Patents by Inventor Anthony R. Melchione

Anthony R. Melchione 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: 5966695
    Abstract: An electronic sales and service support system and method for identifying sales targets using a centralized database to improve marketing success. The system includes a central database that receives comprehensive information from a variety of internal and external feeds, and standardizes and households the information in a three-level hierarchy (households, customers, and accounts) for use by a financial institution. The comprehensive information stored on the central database is accessed through micromarketing workstations to generate lists of sales leads for marketing campaigns. A database engine is provided for generating logical access paths for accessing data on the central database to increase speed and efficiency of the central database. The system distributes sales leads electronically to branch networks, where the sales leads are used to target customers for marketing campaigns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Citibank, N.A.
    Inventors: Anthony R. Melchione, Rafael Martinez, Eric Seifert, Martin Hirsch
  • Patent number: 5930764
    Abstract: A sales process support system and method for identifying sales targets using a centralized database to improve marketing success. The system includes a central database that receives comprehensive information from a variety of internal and external feeds, and standardizes and households the information in a three-level hierarchy (households, customers, and accounts) for use by a financial institution. The comprehensive information stored on the central database is accessed through micromarketing workstations to generate lists of sales leads for marketing campaigns. A database engine is provided for generating logical access paths for accessing data on the central database to increase speed and efficiency of the central database. The system distributes sales leads electronically to branch networks, where the sales leads are used to target customers for marketing campaigns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Citibank, N.A.
    Inventors: Anthony R. Melchione, Rafael Martinez, Eric Seifert, Martin Hirsch