Augmented reality account statement
AssigneeWells Fargo Bank, N.A.
InventorVincent Le chevalier
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Abstract
An augmented reality system enables consumers to access additional data and services when reviewing printed account statements. A built-in camera of a mobile device captures an image of the account statement. The captured image is processed to correlate the account statement to an account provider, effectively unlocking a set of customized services related to the account statement being reviewed. The mobile device displays customized services for the user to view and interact with.
Claims18
A method for augmenting an account statement associated with an account, the method comprising:
- capturing an image of the account statement with a camera of a mobile device;
- processing the image to generate processed image data;
- correlating the processed image data with reference data to identify an institution corresponding to the account statement;
- acquiring enhanced data, the enhanced data related to the account statement;
- displaying the enhanced data on a display of the mobile device, the enhanced data including a repurchase link being overlaid upon a transaction on the account statement, wherein overlay of the repurchase link includes:
- displaying the image of the account statement on the display;
- overlaying the repurchase link on top of the transaction of the account statement on the display, until selection of another transaction, so that the repurchase link is a selectable augmented reality visualization on top of the transaction on the account statement;
- and
- allowing selection of a command for a listing associated with the transaction, the command including to flag the listing or download the listing;
- and
- responsive to detecting a selection of the repurchase link, sending a command to a server to reauthorize the transaction.
An augmented reality system, comprising:
- a processing unit;
- and
- system memory, the system memory including instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the augmented reality system to:
- capture an image of an account statement associated with an account;
- process the image to generate processed image data, the processed image data including statement template data;
- correlate the processed image data with reference data to identify an institution corresponding to the account statement including comparing the statement template data to a set of pre-existing statement templates, the reference data including a plurality of aspects associated with one or more account providers;
- acquire enhanced data, the enhanced data being limited if the user is not authenticated and the enhanced data without limitations if the user is authenticated;
- display the enhanced data on a display of a mobile device, the enhanced data including a repurchase link associated with a transaction on the account statement, the repurchase link being overlaid upon the transaction in the augmented reality system, wherein overlay of the repurchase link includes to:
- display the image of the account statement on the display;
- overlay the repurchase link on top of the transaction of the account statement on the display, until selection of another transaction, so that the repurchase link is a selectable augmented reality visualization on top of the transaction on the account statement;
- and
- allow selection of a command for a listing associated with the transaction, the command including to flag the listing or download the listing;
- and
- responsive to detecting a selection of the repurchase link, send a command to a server to reauthorize the transaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.