System for establishing secure access for users in a process data network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10142312-B2
Application number	US-201615049777-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2016
Priority date	Feb 22, 2016
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for a system for establishing secure access for users in a process data network. The present invention is configured to create a block chain of resource information based on at least aggregated information associated with past transfer of resources executed by an entity; analyze the block chain of resource information to determine a pattern associated with the past transfer of resources executed by the entity; receive an indication that the entity has executed a transfer of resources; receive information associated with the transfer of resources; compare the information associated with the transfer of resources with the pattern associated with the past transfer of resources executed by the entity to determine a match; and allow the execution of the transfer of resources.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system operatively connected with a block chain distributed network and for using the block chain distributed network for establishing secure access for users in a process data network, the system comprising:
a memory device storing logic and rules for the block chain; and
a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device, wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code to:
receive an indication that an entity has executed a transaction with a third source institution via a first transaction channel;
record information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution in a distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network, wherein the distributed ledger further comprises past transactions executed by the entity with one or more financial institutions, wherein the past transactions comprise at least information associated with transactions executed by the entity with a first source institution and a second source institution via one or more predetermined transaction channels including at least a specific banking center, a specific ATM (Automatic Transaction Machine), or a specific online/mobile banking channel;
analyze the distributed ledger to determine a pattern associated with the past transactions executed by the entity stored in the distributed ledger;
compare the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution with the pattern associated with the past transactions stored in the distributed ledger to determine a match, wherein comparing further comprises at least determining that the first transaction channel matches at least one of the one or more predetermined transaction channels;
authorize the execution of the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution to be completed based on at least determining a match between the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution and the pattern associated with the past transactions stored in the distributed ledger, wherein authorizing further comprises:
identifying a smart contract between the third source institution, the first source institution, and the second source institution, wherein the smart contract comprises logic and rules associated with the smart contract, wherein the smart contract is configured to be self-executing;
comparing the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution to the logic and rules of the smart contract;
determining that the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution meets the logic and rules of the smart contract; and
validating the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution in response to determining that the information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution meets the logic and rules of the smart contract;

determine, based on at least the one or more past transactions executed by the entity via the one or more predetermined transaction channels, that the entity is associated with misappropriate activity;
aggregate information associated with past transactions executed by the entity via the one or more predetermined transaction channels with the one or more financial institutions; and
record the aggregated information associated with the past transactions in the distributed ledger.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code further to:
receive a request from the one or more financial institutions to access the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network to update the distributed ledger with information associated with transaction activity of the entity;
determine that the one or more financial institutions is a member institution, wherein a member institution has authorized access to the block chain;
authorize the one or more financial institutions to access the block chain; and
update the block chain with the information received from the one or more financial institutions.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code further to:
receive one or more authentication credentials from the one or more financial institutions to authorize the one or more financial institutions to access the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network;
validate the one or more authentication credentials; and
authorize the one or more financial institutions to access the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network in response to validating the one or more authentication credentials.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code further to:
initiate a request to receive information associated with transaction activity of the entity with one or more member institutions having access to the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network;
receive information associated with the transaction activity of the entity with the one or more member institutions based on at least the initiated request; and
update the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network with the transaction activity executed by the entity.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code further to:
initiate a request to receive information associated with transaction activity of the entity with one or more member institutions having access to the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network based on at least one or more specific transaction types;
receive information associated with the transaction activity of the entity with the one or more member institutions based on at least the initiated request, wherein the transaction activity is associated with a transaction type; and
update the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network with the transaction activity of the entity associated with the one or more specific transaction types executed by the entity with the one or more member institutions.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code further to:
update the distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network with the transaction activity executed by the entity with the one or more financial institutions;
transmit a request to the one or more member institutions to validate the transaction activity based on the logic and rules associated with the smart contract; and
post validated transaction activity to distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the distributed ledger is maintained in the block chain distributed network in one or more nodes, wherein each of the one or more nodes have at least a partial copy of the distributed ledger stored thereon.

8. A computerized method for using the block chain distributed network for establishing secure access for users in a process data network, the method comprising:
receiving an indication that an entity has executed a transaction with a third source institution via a first transaction channel;
record information associated with the transaction executed by the entity with the third source institution in a distributed ledger of the block chain distributed network, wherein the distributed ledger further comprises past transactions executed by the entity with one or more financial institutions, wherein the past transactions

Assignees

• Bank Of America

Inventors

• Johnsrud Darrell
• Kurian Manu Jacob
• Wuehler Michael

Classifications

• H04L9/3247

  involving digital signatures · CPC title

• H04L2209/38

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L63/08 Primary

  for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32) · CPC title

• H04L63/102

  Entity profiles · CPC title

• H04L2209/80

  Wireless · CPC title