Patents by Inventor Kurt Thearling

Kurt Thearling 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).

  • Method and system for collecting and managing feedback from account users via account statements
    Patent number: 8332294
    Abstract: A method and system for collecting and managing feedback from account users via account statements by providing data for a user interface displaying a statement of financial transactions and one or more feedback mechanisms, receiving feedback information via a selected feedback mechanism, and storing the received feedback information and feedback information received from other users. Authorization information for a desired financial transaction that is dependent, at least in part, on the received feedback information, may also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Capital One Financial Corporation
    Inventor: Kurt Thearling
  • Integrating campaign management and data mining
    Patent number: 6240411
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for integration of campaign management and data mining. The method and apparatus disclose incorporating references to data mining models into the campaign management process. In some embodiments, this permits evaluating the data mining model for fewer than all of the records in a database, potentially saving computation time. The method and apparatus can include building queries for a database or ranking criteria for records in a database that include a reference to a data mining model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Exchange Applications, Inc.
    Inventor: Kurt Thearling