Patents by Inventor Lowell Huff

Lowell Huff 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: 8694433
    Abstract: A system and method for efficient image cashletter processing where an image cashletter including a plurality of monetary records is received. Failed monetary records in the image cashletter are separated out from good monetary records in the image cashletter. The good monetary records are processed independently of processing the failed monetary records, therefore, allowing the good monetary records to continue to be processed without having to wait for the failed monetary records to be repaired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Jeoffrey E. Hardesty, Clarence E. Lee, II, Lowell Huff, William Gollnick, Kerry Cantley
  • Patent number: 8542949
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for validation of images and their associated Tag Image File Format (TIFF) tags in an image cash letter. One or more image cash letters (ICLs) are received. Each image cash letter is validated that it satisfies defined image and TIFF validation rules. Image cash letters are identified that have non-conforming images that do not pass the image and TIFF validation rules. Errors associated with the non-conforming images are automatically sent to an originator of the identified image cash letter that has the non-conforming images. Various reports may be generated identifying errors in the non-conforming images and associated originators of the errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Lowell Huff, James Milford Heddleson
  • Publication number: 20100208976
    Abstract: A method and system for enhanced check image privacy are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention provide a way to automatically link the results from quality assurance software to a check image archive to appropriately mark images as unretrievable by customers. Images are interrogated with a data matching algorithm to determine whether a confidence score expressing a likelihood that the image matches associated, stored magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) data is below a pre-set threshold. The image can be then automatically designated in the financial document archive. The image can be displayed to an operator for analysis when the confidence score is above the pre-set threshold and below a pre-set limit, or in cases where the confidence score cannot be determined by the data matching algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: George Abernethy, Matthew Calman, Kathryn Carmody, Gregory Domally, Lowell Huff, Clarence Lee, Joseph Shuster, Carol Wiles
  • Publication number: 20030088462
    Abstract: A debit card system for implementing an incentive award program for a customer having participants. A plurality of debit cards, each assigned to one participant and having a unique account number corresponding to an award account of the participant is part of the system. A bank filter processor accesses program data including data identifying the authorized unique account numbers of the participants, data identifying the authorized merchants and data indicating the balance in each participant's award account. The filter processor compares this program data to the following transaction data: the initiating account number of the card initiating the transaction, the merchant identification data of the initiating merchant, and the data regarding the amount of the initiated transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: DAVID C. CARRITHERS, STEVEN G. RAPP, GAYLA L. STONE, JODY A. STOREY-WALLER, KIM A. RESCH, KELLY K. MCGUIRE, TONI L. ASHBY, MARK JACKSON, LOWELL HUFF
  • Patent number: 5956695
    Abstract: A debit card system for implementing an incentive award program for a customer having participants. A plurality of debit cards, each assigned to one participant and having a unique account number corresponding to an award account of the participant is part of the system. A bank filter processor accesses program data including data identifying the authorized unique account numbers of the participants, data identifying the authorized merchants and data indicating the balance in each participant's award account. The filter processor compares this program data to the following transaction data: the initiating account number of the card as initiating the transaction, the merchant identification data of the initiating merchant, and the data regarding the amount of the initiated transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Maritz, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Carrithers, Steven G. Rapp, Gayla L. Stone, Jody A. Storey-Waller, Kim A. Resch, Kelly K. McGuire, Toni L. Ashby, Mark Jackson, Lowell Huff
  • Patent number: 5689100
    Abstract: A debit card system for implementing an incentive award program for a customer having participants. A plurality of debit cards, each assigned to one participant and having a unique account number corresponding to an award account of the participant is part of the system. A bank filter processor accesses program data including data identifying the authorized unique account numbers of the participants, data identifying the authorized merchants and data indicating the balance in each participant's award account. The filter processor compares this program data to the following transaction data: the initiating account number of the card initiating the transaction, the merchant identification data of the initiating merchant, and the data regarding the amount of the initiated transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Martiz, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Carrithers, Steven G. Rapp, Gayla L. Stone, Jody A. Storey-Waller, Kim A. Resch, Kelly K. McGuire, Toni L. Ashby, Mark Jackson, Lowell Huff