointer associated with the token; determine that the user continues to remain in possession of the wearable device; and complete execution of the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph B. Castinado, Philip Mork, Kimberly Turner
  • Patent number: 10621577
    Abstract: A system for controlling access to data includes: one or more interfaces operable to receive: an account identifier associated with a financial account and authentication criteria associated with the financial account, the authentication criteria identifying required authentication data based on a value of the transaction; one or more interfaces operable to receive a proposed transaction message, the proposed transaction message including a value of a proposed transaction, an account identifier, and a location of the proposed transaction; one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more interfaces, the one or more processors operable to: determine a financial account associated with the received account identifier and determine required authentication data for the proposed transaction based on the received account identifier and received value of the proposed transaction, the required form of authentication including one or more of: biometric authentication and location authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph B. Castinado, Bonnie L. Dolan, Charles R. Kendall
  • Patent number: 10601835
    Abstract: An access control system that includes Internet of Things sensors and a controller within a controlled area. The controller is configured to detect a guest device for a guest, to identify a sponsor associated with the guest, and to identify a sponsor block chain account for the sponsor. The controller is configured to publish an access control contract to the block chain that includes executable instructions for publishing a transaction in the block chain transferring credits from the sponsor block chain account to a vendor block chain account and conditions linked with the instructions. The controller is configured to receive an access request, to determine whether the conditions have been satisfied, and to send a trigger message that triggers the access control contract to execute the instructions in response to determining the conditions have been satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manu J. Kurian, Joseph B. Castinado
  • Publication number: 20200058069
    Abstract: A system for communicating property data includes one or more interfaces operable to receive lien data including an identification of a lien on a property, an identification of the holder of the lien, a balance of debt associated with the lien, and a repayment schedule for the amount of debt associated with the lien; and lien authentication data including one or more from the set comprising: a copy of an agreement memorializing the lien, a property title memorializing the lien, and a government record memorializing the lien; one or more memories operable to store the received lien data and the received lien authentication data; and one or more processors operable to: determine, based on the received lien authentication data, that the received lien data is valid, and determine, based on the received lien data, that the received balance of debt associated with the lien needs to be updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph B. Castinado, Bonnie L. Dolan
  • Publication number: 20190364046
    Abstract: An access control system that includes Internet of Things sensors and a controller within a controlled area. The controller is configured to detect a guest device for a guest, to identify a sponsor associated with the guest, and to identify a sponsor block chain account for the sponsor. The controller is configured to publish an access control contract to the block chain that includes executable instructions for publishing a transaction in the block chain transferring credits from the sponsor block chain account to a vendor block chain account and conditions linked with the instructions. The controller is configured to receive an access request, to determine whether the conditions have been satisfied, and to send a trigger message that triggers the access control contract to execute the instructions in response to determining the conditions have been satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Manu J. Kurian, Joseph B. Castinado
  • Patent number: 10467713
    Abstract: A system for communicating property data, comprising one or more memories operable to store a lien data for a plurality of properties, the lien data including: an identification of a lien on a property, an identification of the holder of the lien, and a balance of debt associated with the lien; and one or more operable to receive a property payment request from a requesting party, the property payment request including an identification of a subject property; and one or more processors operable to: determine that the subject property is one of the plurality of properties stored on the one or more memories, determine one or more liens associated with the subject property, and determine the lien holder for each determined lien associated with the subject party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph B. Castinado, Bonnie L. Dolan
  • Patent number: 10460385
    Abstract: A system for communicating property data includes one or more interfaces operable to receive lien data including an identification of a lien on a property, an identification of the holder of the lien, a balance of debt associated with the lien, and a repayment schedule for the amount of debt associated with the lien; and lien authentication data including one or more from the set comprising: a copy of an agreement memorializing the lien, a property title memorializing the lien, and a government record memorializing the lien; one or more memories operable to store the received lien data and the received lien authentication data; and one or more processors operable to: determine, based on the received lien authentication data, that the received lien data is valid, and determine, based on the received lien data, that the received balance of debt associated with the lien needs to be updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph B. Castinado, Bonnie L. Dolan
