Patents by Inventor GERALD WHITNEY WILSON, III

GERALD WHITNEY WILSON, III 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: 10360641
    Abstract: A method of managing an electric lockbox, such as to reduce processing times associated with remittance processing, may include receiving, by one or more computing devices at a financial institution, a batch file and/or one or more physical remittances at lockbox associated with a payee, the batch file and any physical remittances comprising information associated with a plurality of financial transactions between one or more payors and the payee. The one or more computing devices may then determine whether at least a portion of the information corresponds to a payee preference. A report may be communicated to the payee, the report including a record of the plurality of financial transactions as a set of documents corresponding to the payee preference. In some cases, the report may include at least a portion of the remittance information associated with the plurality of financial transactions deposited into an account associated with the payee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Janet M. Mauller, Tera L. Howe, Amy Lamb, James Dillon, Gerald Whitney Wilson, III
  • Publication number: 20180276763
    Abstract: A method of managing an electric lockbox, such as to reduce processing times associated with remittance processing, may include receiving, by one or more computing devices at a financial institution, a batch file and/or one or more physical remittances at lockbox associated with a payee, the batch file and any physical remittances comprising information associated with a plurality of financial transactions between one or more payors and the payee. The one or more computing devices may then determine whether at least a portion of the information corresponds to a payee preference. A report may be communicated to the payee, the report including a record of the plurality of financial transactions as a set of documents corresponding to the payee preference. In some cases, the report may include at least a portion of the remittance information associated with the plurality of financial transactions deposited into an account associated with the payee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Janet M. Mauller, Tera L. Howe, Amy Lamb, James Dillon, Gerald Whitney Wilson, III
  • Patent number: 9984423
    Abstract: A method of managing an electric lockbox, such as to reduce processing times associated with remittance processing, may include receiving, by one or more computing devices at a financial institution, a batch file and/or one or more physical remittances at lockbox associated with a payee, the batch file and any physical remittances comprising information associated with a plurality of financial transactions between one or more payors and the payee. The one or more computing devices may then determine whether at least a portion of the information corresponds to a payee preference. A report may be communicated to the payee, the report including a record of the plurality of financial transactions as a set of documents corresponding to the payee preference. In some cases, the report may include at least a portion of the remittance information associated with the plurality of financial transactions deposited into an account associated with the payee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Janet M. Mauller, Tera L. Howe, Amy Lamb, James Dillon, Gerald Whitney Wilson, III
  • Publication number: 20160048813
    Abstract: A method of managing an electric lockbox, such as to reduce processing times associated with remittance processing, may include receiving, by one or more computing devices at a financial institution, a batch file and/or one or more physical remittances at lockbox associated with a payee, the batch file and any physical remittances comprising information associated with a plurality of financial transactions between one or more payors and the payee. The one or more computing devices may then determine whether at least a portion of the information corresponds to a payee preference. A report may be communicated to the payee, the report including a record of the plurality of financial transactions as a set of documents corresponding to the payee preference. In some cases, the report may include at least a portion of the remittance information associated with the plurality of financial transactions deposited into an account associated with the payee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Janet M. Mauller, Tera L. Howe, Amy Lamb, James Dillon, Gerald Whitney Wilson, III
  • Publication number: 20160048927
    Abstract: A method of managing an electric lockbox, such as to reduce processing times associated with remittance processing, may include receiving, by one or more computing devices at a financial institution, a batch file and/or one or more physical remittances at lockbox associated with a payee, the batch file and any physical remittances comprising information associated with a plurality of financial transactions between one or more payors and the payee. The one or more computing devices may then determine whether at least a portion of the information corresponds to a payee preference. A report may be communicated to the payee, the report including a record of the plurality of financial transactions as a set of documents corresponding to the payee preference. In some cases, the report may include at least a portion of the remittance information associated with the plurality of financial transactions deposited into an account associated with the payee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Janet M. Mauller, Tera L. Howe, Amy Lamb, James Dillon, Gerald Whitney Wilson, III
  • Patent number: 8867783
    Abstract: Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for electronically sorting and managing mail within an electronic lockbox are described. Mail may be routed from a mail delivery service to a first location. The mail may be scanned at the first location and information may be extracted from the envelopes and items within the envelopes. The information may be verified and grouped into electronic transactions. The electronic transactions may be classified and sorted into batches based on identifiers contained within the information extracted from the mail. The batches of electronic transactions may be processed and information relating to the transactions may be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: William H. Neinast, Tera L. Howe, Gordon F. Miller, Jr., Judith A. Waldal, Louis A. Hawkins, Gerald Whitney Wilson, III, Clement Mazgelis
  • Patent number: 8682788
    Abstract: Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for electronically sorting and managing mail within an electronic lockbox are described. Mail may be routed from a mail delivery service to a first location. The mail may be scanned at the first location and information may be extracted from the envelopes and items within the envelopes. The information may be verified and grouped into electronic transactions. The electronic transactions may be classified and sorted into batches based on identifiers contained within the information extracted from the mail. The batches of electronic transactions may be processed and information relating to the transactions may be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: William H Neinast, Tera L Howe, Gordon F Miller, Jr., Judith A Waldal, Louis A Hawkins, Gerald Whitney Wilson, III, Clement Mazgelis
  • Publication number: 20130185200
    Abstract: Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for electronically sorting and managing mail within an electronic lockbox are described. Mail may be routed from a mail delivery service to a first location. The mail may be scanned at the first location and information may be extracted from the envelopes and items within the envelopes. The information may be verified and grouped into electronic transactions. The electronic transactions may be classified and sorted into batches based on identifiers contained within the information extracted from the mail. The batches of electronic transactions may be processed and information relating to the transactions may be stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: WILLIAM H. NEINAST, TERA L. HOWE, GORDON F. MILLER, JR., JUDITH A. WALDAL, LOUIS A. HAWKINS, GERALD WHITNEY WILSON, III, CLEMENT MAZGELIS
  • Publication number: 20130182887
    Abstract: Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for electronically sorting and managing mail within an electronic lockbox are described. Mail may be routed from a mail delivery service to a first location. The mail may be scanned at the first location and information may be extracted from the envelopes and items within the envelopes. The information may be verified and grouped into electronic transactions. The electronic transactions may be classified and sorted into batches based on identifiers contained within the information extracted from the mail. The batches of electronic transactions may be processed and information relating to the transactions may be stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: WILLIAM H. NEINAST, TERA L HOWE, GORDON F. MILLER, JR., JUDITH A. WALDAL, LOUIS A. HAWKINS, GERALD WHITNEY WILSON, III, CLEMENT MAZGELIS