System for discovery of devices and connections associated with a device

• US 10,091,206 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2015
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• 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): Schmidt, Kari L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mohammadi, Fahimeh
• Application Number:
  US14/927,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20170126688A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,068 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• 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 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for discovery of devices and connections associated with a device. Embodiments access a computing device to determine at least one device or connection associated with the device; determine, based on the determined at least device or connection, at least one new tool or application to download or install on the computing device; and present the at least one new tool or application to a user of the computing device.

Claims

1. A system for discovery of devices and connections associated with a device, the system comprising:

a memory device;

a communication device connected to a network; and

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

authenticate an identity of a user before allowing the user to access a user computer system associated with the user;

locate, via GPS, the user computer system, wherein locating the user computer system comprises monitoring a location of the user computer system;

based on monitoring the location of the user computer system, determine that the user is not located at a first location;

determine a target associated with the user and one or more target attributes of the target, wherein the one or more target attributes comprise a target time period, optimal values of target benefits, and optimal values of one or more control factors associated with at least one device for at least partially completing the target;

access the user computer system to identify the at least one device and one or more selected features of the at least one device located at the first location that has previously connected with the user computer system over the network, wherein the at least one device is not currently connected to the network, and wherein the at least one device may be remotely controlled to at least partially complete the target;

establish a dynamic communication channel to the at least one device located at the first location that has previously connected with the user computer system over the network, wherein the dynamic communication channel is established based on use of the at least one device;

execute an optimization algorithm by varying one or more values of the one or more selected features relative to the target and the one or more target attributes, wherein executing the optimization algorithm further comprises;

determining an impact value associated with the target, wherein the impact value indicates a maximum likelihood of the user accomplishing the target; and

determining an optimum value for the one or more selected features of the at least one device based on the impact value, the target, and the one or more target attributes;

transmit a control signal, via the dynamic communication channel, to the at least one device to turn on and connect to the network;

initiate a presentation of a target interface for display on the user computer system, the target interface comprising the one or more control factors, wherein the target interface enables the user to remotely control the at least one device over the network; and

control the at least one device to modify the one or more control factors associated with the at least one device, wherein modifying the one or more control factors causes at least partial completion of the target, and wherein the optimum value is assigned to the one or more selected features.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein accessing further comprises:

requesting authorization from the user to access the user computer system in order to determine devices that are or have connected with the user computer system; and

receiving authorization from the user to access the user computer system to determine the devices that are or have connected with the user computer system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein accessing further comprises:

accessing a currently connected devices directory in order to determine devices currently connected with the user computer system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein accessing further comprises:

accessing a previously connected devices directory in order to determine devices previously connected with the user computer system.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein accessing further comprises:

accessing one or more cloud-based device directories in order to determine devices previously or currently connected with the user, the user computer system or the network.

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

retrieve a list of devices previously or currently connected with the user computer system.

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

associate each of the devices with one or more categories defined to indicate information about the user of the user computer system.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the processing device is further configured to execute computer-readable program code to:

analyze the one or more categories to determine the information about the user of the user computer system.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the processing device is further configured to execute computer-readable program code to:

analyze the one or more categories to determine information about the devices previously or currently connected with the user computer system or the network.

10. A computer program product for discovery of devices and connections associated with a device, 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 authenticate an identity of a user before allowing the user to access a user computer system associated with the user;

an executable portion configured to locate, via GPS, the user computer system, wherein locating the user computer system comprises monitoring a location of the user computer system;

an executable portion configured to, based on monitoring the location of the user computer system associated with the user, determine that the user is not located at a first location;

an executable portion configured to determine a target associated with the user and one or more target attributes of the target, wherein the one or more target attributes comprise a target time period, optimal values of target benefits, and optimal values of one or more control factors associated with at least one device for at least partially completing the target;

an executable portion configured to access the user computer system to identify the at least one device and one or more selected features of the at least one device located at the first location that has previously connected with the user computer system over a network, wherein the at least one device is not currently connected to the network, and wherein the at least one device may be remotely controlled to at least partially complete the target;

