Patents by Inventor Srinath Nagarajan
Srinath Nagarajan 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).
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Patent number: 9940636Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for reverse couponing. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine user information and account information associated with a user; adjust offer information associated with an offer based on the user information and the account information, wherein the offer enables the user to receive at least one of a discount or a rebate on a purchase from a merchant; and transmit the adjusted offer to the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Srinath Nagarajan, Matthew Laine Donlan
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Patent number: 9928520Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for reverse couponing. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine user information and account information associated with a user; adjust offer information associated with an offer based on the user information and the account information, wherein the offer enables the user to receive at least one of a discount or a rebate on a purchase from a merchant; and transmit the adjusted offer to the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Srinath Nagarajan, Matthew Laine Donlan
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Patent number: 9665877Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for reverse couponing. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine user information and account information associated with a user; adjust offer information associated with an offer based on the user information and the account information, wherein the offer enables the user to receive at least one of a discount or a rebate on a purchase from a merchant; and transmit the adjusted offer to the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Srinath Nagarajan, Matthew Laine Donlan
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Patent number: 9514474Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for determining offers based on life events. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine a life event based on at least one of user information or account information associated with a user of a financial institution account; project a timeline of future events based on the life event; determine an offer associated with a future event, wherein the offer enables the user to receive at least one of a discount or a rebate on a purchase transaction; and transmit the offer to the user near in time to the future event's projected occurrence.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Srinath Nagarajan, Matthew Laine Donlan
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Publication number: 20160300256Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for reverse couponing. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine user information and account information associated with a user; adjust offer information associated with an offer based on the user information and the account information, wherein the offer enables the user to receive at least one of a discount or a rebate on a purchase from a merchant; and transmit the adjusted offer to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Srinath Nagarajan, Matthew Laine Donlan
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Patent number: 9373120Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for reverse couponing. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine user information and account information associated with a user; adjust offer information associated with an offer based on the user information and the account information, wherein the offer enables the user to receive at least one of a discount or a rebate on a purchase from a merchant; and transmit the adjusted offer to the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Srinath Nagarajan, Matthew Laine Donlan
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Publication number: 20160171523Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for reverse couponing. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine user information and account information associated with a user; adjust offer information associated with an offer based on the user information and the account information, wherein the offer enables the user to receive at least one of a discount or a rebate on a purchase from a merchant; and transmit the adjusted offer to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Srinath Nagarajan, Matthew Laine Donlan
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Publication number: 20160171522Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for reverse couponing. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine user information and account information associated with a user; adjust offer information associated with an offer based on the user information and the account information, wherein the offer enables the user to receive at least one of a discount or a rebate on a purchase from a merchant; and transmit the adjusted offer to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Srinath Nagarajan, Matthew Laine Donlan
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Patent number: 9037495Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for providing a modified online shopping experience to users. The modified online shopping experience presents offers to a user when the user is viewing a merchant online. The offers may be specifically tailored to the interests of the user viewing the merchant online. In this way, the system determines offers that the user may be interested in based on merchant data and financial institution data associated with the user. The tailored offers may be based on merchant data, such as previously accepted offers, loyalty accounts or the like and/or financial institution data such as products purchased, transaction history, and the like. The tailored offers that match the interest of a user may then be presented on the interface, website, or the like that the user is viewing when viewing a merchant online.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Srinath Nagarajan, Matthew Laine Donlan, Tushar N Shah
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Publication number: 20150127446Abstract: A system and method for allowing a customer to create savings goals for one or more savings categories is provided. More particularly, the customer is enabled to contribute to the one or more savings categories an amount of funds equal to the sum of annuity payment amounts and customer-specified percentages of payroll deposits. When a predetermined number of customers meet and/or exceed a common savings goal, the customers who met and/or exceeded the common savings goal is presented with an offer featuring a discounted group rate based on the predetermined number of customers who met and/or exceeded the common savings goal. The savings goal(s) of each customer may be adjusted based on other savings goal balances.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2015Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Chad Hunter, Christopher Nygren, Debashis Ghosh, Srinath Nagarajan
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Publication number: 20140149195Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for enabling a user to determine whether a transaction qualifies for an offer. An exemplary apparatus is configured to: receive information associated with a transaction; receive information associated with an offer, the offer enabling a user to receive a discount or rebate on a qualifying transaction; and initiate presentation of an indicator indicating whether the transaction qualifies for the offer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Robert L. Abbott, Matthew Laine Donlan, Thomas E. Durbin, Sean D. Fitzpatrick, Andrew S. Heiman, Dean Lyons Henry, Frederick A. Shahda, Srinath Nagarajan
