System for establishing secure access for users in a process data network

• US 10,142,312 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2016
• Issued: 11/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Johnsrud, Darrell, Kurian, Manu Jacob, Wuehler, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Chai, Longbit
• Application Number:
  US15/049,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20170244707A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,009 Days
• Field of Search: 726 1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/02 involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/389 Keeping log of transactions for guaranteeing non-repudiation of a transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/00 Business processing using cryptography postage metering system using cryptography G06Q2250/05
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/123 received data contents, e.g. message integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3226 using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3236 using cryptographic hash functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3247 involving digital signatures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/50 using hash chains, e.g. blockchains or hash trees

Abstract

Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for a system for establishing secure access for users in a process data network. The present invention is configured to create a block chain of resource information based on at least aggregated information associated with past transfer of resources executed by an entity; analyze the block chain of resource information to determine a pattern associated with the past transfer of resources executed by the entity; receive an indication that the entity has executed a transfer of resources; receive information associated with the transfer of resources; compare the information associated with the transfer of resources with the pattern associated with the past transfer of resources executed by the entity to determine a match; and allow the execution of the transfer of resources.

Claims

1. A system operatively connected with a block chain distributed network and for using the block chain distributed network for establishing secure access for users in a process data network, the system comprising:

a memory device storing logic and rules for the block chain; and

a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device, wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code to;

receive an indication that an entity has executed a transaction with a third source institution via a first transaction channel;

record information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution in a distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network, wherein the distributed ledger further comprises past transactions executed by the entity with one or more financial institutions, wherein the past transactions comprise at least information associated with transactions executed by the entity with a first source institution and a second source institution via one or more predetermined transaction channels including at least a specific banking center, a specific ATM (Automatic Transaction Machine), or a specific online/mobile banking channel;

analyze the distributed ledger to determine a pattern associated with the past transactions executed by the entity stored in the distributed ledger;

compare the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution with the pattern associated with the past transactions stored in the distributed ledger to determine a match, wherein comparing further comprises at least determining that the first transaction channel matches at least one of the one or more predetermined transaction channels;

authorize the execution of the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution to be completed based on at least determining a match between the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution and the pattern associated with the past transactions stored in the distributed ledger, wherein authorizing further comprises;

identifying a smart contract between the third source institution, the first source institution, and the second source institution, wherein the smart contract comprises logic and rules associated with the smart contract, wherein the smart contract is configured to be self-executing;

comparing the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution to the logic and rules of the smart contract;

determining that the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution meets the logic and rules of the smart contract; and

validating the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution in response to determining that the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution meets the logic and rules of the smart contract;

determine, based on at least the one or more past transactions executed by the entity via the one or more predetermined transaction channels, that the entity is associated with misappropriate activity;

aggregate information associated with past transactions executed by the entity via the one or more predetermined transaction channels with the one or more financial institutions; and

record the aggregated information associated with the past transactions in the distributed ledger.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code further to:

receive a request from the one or more financial institutions to access the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network to update the distributed ledger with information associated with transaction activity of the entity;

determine that the one or more financial institutions is a member institution, wherein a member institution has authorized access to the block chain;

authorize the one or more financial institutions to access the block chain; and

update the block chain with the information received from the one or more financial institutions.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code further to:

receive one or more authentication credentials from the one or more financial institutions to authorize the one or more financial institutions to access the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network;

validate the one or more authentication credentials; and

authorize the one or more financial institutions to access the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network in response to validating the one or more authentication credentials.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code further to:

initiate a request to receive information associated with transaction activity of the entity with one or more member institutions having access to the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network;

receive information associated with the transaction activity of the entity with the one or more member institutions based on at least the initiated request; and

update the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network with the transaction activity executed by the entity.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code further to:

initiate a request to receive information associated with transaction activity of the entity with one or more member institutions having access to the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network based on at least one or more specific transaction types;

receive information associated with the transaction activity of the entity with the one or more member institutions based on at least the initiated request, wherein the transaction activity is associated with a transaction type; and

update the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network with the transaction activity of the entity associated with the one or more specific transaction types executed by the entity with the one or more member institutions.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code further to:

update the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network with the transaction activity executed by the entity with the one or more financial institutions;

transmit a request to the one or more member institutions to validate the transaction activity based on the logic and rules associated with the smart contract; and

post validated transaction activity to distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the distributed ledger is maintained in the block chain distributed network in one or more nodes, wherein each of the one or more nodes have at least a partial copy of the distributed ledger stored thereon.

8. A computerized method for using the block chain distributed network for establishing secure access for users in a process data network, the method comprising:

receiving an indication that an entity has executed a transaction with a third source institution via a first transaction channel;

record information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution in a distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network, wherein the distributed ledger further comprises past transactions executed by the entity with one or more financial institutions, wherein the past transactions comprise at least information associated with transactions executed by the entity with a first source institution and a second source institution via one or more predetermined transaction channels including at least a specific banking center, a specific ATM (Automatic Transaction Machine), or a specific online/mobile banking channel;

analyzing the distributed ledger to determine a pattern associated with the past transactions executed by the entity stored in the distributed ledger;

comparing the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution with the pattern associated with the past transactions stored in the distributed ledger to determine a match, wherein comparing further comprises at least determining that the first transaction channel matches at least one of the one or more predetermined transaction channels;

authorizing the execution of the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution to be completed based on at least determining a match between the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution and the pattern associated with the past transactions stored in the distributed ledger, wherein authorizing further comprises;

