Patents by Inventor Jeffrey S. Harden

Jeffrey S. Harden 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).

  • Publication number: 20090024508
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for automatically adjusting individual components of account processing for credit card accounts or other financial accounts based on characteristics and behavior of individual account holders. A first data store holds account data for financial accounts, including the account processing methods and associated method overrides applied to each financial account as well as account history information. A second data store holds decision rules for determining whether to apply a method override to the financial account based on the account history information. A decision engine retrieves the decision rules from the second data store and the account history information from the first data store, then determines, based on the decision rules and the account history information, whether a method override should be applied to the financial account. The decision engine then applies the method override to the financial account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Steve R. Krajewski, Keith A. Rose, Rebecca J. Avsec, Molly Plozay, Richard L. Savage, Tod O. Brockley, Jeffrey S. Harden
  • Patent number: 7447657
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for automatically adjusting individual components of account processing for credit card accounts or other financial accounts based on characteristics and behavior of individual account holders. A first data store holds account data for financial accounts, including the account processing methods and associated method overrides applied to each financial account as well as account history information. A second data store holds decision rules for determining whether to apply a method override to the financial account based on the account history information. A decision engine retrieves the decision rules from the second data store and the account history information from the first data store, then determines, based on the decision rules and the account history information, whether a method override should be applied to the financial account. The decision engine then applies the method override to the financial account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Steve R. Krajewski, Keith A Rose, Rebecca J. Avsec, Molly Plozay, Richard L. Savage, Tod O. Brockley, Jeffrey S. Harden
  • Publication number: 20030177079
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing a financial account in which account information is maintained, including a set of account parameter values and a specification of a default account processing strategy. Account usage information is received for the financial account and is used in combination with the account parameter values to make a determination whether to override at least a portion of the account processing strategy. In addition to implementing the override, the set of account parameter values may be changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Steve R. Krajewski, Keith A. Rose, Rebecca J. Cash, Molly Plozay, Richard L. Savage, Tod O. Brockley, Jeffrey S. Harden, Kenneth Algiene, Henry Abelman