US 11,778,466 B2
System for secure resource allocation communication with a network
Mary Ann Siedow, Jacksonville, FL (US); John Reynolds Dansak, Powder Springs, GA (US); Shardul Vasudev Joshi, Richardson, TX (US); Abhishek Palahalli Manjunath, The Colony, TX (US); Manish Kumar Nigam, McKinney, TX (US); David W. O'Neil, Lexington, MA (US); Thomas Clement Rowe, Douglasville, GA (US); Sai Prasanth Reddy Suri, Charlotte, NC (US); and Matthew Edward Taylor, Garner, NC (US)
Assigned to BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/26,484.
Prior Publication US 2022/0095108 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 12/00 (2021.01); H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04W 12/041 (2021.01); H04W 12/082 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/069 (2021.01) [H04W 12/009 (2019.01); H04W 12/041 (2021.01); H04W 12/082 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A scanner device for secure resource allocation communication with a network, wherein the scanner device is communicatively connected to a network device for enabling the scanner device to communicate wirelessly with the network, the scanner device comprising:
one or more sensors for processing checks associated with payment transactions;
at least one non-transitory storage device;
at least one processing device coupled to the at least one non-transitory storage device, wherein the at least one non-transitory storage device comprises one or more executable program code portions configured to cause the at least one processing device to:
establish a wired communication link with the network, wherein the network is managed by an entity, wherein the scanner device is associated with the entity, and wherein the entity is a financial institution;
provide, via the wired communication link and to a device management system associated with the entity, a request for authentication;
receive, via the wired communication link, in response to providing the request, and from the device management system, a file comprising configuration instructions and a link to a certificate system associated with the entity;
provide, via the wired communication link and using the link, a certificate enrollment request to the certificate system;
receive, via the wired communication link, in response to providing the certificate enrollment request, and from the certificate system, a signed certificate;
adjust a configuration of the scanner device and the network device to use ports and protocols identified by the configuration instructions from the device management system;
establish, using the signed certificate, the network device, and the ports and the protocols identified by the configuration instructions, a wireless connection to the network;
scan, using the one or more sensors, a check associated with a payment transaction; and
transmit, using the network device and the wireless connection, information regarding the check through the network to a system for processing payment transactions, wherein the system is managed by the financial institution.