Patents Examined by Daniel Felten
  • Patent number: 8688577
    Abstract: Method, system and program product, the system comprising: computer programmed for accessing databases comprising: aggregated deposit account information for plurality of FDIC-insured aggregated deposit accounts held in plurality of depository institutions; and client account information; obtaining fund transfer instructions; allocating fund amounts for other depository institutions; generating data for depositing funds to or withdrawing funds from at least one aggregated deposit account multiple times in a month period, comprising generating data for instructions for making a withdrawal from one depository institution more than six times during the month period, using methods: in person, by mail, messenger, telephone, automated teller machine, for withdrawals except for a set of at least 1-6 withdrawals within last six business days of the month period, and presenting instructions to depository institution using method that counts against a 6 withdrawal limit for this set of the withdrawals during the last s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Island Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Bent, Bruce Bent, II, David Edgar Gareis, Thomas J. O'Donnell
  • Patent number: 8682761
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for generating financial reports, includes selecting a first request from a plurality of pending requests. The first request requests a report on information regarding one or more accounts with a financial institution. The first request is separated into a plurality of content requests. The plurality of content requests represent requests for information to be incorporated into the requested report. A plurality of subreports are received in response to each of the plurality of content requests. The requested report is generated in response to the first request by binding each of the plurality of subreports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: James Rajeshvincent, Brian Dietrich, Vijayabhasker M. Krishnamurthy, Mahalingam Joghee, Eric F. Wischhusen, Michael Downey, John Scully
  • Patent number: 8676678
    Abstract: Methods for the long-term leasing by a company of a plurality of properties, two or more of which are separately owned by identifying each property to be leased; and tendering to each property owner an offer to lease each property for a term of years with a lump sum payment as consideration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Inventor: Nicholas Frattalone
  • Patent number: 8676667
    Abstract: A method for simulating the entire superset of potential valid keyword regular expression requests constructed during an Internet browser search and converting the result sets into Environmental summary report to enable efficient and accurate searching without requiring Browser Engine supercomputer cluster searching capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Inventor: Richard Paiz
  • Patent number: 8676642
    Abstract: A system and method for offering rewards. The method comprising the steps of: receiving a plurality transaction occurrences from a plurality of merchants relating to at least one account; ordering the plurality of transaction occurrences based on an ordering scheme; selecting a winning transaction from the plurality of transaction occurrences based on a reward selection scheme; and rewarding at least one reward to a user associated with the winning transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: William S. Sheley
  • Patent number: 8671043
    Abstract: The present invention is a server for supporting an exchange transaction, in which users can complete exchange transactions between and/or among themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: IP Strategy Incorporated
    Inventor: Masanobu Nishimaki
  • Patent number: 8666855
    Abstract: Dynamically enabling and facilitating businesses or other entities to locate and transact with payment systems for the purpose of processing payments. A customer interacts with a supplier of an item (e.g., goods or services), selects an item for purchase, and provides the supplier with payment criteria. The supplier queries a payment system directory to locate candidate payment systems for the transaction. The supplier then interacts directly with one or more of the payment systems to partially or fully process payment for the transaction. Alternatively, the supplier interacts with a gateway service, which queries a payment system directory to locate candidate payment systems and then interacts with one or more of the payment systems to process payment for the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Plati Networking, LLC
    Inventors: David Armes, Fred Bishop, Jeffrey Alan Edelen, Bill Schwarz
  • Patent number: 8660940
    Abstract: An electronic exchange system network includes a trader site having an automated trading system capable of submitting orders and/or quotes to an exchange site. The automated trading system determines whether an order or quote should be submitted based on, for example, the current market price of an option and theoretical buy and sell prices. The theoretical buy and sell prices are derived from, among other things, the current market price of the security underlying the option. The theoretical buy and sell prices are calculated when underlying factors that contribute to the theoretical prices change. Computation times of the theoretical prices may be reduced by using precalculated values and/or using interpolation and extrapolation. Other techniques may be used in addition or in the alternative to speed automatic decision-making. In addition, a system of checks may be conducted to ensure accurate and safe automated trading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Edge Capture LLC
    Inventors: John M. Marynowski, Catalin D. Voinescu, Stefan Puscasu, Thomas M. O'Donnell
  • Patent number: 8655684
    Abstract: A method for operating a return generation system comprises several steps. In a first step, a group of a plurality of individuals is determined. In a further step, at least one asset is gathered from each of said individuals. Said at least one asset is subsequently transferred to a pool of assets. Upon death of one of the individuals, a rate to be distributed to the surviving individuals is automatically calculated. Subsequently, the assets are distributed among the surviving individuals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: swissGRO GmbH
    Inventors: John Hilgon van Breda, Jan Altus Van der Merwe, Bernard Racine, Paul Kruger Zondagh, Charle François Naude Hugo, Francois Petrus Möller
  • Patent number: 8639614
    Abstract: A system for managing the formation of and transactions relating to a syndicated loan is described which provides an interface for all active and prospective participants of a syndicated loan to interact with the system an each other, thereby making the syndication process more efficient and dynamic. In addition, a trading functionality is incorporated and described herein that creates a market for trading syndicated loans and disseminating information about the loans to other participants in the market.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: The Debt Exchange, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Kingsley Greenland, II, William J. Jakubowski
  • Patent number: 8635130
