Patents by Inventor Gerald Smith

Gerald Smith 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: 20160379185
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for predictive determination and resolution of an exception located on a negotiable instrument. The exception may be an indicia that includes data related to the payor, payment accounts, or payee. An indicia may not be identified successfully and thus be queued for exception processing. The exceptions may include one or more irregularities such as bad micro line reads, outdated check stock, or misrepresentative indicia points on a negotiable instrument that may result in a failure to match the check to an account for processing. Upon identifying an exception, the system retrieves historical transaction data associated with the resolved indicia. Subsequently, utilizing the resolved indicia, the system may determine a value for the exception identified based on the retrieved historical transaction data. Finally, the determined value may be stored with the negotiable instrument to complete the payment reconciliation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, James F. Barrett, II, Andrew Patrick Bastnagel, Joshua Allen Beaudry, Eric Dryer, Shawn Cart Gunsolley, Marshall Bright Thompson, Michael Matthew Wisser
  • Publication number: 20160379199
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for ensuring payment instrument batch integrity. Embodiments determine an expected balance associated with a batch of payment instruments; determine an amount associated with each of the payment instruments in the batch; sum the amounts, resulting in a total balance; compare the total balance with the expected balance; determine that the total balance is not equal to the expected balance; in response to determining that the total balance is not equal to the expected balance, identify payee information extracted from at least one of the payment instruments; and use the identified payee information to determine an outlier payment instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, Joshua Allen Beaudry, Eric Dryer, Marshall Bright Thompson, Shawn Cart Gunsolley, Michael Matthew Wisser, Andrew Patrick Bastnagel, James F. Barrett, II
  • Publication number: 20160340266
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hydrophobic coating material that includes a wax-based material and a polyethylene- or polypropylene-based polymer material. Also disclosed is a coated fertilizer composition that includes a fertilizer granule and the hydrophobic coating material coated on the fertilizer granule. Further disclosed is a method of manufacturing a coated fertilizer composition that includes the steps of providing a fertilizer granule and coating the fertilizer granule with the hydrophobic coating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Jablon, Maria Anatolyevna Azimova, Gerald Smith
  • Publication number: 20160275464
    Abstract: Embodiments for extracting data for online account includes systems that receive at least one check images, apply one or more optical character recognition processes to at least a portion of the at least one check image, and convert image based data to text based data. The embodiments further identify check data in the text based data, identify online data from the check data, incorporate at least a portion of the online data into a portion of an online account, and provide the online account portion to a customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, Scott Andrew Johnson, Brian David Hanson, Hyunmo Koo, Saravana Kumar Govindarajan, Michael Scott Hjellming
  • Publication number: 20160275465
    Abstract: Embodiments for extracting data for online account includes systems that receive at least one check images, apply one or more optical character recognition processes to at least a portion of the at least one check image, and convert image based data to text based data. The embodiments further identify check data in the text based data, identify online data from the check data, incorporate at least a portion of the online data into a portion of an online account, and provide the online account portion to a customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, Scott Andrew Johnson, Brian David Hanson, Hyunmo Koo, Saravana Kumar Govindarajan, Michael Scott Hjellming
  • Patent number: 9412135
    Abstract: Embodiments for extracting data for online account includes systems that receive at least one check images, apply one or more optical character recognition processes to at least a portion of the at least one check image, and convert image based data to text based data. The embodiments further identify check data in the text based data, identify online data from the check data, incorporate at least a portion of the online data into a portion of an online account, and provide the online account portion to a customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, Scott Andrew Johnson, Brian David Hanson, Hyunmo Koo, Saravana Kumar Govindarajan, Michael Scott Hjellming
  • Patent number: 9384393
    Abstract: Embodiments for identifying errors based on data extracted from financial record images includes systems that receive one or more financial record images from a user, apply an optical character recognition process to at least a portion of the one or more financial record images, and identify record data based on the applied optical character recognition process comprising at least a name of a party to the financial record. The systems further identify errors associated with the one or more financial record images based on the record data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, Scott Andrew Johnson, Saravana Kumar Govindarajan, Michael Scott Hjellming, Brian David Hanson, Hyunmo Koo
  • Patent number: 9378416
