Patents by Inventor Anthony James Mariano

Anthony James Mariano 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: 7917434
    Abstract: A commercial financing payment planning system and associated method provide commercial financing customers the ability to retrieve and monitor account activity, track scheduled payment dates, and create/submit remittance instructions online. The system provides numerous functions to a customer, such as customer payment control, access to multiple payment sources by the customer, automatic funds transfer, customized user access, a customer dispute process for disputing supplier invoices, automatic dispute response, and credit tracking. With payment control, the customer specifies which and on what date the invoices will be paid, and the source of funds for the payments. The customer can make these payments from one or a combination of sources. By creating a remittance advice document, the customer can specify in advance payment details and give authorization for automatic payment by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Patrick Kugeman, Anthony James Mariano, Kevin Gerard McGuirk
  • Publication number: 20040034595
    Abstract: A commercial financing payment planning system and associated method provide commercial financing customers the ability to retrieve and monitor account activity, track scheduled payment dates, and create/submit remittance instructions online. The system provides numerous functions to a customer, such as customer payment control, access to multiple payment sources by the customer, automatic funds transfer, customized user access, a customer dispute process for disputing supplier invoices, automatic dispute response, and credit tracking. With payment control, the customer specifies which and on what date the invoices will be paid, and the source of funds for the payments. The customer can make these payments from one or a combination of sources. By creating a remittance advice document, the customer can specify in advance payment details and give authorization for automatic payment by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Patrick Kugeman, Anthony James Mariano, Kevin Gerard McGuirk