Patents by Inventor Deborah A. Copes

Deborah A. Copes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10437778
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for archive validation and retention parameter determination for documents. The system may generate or receive image documents. Utilizing image quality and data storage metrics the system may trigger the purging and/or retention of documents in image and/or paper form. Furthermore, the system may identify a duration of storage, location of storage, and the like. Upon retention, the system may continually monitor the documents and store metadata associated with the use of the retained documents. This monitoring may identify a period for purging the document, efficiently allowing for physical or server space availability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kerry M. Cantley, Shawn Cart Gunsolley, Erin Cassell, Jeffrey R. Goertz, Geoffrey Reed Williams, Deborah A. Copes, Carl Parziale, Emily Brooke Gillespie, David Jacob Feezor
  • Patent number: 10437880
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for a feedback loop for enhancing archive validation and retention parameter determination for documents. The system may generate or receive image documents. Utilizing image quality and data storage metrics the system may trigger the purging and/or retention of documents in image and/or paper form. Upon retention, the system may continually monitor the documents and store metadata associated with the use of the retained documents. Once the documents are purged, the system compiles historic data points associated with the image quality and data storage metrics. Furthermore, the system extracts the metadata associated with the monitoring of retained documents. These data points and metadata are reviewed to provide revisions in retention parameters for specific documents. A feedback loop directly communicates and integrates the revisions to the metric and criteria for instant integration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kerry M. Cantley, Shawn Cart Gunsolley, Erin Cassell, Jeffrey R. Goertz, Geoffrey Reed Williams, Deborah A. Copes, Carl Parziale, Emily Brooke Gillespie, David Jacob Feezor
  • Publication number: 20170372279
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide for improving the capacity, speed, confidence, and efficiency of processing systems for processing resources instruments by utilizing predictive determination of resource instrument information from one or more resource instruments. As such, while processing resource instruments, instead of capturing all of the resource instrument information from the resource instruments, the present invention utilizes predictive determination of the resource instrument information in order to reduce the processing capacity needed, the processing run-times, processing errors, and unnecessary processing depending on the resource instruments and/or resource processing channels being used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Amit Kumar, Deborah A. Copes
  • Patent number: 9824288
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for generating an overlay of a highlight or mask of a negotiable instrument on a representative's display for keying the instrument. The system overlays and changes the display of a representative's computer screen in real-time for improved keying instruments by generating highlighting or masking of specified portions of the instrument. The invention generates a grid including an X and Y axis on the instrument and identifies the parameter coordinates for the various indicia on the instrument. The invention may contain code for highlighting or masking various indicia on the instrument using the parameter coordinates for mapping. A programmed overlay may be performed on an image of the instrument in real-time as it is queued onto a representative's display. Upon completion of the representative's keying of the instrument, the overlay is removed for storage of the image of the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: John B. Hall, Deborah A. Copes, Bethany M. Axtell, Milton A. Danielson, Melody L. Gentile, Kerry Kurt Simpkins
  • Publication number: 20170323173
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for generating an overlay of a highlight or mask of a negotiable instrument on a representative's display for keying the instrument. The system overlays and changes the display of a representative's computer screen in real-time for improved keying instruments by generating highlighting or masking of specified portions of the instrument. The invention generates a grid including an X and Y axis on the instrument and identifies the parameter coordinates for the various indicia on the instrument. The invention may contain code for highlighting or masking various indicia on the instrument using the parameter coordinates for mapping. A programmed overlay may be performed on an image of the instrument in real-time as it is queued onto a representative's display. Upon completion of the representative's keying of the instrument, the overlay is removed for storage of the image of the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: John B. Hall, Deborah A. Copes, Bethany M. Axtell, Milton A. Danielson, Melody L. Gentile, Kerry Kurt Simpkins
  • Publication number: 20170228397
