Technology application restructuring and deployment for home receiver integration

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10057748-B1
Application number	US-201715723614-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Oct 3, 2017
Priority date	Oct 3, 2017
Publication date	Aug 21, 2018
Grant date	Aug 21, 2018

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to, in general, for technology application restructuring and deployment for home receiver integration. The system is configured to provide a technology application on a home receiver, such as a functionally tethered smart device, to facilitate performing user activities. Typically, the system is configures the user mobile device as a remote control for allowing the user to perform technology activities using the tethered smart device technology application, via the user mobile device. In some embodiments, the system is configured to initiate presentation of a tethered smart device activity interface on a display device of the tethered smart device. In some embodiments, the system is configured to present an auxiliary mobile interface on a display of the user mobile device, wherein the auxiliary mobile interface comprises the predetermined graphical element of the tethered smart device activity interface, for completion of a technology activity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for technology application restructuring and deployment for home receiver integration, wherein the system is configured to provide a technology application on a functionally tethered smart device to facilitate performing user activities, the system comprising:
a memory device with computer-readable program code stored thereon;
a communication device, wherein the communication device is configured to establish operative communication with a plurality of networked devices via a communication network;
a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device and the communication device, wherein the processing device is configured to execute the computer-readable program code to:
receive, via a first operative communication channel of the communication network, a trigger signal from a user mobile device associated with a user, wherein the trigger signal comprises activity data associated with a first technology activity initiated by the user;
establish a second operative communication channel, via the communication network, with a tethered smart device associated with the user;
transmit, via the second operative communication channel, a tethered smart device technology application to the tethered smart device;
initiate presentation of a tethered smart device activity interface of the tethered smart device technology application on a display device of the tethered smart device;
identify a first technology interface portion of the tethered smart device activity interface that is associated with performing the first technology activity, wherein the first technology interface portion comprises one or more graphical elements associated with the first technology activity;
in response to at least determining that (i) a spatial distance between the tethered smart device and the user is greater than a first predetermined distance and (ii) the first technology interface portion comprises a predetermined graphical element of the one or more graphical elements associated with the first technology activity, present an auxiliary mobile interface on a display of the user mobile device, wherein the auxiliary mobile interface comprises the predetermined graphical element of the first technology interface portion;
receive, via the auxiliary mobile interface of the user mobile device, a user input associated with the first technology activity;
modify, dynamically, the tethered smart device activity interface presented on the display device of the tethered smart device based on the user input received via the auxiliary mobile interface of the user mobile device, wherein modifying the tethered smart device activity interface comprises modifying the one or more graphical elements;
initiate presentation of an activity completion confirmation via the tethered smart device activity interface of the tethered smart device technology application in response to completion of the user activity based on the user input.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein initiating the presentation of the tethered smart device activity interface of the tethered smart device technology application further comprises:
determining that a geographical location of the tethered smart device is the same as a geographical location of the user mobile device such that the tethered smart device is located within a predetermined near field communication range of the user mobile device;
transmitting a trigger activation signal to the user mobile device, wherein the trigger activation signal is structured to cause an offline tethered smart device to connect to the communication network, wherein the trigger activation signal is configured to cause the user mobile device to:
establish a near field operative communication channel, via the communication network, with the tethered smart device;
transmit, via the near field communication channel, the trigger activation signal to the tethered smart device, wherein the trigger activation signal is configured to cause the offline tethered smart device to connect to the communication network; and
transmit, via the near field communication channel, an interface control signal structured to cause the tethered smart device to present the tethered smart device activity interface of the tethered smart device technology application on the display device of the tethered smart device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein initiating presentation of the tethered smart device activity interface of the tethered smart device technology application further comprises:
determining that a geographical location of the tethered smart device is the same as a geographical location of the user mobile device; and
transmitting an interface control signal to cause the tethered smart device to overlay the tethered smart device activity interface of the tethered smart device technology application on an existing display device interface of the tethered smart device, wherein overlaying the tethered smart device activity interface comprises disabling the existing display device interface such that only the tethered smart device activity interface is active;
wherein the user mobile device is configured as a remote control for allowing the user to perform the first technology activity using the tethered smart device technology application, via the user mobile device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein initiating the presentation of the tethered smart device activity interface of the tethered smart device technology application further comprises:
identifying application parameters of the tethered smart device, wherein the application parameters of the tethered smart device comprise operating system parameters and display device parameters of the tethered smart device;
configuring the tethered smart device technology application such that at least the tethered smart device activity interface of the tethered smart device technology application matches the application parameters of the tethered smart device, comprising:
configuring the tethered smart device activity interface such that an application resolution of the tethered smart device activity interface matches a resolution of the display device parameters of the tethered smart device; and
modifying display sizes and display positions of the one or more graphical elements such that tethered smart device activity interface is presented on the display device of the tethered smart device without requiring scrolling, wherein modifying display sizes of the one or more graphical elements comprises converting predetermined textual content of the one or more graphical elements into a pop-up interface and inserting a link element to the pop-up interface in the tethered smart device activity interface.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tethered smart device is a smart television device that is functionally tethered to an external power source comprising an energized electrical circuit.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tethered smart device is a smart speaker device having the display device, wherein the smart speaker device is functionally tethered to an external power source comprising an energized electrical circuit.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein initiating the presentation of the tethered smart device activity interface of the tethered smart device technology application further comprises further comprises:
accessing a user mobile device security identifier stored in the user mobile device;
accessing a tethered smart device security identifier stored in the tethered smart device;
validating user authentication credentials received at the user mobile device from the user;
authenticating the first technology activity, based on at least successful validation of (i) the user authentication credentials, (ii) the user m

Assignees

• Bank Of America

Inventors

• Wolf Jon Robert
• Liu Charles R

Classifications

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