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,
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(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
(63)
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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(SECURED BY
FIREWALL, FOR
EXAMPLE) V
CLIENT MANAGES ACCOUNT COMPONENTS TI
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INVESTMENT FUNDS
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122
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
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123
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SECURED CREDITS
OTHER HEV ACCOUNT OPTIONS
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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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(SECURED BY
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EXAMPLE) II
CLIENT MANAGES
ACCOUNT COMPONENTS II
V
INVESTMENT FUNDS
/
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SECURED
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
CREDITS
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/
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FIG. 2
OPTIONS
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CUSTOMER
ACCESSES
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IFMA INTERFACE GENERAL IFMA
INFORMATION
(COMPANYIBANK/ ACCOUNT!
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PROCESS) MODULE MORE IFMA
INFORMATION? YES
DISPLAY ACCOUNT
OVERVIEW MENU
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DETAILED \341
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MARGIN OPTIONS
PROJECTIONS HISTORICAL ERFORMANCE
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DISPIAYRETIREIIENT
PLANNING OPTIINIS)
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AUTOMATIC HEV /368 . INCREASE AND
INVESTMENT EXPANDABILITY
EXPLAIN & DISPLAY HEV
INCREASE OPTIONS
FIG. 3B
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DISPLAY MENU FOR FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS
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MODULE ‘7
SELECT FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS MODULE 402
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SELECTASSETS FOR PROJECTIONS
SELECT LOAN TERMS FOR PROJECTIONS
INPUT PERSONAL ASSUMPTIONS
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CALCULATE ACCOUNT / PERFORMANCE
I CALCULATE ACCOUNT /406
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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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
420
DISPLAY ACCOUNT PERFORMANCE OPTION
418
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DISPLAY? EXPLAIN RETIREMENT PLANNING OPTION
CALCULATE ACCOUNT 422 WITHAND WITHOUT / RETIREMENT PLANING OPTION
WANT
RETIREMENT PLANNING OPTION ? YES
424
I ISPLAY ACCOUNT
FIG. 4D
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DULE
431A “
CALCULATH
CLOSEACCESS
DISPLAYACCOUNT
SESSIONS
WITH NEW
1132A
YES
STORE SELECHONS
TRANSFER SELECTIONS TO OPEN ACCOUNT MODULE
Q5 FIG. 4E
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@ DISPLAY PRIVACY& /500 COMPUTER SECURITY FEATURES
4 INSTITUTE CUSTOM /501
PRIVACYAND SECURITY FEATURES
4 ENTER SECURE /502 FIREWALLED INTRANET
i COMPLETE CUSTOMER
/
503
@———~ APPLICATION PERSONALWITH ._® INFORMATION
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OPEN NEWACCOUNT
INPUTPERSONAL /504 DATA, ASSIGN NUMBER, ETC.
DISPLAY ASSET PURCHASE OPTIONS
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PURCHASE ASSET /
508
FUND(S) SELECTED
DISPLAY CURRENT ACCOUNT STATUS
FIG. 5B
ASSET FUND m
509
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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
514
CALCULATE & DISPLAY INITIAL AUTOMATIC LIFE
515
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
ISPLAYACCOUNT
I
DESCRIBE & CALCULATE / 525 RETIREMENT PLANNING OPTIONS l
@ HGSD
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DISPLAY ACCOUNT WITH ALL CHOSEN RETIREMENT PLANNING OPTIQNS
APPLY FOR
CHOSEN CARD
FIG. 5E
/
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DISPLAY BENCHMARK FLAGS AVAILABLE FORASSET
FUND(S) SELECT ASSET
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BENCHMARK FLAGS
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BENCHMARK 1
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@ SECURED LOAN
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COMPONENT DISPLAY LOAN TERMS & INTEREST PAYMENT OPTIONS
REQUEST LOAN 543 PROJECTIONS FOR / TERM SELECTED & PAYMENT OPTIONS
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/ SELECT OTHER
LOAN TERMS FOR
PROJECTION?
YES
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NO ->
CONTlNUE LOAN
PROCESS
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CREDIT OPTIONIS) /
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DISPLAY SECURED CREDIT BENCHMARK NOTIFICATION ALTERNATIVES
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APPLY FOR SECURED /600
CREDITSELECTED SCREENA CREDIT HISTORY 6A .
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PURCHASE INVESTMENT \ ASSETS PERUSER SELECTION
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