  • Patent number: 10417616
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a system for real-time data processing includes one or more processors operable to: determine a deposit financial institution and deposit account based on received check data, determine a debit financial institution and debit account based on the received check data, determine that the deposit and debit financial institutions are member financial institutions, determine a debit amount based on received check data; and one or more interfaces operable to: communicate a debit notification to the debit financial institution, the debit notification including at least a portion of the received check data, and receive an authorization notification from the debit financial institution in response to communicating the debit notification, the authorization notification representing a commitment from the debit financial institution to transfer the debit amount to the deposit financial institution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Charles R. Kendall, Joseph B. Castinado, Bonnie L. Dolan
  • Patent number: 10380681
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a system for real-time overdraft detection includes one or more processors operable to: determine a deposit financial institution and deposit account based on the received check data, determine a debit financial institution and debit account based on the received check data, determine that the deposit financial institution and the debit financial institution are member financial institutions, determine a debit amount based on received check data, determine that the debit account matches an account associated with received account data, and determine that the debit amount exceeds an approved debit amount; the one or more interfaces further operable to communicate a declined transaction notification to the deposit account holder in response to determining that the debit amount exceeds the approved debit amount, the declined transaction notification notifying the deposit account holder that the debit amount cannot be credited to the deposit account holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Charles R. Kendall, Joseph B. Castinado, Bonnie L. Dolan
  • Patent number: 10325428
    Abstract: An access control system that includes Internet of Things sensors and a controller within a controlled area. The controller is configured to detect a guest device for a guest, to link a guest block chain account with the guest, to identify a sponsor associated with the guest, and to identify a sponsor block chain account for the sponsor. The controller is further configured to publish an access control contract to the block chain. The access control contract includes executable instructions for publishing a transaction in the block chain transferring a validation token from the sponsor block chain account to the guest block chain account and conditions linked with the executable instructions. The controller is configured to determine whether the conditions have been satisfied and to send a trigger message that triggers the access control contract to execute the instructions in response to determining the conditions have been satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Manu J. Kurian, Joseph B. Castinado
  • Patent number: 10275772
    Abstract: The system includes a processor operable to receive a request from a customer to perform a cryptocurrency transaction with a third party. The processor may also retrieve block chain information associated with the cryptocurrency transaction. The processor may also determine the amount of cryptocurrency associated with the cryptocurrency transaction. The processor may further calculate a risk score for performing the cryptocurrency transaction based at least in part upon the block chain information and the amount of cryptocurrency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: James G. Ronca, Joseph B. Castinado, Heather Dolan, Thomas E. Durbin, Richard H. Thomas
  • Patent number: 10255600
    Abstract: A system includes a memory that may store a customer account associated with a customer and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor is able to receive a request to deposit a quantity of cryptocurrency into the customer account and associate the quantity of cryptocurrency with the customer account. The processor is also able to deposit the quantity of cryptocurrency into a vault connected to a network and determine a total quantity of cryptocurrency deposited into the vault. The processor may also, in response to determining the total quantity of cryptocurrency deposited into the vault exceeds a threshold, facilitate the disconnection of the vault from the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: James G. Ronca, Joseph B. Castinado, Heather Dolan, Thomas E. Durbin
  • Patent number: 10158643
    Abstract: An apparatus including an in-network transfer processor configured to receive a transfer request, a sender token, and a receiver token, to identify an institution associated with a sender based on the sender token, and to identify an institution associated with a receiver based on the receiver token. The in-network transfer processor is configured to facilitate an internal transfer to the sender when the sender and the receiver are the same user and to facilitate an internal transfer to the receiver when the sender and the receiver are different users. The in-network transfer processor is configured to facilitate a transfer to the receiver using service network resources when the membership for the institution associated with the receiver indicates an in-network institution and to facilitate a transfer to the institution associated with the receiver using secondary network resources when the membership for the institution associated with the receiver indicates an out-of-network institution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Richard H. Thomas, Joseph B. Castinado