Method and system for internet banking and financial services

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US 20060271465A1

(19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2006/0271465 A1 (43) Pub. Date:

McNamar et al.

(54)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERNET BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

NOV. 30, 2006

Publication Classi?cation

(51)

(75) Inventors: Richard T. McNamar, Redding, CT

Int. Cl.

G06Q 40/00

(US); Cathleen Noland, New York, NY (US); Joseph J. Rucci JR., New Canaan, CT (US)

(52)

Us. or. .............................................................. ..705/35

(57)

Correspondence Address:

(2006.01)

ABSTRACT

A computer implemented method of providing a client With an integrated ?nancial management account, comprising, receiving application data for an integrated ?nancial man agement account, setting up the integrated ?nancial account With a loan component data, an investment component data,

FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP SUITE 500 3000 K STREET NW

WASHINGTON, DC 20007 (US)

(73) Assignee: CATHLEEN NOLAND

and an insurance component, all associated With an account

(21) Appl. No.:

11/499,761

(22) Filed:

Aug. 7, 2006

?le. Qualifying the client for a loan in the loan component of the integrated ?nancial management account and associ ating the quali?cation information With the account ?le.

Related US. Application Data

Disbursing the proceeds of the loan component into the investment component by recording a proceed value in the

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investment component data associated With the account ?le

Continuation of application No. 09/578,508, ?led on May 26, 2000, noW Pat. No. 7,089,202.

and purchasing investment assets using the proceeds of the loan component and associating purchased investment assets to the investment component data associated With the

(60) Provisional application No. 60/ 136,400, ?led on May 27, 1999.

account ?le.

CLIENT ACCESSES IFMA VIA

HOME PC, LICENSED THIRD PARTIES, INTERNET PORTAL, BANK ATM, TELEPHONE CALL CENTER, DIRECT MAIL RESPONSE, E-MAIL,

FAX, PAGER, WEB-CONNEggSBIIEJ-‘ENTDCOR CELL PHONE, SCREEN I

CLIENT OPENS ACCOUNT VIA INTERNET

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FIREWALL, FOR

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INVESTMENT FUNDS

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INSURANCE PRODUCTS

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SECURED CREDITS

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CLIENT ACCESSES IFMA VIA

HOME PC, LICENSED THIRD PARTIES. INTERNET PORTAL, BANK ATM, TELEPHONE CALL CENTER, DIRECT MAIL RESPONSE, E-MAIL, FAX, PAGER, WEB-CONNECTED LAND OR CELL PHONE, SCREEN PHONE, ETC. V

CLIENT OPENS ACCOUNT VIA INTERNET

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EXAMPLE) II

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INVESTMENT FUNDS

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SECURED

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CREDITS

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FIG. 2

OPTIONS

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CUSTOMER

ACCESSES

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IFMA INTERFACE GENERAL IFMA

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PROCESS) MODULE MORE IFMA

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DISPLAY ACCOUNT

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AUTOMATIC HEV /368 . INCREASE AND

INVESTMENT EXPANDABILITY

EXPLAIN & DISPLAY HEV

INCREASE OPTIONS

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DISPLAY MENU FOR FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS

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SELECT FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS MODULE 402

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SELECT LOAN TERMS FOR PROJECTIONS

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CALCULATE ACCOUNT / PERFORMANCE

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PERFORMANCE WITHOUT AUTOMATIC MARGIN LOAN DISPLAY ACCOUNT PERFORMANCE WITH AND WITHOUT MARGIN LOANS

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RETAIN MARGIN LOAN OPTION IN PROJECTIONS?

II

CALCULATE ACCOUNT

PERFORMANCE WITH /410 AUTOMATIC EXPANSION

DISPLAYACCOUNT WITH AUTOMATIC EXPANSION

RETAIN AUTOMATIC EXPANSION IN PROJECTIONS?

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Q9

CALCULATE ACCOUNT /4‘I 4 WITH AND WITHOUT

OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANCE

DISPLAYIEXPLAIN PORTFOLIO INSURANCE FEATURE CALCULATE ACCOUNT

WITH AND WITHOUT / PORTFOLIO INSURANCE

ACCEPT PORTFOLIO INSURANCE OPTION? YES

———NO

FIG. 4C

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DISPLAY ACCOUNT PERFORMANCE OPTION

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DISPLAY? EXPLAIN RETIREMENT PLANNING OPTION

CALCULATE ACCOUNT 422 WITHAND WITHOUT / RETIREMENT PLANING OPTION

WANT

RETIREMENT PLANNING OPTION ? YES

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TRANSFER SELECTIONS TO OPEN ACCOUNT MODULE

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PRIVACYAND SECURITY FEATURES

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ASSET FUND m

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DISPLAY/PRINT AUTOMATIC MARGIN LOAN OPTION 510

ACCEPT OPTION YES

DISPLAY REVISED CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

CALCULATE ACCOUNTS /512 INITIALINSURANCE COVERAGE

DISPLAYACCOUNT STATUS

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CALCULATE & DISPLAY INITIAL AUTOMATIC LIFE

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INSURANCE I

DESCRIBE&

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CALCULATE ADDITIONAL LIFE INSURANCE OPTION

DISPLAY ADDITIONAL LIFE INSURANCE OPTION

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DISPLAY CUSTOMER ACCOUNT WITHOUT OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANE

DESCRIBE & CALCULATE OPTIONAL PORTFOLIO INSURANCE OPTION

DISPLAYACCOUNT WITHOUT OPTIONAL PORTFOLIO INSURANCE

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DISPLAY ACCOUNT WITH ALL CHOSEN RETIREMENT PLANNING OPTIQNS

APPLY FOR

CHOSEN CARD

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COMPONENT DISPLAY LOAN TERMS & INTEREST PAYMENT OPTIONS

REQUEST LOAN 543 PROJECTIONS FOR / TERM SELECTED & PAYMENT OPTIONS

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LOAN TERMS FOR

PROJECTION?

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