Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100125514 | Least Cost Routing of Fund Transfer Transactions - Aspects of the disclosure relate to enhancing the transfer of funds involving particular payee-payors. Users sometimes desire to remotely transfer funds from their account (i.e., payor account) to a payee, but are ambivalent as to the delivery mechanism their financial institution uses to perform the transfer. Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to using a routing engine to assist in transferring funds in an enhanced manner. | 05-20-2010 |
20110238568 | Enhanced Optimized Routing With Volume Controls - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are illustrated for enhancing the transfer of funds. Aspects of the disclosure relate to enhancing the transfer of funds using a plurality of factors/controls, such as speed, quality, cost, priority, and/or volume. The volume controls may be configured with minimum and maximum values and configured to override other factors (e.g., cost, quality, etc.) Systems and methods are disclosed to assist in selecting delivery mechanism to transfer funds in an enhanced manner. | 09-29-2011 |
20110246358 | Enhanced Least Cost Routing of Fund Transfer Transactions - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are illustrated for enhancing the transfer of funds. Aspects of the disclosure relate to enhancing the transfer of funds using a plurality of factors, such as speed factors, quality factors, cost factors, and/or priority factors. Users sometimes desire to remotely transfer funds from their account (i.e., payor account) to a payee, but are ambivalent as to the delivery mechanism their financial institution uses to perform the transfer. Systems and methods are disclosed to assist in selecting delivery mechanism to transfer funds in an enhanced manner. | 10-06-2011 |
20130018778 | VIRTUAL GIFT CARD - A virtual gift credit system that automatically attaches gift credit to a payment account or vehicle of the gift recipient upon issuance of the gift credit is herein described. By attaching the gift credit amount to the recipient's payment account, subsequent purchases made using the payment account, and of the type associated with the gift credit, are automatically settled by applying the gift credit amount to the purchase amount. Further, the invention does not require gift recipients to share confidential account information with gift providers in order for the gift providers to bestow gift credit upon the gift recipients. Through the use of aliases, which serve to tie an identifier, such as a gift recipient's telephone number, email address or the like to a gift recipient's payment account, the invention does not require that the gift provider know any information about the financial accounts of the intended gift recipient. | 01-17-2013 |
20140081787 | PEER-TO-PEER TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR A SPECIFIED USE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing a system for a peer-to-peer transfer of funds for a specified purpose. An exemplary apparatus is configured to: receive information from a user relating to a peer-to-peer transfer of funds, wherein the information comprises a recipient and a specified use; identify at least one recipient account for the recipient; receive information associated with a transaction; determine the transaction qualifies for the specified use; and apply funds associated with the peer-to-peer transfer to the transaction. The specified purpose may be use at a specific merchant, use to purchase a specific product, or other types of specified uses. Computer program products and methods are also provided. | 03-20-2014 |
20140122334 | Payment Processing with a User Identifier - According to an embodiment, a payment is processed. It is determined that a user should receive a payment. A user identifier associated with the user is received. The user identifier allows the user to receive communications. The user identifier does not comprise information regarding any financial account of the user. Whether the user identifier is registered with an account server operable to maintain associations between user identifers and financial accounts is determined. The user is requested to register the user identifier with the account server if the user identifier is not registered with the account server. Transfer of the payment is facilitated by a selected one of a transfer to a financial account associated with the user identifier and issuance of the payment by an alternative mechanism according to whether the user identifier is registered with the account server. | 05-01-2014 |
20140358682 | MONITORING RETAIL TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION-BASED MERCHANT OFFER PROGRAM AND DETERMINING SAVINGS METRICS - Embodiments of the invention provide for monitoring transactions and providing related savings metrics in association with a financial institution-based merchant offer program. Since the transaction monitoring occurs at the financial institution level, the savings metrics may include savings amounts lost by conducting a transaction absent a merchant offer when an applicable merchant offer was available. | 12-04-2014 |
20150032480 | USE OF E-RECEIPTS TO DETERMINE INSURANCE VALUATION - Embodiments for determining insurance valuations are included in systems that receive e-receipt data, including stock keeping unit (SKU) level data from a customer and compare the e-receipt data with transaction data. The systems match the e-receipt data to one or more transactions based on the comparison, identify at least one insurance related transaction from the one or more transactions based on the SKU level data, calculate the value of an insurance claim based on the at least one insurance related transaction. