Systems and methods for gesture-based interaction with computer systems

• US 8,141,775 B1
• Filed: 06/24/2011
• Issued: 03/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Liberty Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (American Express Company)
• Inventors: Aidasani, Dilip, Rolinson, Stuart, Knight, Lisa, Long, Kate T., Alderfer, Kimberly
• Primary Examiner(s): St Cyr, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US13/168,835
• Time in Patent Office: 277 Days
• Field of Search: 235/379, 235/380, 235/382, 235/487, 235/492
• US Class Current: 235/379
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3223 Realising banking transactions through M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4012 Verifying personal identification numbers [PIN]

Abstract

The present disclosure facilitates gesture-based interaction with a computer-system. The method may comprise pairing a transaction account with a likeness, receiving the likeness and a transaction request based upon the location of a marker in three dimensional space, retrieving the transaction account paired with the likeness, and approving the transaction request at least partially based upon the transaction account and the likeness.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a computer-based system for gesture-based interaction, a QR code associated with a transaction account;

authenticating, by the computer-based system, an individual to the transaction account based upon the QR code; and

rendering, by the computer-based system and on a client display, an icon associated with a marker in two dimensional space in response to a location of the marker in three dimensional space.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the QR code is displayed by a mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising pairing, by the computer-based system an image of a likeness associated with the individual to the transaction account.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising pairing, by the computer-based system, at least one of:

a personal identification number (PIN), a secret gesture, and a digital signature to the transaction account.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the secret gesture comprises a plurality of images of the marker.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the marker comprises at least one of:

a mobile device and a transaction instrument.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the authenticating comprises:

retrieving, by the computer-based system and based upon the QR code, a secret gesture paired to the transaction account;

receiving, by the computer-based system, a secret gesture of the individual;

comparing, by the computer-based system, the secret gesture of the individual to the secret gesture paired to the transaction account; and

determining, by the computer-based system, that the secret gesture of the individual matches the secret gesture paired to the transaction account.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the authenticating comprises:

receiving, by the computer-based system, at least one of a personal identification number (PIN) and a digital signature associated with an individual;

retrieving, by the computer-based system and based upon the QR code, at least one of a PIN and a digital signature paired to the transaction account;

comparing, by the computer-based system, at least one of the PIN and the digital signature associated with the individual to at least one of the PIN and the digital signature paired to the transaction account; and

determining, by the computer-based system, that at least one of the PIN and the digital signature associated with the individual match at least one of the PIN and the digital signature paired to the transaction account.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the authenticating comprises:

receiving, by the computer-based system, an image of a likeness associated with the individual;

retrieving, by the computer-based system and based upon the QR code, an image of a likeness paired to the transaction account;

comparing, by the computer-based system, the image of the likeness associated with the individual to the image of the likeness paired to the transaction account; and

determining, by the computer-based system, that the image of the likeness associated with the individual matches the image of the likeness paired to the transaction account.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the image of the likeness comprises biometric information.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising approving, by the computer-based system, a transaction request based upon the transaction account.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, by the computer-based system, an offer to a client based upon the QR code.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computer-based system, at least one of a secret gesture, a digital signature and a personal identification number (PIN); and

transmitting, by the computer-based system, an offer to a client based upon the at least one of the secret gesture, the digital signature, and the PIN.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising populating, by the computer-based system, an online form in response to receiving the QR code.

15. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving, by the computer-based system, a transaction request based upon a motion of the marker in three dimensional space.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, by the computer-based system and to a website displayed by a client, two dimensional coordinates in response to the location of the marker in three dimensional space.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the QR code is displayed on a transaction instrument.

18. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer-based system for gesture-based interaction, cause the computer-based system to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the computer-based system, a QR code associated with a transaction account;

authenticating, by the computer-based system, an individual to the transaction account based upon the QR code; and

transmitting, by the computer-based system and to a website displayed by a client, two dimensional coordinates in response to a location of a marker in three dimensional space.

19. A system comprising:

a processor for gesture-based interaction,

a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor,

the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving, by the processor, a QR code associated with a transaction account;

authenticating, by the processor, an individual to the transaction account based upon the QR code; and

rendering, by the processor and on a client display, an icon associated with a marker in two dimensional space in response to a location of the marker in three dimensional space.

20. A method comprising:

receiving, by a computer-based system for gesture-based interaction, a QR code associated with a transaction account;

authenticating, by the computer-based system, an individual to the transaction account based upon the QR code; and

transmitting, by the computer-based system and to a website displayed by a client, two dimensional coordinates in response to a location of a marker in three dimensional space.