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for extracting check data and using the check data for determining a disposition of a check. The system, method, and computer program product are configured to: a) receive an image of a check; b) apply an optical character recognition process to at least a portion of the image of the check; c) convert one or more image portions of the at least a portion of the image to text based data based at least partially on the application; d) identify a date of the check based on the text based data obtained from the one or more image portions; e) compare the date of the check to one or more authorization parameters; and f) provide a disposition of the check based on the comparison of the date of the check to the one or more authorization parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, Brian David Hanson, Scott Andrew Johnson, Saravana Kumar Govindarajan, Michael Scott Hjellming, Hyunmo Koo
  • Publication number: 20160180165
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for lifting metadata from financial documents to allow for automated exception processing. As such, allowing for automated decisions for exception processing to systematically be resolved base on matches between lifted metadata. The exceptions may include one or more irregularities such as bad micro line reads, outdated check stock, or misrepresentative checks that may result in a failure to match the check to an associated account for processing. As such, once an exception is identified during the processing the metadata lifted from the document with the exception may be utilized to search financial records at the financial institution to attempt to identify the correct version of the document. Subsequently, the system may correct the irregularity systematically and automatically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, Scott Andrew Johnson, Michael Scott Hjellming, Brian David Hanson, Saravana Kumar Govindarajan, Hyunmo Koo
  • Publication number: 20160180168
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for lifting metadata from financial documents to allow for automated exception processing. As such, allowing for automated decisions for exception processing to systematically be resolved base on matches between lifted metadata. The exceptions may include one or more irregularities such as bad micro line reads, outdated check stork, or misrepresentative checks that may result in a failure to match the check to an associated account for processing. As such, once an exception is identified during the processing the metadata lifted from the document with the exception may be utilized to search financial records at the financial institution to attempt to identify the correct version of the document. Subsequently, the system may correct the irregularity systematically and automatically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, Scott Andrew Johnson, Michael Scott Hjellming, Brian David Hanson, Saravana Kumar Govindarajan, Hyunmo Koo
  • Patent number: 9317745
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for lifting metadata from financial documents to allow for automated exception processing. As such, allowing for automated decisions for exception processing to systematically be resolved base on matches between lifted metadata. The exceptions may include one or more irregularities such as bad micro line reads, outdated check stork, or misrepresentative checks that may result in a failure to match the check to an associated account for processing. As such, once an exception is identified during the processing the metadata lifted from the document with the exception may be utilized to search financial records at the financial institution to attempt to identify the correct version of the document. Subsequently, the system may correct the irregularity systematically and automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, Scott Andrew Johnson, Michael Scott Hjellming, Brian David Hanson, Saravana Kumar Govindarajan, Hyunmo Koo
  • Publication number: 20150365121
    Abstract: A protective tablet case including a retractable handle is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the case comprises a front cover that fits over the front of a tablet device and snaps into a separate rear cover fitting over the back of the device, resulting in a protective case layer covering the peripheral edge of a tablet. In a preferred embodiment, the rear cover piece includes a sleeve that is affixed to the rear cover, the sleeve enclosing a paddle shaped handle that may be extended or slide outward from the sleeve when in use, and subsequently the handle may be retracted or slide back into the sleeve when not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Gerald SMITH
  • Patent number: 9098765
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for capturing elements of a negotiable instrument and generating a thumbnail image of the negotiable instrument for use in image recreation. In some embodiments, a method is provided that includes: (a) receiving an image of the negotiable instrument, wherein the image of the negotiable instrument comprises one or more elements that are used for processing the negotiable instrument; (b) capturing, using the image capture device, images of one or more elements of the negotiable instrument; (c) generating a thumbnail image of the negotiable instrument based at least partially on an image of the negotiable instrument; and (d) storing the images of the one or more elements of the negotiable instrument and the thumbnail image of the negotiable instrument in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Scott Sandoz, Deborah N. Bennett, Timmy L. Gauvin, Craig David Palmer, Michael Gerald Smith, Geoffrey Reed Williams, Lisa Gibson, Melvin Gregory Nixon
  • Patent number: 9082007