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032522 | USE OF E-RECEIPTS FOR MICRO LOYALTY TARGETING - Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatus, methods, and computer program products for using e-receipts for micro loyalty targeting. The apparatus, methods, and computer program products comprise: a memory; a processor; and a module stored in memory, executable by a processor, and configured to: receive information associated with a purchase of an item, wherein the item includes an item category; increment a counter associated with the item category; determine, in response to incrementing the counter associated with the item category, if the counter equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and transmit, in response to determining the counter equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold value, a message to a second apparatus. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032523 | CREDIT SOURCE RECOMMENDATION BASED ON PRODUCT LEVEL DATA ANALYSIS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatus, methods, and computer program products for credit source recommendation based on product level data analysis. In some embodiments, an apparatus is configured to receive an information from a structured database associated with a customer's financial institution account, wherein the information includes a previous product purchase; categorize the customer based on the information received; and provide a recommendation to the customer based on categorization of the customer, wherein the recommendation is a type of financial institution bank card. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032525 | USING TRANSACTION HISTORY TO INCENTIVIZE THE USE OF A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION BANK CARD - Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatus, methods, and computer program products for using transaction history to incentivize the use of a financial institution bank card. In some embodiments, an apparatus is configured to receive an information associated with a transaction history from a structured database associated with a customer's financial institution account, wherein the information is a recurring periodic payment; identify a first payment type associated with the information received, wherein the first payment type is not associated with the financial institution; and provide an incentive to the customer to use a second payment type instead of the first payment type, wherein the second payment type is associated with the financial institution. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032526 | PRODUCT EVALUATION BASED ON ELECTRONIC RECEIPT DATA - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing product evaluation. An exemplary apparatus is configured to identify purchase transaction data associated with identified electronic communications between a merchant and a customer, the purchase transaction data includes product level data from a transaction, receive the identified purchase transaction data, the purchase transaction data is received in an unstructured format, convert the purchase transaction data from the unstructured format to a structured format, associate the structured purchase transaction data with the customer's online banking application, aggregate purchase transaction data related to one or more products purchased by the customer, determine one or more products are purchased on a recurring basis, and provide the customer with one or more options based at least partially on determining the one or more products are purchased on a recurring basis. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032536 | OFFERS BASED ON USER'S SEASONALITY AND GIFT GIVING SCHEDULE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatus, methods, and computer program products for offers based on a user's seasonality and gift giving schedule. The apparatus, methods, and computer program products comprise: a memory; a processor; and a module stored in memory, executable by a processor, and configured to: receive information associated with a purchase of an item, wherein the information includes a purchase date; increment a counter associated with the purchase date; determine, in response to incrementing the counter associated with the purchase date, if the counter equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and transmit, in response to determining the counter equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold value, a message to a second apparatus, wherein the message is based on the purchase date. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032537 | ANALYSIS OF E-RECEIPT DATA FOR LOYALTY CARD USAGE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatus, methods, and computer program products for analyzing e-receipt data for loyalty card usage. The apparatus, methods, and computer program products comprise: a memory; a processor; and a module stored in memory, executable by a processor, and configured to: receive information associated with a purchase, wherein the information includes a payment type; analyze the payment type, wherein analyzing the payment type comprises determining if the payment type is associated with a loyalty card; and transmit, in response to determining the payment type is associated with a loyalty card, an offer to a second apparatus. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032538 | PROVIDING OFFERS BASED ON ELECTRONIC RECEIPT DATA - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing offers based on electronic receipt data. An exemplary apparatus is configured to identify purchase transaction data associated with identified electronic communications between a merchant and a customer regarding a transaction, where the purchase transaction data includes product level data from a transaction; receive the identified purchase transaction data, wherein the purchase transaction data is received in an unstructured format; convert the purchase transaction data from the unstructured format to a structured format; associate the structured purchase transaction data with the customer's online banking application; identify an offer associated with one or more products purchased by the customer; and provide the customer the offer based at least partially on the customers purchase transaction data. