Patents by Inventor Elizabeth S. Votaw

Elizabeth S. Votaw 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: 20140108288
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for providing a record of an interactive conference, such as a video conference. The systems, methods, and computer program products determine that an operative connection has been established between a user device of a user and a system associated with a representative of a financial institution, such that the user and the representative are conducting a conference; identify a document referenced during the conference; capture at least a portion of the conference in a record; associate the document with the record; and store the record. Customers of financial institutions desire to have records of their interactions with representatives of the financial institution and the embodiments of this invention assist the customer in maintaining and organizing those records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew A. Calman, Rajat Agrawal, Wanwen Han, Alicia C. Jones, Su Liu, Cameron Jungeun Park-Hur, Nir Rachmel, Lynn Streja, Elizabeth S. Votaw
  • Publication number: 20140104372
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for receiving input to initiate a video conference with a first participant from a user; initiating the video conference between the user and the first participant; receiving a request to add at least a second participant to the video conference from at least one of the user and the first participant, the request comprising credentials associated with the second participant; determining that the second participant is authorized to join the video conference based on the credentials; and connecting the second participant to the video conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew A. Calman, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Alicia C. Jones, Su Liu, Lynn Streja, Nir Rachmel, Wanwen Han, Rajat Agrawal, Cameron Jungeun Park-Hur, James Robert Grimsley
  • Publication number: 20140104370
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for assisting a user to select a customer service representative of a financial institution in preparation for a customer service conference. Embodiments determine that an operative connection is being established between a user device of the user and a system associated with the financial institution, such that the user and the representative of the financial institution may conduct the conference; determine at least one representative from a pool of potential representatives, the at least one representative determined for presentation to the user for user selection; and receive user input selecting one of the at least one representatives for conference connection. Some embodiments establish an operative connection between the user device and a representative system associated with the representative over which the user and the representative can conduct an audio-visual conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew A. Calman, Alicia C. Jones, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Rajat Agrawal, Wanwen Han, Su Liu, Nir Rachmel, Lynn Streja, Carrie Anne Hanson, Cameron Jungeun Park-Hur, James Robert Grimsley
  • Publication number: 20140104371
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for assisting a user to select a customer service representative of a financial institution in preparation for a customer service conference. Embodiments determine that an operative connection is being established between a user device of the user and a system associated with the financial institution, such that the user and the representative of the financial institution may conduct the conference; recognize the user as a customer enrolled in a representative pre-selection program; determine at least one representative from a pool of potential representatives, the at least one representative determined for presentation to the user for user selection and determined based at least in part on the user having previously conferenced with the at least one representative; and receive user input selecting one of the at least one representatives for conference connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew A. Calman, Alicia C. Jones, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Rajat Agrawal, Wanwen Han, Su Liu, Nir Rachmel, Lynn Streja, Carrie Anne Hanson, Cameron Jungeun Park-Hur, James Robert Grimsley
  • Publication number: 20140104369
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing functionality to users during a hold period prior to conducting a customer-service video conference. In specific embodiments of the present invention, the user is able to exit the video conferencing application during the hold period and be subsequently notified when the hold period is about to end and the video conference about to start. Such exiting of the video conference application and subsequent notification of the imminence of the video conference, allows for the user to perform other functions/execute other applications on the device while being assured that the user will have opportunity to conduct the video conference when the user's position in the hold period queue indicates they are next in line for conducting the video conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew A. Calman, Alicia C. Jones, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Rajat Agrawal, Wanwen Han, Su Liu, Nir Rachmel, Lynn Streja, Cameron Jungeun Park-Hur, James Robert Grimsley
  • Publication number: 20140104366
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for split-screen functionality to be provided to a user device during a hold period prior to a customer-service video conference. Specifically, according to defined embodiments, the present invention provides for a first portion of split-screen includes a visual depiction of a queue of users currently awaiting a video conference with the customer-service associate. The queue allows for the user/customer to gauge how long the hold period will last. In addition to the visual depiction of the hold queue, the split screen may provide for other portions of the screen to include other information and/or functionality such as, such as information related or unrelated to the impending video conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew A. Calman, Alicia C. Jones, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Rajat Agrawal, Wanwen Han, Su Liu, Nir Rachmel, Lynn Streja, Cameron Jungeun Park-Hur, James Robert Grimsley
  • Publication number: 20140006259
