Remote revocation of application access based on non-co-location of a transaction vehicle and a mobile device

• US 9,589,261 B2
• Filed: 02/18/2016
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Votaw, Elizabeth S., Burrell, Charles Jason, Hanson, Carrie Anne, Jones, Alicia C., Lynch, Michael Patrick, Qaim-Maqami, Hood
• Primary Examiner(s): Niquette, Robert R
• Assistant Examiner(s): KING JR., JOSEPH W
• Application Number:
  US15/047,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20160162872A1
• Time in Patent Office: 383 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0284 Relative positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3221 Access to banking information through M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3223 Realising banking transactions through M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/351 Virtual cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/36 using electronic wallets or electronic money safes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/409 Device specific authentication in transaction processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to an invention for accessing a remotely located mobile device of a user based on certain events is provided. The system, method, and computer program product are configured to: (a) monitor one or more transaction involving a transaction vehicle of a user; (b) determine a physical location of a transaction vehicle based at least partially on the one or more transactions; (c) determine a geographic location of a mobile device of the user, wherein the mobile device is associated with the transaction vehicle; (d) determine whether or not the transaction vehicle of the user and the mobile device of the user are co-located; and (e) reconfigure one or more applications accessible to the mobile device or one or more functional features of the mobile device based at least partially on determining that the mobile device and the transaction vehicle of the user are not co-located.

Claims

1. A computer program product for accessing a remotely located mobile device of a user, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprises one or more computer-executable program code portions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

monitor one or more transactions involving a physical payment transaction vehicle of a user, wherein the payment transaction vehicle includes a positioning device;

determine, via the positioning device on the transaction vehicle, a geographic location of the payment transaction vehicle based at least partially on the one or more transactions;

determine, via a second positioning device in a mobile device of the user, a geographic location of the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is associated with the payment transaction vehicle;

determine that the payment transaction vehicle of the user and the mobile device of the user are not co-located, based on a predefined proximity bridge, which is a distance range between the geographic location of the payment transaction vehicle and the geographic location of the mobile device and is predefined by the user, wherein the mobile device and the payment transaction vehicle are not co-located if the geographic location of the mobile device and the geographic location of the payment transaction vehicle are not within the predefined proximity bridge;

disable functionality of one or more applications or one or more features on the mobile device, based at least partially on determining that the mobile device and the payment transaction vehicle are not co-located, wherein disabling comprises reconfiguring the one or more applications or the one or more features on the mobile device; and

provide a notification to the user indicating that functionality of the one or more applications or the one or more features accessible to the mobile device are disabled.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer program code further comprises one or more executable program portions that cause the computer to provide a notification to the user indicating that one or more applications to the mobile device or one or more functional features of the mobile device are reconfigured.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the transaction vehicle comprises a bank card, a debit card, a credit card, a loyalty card, a resource access card, a virtual transaction card, or a combination any of the fore-mentioned card types.

4. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the computer program code further comprises one or more executable program portions that cause the computer to provide a prompt, to the mobile device, requiring full authentication of the user prior to restoring the mobile device to an original state prior to the reconfiguration.

5. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the mobile device of the user and the transaction vehicle of the user are co-located when the mobile device and the payment transaction vehicle are within the predefined proximity bridge.

6. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the mobile device of the user and the payment transaction vehicle of the user are co-located when it is determined that the mobile device and the payment transaction vehicle are within the predefined proximity bridge upon a completion of a most recent transaction involving the payment transaction vehicle.

7. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein reconfiguring the one or more applications accessible to the mobile device comprises disabling access to one or more financial applications including a mobile banking application associated with a financial institution of the user.

8. A computer-implemented method for accessing a remotely located mobile device of a user, the method comprising:

monitoring one or more transactions involving a physical payment transaction vehicle of a user, wherein the payment transaction vehicle includes a positioning device;

determining, via the positioning device on the transaction vehicle, a geographic location of the payment transaction vehicle based at least partially on the one or more transactions;

determining, via a second positioning device in a mobile device of the user, a geographic location of the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is associated with the payment transaction vehicle;

determining that the payment transaction vehicle of the user and the mobile device of the user are not co-located, based on a predefined proximity bridge, which is a distance range between the geographic location of the payment transaction vehicle and the geographic location of the mobile device and is predefined by the user, wherein the mobile device and the payment transaction vehicle are not co-located if the geographic location of the mobile device and the geographic location of the payment transaction vehicle are not within the predefined proximity bridge;

disabling functionality of one or more applications or one or more features on the mobile device, based at least partially on determining that the mobile device and the payment transaction vehicle are not co-located, wherein disabling comprises reconfiguring the one or more applications or the one or more features on the mobile device; and

providing a notification to the user indicating that functionality of the one or more applications or the one or more features accessible to the mobile device are disabled.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising providing a notification to the user indicating that one or more applications to the mobile device or one or more functional features of the mobile device are reconfigured.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the transaction vehicle comprises a bank card, a debit card, a credit card, a loyalty card, a resource access card, a virtual transaction card, or a combination any of the fore-mentioned card types.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the computer-implemented method further comprises providing a prompt, to the mobile device, requiring full authentication of the user prior to restoring the mobile device to an original state prior to the reconfiguration.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising determining that the mobile device of the user and the transaction vehicle of the user are co-located when the mobile device and the payment transaction vehicle are within the predefined proximity bridge.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the mobile device of the user and the payment transaction vehicle of the user are co-located when it is determined that the mobile device and the payment transaction vehicle are within the predefined proximity bridge upon a completion of a most recent transaction involving the payment transaction vehicle.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein reconfiguring the one or more applications accessible to the mobile device comprises disabling access to one or more financial applications including a mobile banking application associated with a financial institution of the user.