Patent ID: 11962600
Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. A secure, distributed, augmented-reality (AR) system, the system comprising:
a central server comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory memory, said memory storing a database comprising a list of objects associated with sensitive information; and

a plurality of user devices in communication with the central server, each user device comprising:
a camera;
a screen configured to provide a device user with an AR experience; and
a communication interface;, wherein:
the central server is configured to receive requests from the plurality of user devices to participate in an AR session;
the central server is configured to determine an authorization level to associate with each of the plurality of user devices, wherein said authorization level is one of a plurality of predetermined authorization levels, said plurality of predetermined authorization levels comprising a default level and a trusted level;
the central server is configured to receive, from a first one of the plurality of user devices, an image that was scanned in via the camera of the first user device;
the central server is configured to process the image, using image processing software to recognize an object present in the image, and using both pattern matching and parsing using artificial intelligence (AI) vision and natural language processing (NLP), to determine if the image includes an object from the list of objects, the pattern matching comprising detecting at least one alphanumeric sequence selected from at least one of an address, an account number, and a social security number;
when the image includes an object from the list of objects, the central server is configured to determine whether storing the image without the masking in the memory is consistent with applicable data privacy laws and regulations; and
when storing the image without the masking in the memory is inconsistent with applicable data privacy laws and regulations, mask the object in the image, and store the image with the masking;
the central server is configured to transmit:
the image with the masking to the user devices with a default authorization level for display during the AR session; and
the image without the masking to the user devices with a trusted authorization level for display during the AR session; and

the central server is configured to request approval for access to the image without the masking for the user devices without a trusted authorization level for display during the AR session.