Utilizing a short-range wireless communication device to provide keyless access to a safe deposit box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11113907-B2
Application number	US-201916656802-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2019
Priority date	May 29, 2019
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

A device receives, from a short-range wireless communication device associated with a safe deposit box, first data identifying a first transaction card, and identifies a bank employee associated with the first data. The device determines whether the bank employee is authorized to access the safe deposit box, and starts a timer when the bank employee is authorized to access the safe deposit box. The device receives, from the short-range wireless communication device, second data identifying a second transaction card, and determines whether the second data is received prior to an expiration of the timer. The device identifies a customer associated with the second data when the second data is received prior to the expiration of the timer, and determines whether the customer is authorized to access the safe deposit box. The device causes the safe deposit box to be unlocked when the customer is authorized.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a short-range wireless communication device associated with a secured location, first data,
the first data identifying a transaction card, and
the secured location being associated with a lock;

receiving, by the short-range wireless communication device and based on the first data, first authorization data indicating whether access to the secured location is authorized,
the first authorization data being received from a verification platform, and
a timer being started when the first authorization data indicates that access to the secured location is authorized based on the first data;

receiving, by the short-range wireless communication device, second data,
the second data identifying a user device;

receiving, by the short-range wireless communication device, based on the timer being started, and based on the second data, second authorization data indicating whether access to the secured location is authorized,
the second authorization data being received from the verification platform;

determining, by the short-range wireless communication device and based on the first authorization data and the second authorization data, that access to the secured location is authorized; and
causing, by the short-range wireless communication device, the lock to be unlocked.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
causing a display device, associated with the short-range wireless communication device, to display a notification indicating that the lock is unlocked.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the short-range wireless communication device includes at least one of:
a near-field communication (NFC) device,
a Bluetooth device,
an infrared device,
an ultraband device, or
a Zigbee device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first data is received via a first wireless communication protocol, and the second data is received via a second wireless communication protocol different from the first wireless communication protocol.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the first authorization data and the second authorization data, that access to the secured location is authorized comprises:
determining, based on a measure of time between the timer being started and receiving the second data, that access to the secured location is authorized.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing, to the user device and based on the second data, data indicating that access to the secured location is authorized.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing, to an authorization platform, data identifying the secured location associated with the short-range wireless communication device.

8. A short-range wireless communication device, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
receive first data,
the first data identifying a user device;

receive, based on the first data, first authorization data indicating whether access to a secured location, associated with the short-range wireless communication device and associated with a lock, is authorized,
the first authorization data being received from a verification platform, and
a timer being started when the first authorization data indicates that access to the secured location is authorized based on the first data;

receive second data,
the second data identifying a transaction card;

receive, based on the timer being started and based on the second data, second authorization data indicating whether access to the secured location is authorized,
the second authorization data being received from the verification platform;

determine, based on the first authorization data and the second authorization data, that access to the secured location is authorized; and
cause the lock to be unlocked.

9. The short-range wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
cause a display device, associated with the short-range wireless communication device, to display a notification indicating that the lock is unlocked.

10. The short-range wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein the short-range wireless communication device includes at least one of:
a near-field communication (NFC) device,
a Bluetooth device,
an infrared device,
an ultraband device, or
a Zigbee device.

11. The short-range wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein the first data is received via a first near-field communication (NFC) protocol, and the second data is received via a second NFC protocol.

12. The short-range wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors, when determining, based on the first authorization data and the second authorization data, that access to the secured location is authorized, are configured to:
determine, based on a measure of time between the timer being started and receiving the second data, that access to the secured location is authorized.

13. The short-range wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
provide, to the user device and based on the second data, data indicating that access to the secured location is authorized.

14. The short-range wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
provide, to an authorization platform, data identifying the secured location associated with the short-range wireless communication device.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a short-range wireless communication device, cause the one or more processors to:
receive first data,
the first data identifying a first transaction card or a first user device;

receive, based on the first data, first authorization data indicating whether access to a secured location, associated with the short-range wireless communication device and associated with a lock, is authorized,
the first authorization data being received from a verification platform, and
a timer being started when the first authorization data indicates that access to the secure location is authorized based on the first data;

receive second data,
the second data identifying a second transaction card that is different from the first transaction card, or a second user device that is different from the first user device;

receive, based on the timer being started and based on the second data, second authorization data indicating whether access to the secured location is authorized,
the second authorization data being received from the verification platform;

determine, based on the first authorization data and the second authorization data, that access to the secured location is authorized; and
cause the lock to be unlocked.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
cause a display device, associated with the short-range wireless communication device, to display a notification indicating that the lock is unlocked.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the short-range wireless communication device includes at least one of:
a near-field communication (NFC) device,
a Bluetooth device,
an infrared device,
an ultraband device

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Edwards Joshua
• Benkreira Abdelkadar M'Hamed
• Mossoba Michael

Classifications

• G07C9/00912

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

• G07F19/202 Primary

  Depositing operations within ATMs (depositing in general G07D11/00) · CPC title

• G07C9/00571

  operated by interacting with a central unit · CPC title

• G07C9/22

  in combination with an identity check of the pass holder · CPC title

• G07C2009/00325

  and the lock having only one limited data transmission range · CPC title