Patents by Inventor Don Chun

Don Chun 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).

  • Publication number: 20160063445
    Abstract: A method is provided for optimizing healthcare and retirement benefits for an employee. The method includes receiving information about at least one medical insurance plan and at least one retirement savings account for which the employee is eligible and selecting for the employee a medical insurance plan from the at least one medical insurance plan. The method also includes determining a first amount for the employee to contribute on a pre-tax basis to at least one health care savings account. The first amount is at least equal to an estimated total of eligible expenses not covered by the medical insurance plan. The method further includes determining a second amount for the employee to contribute to the at least one retirement savings account. Selection of the medical insurance plan, the first amount and the second amount optimize the healthcare and retirement benefits for the employee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Feinschreiber, Stephen J. Devaney, Christi Rager Wise, Don Chun, Adheesh Sharma
  • Patent number: 8930217
    Abstract: A method is provided for optimizing savings in financial accounts, including healthcare and retirement accounts for an employee and or participant. The method includes receiving information about the participant and financial accounts for which the participant is eligible to use and or using, and generating for the participant a savings hierarchy recommending the order and amounts to be contributed to the financial accounts from the participant's budgeted savings dollars. The method also includes determining generating the savings hierarchy for both full year and partial year activity by the participant. The method further includes transmitting the recommendations to the participant via data displayed as a graphical user interface with a graphical representation of the savings hierarchy to provide the participant with ease of understanding the recommendations for optimizing the budgeted savings dollars or selected contribution amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: FMR LLC
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Feinschreiber, Stephen J. Devaney, Christi Rager Wise, Don Chun, Adheesh Sharma, Charles Christopher Herman
  • Patent number: 8660861
    Abstract: System and method for providing participants, and in particular employees, a choice of how to allocate their non-typical benefits, i.e. earned reward amounts or incentives of an employee wellness program, and to manage these additional benefits in conjunction with other employee benefit programs such as health benefits, retirement benefits, 401(k) plans etc. in a manner that provides maximum benefit, interaction, and understanding of selected benefit allocation. The system provides increased user control to increase the perceived value of the rewards earned as well as increase to the participants' engagement in the behavior being incentivized. The system also provides a way to integrate various benefit programs providing a more user friendly and efficient system that encourages employee interaction and understanding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: FMR LLC
    Inventors: Don Chun, Christi R. Wise
  • Publication number: 20140006050
    Abstract: A method is provided for optimizing savings in financial accounts, including healthcare and retirement accounts for an employee and or participant. The method includes receiving information about the participant and financial accounts for which the participant is eligible to use and or using, and generating for the participant a savings hierarchy recommending the order and amounts to be contributed to the financial accounts from the participant's budgeted savings dollars. The method also includes determining generating the savings hierarchy for both full year and partial year activity by the participant. The method further includes transmitting the recommendations to the participant via data displayed as a graphical user interface with a graphical representation of the savings hierarchy to provide the participant with ease of understanding the recommendations for optimizing the budgeted savings dollars or selected contribution amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: FMR LLC
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Feinschreiber, Stephen J. Devaney, Christi Rager Wise, Don Chun, Adheesh Sharma, Charles Christopher Herman