Financial management system and method with customizable user interface
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented data processing system comprising:
- a data storage device; and
a processor and program logic stored in memory and executable by the processor, the program logic includingaccount management logic coupled to the data storage device and configured to manage accounts respectively associated with a plurality of users, the account management logic including account processing logic configured to process transactions for the accounts and store account data related to the accounts in the data storage device; and
interface logic coupled to the account management logic and the data storage device, the interface logic configured to;
connect the data processing system to computing systems associated with the plurality of users via the Internet;
provide the plurality of users with web access to an on-line banking area of a website of a financial institution;
establish a connection with one of the plurality of users;
identify a plurality of viewable display areas based on a plurality of factors, the plurality of factors including at least one of the types of accounts the user has open, the types of planning services the user is currently utilizing, an age of the user, and a debt of the user;
provide a customized user interface including the plurality of viewable display areas, the plurality of viewable display areas including a savings planning display area, a graphical spending summary display area, and a textual spending summary display area provided on a single page display, wherein each of the plurality of display areas has substantially the same peripheral size and shape on the customized user interface;
direct the user to additional information regarding at least one of the savings planning display area, the graphical spending summary display area, or the textual spending summary display area based on a second user input indicating a user selection of one of the plurality of display areas;
automatically arrange the relative positions of the plurality of viewable display areas on the single page display based on criteria associated with the user, the criteria associated with the user regarding at least one of the plurality of factors, account activity of the user, saving habits of the user and spending habits of the user;
rearrange the relative positions of the plurality of viewable display areas of the customized user interface, including the savings plan display area, the graphical spending display area, and the textual spending display area, based on the user selecting and moving selected ones of the plurality of viewable display areas in a drag and drop fashion.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented data processing system includes a data storage device and a processor and program logic stored in memory and executable by the processor. The program logic may include account management logic coupled to the data storage device to manage accounts respectively associated with a plurality of users, and interface logic coupled to the account management logic and the data storage device to connect the data processing system to computing systems associated with the plurality of users by way of the Internet, the interface logic providing the users with web access to an on-line banking area of a website of a financial institution, the interface logic further configured to establish a connection with one of the users and provide the user with a user interface. The user interface may be customizable based on inputs received from the user to provide selected ones of display modules.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented data processing system comprising:
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a data storage device; and a processor and program logic stored in memory and executable by the processor, the program logic including account management logic coupled to the data storage device and configured to manage accounts respectively associated with a plurality of users, the account management logic including account processing logic configured to process transactions for the accounts and store account data related to the accounts in the data storage device; and interface logic coupled to the account management logic and the data storage device, the interface logic configured to; connect the data processing system to computing systems associated with the plurality of users via the Internet; provide the plurality of users with web access to an on-line banking area of a website of a financial institution; establish a connection with one of the plurality of users; identify a plurality of viewable display areas based on a plurality of factors, the plurality of factors including at least one of the types of accounts the user has open, the types of planning services the user is currently utilizing, an age of the user, and a debt of the user; provide a customized user interface including the plurality of viewable display areas, the plurality of viewable display areas including a savings planning display area, a graphical spending summary display area, and a textual spending summary display area provided on a single page display, wherein each of the plurality of display areas has substantially the same peripheral size and shape on the customized user interface; direct the user to additional information regarding at least one of the savings planning display area, the graphical spending summary display area, or the textual spending summary display area based on a second user input indicating a user selection of one of the plurality of display areas; automatically arrange the relative positions of the plurality of viewable display areas on the single page display based on criteria associated with the user, the criteria associated with the user regarding at least one of the plurality of factors, account activity of the user, saving habits of the user and spending habits of the user; rearrange the relative positions of the plurality of viewable display areas of the customized user interface, including the savings plan display area, the graphical spending display area, and the textual spending display area, based on the user selecting and moving selected ones of the plurality of viewable display areas in a drag and drop fashion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented data processing system comprising:
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a data storage device; and a processor and program logic stored in memory and executable by the processor, the program logic including account management logic coupled to the data storage device and configured to manage accounts respectively associated with a plurality of users, the account management logic including account processing logic configured to process transactions for the accounts and store account data related to the accounts in the data storage device; and interface logic coupled to the account management logic and the data storage device, the interface logic configured to; connect the data processing system to computing systems associated with the plurality of users via the Internet; provide the plurality of users with web access to an on-line banking area of a website of a financial institution; establish a connection with one of the plurality of users; identify a plurality of viewable display areas based on at least one of the types of accounts the user has open, the types of planning services the user is currently utilizing, an age of the user, and a debt of the user, at least some of the plurality of viewable display areas representing different services offered by the financial institution and including financial data for the user based on account data stored in the data storage device, wherein the plurality of viewable display areas includes a savings planning display area, a graphical spending summary display area, and a textual spending summary display area; and provide a user interface including the plurality of display areas provided on a single display page, wherein each of the plurality of display areas has substantially the same peripheral size and shape on the customized user interface; direct the user to additional information regarding at least one of the savings planning display area, the graphical spending summary display area, and the textual spending summary display area based on a second user input indicating a user selection of one of the plurality of display areas; automatically arrange the relative positions of the plurality of viewable display areas on the single display page based on criteria associated with the user, the criteria associated with the user regarding at least one of the plurality of factors, account activity of the user, saving habits of the user and spending habits of the user; rearrange the relative positions of the plurality of display areas of the customized user interface, including the savings plan display area, the graphical spending display area, and the textual spending display area, based on a user selecting and moving selected ones of the plurality of display areas in a drag and drop fashion. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented data processing system comprising:
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a data storage device; and a processor and program logic stored in memory and executable by the processor, the program logic including account management logic coupled to the data storage device and configured to manage accounts respectively associated with a plurality of users, the account management logic including account processing logic configured to process transactions for the accounts and store account data related to the accounts in the data storage device; and interface logic coupled to the account management logic and the data storage device, the interface logic configured to; connect the data processing system to computing systems associated with the plurality of users via the Internet; provide the plurality of users with web access to an on-line banking area of a website of a financial institution; establish a connection with one of the plurality of users; identify a plurality of viewable display areas based on at least one of the types of accounts the user has open, the types of planning services the user is currently utilizing, an age of the user, and a debt of the user, at least some of the plurality of viewable display areas representing different services offered by the financial institution and including financial data for the user based on account data stored in the data storage device, wherein the plurality of viewable display areas includes a savings planning display area, a graphical spending summary display area, and a textual spending summary display area selected; provide a user interface including the plurality of viewable display areas provided on a single display page; automatically arrange the relative positions of the plurality of viewable display areas on the single page display based on criteria associated with the user, the criteria associated with the user regarding at least one of the plurality of factors, account activity of the user, saving habits of the user and spending habits of the user; and modify the relative locations of the plurality of viewable display areas provided on the single page display based on a second user input received from the user.
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