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stock analysis, management and education system and process which, via an Internet based software application, allows a client to receive daily trading information on all the Stocks traded without having to conduct multiple queries and/or extended downloads. The system also provides for the efficient transfer of daily stock information from a server to a client's system by having the server receive and process into binary files stock information from exchanges. The client then establishes a communications link with the server, receives a list file, selects files from the list and receives those files. The system provide custom stock screening and display options, while significantly reducing download times by separating charting data from screening data and providing “quick update” files. Day Trading features enable an investor to day trade with relative low risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. Smith, Chad D. Clifford
  • Patent number: 8630937
    Abstract: Systems and methods for financial data analysis are provided. A system is provided wherein financial data associated with stocks and stock options is collected from multiple sources and calculations performed thereon to derive values for a set of searchable screening parameters related to searching stock option spreads. Users may access the system and provide values and ranges of values for searching the set of searchable screening parameters. In response, users are presented with the set of option spreads, in sorted order, that satisfy the user-supplied search values. Users may select to execute an option spread in which case the system automatically executes the plurality of option trades that underly the spread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Power Financial Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest H. Zerenner, Gilbert A. Segal, Gregory James Zerenner
  • Patent number: 8620795
    Abstract: A system of advertising on the Internet, including: an on-line system for sellers of future advertising space to create advertising contracts; an on-line system for presenting the advertising contracts to purchasers of advertising space; an on-line system for the purchasers of future advertising space to select the sellers' advertising contracts; a system to integrate purchased advertising contracts to a delivery mechanism that displays purchasers' advertising in the sellers advertising space; and a system for transferring funds from the purchasers to the sellers after completion and audit of the advertising contracts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventor: Puthocode S. Veeraraghavan
  • Patent number: 8612302
    Abstract: Rewards, which can be virtual currency which can include items, on one website are transferred to be used on another website. The one website on which the rewards are earned has reciprocity with other websites, and can send those rewards to another website, either associated with the user's own account, or with someone else's account. In one embodiment, the rewards can be transferred even if the user who earns those rewards does not participate in the website that is receiving the transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Ganz
    Inventors: Howard Ganz, Karl Joseph Borst
  • Patent number: 8589974
    Abstract: In one embodiment, at least one portion of a request for an electronic advertisement is received. The request includes an indicator indicative of one of a plurality of demographic servers. The at least one portion is analyzed. The at least one portion includes data of a user. Demographic information is identified as a function of the user data. A request for a selection of the electronic advertisement as a function of the demographic information is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis F. Menditto, Kenneth Davidson, Richard L. Gray
  • Patent number: 8583546
    Abstract: Various embodiments are disclosed for processing image cash letter files comprising transactions directed to a first image exchange system and transactions directed to a second image exchange systems. First and second cash letter output files may be generated, where the first and second cash letter output files may comprise cash letter file headers based on a header of an input cash letter file. Each transaction record included in the input cash letter file may be directed to either the first output cash letter file or the second output cash letter file. The headers of the respective output cash letter files may be updated based on the records written thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Schuette, Chuck Loether, Elizabeth Bauman, Mike Sprankle
  • Patent number: 8577766
    Abstract: A method of performing a secure transaction using non-secure communications, including: contacting a service provider by a customer to perform a transaction; sending an non-secure message by the service provider over a communication network using a communication device with details of the transaction to a transaction server; initiating a secure transaction at the transaction server; generating two one-time passwords at the transaction server; sending the first one-time password to a communication device of the customer and sending the second one-time password to the service providers communication device; revealing the first one-time password to the service provider by the customer; replying to the transaction server by the service provider with a message based on both one-time passwords; completing the transaction at the transaction server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Trivnet Ltd.
    Inventor: Benny Saban
  • Patent number: 8577797
    Abstract: Various embodiments are disclosed for processing image cash letter files comprising transactions directed to a first image exchange system and transactions directed to a second image exchange systems. First and second cash letter output files may be generated, where the first and second cash letter output files may comprise cash letter file headers based on a header of an input cash letter file. Each transaction record included in the input cash letter file may be directed to either the first output cash letter file or the second output cash letter file. The headers of the respective output cash letter files may be updated based on the records written thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Schuette, Chuck Loether, Elizabeth Bauman, Mike Sprankle
  • Patent number: 8560448
    Abstract: A system to initiate funding of a plurality of merchant accounts may include one or more computers configured to receive input specifying at least one payment item having a payment amount, determine a convenience fee based on the at least one payment amount, select a first merchant account based on the at least one specified payment item, and select a second merchant account associated with the convenience fee. The one or more computers may also be configured to receive a single input specifying credit card information, link the payment amount, received credit card information and the first merchant account to form a first transaction, and link the convenience fee, received credit card information and second merchant account to form a second transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Municipay, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Michael Nonni, Robert William Rowan, Patrick Arthur Allen
  • Patent number: 8560412
    Abstract: The investment arrangement funnels the knowledge and strategies of a host of advisors through an impartial system leveraged by a host of investors to access, evaluate and then easily invest in one or more strategies. Investment is made by an investment company which acts as a holding company for the investor. The advisor provides instructions to the investment company regarding buy and sell instructions. The strategy of each advisor is clearly stated and investments are restricted to the strategy. The investment company provides a database of all trades by an advisor so that both actual and relative performance can be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: TrueGenius, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill Snow, Stephen B. Sutherland