an executable portion configured to establish a dynamic communication channel to the at least one device located at the first location that has previously connected with the user computer system over the network, wherein the dynamic communication channel is established based on use of the at least one device;

an executable portion configured to execute an optimization algorithm by varying one or more values of the one or more selected features relative to the target and the one or more target attributes, wherein executing the optimization algorithm further comprises;

determining an impact value associated with the target, wherein the impact value indicates a maximum likelihood of the user accomplishing the target; and

determining an optimum value for the one or more selected features of the at least one device based on the impact value, the target, and the one or more target attributes;

an executable portion configured to transmit a control signal, via the dynamic communication channel, to the at least one device to turn on and connect to the network;

an executable portion configured to initiate a presentation of a target interface for display on the user computer system, the target interface comprising the one or more control factors, wherein the target interface enables the user to remotely control the at least one device over the network; and

an executable portion configured to control the at least one device to modify the one or more control factors associated with the at least one device, wherein modifying the one or more control factors causes at least partial completion of the target, and wherein the optimum value is assigned to the one or more selected features.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein accessing further comprises:

requesting authorization from the user to access the user computer system in order to determine devices that are or have connected with the user computer system; and

receiving authorization from the user to access the user computer system to determine the devices that are or have connected with the user computer system.

12. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein accessing further comprises:

accessing a currently connected devices directory in order to determine devices currently connected with the user computer system.

13. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein accessing further comprises:

accessing a previously connected devices directory in order to determine devices previously connected with the user computer system.

14. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein accessing further comprises:

accessing one or more device directories in order to determine devices previously or currently connected with the user, the user computer system or the network.

15. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the computer-readable program code portions further comprise:

an executable portion configured to retrieve a list of devices previously or currently connected with the user computer system.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, the computer-readable program code portions further comprise:

an executable portion configured to associate each of the devices with one or more categories defined to indicate information about the user of the user computer system.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the computer-readable program code portions further comprise:

an executable portion configured to analyze the one or more categories to determine the information about the user of the user computer system; and

an executable portion configured to analyze the one or more categories to determine information about the devices previously or currently connected with the user computer system or the network.

18. A method for discovery of devices and connections associated with a device, the method comprising:

authenticating an identity of a user before allowing the user to access a user computer system associated with the user;

locating, via GPS, the user computer system, wherein locating the user computer system comprises monitoring a location of the user computing system;

based on monitoring the location of the user computer system associated with the user, determine that the user is not located at a first location;

determining a target associated with the user and one or more target attributes of the target, wherein the one or more target attributes comprise a target time period, optimal values of target benefits, and optimal values of one or more control factors associated with at least one device for at least partially completing the target;

accessing the user computer system to identify the at least one device and one or more selected features of the at least one device located at the first location that has previously connected with the user computer system over a network, wherein the at least one device is not currently connected to the network, and wherein the at least one device may be remotely controlled to at least partially complete the target;

establishing a dynamic communication channel to the at least one device located at the first location that has previously connected with the user computer system over the network, wherein the dynamic communication channel is established based on use of the at least one device;

executing an optimization algorithm by varying one or more values of the one or more selected features relative to the target and the one or more target attributes, wherein executing the optimization algorithm further comprises;

determining an impact value associated with the target, wherein the impact value indicates a maximum likelihood of the user accomplishing the target; and

determining an optimum value for the one or more selected features of the at least one device based on the impact value, the target, and the one or more target attributes;

transmitting a control signal, via the dynamic communication channel, to the at least one device to turn on and connect to the network;

initiating a presentation of a target interface for display on the user computer system, the target interface comprising the one or more control factors, wherein the target interface enables the user to remotely control the at least one device over the network; and

controlling the at least one device to modify the one or more control factors associated with the at least one device, wherein modifying the one or more control factors causes at least partial completion of the target, and wherein the optimum value is assigned to the one or more selected features.