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for a feedback loop for enhancing archive validation and retention parameter determination for documents. The system may generate or receive image documents. Utilizing image quality and data storage metrics the system may trigger the purging and/or retention of documents in image and/or paper form. Upon retention, the system may continually monitor the documents and store metadata associated with the use of the retained documents. Once the documents are purged, the system compiles historic data points associated with the image quality and data storage metrics. Furthermore, the system extracts the metadata associated with the monitoring of retained documents. These data points and metadata are reviewed to provide revisions in retention parameters for specific documents. A feedback loop directly communicates and integrates the revisions to the metric and criteria for instant integration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Kerry M. Cantley, Shawn Cart Gunsolley, Erin Cassell, Jeffrey R. Goertz, Geoffrey Reed Williams, Deborah A. Copes, Carl Parziale, Emily Brooke Gillespie, David Jacob Feezor
  • Publication number: 20170228386
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for archive validation and retention parameter determination for documents. The system may generate or receive image documents. Utilizing image quality and data storage metrics the system may trigger the purging and/or retention of documents in image and/or paper form. Furthermore, the system may identify a duration of storage, location of storage, and the like. Upon retention, the system may continually monitor the documents and store metadata associated with the use of the retained documents. This monitoring may identify a period for purging the document, efficiently allowing for physical or server space availability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Kerry M. Cantley, Shawn Cart Gunsolley, Erin Cassell, Jeffrey R. Goertz, Geoffrey Reed Williams, Deborah A. Copes, Carl Parziale, Emily Brooke Gillespie, David Jacob Feezor
  • Patent number: 9589252
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems, methods, and computer program products for rule-based maintenance of an archive. A system is provided that includes: a computing platform including a processor and a storage device, a database comprising rules relating to maintenance of information stored in an archive, a software module stored in the storage device comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: (a) receive information related to at least one event; (b) compare the information related to the at least one event to the rules relating to maintenance of information stored in the archive; and (c) determine whether to update information stored in an archive based at least partially on the comparison of the information related to the at least one event and the rules relating to maintenance of information stored in the archive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Deborah A. Copes, Deborah N. Bennett, Timmy L. Gauvin
  • Patent number: 9384454
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products are disclosed that provide an enterprise componentized workflow application (ECWA). In some embodiments, the system includes self-contained components configured for process management, each component including a processor, a memory, and a set of instructions stored in the memory. The loosely-coupled components, with encapsulation, are plug-in configurable, JMX controlled, and throttle and safety enabled. Each component receives a responsibility injection and a capability injection, defining roles and abilities for the components, in order to accomplish business processes. The components define independently-deployed system nodes connected via communication conduits. The ECWA components provide an environment for decentralized workflow management that extends the BPMN model. The system unifies flow-oriented modeling and context-oriented architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Narasimha Rao Meda, Athar Syed, Shyaam Sundar Neelam, Zhu Yifei, Deborah A. Copes
  • Patent number: 9087062
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for managing a tiered archive. In some embodiments, a method is provided that includes: (a) providing an archive having two or more tiers for storing data, where each of the two or more tiers is assigned an image quality value, and wherein the image quality value assigned to each of the two or more tiers of the archive is different; (b) managing the archive based on a schedule for managing the data or on one or more rules, wherein managing the archive comprises: (1) storing data in a first of the two or more tiers based on the image quality value assigned to the first tier; and (2) storing data in a second of the two or more tiers based on the schedule and the image quality value assigned to the second tier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Deborah N. Bennett, Deborah A. Copes, Timmy L. Gauvin
  • Patent number: 9003355
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products are disclosed that provide a decentralized workflow management system based on an enterprise componentized workflow application (ECWA). In some embodiments, the system includes self-contained components configured for process management, each component including a processor, a memory, and a set of instructions stored in the memory. The loosely-coupled components, with encapsulation, are plug-in configurable, JMX controlled, and throttle and safety enabled. Each component receives a responsibility injection and a capability injection, defining roles and abilities for the components, in order to accomplish business processes. The components define independently-deployed system nodes connected via communication conduits. The ECWA components provide an environment for decentralized workflow management that extends the BPMN model. The system unifies flow-oriented modeling and context-oriented architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Narasimha Rao Meda, Athar Syed, Shyaam Sundar Neelam, Zhu Yifei, Deborah A. Copes
  • Publication number: 20140365277
