Patents by Inventor Ronald Hollander

Ronald Hollander 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: 8255598
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for managing item sequence numbers in an item processing system. The invention provides for overrun prevention and management of item sequence numbers, which form a part of an image key. In example embodiments, a buffer is provided to determine how close a current item sequence number (ISN) is permitted to be to an overrun value. When the current ISN reaches the buffer value, new entries of documents are prevented or at least restricted from being processed. In some embodiments, a “force mode” is provided in which a sorter can be made to start a new entry even if the buffer value has been exceeded. In such an embodiment, the system can be set up so that a hard stop is enforced when the ISN is within a certain range of the overrun value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Carozza, Ronald Hollander, Eric Sandoz
  • Patent number: 8165933
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems, methods, and computer program products for performing validation and clearance at a transaction item level for transaction received in a batch format. Each transaction of the batch is stored separately in a storage system, such as a logical database. Typically, image data and electronic data for a transaction are stored separately in the storage system and may be linked to each other. Each transaction is separately accessible and/or updateable. Each transaction stored in the storage system is separately analyzed to validate that the transaction is at least balanced. Transactions that determined to be balanced are cleared irrespective of a balance status associated with other transactions associated with the batch of transactions, such that transactions are individually cleared as opposed to being cleared in a batch format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Dryer, George Miller Abernethy, Ronald Hollander, Lowell Robert Huff, Sean Kang, Clarence E. Lee, Eric Scott Sandoz, Jeffrey Robert Woodside
  • Patent number: 7899235
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a method that includes receiving a plurality of paper financial items, scanning each of the paper financial items, and for each paper financial item, generating a plurality of data sets based on the scanning. For each data set, it may be determined whether the associated paper financial item is a bank of first deposit (BOFD) item or a non-BOFD item. Also, for each data set, the data set may be modified depending upon whether the associated paper financial item is determined to be a BOFD item or a non-BOFD item. Further aspects are directed to systems that perform the above method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey R Williams, Ronald Hollander, Carrie Finch, Kerry Cantley
  • Patent number: 7885452
    Abstract: A utility is presented that may be used to extract check images and/or other information directly from a Common Import Format File (CIFF) file for presentation to a user. The utility may be used in addition to, and indeed in spite of, an existing check management database system that stores information from an original CIFF file in an alternate form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Hollander, Tami Shepard, Nick Carozza
  • Publication number: 20090292628
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems, methods, and computer program products for performing validation and clearance at a transaction item level for transaction received in a batch format. Each transaction of the batch is stored separately in a storage system, such as a logical database. Typically, image data and electronic data for a transaction are stored separately in the storage system and may be linked to each other. Each transaction is separately accessible and/or updateable. Each transaction stored in the storage system is separately analyzed to validate that the transaction is at least balanced. Transactions that determined to be balanced are cleared irrespective of a balance status associated with other transactions associated with the batch of transactions, such that transactions are individually cleared as opposed to being cleared in a batch format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric Dryer, George Miller Abernethy, Ronald Hollander, Lowell Robert Huff, Sean Kang, Clarence E. Lee, Eric Scott Sandoz, Jeffrey Robert Woodside
  • Publication number: 20080304769
    Abstract: A utility is presented that may be used to extract check images and/or other information directly from a Common Import Format File (CIFF) file for presentation to a user. The utility may be used in addition to, and indeed in spite of, an existing check management database system that stores information from an original CIFF file in an alternate form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ronald Hollander, Tami Shepard, Nick Carozza
  • Publication number: 20060133277
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for managing item sequence numbers in an item processing system. The invention provides for overrun prevention and management of item sequence numbers, which form a part of an image key. In example embodiments, a buffer is provided to determine how close a current item sequence number (ISN) is permitted to be to an overrun value. When the current ISN reaches the buffer value, new entries of documents are prevented or at least restricted from being processed. In some embodiments, a “force mode” is provided in which a sorter can be made to start a new entry even if the buffer value has been exceeded. In such an embodiment, the system can be set up so that a hard stop is enforced when the ISN is within a certain range of the overrun value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas Carozza, Ronald Hollander, Eric Sandoz