System for configuration, device connectivity and device control based on user selection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10051015-B2
Application number	US-201514927896-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 30, 2015
Priority date	Oct 30, 2015
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for active, real-time control of a plurality of devices and associated applications for monitoring and completing one or more targets through an interactive integrated interface. In this regard, the system determines one or more targets associated with the user. The system then identifies the target devices having control factors that are configured to be modified to aid in the completion of the targets. The system may initiate a presentation of the targets on the interactive integrated interface. Following the selection of targets by the user, the system configures applications and devices associated with the targets to provide information and feedback associated with the selected targets. The system transmits control instructions to a plurality of target devices, the instructions configured to control the devices by modifying one or more control factors associated with the devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for configuration, device connectivity and device control based on user selection, whereby the apparatus provides a comprehensive integrated platform for device discovery, active device control and target configuration, the apparatus comprising:
at least one memory device;
at least one communication device connected to a distributed network;
at least one processing device operatively coupled to the at least one memory device and the at least one communication device; and
a module stored in the at least one memory device comprising executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processing device, cause the at least one processing device to:
establish an operative connection with a user device associated with a user, wherein establishing the operative connection comprises providing an interactive integrated interface on the user device;
determine a plurality of applications and a plurality of devices associated with the user, each device of the plurality of devices being associated with one or more control factors and controlled through at least one associated application of the plurality of applications;
determine one or more targets associated with the user, the one or more targets being configured to be completed by at least modifying the one or more control factors associated with the plurality of devices;
initiate, via the established operative connection, a presentation of the one or more targets on the interactive integrated interface for display on the user device;
receive, via the interactive integrated interface, a user selection of at least one target of the one or more targets;
determine a plurality of target devices of the plurality of devices associated with the at least one target, the at least one target being configured to be completed by at least modifying the one or more control factors associated with the plurality of target devices;
establish communication links with the plurality of target devices and/or a plurality of target applications associated with the plurality of target devices, wherein establishing the communication links further comprises linking with the plurality of target devices through the plurality of target applications;
transmit, via the established communication links, control instructions to the plurality of target applications to configure the plurality of target applications to provide information and feedback related to the one or more control factors associated with the plurality of target devices;
initiate, via the interactive integrated interface, a presentation of a target interface for display on the user device, the target interface comprising the at least one target, one or more target attributes associated with the at least one target, the plurality of target devices, the plurality of target applications and the one or more control factors, wherein the target interface enables the user to modify at least one target attribute; and
transmit, via the established communication links, control instructions to the plurality of target devices, the control instructions configured to control the plurality of target devices by modifying the one or more control factors in accordance with the one or more target attributes, whereby the control instructions enable active, real-time control of the plurality of target devices and the plurality of target applications for monitoring and completing the at least one target via the target interface.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein configuring the plurality of target applications to provide information and feedback related to the one or more control factors further comprises:
initiating, via the interactive integrated interface, a presentation of an authentication interface in response to receiving the user selection of the at least one target;
receiving, via the authentication interface, one or more authentication credentials associated with the plurality of target applications from the user;
validating the one or more authentication credentials, wherein validating the one or more authentication credentials further comprises comparing the one or more authentication credentials to credentials retrieved from storage locations associated with the plurality of target applications; and
enabling control of the plurality of target devices and/or the plurality of target applications via the target interface based on successful validation of the one or more authentication credentials, whereby the plurality of target devices are controlled by at least modifying the one or more control factors via the target interface.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of devices are associated with a device location, the device location comprising fixed locations and variable locations, wherein the module further comprises instructions that cause the at least one processing device to:
determine a target location for the selected at least one target;
compare the target location with the device location of each of the plurality of devices; and
determine the plurality of target devices based on at least determining that the device locations associated with the plurality of target devices are the same as the target location.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the target attributes comprise optimal values of the one or more control factors associated with the plurality of target devices, wherein the module further comprises instructions that cause the at least one processing device to:
determine the one or more control factors associated with each of the plurality of devices;
determine one or more target control factors based on analyzing the optimal values of the one or more control factors associated with the at least one target;
compare the one or more target control factors with the one or more control factors associated with each of the plurality of devices; and
determine the plurality of target devices, based on at least determining that at least one control factor associated with each of the plurality of target devices is the same as the one or more target control factors.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more target attributes comprise a target time period, optimal values of target benefits and optimal values of the one or more control factors associated with the plurality of target devices.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the module further comprises instructions that cause the at least one processing device to:
receive, via the interactive integrated interface user input comprising one or more additional devices and/or one or more additional applications associated with the at least one target;
enable the user to modify, via the interactive integrated interface, at least one target attribute associated with the at least one target;
determine updated target attributes based on the at least one modified target attribute received from the user, wherein the updated target attributes comprise one or more target attributes not modified by the user; and
transmit, via the established communication links, modified control instructions to the plurality of target devices and the one or more additional devices, the modified control instructions configured to control the plurality of target devices and the one or more additional devices by modifying the associated control factors to obtain the modified target attributes and the updated target attributes.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the module further comprises instructions that cause the at least one processing device to:
receive, via the established communication link, from the plurality of target devices, current values of the one or more control factors;
compare, the received current values of the one or more control factors and the

Assignees

• Bank Of America

Inventors

• Jones-Mcfadden Alicia C
• Bullock Caitlin Chrisman
• Hsieh Matthew
• Kumar Jaydev Ajit
• Lyubetsky Yaakov
• Paik Yun Suk
• Xu Heng
• Zheng Jimin

Classifications

• G06F3/04842 Primary

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04L65/1069 Primary

  Session establishment or de-establishment · CPC title