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for providing retroactive document retention service. In some embodiments, a system is provided that includes: a computing platform including a processor and a storage device, a database comprising rules relating to maintenance of information stored in an archive, a software module stored in the storage device comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: (a) identify one or more data items in the one or more databases having a retention date prior to a date of enrollment into the document retention service; (b) retroactively apply the document retention service to the one or more data items by modifying a retention time for each of the one or more data items, wherein the retention time is extend for a predetermined time in accordance with one or more terms of the document retention service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Deborah N. Bennett, Deborah A. Copes, Timmy L. Gauvin
  • Publication number: 20140358863
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for managing a tiered archive. In some embodiments, a method is provided that includes: (a) providing an archive having two or more tiers for storing data, where each of the two or more tiers is assigned an image quality value, and wherein the image quality value assigned to each of the two or more tiers of the archive is different; (b) managing the archive based on a schedule for managing the data or on one or more rules, wherein managing the archive comprises: (1) storing data in a first of the two or more tiers based on the image quality value assigned to the first tier; and (2) storing data in a second of the two or more tiers based on the schedule and the image quality value assigned to the second tier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Deborah N. Bennett, Deborah A. Copes, Timmy L. Gauvin
  • Publication number: 20140330789
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for rule-based maintenance of an archive. In some embodiments, a system is provided that includes: a computing platform including a processor and a storage device, a database comprising rules relating to maintenance of information stored in an archive, a software module stored in the storage device comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: (a) receive information related to at least one event; (b) compare the information related to the at least one event to the rules relating to maintenance of information stored in the archive; and (c) determine whether to update information stored in an archive based at least partially on the comparison of the information related to the at least one event and the rules relating to maintenance of information stored in the archive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Deborah A. Copes, Deborah N. Bennett, Timmy L. Gauvin
  • Publication number: 20140237442
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products are disclosed that provide a decentralized workflow management system based on an enterprise componentized workflow application (ECWA). In some embodiments, the system includes self-contained components configured for process management, each component including a processor, a memory, and a set of instructions stored in the memory. The loosely-coupled components, with encapsulation, are plug-in configurable, JMX controlled, and throttle and safety enabled. Each component receives a responsibility injection and a capability injection, defining roles and abilities for the components, in order to accomplish business processes. The components define independently-deployed system nodes connected via communication conduits. The ECWA components provide an environment for decentralized workflow management that extends the BPMN model. The system unifies flow-oriented modeling and context-oriented architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: NARASIMHA RAO MEDA, ATHAR SYED, SHYAAM SUNDAR NEELAM, ZHU YIFEI, DEBORAH A. COPES
  • Publication number: 20140236881
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products are disclosed that provide an enterprise componentized workflow application (ECWA). In some embodiments, the system includes self-contained components configured for process management, each component including a processor, a memory, and a set of instructions stored in the memory. The loosely-coupled components, with encapsulation, are plug-in configurable, JMX controlled, and throttle and safety enabled. Each component receives a responsibility injection and a capability injection, defining roles and abilities for the components, in order to accomplish business processes. The components define independently-deployed system nodes connected via communication conduits. The ECWA components provide an environment for decentralized workflow management that extends the BPMN model. The system unifies flow-oriented modeling and context-oriented architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Narasimha RAO MEDA, Athar SYED, Shyaam SUNDAR NEELAM, Zhu YIFEI, Deborah A. COPES
  • Patent number: 8504477
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for automatically processing positive pay return decisions. Positive pay return decisions are financial client decisions that authorize return of a pay item, such as a check, in the event that the client determines that the pay item warrants return, such as in the instance in which the check has been fraudulently altered or the like. Automated processing provides for deleting pay status from a service management system, creating a credit transaction to credit an appropriate demand deposit account and creating a return file that identifies the item and the reason for return.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Deborah A. Copes, Debra R. Murphy, Ann M. Cromarty, William A. Schauer