Application connectivity for aggregation and for use in data filtering

• US 10,048,836 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2015
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Jones-McFadden, Alicia C., Bullock, Caitlin Chrisman, Hsieh, Matthew, Kumar, Jaydev Ajit, Lyubetsky, Yaakov, Paik, Yun Suk, Xu, Heng, Zheng, Jimin
• Primary Examiner(s): Xiao, Di
• Application Number:
  US14/927,907
• Publication Number:
  US 20170123600A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,019 Days
• 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 7/08 Sorting, i.e. grouping record carriers in numerical or other ordered sequence according to the classification of at least some of the information they carry by merging two or more sets of carriers in ordered sequence G06F7/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems

Abstract

Systems, computer products, and methods are described herein for determining the applications and/or devices that a user users, or has used in the past, through a user computer system. The system categorizes the applications and/or devices related to one or more potential targets in which the user maybe interested and presents the targets to the user for selection by the user. The system monitors and aggregates information from the applications and/or devices related to the one or more desired targets and provides suggestions to aid in achieving the desired targets. The system allows the user to control, or may automatically control, the applications and/or devices related to the one or more desired targets in a central location. The aggregated information and/or one or more desired targets may be pushed to systems, applications, and devices, in order to act as filters or additional information for providing additional output to the user.

Claims

1. A system for linking with applications and devices and aggregating application information associated with the applications and the devices in order to control the applications and the devices to aid in reaching a target and supplementing the applications with aggregated application information, the system comprising:

one or more memory devices having computer readable code store thereon; and

one or more processing devices operatively coupled to the one or more memory devices, wherein the one or more processing devices are configured to execute the computer readable code to;

access a user computer system of a user;

determine the applications on the user computer system;

determine the devices the user computer system connects to;

categorize the applications and the devices into target categories;

determine targets to present to the user in target indicators based on the target categories of the applications and the devices;

present the targets to the user through the target indicators in one or more target interfaces on the user computer system;

receive a selection of the target by the user from the targets based on a selection of a target indicator from the target indicators in the one or more target interfaces provided to the user on the user computer system;

identify target applications associated with the target selected based on the applications that the user utilizes on the user computer system;

access the target applications associated with the target;

monitor the target applications associated with the target;

capture application information from the target applications, wherein the application information aids in achieving the target;

transform the application information into target information, wherein the target information is the application information that is converted into information that the applications fail to provide directly, but can be determined from the application information;

aggregate the target information from the target applications into aggregated target information related to the target;

present the aggregated target information and the target information to the user in the one or more target interfaces;

receive an indication that the user made an inquiry in an application;

provide the aggregated target information to the application to supplement an output response to the inquiry; and

identify the output response provided by the application to the user based on the inquiry and the aggregated information;

determine one or more target suggestions to aid in achieving the target based on the output response provided by the application; and

present the one or more target suggestions to the user on the user computer system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processing devices are configured to execute the computer readable code to:

provide the target information along with the aggregated target information for supplementing the output response to the inquiry; and

wherein the output response is further based on the target information.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processing devices are configured to execute the computer readable code to:

receive approval from the user to allow control of the applications in order to aid in achieving the target; and

control the applications, wherein control of the applications includes at least controlling a feature of a device through at least one of the applications.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein in response to receiving the selection of the target the one or more processing devices are configured to execute the computer readable code to:

identify suggested applications and suggested devices related to the target;

determine how the suggested applications and the suggested devices would aid in improving the target; and

present the suggested applications and the suggested devices to the user on the target interface on the user computer system along with how the suggested applications and the suggested devices would aid in reaching the target.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the target indicator for each of the targets comprises a target card, and wherein the target card presents target benefits and control factors for the applications associated with the target.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the user allows access to the applications by providing a user name and password to access the applications.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the target indicators are pre-determined and grouped into the target categories.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processing devices are configured to execute the computer readable code to:

receive a control change for one or more applications from the user; and

adjust the control of the one or more applications based on the control change.

