REMOTE COMMANDS USING NETWORK OF TRUST

• US 20200134599A1
• Filed: 10/24/2018
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2018
• 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., Zarakas, James, Johnson, Molly, Locke, Tyler, Ilincic, Rajko, Emmott, Kevan
• Granted Patent: US 11,494,757 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/02 involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3226 Use of secure elements separate from M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/425 using two different networks, one for transaction and one for security confirmation

Abstract

A device may include a processor, a wireless transceiver in communication with the processor, and a non-transitory memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform processing. The processing may include receiving a command configured to be executed by an external user device. The external user device and the user device may be members of a network of trust. The processing may include detecting, by the wireless transceiver, a plurality of member devices of the network of trust in communication range of the device. The processing may include sending, by the wireless transceiver, the command to each of the plurality of member devices.

Claims

1. A user device comprising:

a processor;

a wireless transceiver in communication with the processor; and

a non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform steps of;

receiving a command configured to be executed by an external user device, the external user device and the user device being members of a network of trust;

detecting, by the wireless transceiver, a plurality of devices in communication range of the device, the plurality of devices including at least one additional device different from the user device and the external user device;

for each one of the plurality of devices;

sending, by the wireless transceiver, a challenge to the one of the plurality of devices in response to the detecting;

receiving, by the wireless transceiver, an external user device identifier from the one of the plurality of devices in response to the challenge;

receiving, by the wireless transceiver, a second challenge from the one of the plurality of devices;

generating a response by processing the second challenge;

sending, by the wireless transceiver, the response to the one of the plurality of devices in response to the second challenge;

receiving, by the wireless transceiver, a confirmation of receiving the external user device identifier from the one of the plurality of devices;

in response to receiving the external user device identifier and the confirmation, establishing the one of the plurality of devices as a member device of a plurality of member devices forming a network of trust with the device; and

sending, by the wireless transceiver, the command to each of the plurality of member devices.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein receiving the command comprises receiving the command from a server.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein receiving the command comprises receiving, by the wireless transceiver, the command in a broadcast message sent by at least one of the members of the network of trust.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the command includes instructions to disable at least one function of the external user device.

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9. A user device comprising:

a processor;

a wireless transceiver in communication with the processor; and

a non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform processing comprising;

receiving, by the wireless transceiver, a command in a broadcast message sent by at least one member of a network of trust of which the user device is also a member; and

executing the command.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the processing further comprises determining at least one of the members of the network of trust.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the determining comprises:

detecting, by the wireless transceiver, at least one external device;

sending, by the wireless transceiver, a challenge to the at least one external device in response to the detecting; and

receiving, by the wireless transceiver, the at least one external device identifier in response to the challenge.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the determining comprises receiving information identifying at least a portion the members of the network of trust from a data source.

13. The device of claim 9, wherein the processing further comprises:

receiving, by the wireless transceiver, a challenge from at least one external device;

generating a message comprising a device identifier for the device; and

sending, by the wireless transceiver, the message to the at least one external device in response to the challenge.

14. The device of claim 9, wherein executing the command includes disabling at least one function of the user device.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform steps of:

receiving a command configured to be executed by an external user device belonging to a network of trust;

detecting a plurality of devices in communication range of a device comprising the processor, the plurality of devices including at least one additional device different from the external user device;

for each one of the plurality of devices;

sending, by a wireless transceiver, a challenge to the one of the plurality of devices in response to the detecting;

receiving, by the wireless transceiver, an external user device identifier from the one of the plurality of devices in response to the challenge;

receiving, by the wireless transceiver, a second challenge from the one of the plurality of devices;

generating a response by processing the second challenge;

sending, by the wireless transceiver, the response to the one of the plurality of devices in response to the second challenge;

receiving, by the wireless transceiver, a confirmation of receiving the external user device identifier from the one of the plurality of devices;

in response to receiving the external user device identifier and the confirmation, establishing the one of the plurality of devices as a member device of a plurality of member devices forming a network of trust with the device; and

sending, by the wireless transceiver, the command to each of the plurality of member devices.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform steps of:

receiving the command in a broadcast message sent by at least one member of the network of trust; and

executing the command.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein executing the command includes disabling at least one function of the user device.

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