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032546 | USE OF SKU LEVEL E-RECEIPT DATA FOR FUTURE MARKETING - Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for determining and providing an offer to a customer based at least in part on product level data associated with a transaction. The system, method, and computer program product are configured to receive unstructured data from a customer account, wherein the unstructured data comprises product level data for a transaction; convert the unstructured data into structured data; determine a transaction at a financial institution corresponding to the structured data; determine an offer for a customer based on the product level data and the transaction; and provide the offer to the customer. Typically, product level data related to transactions is not available to financial institution. This disclosure describes a system and method for identifying and using product level data. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032574 | PRICE EVALUATION BASED ON ELECTRONIC RECEIPT DATA - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing price evaluation based on electronic receipt data. An exemplary apparatus is configured to: identify purchase transaction data associated with identified electronic communications between a merchant and a customer, wherein the purchase transaction data includes product level data from a transaction; receive the identified purchase transaction data, wherein the purchase transaction data is received in an unstructured format; convert the purchase transaction data from the unstructured format to a structured format; associate the structured purchase transaction data with the customer's online banking application; aggregate purchase transaction data related to a first product purchased by a plurality of customers; determine a best price available for the first product based at least partially on an analyses of the purchase transaction data; and communicate the best price available for the first product to one or more parties. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032581 | USE OF E-RECEIPTS TO DETERMINE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for utilizing e-receipt data and other electronic communication data between a merchant and customer regarding a transaction to provide misappropriation protection based on address and/or merchant store information associated with the e-receipt or other e-communication. In one embodiment, a system is configured to: determine a purchase price paid for the product and costs associated with the product based on purchase transaction data; and determine an estimated total cost of ownership of the product based on the purchase price of the product and the costs associated with the product. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032586 | USE OF E-RECEIPTS FOR CONSUMPTION TRACKING - Embodiments related to tracking consumer consumption for purchased items are included in systems that receive e-receipt data, including stack keeping unit (SKU) level data from a customer and compare the e-receipt data with transaction data. The systems identify transactions associated with one or more customer goals based on the SKU level data and calculate a first quantity of consumption for each of the identified transactions. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032602 | UNDERSTANDING PAST PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS BASED ON PURCHASE TRANSACTION HISTORY - Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatus, methods, and computer program products for understanding past transactions based on purchase history. In some embodiments, an apparatus is configured to receive a request from a customer associated with a financial institution account; retrieve information associated with the request from a structured financial account database; and provide a recommendation to the customer based on the request and the information retrieved. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032615 | INTEGRATION OF PURCHASE TRANSACTION LEVEL DATA INTO CUSTOMER ONLINE BANKING - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for utilizing e-receipt data and other electronic communication data between a merchant and customer regarding a transaction to augment data in a customer's online banking application. As such, present a customer with viewable purchase transaction data alongside online banking data, which allows a customer to view all customer transactions irrespective of payment means within a single online banking application. The invention identifies and retrieves electronic communications between a merchant and a customer associated with a transaction (such as e-receipts). Subsequently, the invention integrates the e-receipt data into the customer's online banking application for a holistic customer transaction view. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032616 | PERSONAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BASED ON INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC RECEIPTS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for utilizing e-receipt data and other electronic communication data between a merchant and customer regarding a transaction to augment data in online banking to create a personal finance management system. The personal finance management system providing a customer with a granular categorization of spending based on item level spend, wherein the finance management incorporates customer transactions completed with any payment means a customer may use (including cash transactions). The invention identifies and retrieves electronic communications between a merchant and a customer associated with a transaction (such as e-receipts). Subsequently, the invention integrates the e-receipt data into a customer's online banking. Utilizing the electronic communications and online banking data the invention builds a personal finance management interface that is based on the transaction level data from the e-receipts and the customer's online banking. