Device lock bypass on selectable alert

• US 10,410,017 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2017
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toronto-Dominion Bank
• Original Assignee: Toronto-Dominion Bank
• Inventors: Tseretopoulos, Dean C. N., Harper, Gregory Richard, Walia, Sarabjit Singh, Nasim, Sarir, Lee, Diane, Lee, John Jong-Suk, Thomas, John William, Thomas, Richard, Heath, Simona
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Baotran N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gyorfi, Thomas A
• Application Number:
  US15/618,524
• Publication Number:
  US 20180096156A1
• Time in Patent Office: 823 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3006 where the computing system is distributed, e.g. networked systems, clusters, multiprocessor systems multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46; allocation of resources G06F9/50
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3089 Monitoring arrangements determined by the means or processing involved in sensing the monitored data, e.g. interfaces, connectors, sensors, probes, agents software debugging using additional hardware using a specific debug interface G06F11/3656; performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring G06F11/3466
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24554 Unary operations; Data partitioning operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2462 Approximate or statistical queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/53 by executing in a restricted environment, e.g. sandbox or secure virtual machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/105 Human resources
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1097 Task assignment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/00 Payment architectures, schemes or protocols apparatus for performing or posting payment transactions G07F7/08, G07F19/00; electronic cash registers G07G1/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/14 specially adapted for billing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/38 : Payment protocols; Details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4016 : involving fraud or risk level assessment in transaction processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 : Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/22 : Social work or social welfare, e.g. community support activities or counselling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 : for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 : Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 : Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 : Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/086 : using security domains

Abstract

Methods and devices for generated and handling an alert are described. In one aspect, an electronic device includes an input interface and an output interface. The electronic device also includes a memory storing an application and a processor coupled to the input interface, the output interface and the memory. The processor is configured to generate a selectable alert on the output interface while the electronic device is in a device lock mode. The selectable alert is associated with the secure application. The processor is also configured to, while the electronic device is in the device lock mode, receive, from the input interface, a signal representing a command to activate the selectable alert. The processor is also configured to, responsive to receiving the command to activate the selectable alert, execute a secure event in the secure application while the electronic device remains in the device lock mode.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

an input interface;

an output interface;

memory storing an application, the application including a banking application; and

a processor coupled to the input interface, the output interface and the memory, the processor configured to;

generate a selectable alert on the output interface while the electronic device is in a device lock mode, the selectable alert associated with the application, and wherein the selectable alert includes a bill payment reminder;

while the electronic device is in the device lock mode, receive from the input interface a signal representing a command to activate the selectable alert; and

responsive to receiving the command to activate the selectable alert, execute a secure event in the application while the electronic device remains in the device lock mode.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein executing a secure event in the application while the electronic device remains in the device lock mode comprises executing the application in a sandboxed operating environment.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the sandboxed operating environment prevents the application from accessing data associated with other applications stored in the memory.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the sandboxed operating environment prevents execution of at least one user application stored in the memory and wherein the at least one user application is not the application for which the secure event is executed.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

responsive to termination of the secure event, display a device lock screen associated with the device lock mode.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the device lock mode is a locked mode of operation of the electronic device in which a plurality of operations of the electronic device are unavailable and wherein the electronic device is configured to exit the device lock mode upon receipt of valid device authorization information input via the input interface.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein executing the secure event in the application while the electronic device remains in the device lock mode comprises executing the secure event in the application without input of the valid device authorization information for which the electronic device is configured to exit the device lock mode.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the application is configured to accept input of application authorization information to enable use of one or more secure functions associated with the application.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein executing the secure event in the application while the electronic device remains in the device lock mode comprises calling the application with a parameter that activates a function associated with the selectable alert.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein executing the secure event in the application while the electronic device remains in the device lock mode comprises executing the application to prevent access to one or more functions that are not the function associated with the selectable alert.

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:

generating a selectable alert on an output interface of an electronic device while the electronic device is in a device lock mode, the selectable alert associated with an application stored in memory of the electronic device, wherein the selectable alert includes a bill payment reminder and the application includes a banking application;

receiving a signal representing an input command to activate the selectable alert via an input interface of the electronic device while the electronic device is in the device lock mode; and

responsive to receiving the command to activate the selectable alert, executing a secure event in the application while the electronic device remains in the device lock mode.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein executing the secure event in the application while the electronic device remains in the device lock mode comprises executing the application in a sandboxed operating environment.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the sandboxed operating environment prevents the application from accessing data associated with other applications stored on the electronic device.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the sandboxed operating environment prevents execution of other user applications that are not the application for which the secure event is executed.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, further comprising:

responsive to termination of the secure event, displaying a device lock screen associated with the device lock mode.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the device lock mode is a locked mode of operation of the electronic device in which a plurality of operations of the electronic device are unavailable and wherein the electronic device is configured to exit the device lock mode upon receipt of valid authorization information input via the input interface.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein executing the secure event in the application while the electronic device remains in the device lock mode comprises executing the secure event in the application without input of the valid authorization information for which the electronic device is configured to exit the device lock mode.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the application is configured to accept input of application authorization information to enable use of one or more secure functions associated with the application.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed, configure a processor to:

generate a selectable alert on an output interface of an electronic device while the electronic device is in a device lock mode, the selectable alert associated with an application stored in memory of the electronic device, wherein the selectable alert includes a bill payment reminder and the application includes a banking application;

receive a signal representing an input command to activate the selectable alert via an input interface of the electronic device while the electronic device is in the device lock mode; and

responsive to receiving the command to activate the selectable alert, execute the secure event in the secure application while the electronic device remains in the device lock mode.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein executing a secure event in the application while the electronic device remains in the device lock mode comprises executing the application in a sandboxed operating environment.