IP Library Granted Patent US 12,548,028
Granted Patent B2
US 12,548,028 · App. 18/197,141 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Light mesh over watch enabled customer authentication and fraud prevention technology

Inventor: Saurabh Gupta (New Delhi, IN)
Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
G06Q20/4016G06Q20/1085G06Q20/321G06Q20/40155
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,548,028
App. No.
18/197,141
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An interactive light mesh over a smartwatch that operates as a customer authenticator and fraud detector, and its method of use, are provided. The interactive light mesh may comprise muti-colored nodes representing smartwatches and automatic teller machines (“ATMs”) located within a threshold distance from the interactive light mesh. The interactive light mesh may display data elements from smartwatches and ATMs. The interactive light mesh may display communications with financial institutions associated with each smartwatch and ATM. Each financial institution may transmit an approval request to a device associated with each smartwatch or ATM. Each device may receive a request to approve each transaction. Each device may approve the request, and the approval may be transmitted to each financial institution. Each financial institution may transmit an approval notification to the smartwatch. Upon receipt of an approval notification for each smartwatch or ATM, the smartwatch may transmit the captured data elements and the transaction amount for each smartwatch or ATM and payee data to a processor for transaction processing. The interactive light mesh may display transaction approvals, denials, and questionable transactions.

Claims (13)

1 . An interactive light mesh over a smartwatch used for authentication of smartwatch-based transactions comprising multi-colored nodes, said interactive light mesh comprising:

a plurality of hardware components, the plurality of hardware components comprising a mesh light creator, and the mesh light creator being operable to create an interactive mesh of lights displayed over a display of the smartwatch, each of the interactive mesh of lights corresponding to a single node of the multi-colored nodes, and the mesh light creator being further operable to create a three-dimensional hologram;

wherein the multi-colored nodes represent smartwatches and ATMs located within a threshold distance of the smartwatch;

wherein the interactive light mesh displays transaction approval requests, transaction approvals, and transaction denials;

wherein at least one node color represents valid transactions, and at least one node color represents invalid transactions;

wherein the smartwatch comprises a multi-layered screen, said multi-layered screen comprising an input screen, an output screen, a touch panel, and a display screen; and

wherein the display portion of the multi-layered screen is used to create the three-dimensional hologram for depicting that the information on the display of the smartwatch in the same location as the user of the smartwatch.

2 . The interactive light mesh of claim 1 , wherein at least one node color of the light mesh represents pending transactions.

3 . The interactive light mesh of claim 1 , wherein the threshold distance is about 6 feet.

4 . The interactive light mesh of claim 1 , wherein the threshold distance is about 8 feet.

5 . The interactive light mesh of claim 1 , wherein the threshold distance is about 10 feet.

6 . The interactive light mesh of claim 1 , wherein the threshold distance is about 20 feet.

7 . The interactive light mesh of claim 1 , wherein the smartwatch comprises a touch screen.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2023
From: GUPTA, SAURABH
To: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063637/0612 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240386428A1 · Nov 21, 2024
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