公开(公告)号：GB2460955A

公开(公告)日：2009-12-23

申请号：GB0910527

申请日：2009-06-17

Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA

Inventor： SHNOWSKE DANIEL P ,  TREADWELL WILLIAM S

IPC: G06F21/24 ,  G06Q40/00

Abstract: Online banking using a gaming console 503 is provided by establishing a network connection between gaming console 503 and remote financial institution 501. To access a financial account, console 503 transmits an authorization request 2 to the financial institution, the request including one or more credentials specific to the gaming console, e.g. a unique console identifier, client side certificate or unique key. Access to the financial account is granted 5 in response to verifying the credentials are valid and a secure connection may be established. Console-specific credentials may be hardcoded in one or more hardware components (e.g. a chip) of the gaming console, reducing risk of exposure through tampering or hacking. User-specific credentials (e.g. account name, account number, password, gamer tag, gaming profile, PIN) may be used to further verify that a user or console is authorized to access a financial account. An integrity of the console may also be validated 3 using console-specific information (e.g. indicating whether console is stolen) which may be provided by a gaming service provider 505.

公开(公告)号：GB2468264A

公开(公告)日：2010-09-01

申请号：GB201011668

申请日：2008-12-22

Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA

Inventor： TREADWELL WILLIAM S

IPC: G06F21/00

Abstract: A system and method for preventing malicious code execution, includes detecting a request for execution of a file. The file is scanned for risk before processing the request. A score is assigned to the risk. Execution of the file is either allowed or prohibited responsive to the risk score.

公开(公告)号：GB2464363A

公开(公告)日：2010-04-21

申请号：GB0910443

申请日：2009-06-17

Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA

Inventor： RENFRO CHADWICK R ,  LITTLE DOUGLAS RAY JR ,  TREADWELL WILLIAM S

IPC: G06F21/00

Abstract: A personal computer which is specifically designed to provide increased security for financial transactions handled over the Internet. The computer comprises a processor, a memory and a network communication interface configured to communicate with the Internet. The computer may be configured to search and identify sensitive information 501 in the memory and prompt the user 504 whether this information should be deleted 506. This searching may be based upon rules. The computer may further be configured to determine the computer's location when it is used to access the internet, determine whether this location is a known/permitted location, and send an electronic communication in the event that it is not.

公开(公告)号：GB2457573A

公开(公告)日：2009-08-26

申请号：GB0902485

申请日：2009-02-13

Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA

Inventor： TREADWELL WILLIAM S ,  CATLETT SEAN KENRIC

IPC: G06F17/24 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G06F17/27

Abstract: Rules 206 defining a set of expression patterns - e.g. search patterns or regular expressions - represent predetermined confidential information. The rules are loaded 204 into a computerised document production/editing application, e.g. Microsoft ¹ Word, and a document 210 is analysed for the presence of at least one of the patterns, detection being indicated visually. The application includes an inline module to monitor 212 occurrences of the patterns. Rules are served from a rules server and the expression patterns are incorporated into the application via a plug-in. One of the patterns may define the format of a US social security number, being 9 numeric characters in 3 hyphen-separated groups distributed over 11 character positions, e.g. 123-45-6789. A detected expression pattern may be modified according to a predetermined format or style or may be otherwise redacted, perhaps according to a user- or system-defined template. The analysis may proceed without knowledge of the document user.