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention allow a user to use multiple different payment vehicles in a single transaction to purchase a variety of different items wherein the different payment vehicles are chosen because of favorable payment terms associated with a category assigned to the item by receiving information about a transaction, assigning the items in the transaction to at least one category, determining a payment vehicle to use in completing the transaction for each item and using the communication device to transmit to the transaction device the information related to the payment vehicles determined for use in completing the transaction for each item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Matthew A. Calman, Susan Smith Thomas, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Alicia C. Jones, Peter John Bertanzetti
  • Publication number: 20140006274
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for providing electronic representations of the physical characteristics or affinity characteristics of payment devices on a mobile wallet. As such, the system may receive and/or request electronic illustrations of the physical characteristics of payment devices from a payment device supplier and store them in a database. Upon the user adding payment devices to his/her mobile wallet, the system may search the database to find matching electronic representations of the payment device. Upon matching, the user may receive the electronic representation at his/her mobile wallet. In this way, the user may visualize an exact representation of the actual physical characteristics of a payment device when the user is using a mobile wallet. Furthermore, the system may provide affinity data, such as ring tones, products, offers, clothing, or the like associated with the affinity of the payment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Peter John Bertanzetti, Matthew A. Calman
  • Publication number: 20130335419
    Abstract: Apparatus for calculating and displaying a banking customer's banking history is provided. The apparatus may include a receiver configured to receive a first set of data relating to a plurality of deposits and a plurality of withdrawals. Each of the plurality of deposits and each of the plurality of withdrawals may be associated with a numerical value and a calendar date. The apparatus may further include a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface may be configured to display a timeline in a first screen region. The timeline may include a plurality of demarcations, each of the demarcations being associated with a calendar date. The graphical user interface may be further configured to display in a second screen region a plurality of balloons. Each of the plurality of balloons may display one or more deposits and withdrawals included in the first set of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Bank of America
    Inventors: Laura C. Bondesen, Elizabeth S. Votaw
  • Patent number: 8583552
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for processing a payment transaction comprises receiving, by a payor an invoice generated from a first enterprise resource planning (ERP) system operated by a payee. The first ERP system formatted the invoice in a first format. The invoice is stored in a second format compatible with a second ERP system. The invoice has been converted from the first format to the second format, which is different from the first format. Approval of the invoice is received through the second ERP system. Authorization instructing a financial institution to transmit a payment to the payee is generated and transmitted to the financial institution. Confirmation of the payment to the payee is generated and transmitted to the payee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw, Orlando O. Atienza, Robert B. Walker, Clement M. Mazgelis, Jim L. Jenkins
  • Patent number: 8571985
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reconciling merchant of record in a mobile wallet feature are provided herein. In mobile transactions, the reported merchant of record is often a provider of the mobile wallet feature and not the merchant of interest to the user. The systems and methods identify mobile payments based on the transaction data, the mobile payments comprising a merchant of record, wherein the merchant of record includes a provider of the mobile wallet feature; compare the mobile payments and the identification data of the unrecorded merchant; match the unrecorded merchant with at least one payment of the mobile payments in response to the comparison of the mobile payments and the identification data; and identify the unrecorded merchant based on the identification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Peter John Bertanzetti, Matthew A. Calman
  • Patent number: 8554647
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for providing suggested transaction categories based on location. The system includes a computer apparatus including a processor and a memory; and a software module stored in the memory. The software module includes executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to determine a location of a user; access a database including a plurality of locations and associated transaction categories; determine at least one category associated with the location of the user using the database; and provide the at least one category to the user so that the user may categorize a transaction. In some embodiments, the system determines the category based on a combination of the location and a characteristic of the transaction or a previous input by the user. The system assists users in categorizing transactions so that the user is better able to track spending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Matthew A. Calman, Elizabeth S. Votaw
  • Patent number: 8510221
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recognizing a check deposit received in a self-service financial transaction device are described. A check is received from a customer associated with an entity for deposit into an account of the entity. Upon determining a that an amount of the check received for deposit cannot be determined from a scanned image of the check, deposit transaction data for the customer is collected and analyzed, including the frequency and timing of the customer's previous check deposits, the amount of the customer's previous check deposits, the payor of such deposits, and the like, to predict the amount of the currently received check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Bank of America
