Patents by Inventor Alan W Hecht, Jr.

Alan W Hecht, Jr. 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).

  • Check image processing
    Patent number: 8620057
    Abstract: Systems for processing digital check image files include an image classification module programmed to review a plurality of attributes associated with a digital check image file including at least one check image, and to categorize the digital check image file into at least one category of a plurality of categories, and a decision module programmed to decide how to process the digital check image file based on the category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Robert Scot Thomas, Alan W. Hecht, Jr.
  • Check image processing
    Patent number: 8059881
    Abstract: Systems for processing digital check image files include an image classification module programmed to review a plurality of attributes associated with a digital check image file including at least one check image, and to categorize the digital check image file into at least one category of a plurality of categories, and a decision module programmed to decide how to process the digital check image file based on the category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Robert Scot Thomas, Alan W. Hecht, Jr.
  • Dynamic selection of deposit clearing methods based on business rules
    Patent number: 8027928
    Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques of dynamically selecting deposit clearing methods based on business rules. As described in this disclosure, a financial institution receives checks drawn on other financial institutions as customer deposits. When the financial institution receives a check, the financial institution automatically applies one or more customizable business rules to identify a method to clear the check. The financial institution then uses the identified method to clear the check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Alan W. Hecht, Jr., Laura Lee Orcutt, Jeffrey Allen Harmon, Michelle Marie Young, Stephanie A. Sturgis-Griffin
  • Computer-driven exception processing system
    Patent number: 7974922
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system to track, process, and report exceptions arising from processing of electronic representations of checks and other financial documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Alan W Hecht, Jr., Robert Scot Thomas, Ryan Sven Lindstrom