US 12,301,561 B2
Secure access to devices in a virtual environment using security tokens
Saurabh Gupta, New Delhi (IN)
Assigned to Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/822,956.
Prior Publication US 2024/0073205 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/0853 (2013.01) [H04L 63/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for provisioning secured access to devices comprising:
a memory configured to store a first security token; and
a processor operably coupled to the memory, and configured to:
determine a location of a first virtual device in a virtual environment, wherein the location of the first virtual device comprises virtual global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the virtual device in the virtual environment;
access the first virtual device in the virtual environment by instructing a first avatar to travel to the location of the first virtual device in the virtual environment;
prevent access requests to the location where the first virtual device is located so that avatars other than the first avatar may not travel to the location of the first virtual device in the virtual environment;
assign the first security token to the first virtual device, wherein the first security token is used to prevent unauthorized access to the first virtual device;
receive a first request to access the first virtual device, wherein the first request is received from the first avatar;
receive a second security token to grant access to the first virtual device;
compare the second security token with the first security token;
determine whether the second security token corresponds to the first security token;
in response to determining that the second security token corresponds to the first security token, grant the first avatar access to the first virtual device;
in response to determining that the second security token does not correspond to the first security token:
deny the first avatar access to the first virtual device; and
transmit a locking signal to the first virtual device, wherein the locking signal causes the first virtual device to be locked.