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw, James J. Siekman
  • Patent number: 8490864
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for responding to a problem associated with a self-service machine. For example, some embodiments provide a method that includes: (a) determining that a problem associated with a self-service machine occurred during a transaction involving the self-service machine and a user of the self-service machine; (b) prompting, via a user interface associated with the self-service machine, the user to submit a request, where the request is to receive, at a mobile device accessible to the user, a communication regarding the problem; (c) receive the request via the user interface; and/or (d) send the communication regarding the problem to the mobile device accessible to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw, Matthew A. Calman, Hendrick Helton Ellis
  • Patent number: 8444051
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for responding to a problem associated with a self-service machine. For example, some embodiments provide a method that includes: (a) determining that a problem associated with a self-service machine occurred during a transaction involving the self-service machine and a user of the self-service machine; (b) presenting, to the user via a user interface associated with the self-service machine, a code based at least partially on the determining that the problem occurred; (c) receiving the code from the user; and/or (d) initiating a claim for the user based at least partially on the receiving the code from the user, where the claim relates to the problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Bank of America
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw, Matthew A. Calman, Hendrick Helton Ellis
  • Publication number: 20130054367
    Abstract: A method communicates one or more offers to a customer by determining a distance between each of the plurality of users and one or more merchants, based at least in part on a first set of data, wherein the first set of data comprises information related to a plurality of users and a plurality of locations, each of the plurality of locations corresponding to one or more of the plurality of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Raja Bose, Matthew A. Calman, Alicia C. Jones, Carrie Anne Hanson, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Erik Stephen Ross
  • Publication number: 20130054368
    Abstract: A method for communicating one or more offers to users determines a distance between each of the users and one or more merchants, based at least in part on a first set of data including information related to users and locations, each corresponding to one or more of the users, correlates the distance between each of the users and the merchants to one or more offers, wherein the offers are intended to entice one or more users to travel to one or more locations corresponding with the merchants, determines to which of the users to make offers, communicates the offers to the determined users based on the correlated distance between each of the users and the merchants, monitors acceptance rate of the offers, and communicates one or more modified offers to one or more users based on the monitored acceptance rate of the offers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Raja Bose, Matthew A. Calman, Alicia C. Jones, Carrie Anne Hanson, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Erik Stephen Ross
  • Publication number: 20130054369
    Abstract: A method for communicating one or more offers to one or more users determines a distance between each of the plurality of users and one or more merchants, based at least in part on a first set of data, wherein the first set of data comprises information related to a plurality of users and a plurality of locations, each of the plurality of locations corresponding to one or more of the plurality of users, correlates the distance between each of the users and the one or more merchants to one or more offers, wherein the offers are intended to entice one or more users to travel to one or more locations corresponding with the one or more merchants, determines to which of the plurality of users to make offers, communicates one or more offers to the determined users based at least in part on the correlated distance between each of the users and the one or more merchants, and receives, communicated from a mobile device of a user, acceptance or redemption of one or more of the offers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Raja Bose, Matthew A. Calman, Alicia C. Jones, Carrie Anne Hanson, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Erik Stephen Ross
  • Publication number: 20130046609
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing user-driven reverse auctions are provided. The systems and methods enable a user to request bids for products or services, receive bids in response to the offers, and manage the bids. The methods provide receiving, at a computing device, a request from a user for an offer for products or services, the request including search criteria; identifying, via the computing device, at least one merchant of said products or services based on the search criteria; sending the request to the at least one merchant and receiving one or more bids from the at least one merchant; and presenting, via a computing device, the one or more bids to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Raja Bose, Matthew A. Calman, Alicia C. Jones, Carrie Anne Hanson, Elizabeth S. Votaw
  • Publication number: 20130013472
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for processing a payment transaction comprises receiving, by a payor an invoice generated from a first enterprise resource planning (ERP) system operated by a payee. The first ERP system formatted the invoice in a first format. The invoice is stored in a second format compatible with a second ERP system. The invoice has been converted from the first format to the second format, which is different from the first format. Approval of the invoice is received through the second ERP system. Authorization instructing a financial institution to transmit a payment to the payee is generated and transmitted to the financial institution. Confirmation of the payment to the payee is generated and transmitted to the payee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Elizabeth S. Votaw, Orlando O. Atienza, Robert B. Walker, Clement M. Mazgelis, Jim L. Jenkins