US 10,455,366 B1Granted

Card locating tool

AssigneeBank of America Corporation

InventorsGraham Marshall Wyllie, Christopher Lamont Rice

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Abstract

A memory stores a list of identifiers. A processor receives a notification from a card user indicating that the card user is missing a card. The card includes a transmitter configured to broadcast a transmission including a card identifier. The processor adds the card identifier to the list of identifiers. The processor receives messages from mobile devices that received the transmission, including the card identifier from the transmission and locations of the mobile devices. In response to receiving the messages, the processor determines that the list of identifiers contains the card identifier. The processor further determines, based on the locations of the mobile devices, a location of the card and sends the location of the card to a mobile device of the card user.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store a list of identifiers;
and
a hardware processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the hardware processor configured to:
receive a notification from a card user, the notification indicating that the card user is missing a card comprising a transmitter configured to broadcast a transmission comprising a card identifier;
add the card identifier to the list of identifiers;
receive a first message from a first mobile device that received the transmission, the first message comprising the card identifier from the transmission and a first location of the first mobile device;
receive a second message from a second mobile device that received the transmission, the second message comprising the card identifier from the transmission and a second location of the second mobile device;
receive a third message from a third mobile device that received the transmission, the third message comprising the card identifier from the transmission and a third location of the third mobile device;
in response to receiving the first message, the second message, and the third message:
determine that the list of identifiers contains the card identifier;
determine, based on the first location, the second location, and the third location, a location of the card;
and
send the location of the card to a fourth mobile device of the card user.

10 more elements

A method comprising:

receiving a notification from a card user, the notification indicating that the card user is missing a card comprising a transmitter configured to broadcast a transmission comprising a card identifier;
adding the card identifier to a list of identifiers stored in a memory;
receiving a first message from a first mobile device that received the transmission, the first message comprising the card identifier from the transmission and a first location of the first mobile device;
receiving a second message from a second mobile device that received the transmission, the second message comprising the card identifier from the transmission and a second location of the second mobile device;
receiving a third message from a third mobile device that received the transmission, the third message comprising the card identifier from the transmission and a third location of the third mobile device;
in response to receiving the first message, the second message, and the third message:
determining that the list of identifiers contains the card identifier;
determining, based on the first location, the second location, and the third location, a location of the card;
and
sending the location of the card to a fourth mobile device of the card user.

7 more elements

A system comprising:

a storage element operable to store a list of identifiers;
and
a processing element communicatively coupled to the storage element, the processing element operable to:
receive a notification from a card user, the notification indicating that the card user is missing a card comprising a transmitter configured to broadcast a transmission comprising a card identifier;
add the card identifier to the list of identifiers;
receive a first message from a first mobile device that received the transmission, the first message comprising the card identifier from the transmission, a first strength of the transmission, and a first location of the first mobile device;
receive a second message from a second mobile device that received the transmission, the second message comprising the card identifier from the transmission, a second strength of the transmission, and a second location of the second mobile device;
receive a third message from a third mobile device that received the transmission, the third message comprising the card identifier from the transmission, a third strength of the transmission, and a third location of the third mobile device;
in response to receiving the first message, the second message, and the third message:
determine that the list of identifiers contains the card identifier;
determine, based on the first location, the second location, the third location, the first strength, the second strength, and the third strength, a location of the card;
and
send the location of the card to a fourth mobile device of the card user.

10 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/287,741Filed 27 Feb 2019
Granted: 22 Oct 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

H04W 4/029
Services making use of location information: location-based management or tracking services
H04W 4/06
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia…
H04W 4/20
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e.…
H04W
Wireless communication networks

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