Systems and computer-implemented processes for providing electronic notifications

• US 10,387,865 B2
• Filed: 04/08/2015
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Capital One Services LLC (Capital One Financial Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Capital One Services LLC (Capital One Financial Corporation)
• Inventors: Koeppel, Adam R., Niderberg, Alex Leo
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaikh, Mohammad Z
• Application Number:
  US14/682,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20150294296A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,595 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3221 Access to banking information through M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/20 Automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/206 Software aspects at ATMs

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for providing account balance notifications. The disclosed embodiments generally relate to using transmitters to activate a mobile application to request financial account information, such as an account balance, and display the requested information, via the mobile device, before the customer uses an automated teller machine (ATM) or conducts a transaction at a bank branch. In certain embodiments, the transmitters are low energy transmitters. Other aspects of the disclosed embodiments are described herein.

Claims

1. A mobile device for providing electronic notifications, comprising:

a display;

a local database;

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions in the memory to perform operations comprising;

receiving an identification signal transmitted from a low energy transmitter, the identification signal comprising a proximity universally unique identifier, major identifier information, and minor identifier information, the low energy transmitter being associated with one of an automated teller machine (ATM), a bank branch, or a bank teller station;

comparing the identification signal with information stored in the local database when a provider application is not running on the mobile device, the local database comprising information for identifying transmitters associated with one or more ATMs or bank branches;

starting the provider application as a passive background application when the identification signal matches the information in the local data base;

determining identification data based on the identification signal;

transmitting, using the provider application, a request for notification data based on the identification data when the identification data matches information in an identification database, wherein the provider application is running on the mobile device;

generating the request for notification data by the provider application;

receiving the requested notification data from a processor of a financial service provider system;

determining a form of notification based on user preferences, wherein the form of the notification is at least one of a push notification, a text message, or an email;

receiving, from the processor of the financial service provider system, the requested notification data in the determined form; and

automatically displaying the requested notification data in the determined form on the display.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein receiving the identification signal comprises receiving the identification signal from a Bluetooth™

LE transmitter.

3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the requested notification data is received as at least one of a text message, or an e-mail.

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the requested notification data is translated to digital data by the provider application.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the request for notification data comprises information specifying at least one of a preferred type of requested notification data, a preferred format for receiving requested notification data, a location of the mobile device, or a location associated with the identification signal.

6. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise storing information for at least one of a preferred type of requested notification data or a preferred format for receiving requested notification data.

7. A computer-implemented method for providing electronic notifications, comprising:

receiving, by a mobile device from a low energy transmitter, an identification signal comprising a proximity universally unique identifier, a major identifier information, and a minor identifier information, the low energy transmitter being associated with one of an automated teller machine (ATM), a bank branch, or a bank teller station;

comparing the identification signal with information stored in the local database when a provider application is not running on the mobile device, the local database comprising information for identifying transmitters associated with one or more ATMs or bank branches;

starting the provider application as a passive background application when the identification signal matches the information in the local data base;

determining identification data based on the identification signal;

transmitting, by the at least one processor via the provider application, a request for notification data based on the identification data when the identification data matches information in an identification database, wherein the provider application is running on the mobile device;

receiving the notification data from a processor of a financial service provider system;

determining a form of notification based on user preferences, wherein the form of the notification is at least one of a push notification, a text message, or an email;

receiving, from the processor of the financial service provider system, the requested notification data in the determined form; and

automatically displaying the requested notification data in the determined form on a display of the mobile device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein receiving the identification signal comprises receiving the identification signal from a Bluetooth™

LE transmitter.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein receiving the notification data comprises receiving the requested notification data as at least one of a text message or an e-mail.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising translating the requested notification data to digital data by the provider application.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the request for notification data comprises a request for at least one of a preferred type of requested notification data, a preferred format for receiving requested notification data, a location of the mobile device, or a location associated with the identification signal.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising storing at least one of a preferred type of requested notification data or a preferred format for receiving requested notification data.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for providing electronic notifications, the instructions being executable by at least one processor in a mobile device to perform operations comprising:

receiving an identification signal transmitted from a low energy transmitter, the identification signal comprising a proximity universally unique identifier, major identifier information, and minor identifier information, the low energy transmitter being associated with one of an automated teller machine (ATM), a bank branch, or a bank teller station;

comparing the identification signal with information stored in a local database when a provider application is not running on the mobile device, the local database comprising information for identifying transmitters associated with one or more ATMs or bank branches;

starting the provider application as a passive background application when the identification signal matches the information in the local data base;

determining identification data based on the identification signal;

transmitting, using the provider application, a request for notification data based on the identification data when the identification data matches information in an identification database, wherein the provider application is running on the mobile device;

receiving the request for notification data from a processor of a financial service provider system;

determining a form of notification based on user preferences, wherein the form of the notification is at least one of a push notification, a text message, or an email;

receiving, from the processor of the financial service provider system, the requested notification data in the determined form; and

automatically displaying the requested notification data in the determined form on a display of the mobile device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein receiving the identification signal comprises receiving the identification signal from a Bluetooth™

LE transmitter.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein receiving the requested notification data comprises receiving at least one of a text message or an e-mail.