Patents by Inventor Julie Menichilli

Julie Menichilli 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: 7249092
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for facilitating a subsidiary account with parental control of one or more spending limits. An exemplary system facilitates the provisioning of funds to a subsidiary account and the control of the spending of the subsidiary account by a parent through establishment or modification of one or more spending limits through various communication devices. Exemplary spending limits may be configured for modifying a spending capacity so as to affect an amount per transaction, per day, during a predetermined time period, at a particular merchant, at a particular chain of merchants, at a type of industry, in accordance with a predetermined rate of increase or decrease over time, number of transactions during any time period and/or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Melanie Dunn, Chris Hobbs, Julie Menichilli, Mary Rances
  • Publication number: 20040039694
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for facilitating a subsidiary account with parental control of one or more spending limits. An exemplary system facilitates provision of funds to a subsidiary and control of the spending of subsidiary by a parent through establishment or modification of one or more spending limits. Exemplary spending limits may be configured for modifying a spending capacity so as to affect, for example, amount per transaction, per day, during a predetermined time period, at a particular merchant, at a particular chain of merchants, at a type of industry, in accordance with a predetermined rate of increase or decrease over time, number of transactions during any time period and/or any combination thereof. A parent may establish or modify one or more spending limits through suitable communication means such as telephone, pager, computer, digital communications device, television, personal digital assistant, facsimile machine, or other suitable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Melanie Dunn, Chris Hobbs, Julie Menichilli, Mary Rances