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Granted Patent B2
US 10,069,932 · App. 14/839,098 · Granted Sep 4, 2018

User-configured restrictions for accessing online accounts via different access methods

Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw (Potomac, MD); William B. Belchee (Charlotte, NC); Michael P. Lynch (Jacksonville, FL)
Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
H04L67/306H04L63/107H04W12/08H04W88/02
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Patent No.
US 10,069,932
App. No.
14/839,098
Granted
Sep 4, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a system includes a memory comprising instructions, an interface, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the interface. The interface is configured to receive one or more account access rules, the account access rules comprising restrictions on accessing an online account through one or more access methods, and receive, via a first access method, a request to access the online account. The processor is configured, when executing the instructions, to determine, based on the account access rules, whether the online account may be accessed using the first access method.

Claims (59)

1. A system comprising:

a memory comprising instructions;

an interface configured to:

receive one or more account access rules, the account access rules comprising restrictions on accessing an online account through one or more access methods, wherein the restrictions are configured to restrict online account access during a defined time period, wherein the restrictions are configured to restrict accessing one or more content items associated with the online account, wherein the restrictions are further configured to restrict performing one or more account functions associated with the online account, wherein the account access rules further comprise at least a first set of rules and a second set of rules, wherein the first set of rules comprise restrictions configured to restrict mobile devices to viewing balances of the online account, wherein the second set of rules comprise restrictions configured to allow desktops to perform the one or more account functions on the online account, wherein the one or more account functions comprise at least one of the following:

transferring money;

paying bills; and

paying toward a credit card;

receive, via a first access method, a first request to access the online account;

receive, via the first access method, a second request to access a first content item associated with the online account; and

receive, via the first access method, a third request to perform an account function associated with the online account; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the interface, the processor configured, when executing the instructions, to:

determine, based on the account access rules, whether the online account may be accessed using the first access method;

determine whether the current time is within the defined time period in response to determining the online account may be accessed using the first access method;

determine, based on the first access method and the account access rules, whether the first content item may be accessed using the first access method;

determine, based on the first access method and the account access rules, whether the account function may be performed using the first access method; and

provide a visual depiction of the online account based on the one or more account rules in response to determining the current time is within the defined time period.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the processor is further configured to determine, based on the first access method and the account access rules, whether access to the online account via the first access method is restricted; and

the interface is further configured to provide, in response to determining that that access to the online account via the first access method is restricted, a notification indicating that access to the online account is restricted.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more account access rules comprise restrictions on accessing the online account using mobile devices.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more account access rules comprise restrictions on accessing the online account through a mobile application.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more account access rules comprise restrictions on accessing the online account through a website.

6. A method, comprising:

receiving one or more account access rules, the account access rules comprising restrictions on accessing an online account through one or more access methods, wherein the restrictions are configured to restrict online account access during a defined time period, wherein the restrictions are configured to restrict accessing one or more content items associated with the online account, wherein the restrictions are further configured to restrict performing one or more account functions associated with the online account, wherein the account access rules further comprise at least a first set of rules and a second set of rules, wherein the first set of rules comprise restrictions configured to restrict mobile devices to viewing balances of the online account, wherein the second set of rules comprise restrictions configured to allow desktops to perform the one or more account functions on the online account, wherein the one or more account functions comprise at least one of the following:

transferring money;

paying bills; and

paying toward a credit card;

receiving, via a first access method, a first request to access the online account;

receiving, via the first access method, a second request to access a first content item associated with the online account;

receiving, via the first access method, a third request to perform an account function associated with the online account;

determining, based on the account access rules, whether the online account may be accessed using the first access method;

determining whether the current time is within the defined time period in response to determining the online account may be accessed using the first access method;

determining, based on the first access method and the account access rules, whether the first content item may be accessed using the first access method;

determining, based on the first access method and the account access rules, whether the account function may be performed using the first access method; and

providing a visual depiction of the online account based on the one or more account rules in response to determining the current time is within the defined time period.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining, based on the first access method and the account access rules, whether access to the online account via the first access method is restricted; and

providing, in response to determining that that access to the online account via the first access method is restricted, a notification indicating that access to the online account is restricted.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more account access rules comprise restrictions on accessing the online account using mobile devices.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more account access rules comprise restrictions on accessing the online account through a mobile application.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more account access rules comprise restrictions on accessing the online account through a website.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are configured, when executed by a processor, to:

receive one or more account access rules, the account access rules comprising restrictions on accessing an online account through one or more access methods, wherein the restrictions are configured to restrict online account access during a defined time period, wherein the restrictions are configured to restrict accessing one or more content items associated with the online account, wherein the restrictions are further configured to restrict performing one or more account functions associated with the online account, wherein the account access rules further comprise at least a first set of rules and a second set of rules, wherein the first set of rules comprise restrictions configured to restrict mobile devices to viewing balances of the online account, wherein the second set of rules comprise restrictions configured to allow desktops to perform the one or more account functions on the online account wherein the one or more account functions comprise at least one of the following:

transferring money;

paying bills; and

paying toward a credit card;

receive, via a first access method, a request to access the online account;

receive, via the first access method, a second request to access a first content item associated with the online account;

receive, via the first access method, a third request to perform an account function associated with the online account;

determine, based on the account access rules, whether the online account may be accessed using the first access method;

determine whether the current time is within the defined time period in response to determining the online account may be accessed using the first access method;

determine, based on the first access method and the account access rules, whether the first content item may be accessed using the first access method;

determine, based on the first access method and the account access rules, whether the account function may be performed using the first access method; and

provide a visual depiction of the online account based on the one or more account rules in response to determining the current time is within the defined time period.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further configured to:

determine, based on the first access method and the account access rules, whether access to the online account via the first access method is restricted; and

provide, in response to determining that that access to the online account via the first access method is restricted, a notification indicating that access to the online account is restricted.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more account access rules comprise restrictions on accessing the online account using mobile devices.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more account access rules comprise restrictions on accessing the online account through a mobile application.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2015
From: VOTAW, ELIZABETH S.; BELCHEE, WILLIAM B.; LYNCH, MICHAEL P.
To: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036451/0164 →
Continuity (1)
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