identifying a smart contract between the third source institution, the first source institution, and the second source institution, wherein the smart contract comprises logic and rules associated with the smart contract, wherein the smart contract is configured to be self-executing;

comparing the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution to the logic and rules of the smart contract;

determining that the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution meets the logic and rules of the smart contract; and

validating the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution in response to determining that the recorded host institution data meets the logic and rules of the smart contract;

determining, based on at least the one or more past transactions executed by the entity via the one or more predetermined transaction channels, that the entity is associated with misappropriate activity;

aggregating information associated with past transactions executed by the entity via the one or more predetermined transaction channels with the one or more financial institutions; and

recording the aggregated information associated with the past transactions in the distributed ledger.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a request from the one or more financial institutions to access the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network to update the distributed ledger with information associated with transaction activity of the entity;

determining that the one or more financial institutions is a member institution, wherein a member institution has authorized access to the block chain;

authorizing the one or more financial institutions to access the block chain; and

updating the block chain with the information received from the one or more financial institutions.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving one or more authentication credentials from the one or more financial institutions to authorize the one or more financial institutions to access the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network;

validating the one or more authentication credentials; and

authorizing the one or more financial institutions to access the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network in response to validating the one or more authentication credential.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

initiating a request to receive information associated with transaction activity of the entity with one or more member institutions having access to the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network;

receiving information associated with the transaction activity of the entity with the one or more member institutions based on at least the initiated request; and

updating the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network with the transaction activity executed by the entity.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

initiating a request to receive information associated with transaction activity of the entity with one or more member institutions having access to the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network based on at least one or more specific transaction types;

receiving information associated with the transaction activity of the entity with the one or more member institutions based on at least the initiated request, wherein the transaction activity is associated with a transaction type; and

updating the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network with the transaction activity of the entity associated with the one or more specific transaction types executed by the entity with the one or more member institutions.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

updating the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network with the transaction activity executed by the entity with the one or more financial institutions;

transmit a request to the one or more member institutions to validate the transaction activity based on the logic and rules associated with the smart contract; and

post validated transaction activity to distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network.

14. A computer program product embodied on at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium for execution on a system operatively connected with the block chain distributed network, the computer program product for using the block chain distributed network for establishing secure access for users in a process data network, the computer program product having computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

an executable portion configured to receive an indication that an entity has executed a transaction with a third source institution via a first transaction channel;

an executable portion configured to record information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution in a distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network, wherein the distributed ledger further comprises past transactions executed by the entity with one or more financial institutions, wherein the past transactions comprise at least information associated with transactions executed by the entity with a first source institution and a second source institution via one or more predetermined transaction channels including at least a specific banking center, a specific ATM (Automatic Transaction Machine), or a specific online/mobile banking channel;

an executable portion configured to analyze the distributed ledger to determine a pattern associated with the past transactions executed by the entity stored in the distributed ledger;

an executable portion configured to compare the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution with the pattern associated with the past transactions stored in the distributed ledger to determine a match, wherein comparing further comprises at least determining that the first transaction channel matches at least one of the one or more predetermined transaction channels;

an executable portion configured to authorize the execution of the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution to be completed based on at least determining a match between the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution and the pattern associated with the past transactions stored in the distributed ledger, wherein authorizing further comprises;

identifying a smart contract between the third source institution, the first source institution, and the second source institution, wherein the smart contract comprises logic and rules associated with the smart contract, wherein the smart contract is configured to be self-executing;

comparing the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution to the logic and rules of the smart contract;

determining that the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution meets the logic and rules of the smart contract; and

validating the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution in response to determining that the recorded host institution data meets the logic and rules of the smart contract;

an executable portion configured to determine, based on at least the one or more past transactions executed by the entity via the one or more predetermined transaction channels, that the entity is associated with misappropriate activity;

an executable portion configured to aggregate information associated with past transactions executed by the entity via the one or more predetermined transaction channels with the one or more financial institutions; and

an executable portion configured to record the aggregated information associated with the past transactions in the distributed ledger.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 further comprising an executable portion configured to:

receive a request from the one or more financial institutions to access the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network to update the distributed ledger with information associated with transaction activity of the entity;

determine that the one or more financial institutions is a member institution, wherein a member institution has authorized access to the block chain;

authorize the one or more financial institutions to access the block chain; and

update the block chain with the information received from the one or more financial institutions.

16. The computer program product of claim 14 further comprising an executable portion configured to:

initiate a request to receive information associated with transaction activity of the entity with one or more member institutions having access to the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network;

receive information associated with the transaction activity of the entity with the one or more member institutions based on at least the initiated request; and

update the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network with the transaction activity executed by the entity.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 further comprising an executable portion configured to:

initiate a request to receive information associated with transaction activity of the entity with one or more member institutions having access to the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network based on at least one or more specific transaction types;

receive information associated with the transaction activity of the entity with the one or more member institutions based on at least the initiated request, wherein the transaction activity is associated with a transaction type; and

update the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network with the transaction activity of the entity associated with the one or more specific transaction types executed by the entity with the one or more member institutions.

18. The computer program product of claim 14 further comprising an executable portion configured to:

update the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network with the transaction activity executed by the entity with the one or more financial institutions;

transmit a request to the one or more member institutions to validate the transaction activity based on the logic and rules associated with the smart contract; and

post validated transaction activity to distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network.