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032638 | WARRANTY AND RECALL NOTICE SERVICE BASED ON E-RECEIPT INFORMATION - Disclosed is an aggregation computing system and associated method for providing warranty, safety, and/or insurance notifications to a customer. The aggregation computing system typically includes an aggregation module that is configured for receiving first transaction information associated with a purchase of an item by the customer using a first customer account; extracting a unique identifier from the first transaction information, the unique identifier being associated with the item; receiving second transaction information associated with the purchase, the second transaction information including account identification information associated with the first customer account; matching the first transaction information with the second transaction information and associating the first transaction information with the first customer account; retrieving warranty, safety, and/or insurance information associated with the item based on the unique identifier associated with the item; and transmitting the warranty, safety, and/or insurance information associated with the item to the customer. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032642 | USE OF AN E-RECEIPT TO VERIFY OWNERSHIP AND SERVICE OF A PRODUCT - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for utilizing e-receipt data and other electronic communication data between a merchant and customer regarding a transaction to verify ownership information and maintenance/service information of a product. In one embodiment, a system is configured to: identify and retrieve electronic communications between a merchant and a customer associated with a transaction; determine ownership information and maintenance/service information of the product from the electronic communication; and generate a profile for the product based on the ownership information and maintenance and service information. | 01-29-2015 |
20150039502 | MISAPPROPRIATION PROTECTION BASED ON SHIPPING ADDRESS OR STORE INFO FROM E-RECEIPT - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for utilizing e-receipt data and other electronic communication data between a merchant and customer regarding a transaction to provide misappropriation protection based on address and/or merchant store information associated with the e-receipt or other e-communication. In one embodiment, a system is configured to: identify and retrieve electronic communications between a merchant and a customer associated with a transaction; determine address information or merchant store information from the electronic communication; and determine whether or not the address information or merchant store information triggers a notification or an alert to the customer based at least partially on one or more rules relating to a misappropriation of customer account information. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046304 | ANALYSIS OF E-RECEIPTS FOR CHARITABLE DONATIONS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatus, methods, and computer program products for analyzing transaction item-identifying data, such as e-receipts, for the purpose of identifying which transactions or items in a transaction qualify as charitable contributions and in some embodiments verifying or confirming that the transaction or items in the transaction are charitable contributions for the purpose of tax deductions. Additionally, the invention may determine the items and/or portion of the overall or item purchase amount that qualifies as a charitable contribution for tax deductions purposes. In addition, the invention provides for automatically communicating verified charitable contribution information to a third party or database that will insure that the charitable contribution receives consideration when the customer's income tax filings are prepared. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046307 | ITEM LEVEL PERSONAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT (PFM) FOR DISCRETIONARY AND NON-DISCRETIONARY SPENDING - Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatus, methods, and computer program products for providing automatic determination of discretionary and non-discretionary spending at a transaction item-level and providing related item-level filtering within a personal financial management application, such as online banking, mobile banking or the like. Such item-level filtering provides the customer with the detail necessary to ascertain the discretionary spend versus non-discretionary spend impact of items on an overall customer budget and to make necessary changes in future purchases so as to positively impact the customer's budget constraints. | 02-12-2015 |
20150052035 | SHARED ACCOUNT FILTERING OF E-RECEIPT DATA BASED ON EMAIL ADDRESS OR OTHER INDICIA - Apparatus, methods, and computer program products are described providing, within a personal finance management application (e.g., online banking, mobile banking or the like), customer-based transaction filtering for shared financial accounts (i.e., joint account or accounts otherwise held by more than one individual/customer). The filtering is configured to present holders of the shared accounts views (e.g., windows, sortable lists or the like) of which transactions, and in some embodiments which items in those transactions, were conducted by which holders of the account. | 02-19-2015 |
20150066687 | USE OF E-RECEIPTS FOR CONSUMPTION TRACKING - Embodiments related to tracking consumer consumption for purchased items are provided. In some embodiments, a system is provided that receives e-receipt data, including stack keeping unit (SKU) level data, from a customer and compares the e-receipt data with transaction data. The system identifies transactions associated with one or more customer goals based on the SKU level data and calculates a first quantity of consumption for each of the identified transactions. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066688 | UNDERSTANDING PAST PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS BASED ON PURCHASE TRANSACTION HISTORY - Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatus, methods, and computer program products for understanding past transactions based on purchase history. In some embodiments, an apparatus is configured to receive a request from a customer associated with a financial institution account; retrieve information associated with the request from a structured financial account database; and provide a recommendation to the customer based on the request and the information retrieved. | 03-05-2015 |