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US 12,266,245 · App. 18/424,365 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Computer-based system for provisioning new accounts using location-based authentication

Inventors: Shari Van Cleave (San Francisco, CA); Darren Michael Goetz (Salinas, CA); Dennis Emmanuel Montenegro (Concord, CA)
Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
G07F19/204G07F19/203G07F19/206
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Patent No.
US 12,266,245
App. No.
18/424,365
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method comprises receiving, by a computing device from a customer device, a request to provision a financial account for the customer, associating, by the computing device, a mobile device with the requested financial account, and sending, by the computing device to the mobile device, authentication information for the requested financial account. The method further includes receiving the authentication information by the computing device from a financial terminal that received the authentication information from the mobile device, receiving, by the computing device, first location information of the mobile device, and provisioning, by the computing device and based on the first location information of the mobile device being within a predetermined distance of a location of the financial terminal, the requested financial account for the customer.

Claims (45)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device from a customer device, a request to provision a financial account for a customer;

receiving, by the computing device from a financial terminal, authentication information, wherein the financial terminal received the authentication information from a mobile device of the customer; and

based on verifying a location of the mobile device being within a predetermined distance of a location of the financial terminal, provisioning, by the computing device, the financial account for the customer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location of the mobile device is a first location, the method further comprising:

verifying, by the computing device, a second location of the mobile device of the customer associated with the requested financial account being within a predetermined distance of an expected location of the customer;

associating, by the computing device, the mobile device with the requested financial account,

wherein associating the mobile device with the requested financial account is based on the second location of the mobile device being within the predetermined distance of the expected location of the customer.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the computing device receives the second location of the mobile device within a first predetermined time from receiving the request to provision the financial account, and wherein the computing device receives the first location of the mobile device within a second predetermined time from receiving the authentication information from the financial terminal.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the expected location of the customer is based on customer travel plans.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the expected location of the customer is based on a customer location history, wherein the customer location history is based on at least one of a mobile device location history, a credit and/or debit card usage history, an internet browsing history, and a financial terminal use history.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, via the computing device to the mobile device, a request for the mobile device to send the location of the mobile device to the computing device; and

receiving, via the computing device from the mobile device, the location in response to the request for the mobile device to send the location information.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the request for the mobile device to send the location of the mobile device comprises a push notification, wherein the computing device receives the location of the mobile device from the mobile device in response to the customer indicating to send the location.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the authentication information includes at least one of a quick response (QR) code, a barcode, an audio file, an image, an alphanumeric code, a graphic code, and mobile device identification information.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

based on verifying the location of the mobile device not being within the predetermined distance of the location of the financial terminal, sending, from the computing device to the financial terminal or the mobile device, information indicative of an authentication challenge; and

receiving, by the computing device and from the financial terminal or the mobile device, a customer answer in response to the authentication challenge.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising, based on the customer answer not passing the authentication challenge, sending, from the computing device to the financial terminal or the mobile device, instructions for authenticating the financial account request.

11. A computing device comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors in communication with the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

receive, from a customer device, a request to provision a financial account for a customer;

receive, from a financial terminal, authentication information, wherein the financial terminal received the authentication information from a mobile device of the customer; and

based on verifying a location of the mobile device being within a predetermined distance of a location of the financial terminal, provision, the financial account for the customer.

12. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the location is a first location, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

verify a second location of the mobile device of the customer associated with the requested financial account being within a predetermined distance of an expected location of the customer; and

associate the mobile device with the requested financial account,

wherein associating the mobile device with the requested financial account is based on the second location of the mobile device being within the predetermined distance of the expected location of the customer.

13. The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors receive the second location of the mobile device within a first predetermined time from receiving the request to provision the financial account, and wherein the one or more processors receive the first location of the mobile device within a second predetermined time from receiving the authentication information from the financial terminal.

14. The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the expected location of the customer is based on at least one of customer travel plans, a mobile device location history, a credit and/or debit card usage history, an internet browsing history, and a financial terminal use history.

15. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

send, to the mobile device, a request for the mobile device to send the location of the mobile device to the computing device; and

receive, from the mobile device, the location in response to the request for the mobile device to send the location.

16. The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the request for the mobile device to send the location of the mobile device comprises a push notification, wherein the one or more processers are configured to receive the location of the mobile device from the mobile device in response to the customer indicating to send the location.

17. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the authentication information includes at least one of a quick response (QR) code, a barcode, an audio file, an image, an alphanumeric code, a graphic code, and mobile device identification information.

18. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

based on verifying the location of the mobile device not being within the predetermined distance of the location of the financial terminal, send, to the financial terminal or the mobile device, information indicative of an authentication challenge; and

receive, from the financial terminal or the mobile device, a customer answer in response to the authentication challenge.

19. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to, based on the customer answer not passing the authentication challenge, send, to the financial terminal or the mobile device, instructions for authenticating the financial account request.

20. A computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed cause one or more processors to:

receive, from a customer device, a request to provision a financial account for a customer;

receive, from a financial terminal, authentication information, wherein the financial terminal received the authentication information from a mobile device of the customer; and

based on a location of the mobile device being within a predetermined distance of a location of the financial terminal, provision the financial account for the customer.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 18188121 · Mar 22, 2023
Continuation 17500677 · Oct 13, 2021
Continuation 17171819 · Feb 9, 2021
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