Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Harp

Thomas A. Harp 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: 9916586
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for client-side deposit packaging compliance are provided. Apparatus and methods may include deploying a uniform reporting format for clients, banks, armored couriers and vaults. The uniform reporting format may be a XML data feed. The XML data feed may provide for reporting of condition codes associated with a deposit. The condition codes may correspond to one or more attributes of a deposit packaged by a client. The condition codes may be submitted by the client. The condition codes may be verified when a deposit is processed by a vault. Illustrative condition codes may correspond to: armored courier ID, envelope status, counterfeit status. The XML data feed may utilize dynamic online, rule-based forms for clients, banks, armored couriers and vaults.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Shelaine M. Monkiewicz, Thomas A. Harp, James Pierce, Lisa Gibson, Rebecca S. Morgan
  • Patent number: 9159102
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for client deposit tracking are provided. The deposit may be tracked from a time the deposit is retrieved from a client location until a value of the deposit is credited to a client. A deposit may be tracked by affixing a bar-code to a cartridge storing containing the deposit. The bar-code may be printed on the cartridge. The bar-code may be electronically transmitted to the cartridge. The bar-code may include deposit information. The deposit information may include deposit weights. The bar-code may be captured an armored courier. Information captured from the bar-code may be transmitted to a financial institution. The financial institution may derive performance metrics based on the information captured from the bar-code. Deposit status determination may be provided based on the information capture from the bar-code. Deposits status information may be transmitted to a client of the financial institution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Shelaine M. Monkiewicz, Thomas A. Harp, James Pierce, Lisa Gibson, Rebecca S. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20150170266
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for client deposit tracking are provided. The deposit may be tracked from a time the deposit is retrieved from a client location until a value of the deposit is credited to a client. A deposit may be tracked by affixing a bar-code to a cartridge storing containing the deposit. The bar-code may be printed on the cartridge. The bar-code may be electronically transmitted to the cartridge. The bar-code may include deposit information. The deposit information may include deposit weights. The bar-code may be captured an armored courier. Information captured from the bar-code may be transmitted to a financial institution. The financial institution may derive performance metrics based on the information captured from the bar-code. Deposit status determination may be provided based on the information capture from the bar-code. Deposits status information may be transmitted to a client of the financial institution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Shelaine M. Monkiewicz, Thomas A. Harp, James Pierce, Lisa Gibson, Rebecca S. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20150170158
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for client-side deposit packaging compliance are provided. Apparatus and methods may include deploying a uniform reporting format for clients, banks, armored couriers and vaults. The uniform reporting format may be a XML data feed. The XML data feed may provide for reporting of condition codes associated with a deposit. The condition codes may correspond to one or more attributes of a deposit packaged by a client. The condition codes may be submitted by the client. The condition codes may be verified when a deposit is processed by a vault. Illustrative condition codes may correspond to: armored courier ID, envelope status, counterfeit status. The XML data feed may utilize dynamic online, rule-based forms for clients, banks, armored couriers and vaults.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Shelaine M. Monkiewicz, Thomas A. Harp, James Pierce, Lisa Gibson, Rebecca S. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20150161722
    Abstract: A dynamic look-up table for change order limits on customer accounts, which may be actualized as a database, is provided. The database may include a first set of data relating to a client's current change order limits. The database may include a second set of data relating to the client's historical change order limit variance, said historical change order limit variance comprising information relating to a plurality of historical change order limit adjustments over a pre-determined period of time. The database may include a third set of data relating to the client's requested change order limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas A. Harp