Patents by Inventor Caroline B. Stott

Caroline B. Stott 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: 8260693
    Abstract: Visual cues for identifying financial accounts. A distinctive visual cue, such as a specific color, is applied to an account from among a plurality of accounts, such as associated joint and individual checking accounts. The designation can be applied to statements, and optionally also checks, check/ATM cards, and other materials can be identified at a glance. Additionally confidential flag can be applied to an account as part of the designation, to provide extra notice to both personnel and various systems that an individual account is confidential within the associated accounts. A system for assigning distinctive visual cues to accounts can include a customer or account information database for storing plurality of possible distinctive visual cues, and one or more fulfillment subsystems for providing bank statements, checks, deposit slips, check cards, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Maura L. Griffin, Lee A. Streu, Caroline B. Stott, Brent B. Allen, Colleen M. Buckles, Gerald V. Yuille, Tamara S. Kingston, Deborah M. Winick
  • Publication number: 20080301015
    Abstract: Visual cues for identifying financial accounts. A distinctive visual cue, such as a specific color, is applied to an account from among a plurality of accounts, such as associated joint and individual checking accounts. The designation can be applied to statements, and optionally also checks, check/ATM cards, and other materials can be identified at a glance. Additionally confidential flag can be applied to an account as part of the designation, to provide extra notice to both personnel and various systems that an individual account is confidential within the associated accounts. A system for assigning distinctive visual cues to accounts can include a customer or account information database for storing plurality of possible distinctive visual cues, and one or more fulfillment subsystems for providing bank statements, checks, deposit slips, check cards, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maura L. Griffin, Lee A. Streu, Caroline B. Stott, Brent B. Allen, Colleen M. Buckles, Gerald V. Yuille, Tamara S. Kingston, Deborah M. Winick