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Publication number: 20140149201Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for initiating presentation of a rebate associated with a transaction. An exemplary apparatus is configured to: determine a user executed a first transaction qualifying for a first offer; determine a first rebate associated with the first transaction; apply the first rebate to the user's account; initiate presentation of the first rebate on a user interface; determine the user executed a second transaction qualifying for a second offer; determine a second rebate associated with the second transaction, wherein the second rebate is not applied to the user's account; and initiate presentation of the second rebate on the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Robert L. Abbott, Matthew Laine Donlan, Thomas E. Durbin, Sean D. Fitzpatrick, Andrew S. Heiman, Dean Lyons Henry, Frederick A. Shahda, Srinath Nagarajan
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Patent number: 8688578Abstract: The business community hub application provides a business customer the ability to add an event or offer to the community hub that can be accessed by individual customers or business customers. The business community hub application also notifies business customers of offers provided by other businesses or about local community events in which the business customer may be interested. The business customers have the ability to find contacts and network with other local businesses. The business community hub application also uses transaction information available to the bank to display market data and trends that may be of interest to the business customer. In this way, the business community hub works with the online banking application as a tool for local businesses, it allows business customers to interact with individual customers, the community in general, as well as other businesses, in a forum for exchanging products, services, and information.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Srinath Nagarajan, Timothy James Mark, David Joa, Kurt D. Newman
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Publication number: 20140074574Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for adaptively responding to a user transaction. An exemplary apparatus is configured to: receive information associated with an offer, the offer enabling a user to receive a discount or rebate on a qualifying transaction; receive authorization information associated with a transaction, the offer not activated by the user prior to the transaction; and transmit a message to the user advising the user to activate the offer within a predetermined period, wherein the transaction is cleared upon expiration of the predetermined period.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Bank of America CorporatonInventors: Matthew Laine Donlan, Srinath Nagarajan
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Publication number: 20140046748Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for transmitting offers based on pre-purchase intent. An exemplary apparatus is configured to: receive a declaration of intent from a user, the declaration of intent being associated with an intended purchase; transmit the declaration of intent to at least one merchant; receive an offer from the at least one merchant, the offer being based on the declaration of intent, and the offer enabling the user to receive a discount or rebate on the intended purchase; and transmit the offer to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Srinath Nagarajan, Matthew Laine Donlan
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Publication number: 20140032290Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for applying offer to purchase transactions at settlement. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine at least one transaction associated with a user's financial institution account; and determine, when processing the at least one transaction, whether to apply at least one offer to the at least one transaction. The at least one offer enables the user's financial institution account to receive a discount or a rebate on the at least one transaction. The user may transmit the at least one offer to a second user. In some embodiments, the at least one offer is applied to the at least one transaction based on whether the user transmitted the at least one offer to the second user and/or whether the second user executed at least one transaction associated with the at least one offer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Srinath Nagarajan, Matthew Laine Donlan
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Publication number: 20140032292Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for offer aggregation. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine a first offer that is associated with a first discount or rebate on a first transaction; determine a second offer that is associated with a second discount or rebate on a second transaction; determine whether the user executed the first transaction and the second transaction; and in response to determining the user executed the first transaction and the second transaction when processing the first transaction and the second transaction, apply a third discount or rebate to the user's financial institution account, wherein the third discount or rebate is based on at least one of the first discount or rebate or the second discount or rebate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Matthew Laine Donlan, Srinath Nagarajan
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Publication number: 20140032293Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for sequential offer aggregation. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine a first offer that enables the user's financial institution account to receive a first discount or rebate on a first transaction; and in response to determining the user executed the first transaction, determine a second offer that enables the user's financial institution account to receive a second discount or rebate on a second transaction. In some embodiments, the second offer may be based on the first offer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Matthew Laine Donlan, Srinath Nagarajan
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Publication number: 20140032294Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for applying offers to purchase transactions at settlement based on an activity performed by a user. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine at least one transaction associated with a user's financial institution account; and determine, when processing the at least one transaction, whether to apply at least one offer to the at least one transaction. The at least one offer enables the user's financial institution account to receive a discount or a rebate on the at least one transaction. In some embodiments, the at least one offer is applied to the at least one transaction based on substantially matching activity information associated with the at least one offer with at least one activity performed by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Matthew Laine Donlan, Srinath Nagarajan
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Publication number: 20140025459Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for applying offer to purchase transactions at settlement. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine at least one transaction associated with a user's financial institution account; and determine, when processing the at least one transaction, whether to apply at least one offer to the at least one transaction. The at least one offer enables the user's financial institution account to receive a discount or a rebate on the at least one transaction. The at least one offer was activated by the user or automatically activated based on one or more pre-configured user preferences. In some embodiments, the at least one offer is applied to the at least one transaction based on the least one transaction occurring during a predetermined period.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Matthew Laine Donlan, Srinath Nagarajan