9. A computer implemented method for linking with applications and devices and aggregating application information associated with the applications and the devices in order to control the applications and the devices to aid in reaching a target and supplementing the applications with aggregated application information, the method comprising:

accessing, by one or more processing devices, a user computer system of a user;

determining, by the one or more processing devices, the applications on the user computer system;

determining, by the one or more processing devices, the devices the user computer system connects to;

categorizing, by the one or more processing devices, the applications and the devices into target categories;

determining, by the one or more processing devices, targets to present to the user in target indicators based on the target categories of the applications and the devices;

presenting, by the one or more processing devices, the targets to the user through the target indicators in one or more target interfaces on the user computer system;

receiving, by the one or more processing devices, a selection of the target by the user from the targets based on a selection of a target indicator from the target indicators in the one or more target interfaces provided to the user on the user computer system;

identifying, by the one or more processing devices, target applications associated with the target selected based on the applications that the user utilizes on the user computer system;

accessing, by the one or more processing devices, the target applications associated with the target;

monitoring, by the one or more processing devices, the target applications associated with the target;

capturing, by the one or more processing devices, application information from the target applications, wherein the application information aids in achieving the target;

transforming, by the one or more processing devices, the application information into target information, wherein the target information is the application information that is converted into information that the applications fail to provide directly, but can be determined from the application information;

aggregating, by the one or more processing devices, the target information from the target applications into aggregated target information related to the target;

presenting, by the one or more processing devices, the aggregated target information and the target information to the user in the one or more target interfaces;

receiving, by the one or more processing devices, an indication that the user made an inquiry in an application;

providing, by the one or more processing devices, the aggregated target information to the application to supplement an output response to the inquiry;

identifying, by the one or more processing devices, the output response provided by the application to the user based on the inquiry and the aggregated information;

determining, by the one or more processing devices, one or more target suggestions to aid in achieving the target based on the output response provided by the application; and

presenting, by the one or more processing devices, the one or more target suggestions to the user on the user computer system.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

providing the target information along with the aggregated target information for supplementing the output response to the inquiry; and

wherein the output response is further based on the target information.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving approval from the user to allow control of the applications in order to aid in achieving the target; and

controlling the applications, wherein control of the applications includes at least controlling a feature of a device through at least one of the applications.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein in response to receiving the selection of the target:

identifying suggested applications and suggested devices related to the target;

determining how the suggested applications and the suggested devices would aid in improving the target; and

presenting the suggested applications and the suggested devices to the user on the target interface on the user computer system along with how the suggested applications and the suggested devices would aid in reaching the target.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the target indicator for each of the targets comprises a target card, and wherein the target card presents target benefits and control factors for the applications associated with the target.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the user allows access to the applications by providing a user name and password to access the applications.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a control change for one or more applications from the user; and

adjusting the control of the one or more applications based on the control change.

16. A computer program product for linking with applications and devices and aggregating application information associated with the applications and the devices in order to control the applications and the devices to aid in reaching a target and supplementing the applications with aggregated application information, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

an executable portion configured to access a user computer system of a user;

an executable portion configured to determine the applications on the user computer system;

an executable portion configured to determine the devices the user computer system connects to;

an executable portion configured to categorize the applications and the devices into target categories;

an executable portion configured to determine targets to present to the user in target indicators based on the categories of the applications and the devices;

an executable portion configured to present the targets to the user through the target indicators in one or more target interfaces on the user computer system;

an executable portion configured to receive a selection of the target by the user from the targets based on a selection of a target indicator from the target indicators in the one or more target interfaces provided to the user on the user computer system;

an executable portion configured to identify target applications associated with the target selected based on the applications that the user utilizes on the user computer system;

an executable portion configured to access the target applications associated with the target;

an executable portion configured to monitor the target applications associated with the target;

an executable portion configured to capture application information from the target applications, wherein the application information aids in achieving the target;

an executable portion configured to transform the application information into target information, wherein the target information is the application information that is converted into information that the applications fail to provide directly, but can be determined from the application information;

an executable portion configured to aggregate the target information from the target applications into aggregated target information related to the target;

an executable portion configured to present the aggregated target information and the target information to the user in the one or more target interfaces;

an executable portion configured to receive an indication that the user made an inquiry in an application;

an executable portion configured to provide the aggregated target information to the application to supplement an output response to the inquiry;

an executable portion configured to identify the output response provided by the application to the user based on the inquiry and the aggregated information;

an executable portion configured to determine one or more target suggestions to aid in achieving the target based on the output response provided by the application; and

an executable portion configured to present the one or more target suggestions to the user on the user computer system.