Providing virtual and physical access to secure storage container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10475261-B2
Application number	US-201816176085-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2018
Priority date	Mar 29, 2018
Publication date	Nov 12, 2019
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019

Abstract

A device may obtain a first image depicting contents included in a secure storage container at a first point in time and first user account data associated with the secure storage container. The device may store the first image in a data structure associated with the first user account data. In addition, the device may receive data indicating that an individual associated with a second user account accessed the secure storage container, and receive a second image depicting contents included in the secure storage container at a second point in time. The second image may be stored in the data structure. The device may further receive, from a user device associated with the first user account data, a request to access the data structure, and the device may provide, to the user device, data that causes display of the second image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a device, a first image depicting contents included in a secure storage container at a first point in time;
obtaining, by the device, first user account data associated with the secure storage container,
the first user account data identifying an owner of the secure storage container;

storing, by the device, the first image in a data structure associated with the first user account data;
receiving, by the device, data indicating that an individual associated with a second user account accessed an interior portion of the secure storage container,
the individual being different from the owner;

receiving, by the device, a second image depicting contents included in the secure storage container at a second point in time;
storing, by the device, the second image in the data structure associated with the first user account data;
performing, by the device, one or more computer vision techniques on the first image and the second image;
determining, by the device and based on performing the one or more computer vision techniques, that at least one of:
a first object was added to the secure storage container, or
a second object was removed from the secure storage container;

determining, by the device and based on performing the one or more computer vision techniques, object data identifying at least one of the first object or the second object;
providing, by the device and to a user device associated with the first user account data, data that causes display of the second image and display of the object data;
receiving, by the device and from the user device, confirmation data indicating whether the object data correctly identified the at least one of the first object or the second object; and
associating, by the device and in the data structure and based on receiving the confirmation data, the object data with the second image.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data indicating that the individual associated with the second user account accessed the interior portion of the secure storage container includes:
data indicating that the individual added the first object to the secure storage container, or
data indicating that the individual removed the second object from the secure storage container.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that at least one of the first object was added to the secure storage container or the second object was removed from the secure storage container, comprises:
determining that the second object was removed from the secure storage container; and
storing, in the data structure, information indicating that the second object was removed from the secure storage container.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein:
the first image depicts the second object; and
the second image does not depict the second object.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that at least one of the first object was added to the secure storage container or the second object was removed from the secure storage container, comprises:
determining that the first object was added to the secure storage container; and
storing, in the data structure, information indicating that the first object was added to the secure storage container.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein:
the first image does not depict the first object; and
the second image depicts the first object.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a request for physical access to the secure storage container,
the request for physical access being associated with the individual associated with the second user account;

verifying, based on account settings associated with the first user account data, that the individual associated with the second user account is permitted physical access to the secure storage container; and
providing data indicating that the individual associated with the second user account is permitted physical access to the secure storage container.

8. A device, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
obtain a first image depicting contents included in a secure storage container at a first point in time;
obtain first user account data associated with the secure storage container,
the first user account data identifying an owner of the secure storage container;

store the first image in a data structure associated with the first user account data;
receive data indicating that an individual associated with a second user account accessed an interior portion of the secure storage container,
the individual being different from the owner;

receive a second image depicting contents included in the secure storage container at a second point in time;
store the second image in the data structure associated with the first user account data;
perform one or more computer vision techniques on the first image and the second image;
determine, based on performing the one or more computer vision techniques, that at least one of:
a first object was added to the secure storage container, or
a second object was removed from the secure storage container;

determine, based on performing the one or more computer vision techniques, object data identifying at least one of the first object or the second object;
provide, to a user device associated with the first user account data, data that causes display of the second image and display of the object data;
receive, from the user device, confirmation data indicating whether the object data correctly identified the at least one of the first object or the second object; and
associate, in the data structure and based on receiving the confirmation data, the object data with the second image.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the data indicating that the individual associated with the second user account accessed the interior portion of the secure storage container includes:
data indicating that the individual added the first object to the secure storage container; or
data indicating that the individual removed the second object from the secure storage container.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors, when determining that at least one of the first object was added to the secure storage container or the second object was removed from the secure storage container, are further configured to:
determine that the second object was removed from the secure storage container; and
store, in the data structure, information indicating that the second object was removed from the secure storage container.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein:
the first image depicts the second object; and
the second image does not depict the second object.

12. The device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors, when determining that at least one of the first object was added to the secure storage container or the second object was removed from the secure storage container, are further configured to:
determine that the first object was added to the secure storage container; and
store, in the data structure, information indicating that the first object was added to the secure storage container.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein:
the first image does not include the first object; and
the second image depicts the first object.

14. The device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive a request for physical access to the secure storage container,
the request for physical access being associated with the individual associated with the second us

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Phillips Jeremy
• Volfson Hannah
• Liu Zhe
• Abbott Edward

Classifications

• G07C9/37 Primary

  using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition · CPC title

• G06F21/88

  Detecting or preventing theft or loss · CPC title

• G06F21/31

  User authentication · CPC title

• G07C9/00563

  using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns · CPC title

• G07C9/00912

  for safes, strong-rooms, vaults or the like · CPC title