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for providing recreated image documents using templates or generic control documents. In this way, an entity may store limited amounts of image data from an original document and subsequently recreate the document image using document templates. As such, the invention may compile templates for image documents. Upon receiving a document from a transaction for storage, the system may store the metadata associated with that document, instead of storing the entire document as a high resolution image file. Using the template, in combination with the metadata, the system may recreate the image as a system generated image for user recall and reconciliation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, Geoffrey Reed Williams, Lisa Gibson, Craig David Palmer, Eric Scott Sandoz, Melvin Gregory Nixon
  • Patent number: 9068436
    Abstract: A system and method for sampling fluid from a production wellsite are provided. The system includes an interface operatively connectable to the port and a separation circuit operatively connectable to the interface for establishing fluid communication therebetween. The separation circuit includes a pumping unit and at least one sample chamber. The pumping unit includes pumping chambers having a cylinder with a piston therein defining a fluid cavity and a buffer cavity. The fluid cavities define a separation chamber for receiving the fluid and allowing separation of the fluid therein into phases. The buffer cavities have a buffer fluid selectively movable therebetween whereby the fluid flows through the separation circuit at a controlled rate. The sample chamber is for collecting at least one sample of the phases of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: ONESUBSEA, LLC
    Inventors: Bernard Theron, John Nighswander, Robert Saunders, Andrea Sbordone, Paul Guieze, Gerald Smith
  • Patent number: 9047317
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for determining a storage location for an image of a check. In some embodiments, a system is configured to: receive an image of a check, the image being associated with an account associated with a user; analyze check retrieval activity associated with the account; determine, based on the check retrieval activity, a storage location for the image; and store the image at the storage location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Craig David Palmer, Eric Scott Sandoz, Michael Gerald Smith, Geoffrey Reed Williams, Lisa Gibson, Melvin Gregory Nixon
  • Patent number: 9031308
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relates to systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for capturing and storing elements of a negotiable instrument for use in image recreation. In some embodiments, a method is provided that includes: (a) receive an image of the negotiable instrument, wherein the image of the negotiable instrument comprises one or more elements that are used for processing the negotiable instrument and non-element portions that are not used in processing the negotiable instrument; (b) capture, using the image capture device, images of one or more elements of the negotiable instrument; (c) store the images of the one or more elements of the negotiable instrument in the database; and (d) store, as white space, the non-element portions of the image of the negotiable instrument in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Scott Sandoz, Deborah N. Bennett, Timmy L. Gauvin, Craig David Palmer, Michael Gerald Smith, Geoffrey Reed Williams, Lisa Gibson, Melvin Gregory Nixon
  • Patent number: 9025851
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for providing recreated image documents using image lift data. In this way, an entity may store limited amounts of image data from an original document and subsequently recreate the document image using image lift data. As such, the invention may receive an image document for storage. Upon receiving a document from a transaction for storage, the system may store metadata associated with that document, instead of storing the entire document as a high resolution image file. Furthermore, the system may determine specific unique elements of the document (such as signatures or the like) to capture as an image file. This allows the unique element to be lifted as image data. Using the lifted image data, in combination with the metadata, the system may recreate the image as a system generated image for user recall and reconciliation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, Geoffrey Reed Williams, Lisa Gibson, Craig David Palmer, Eric Scott Sandoz, Melvin Gregory Nixon
  • Publication number: 20150120563
    Abstract: Embodiments for extracting data for ACH transactions includes systems that receive at least one check image, apply one or more optical character recognition processes to at least a portion of the at least one check image, and identify check data. The systems further insert at least a portion of the check data into an ACH transaction entry for ACH transaction processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, Scott Andrew Johnson, Saravana Kumar Govindarajan, Michael Scott Hjellming, Brian David Hanson, Hyunmo Koo
  • Publication number: 20150117747
    Abstract: Embodiments for identifying errors based on data extracted from financial record images includes systems that receive one or more financial record images from a user, apply an optical character recognition process to at least a portion of the one or more financial record images, and identify record data based on the applied optical character recognition process comprising at least a name of a party to the financial record. The systems further identify errors associated with the one or more financial record images based on the record data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, Scott Andrew Johnson, Saravana Kumar Govindarajan, Michael Scott Hjellming, Brian David Hanson, Hyunmo Koo