Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for providing financial accounts with conditions
First Claim
1. A method of managing a financial account comprising:
- defining at least one condition for the financial account;
defining first and second account parameters, wherein the first account parameter is associated with the condition;
determining whether transactions associated with the financial account satisfy the condition;
processing transactions that satisfy the condition based on the first account parameter; and
processing other transactions based on the second account parameter.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for providing a benefit credit card products to customers are disclosed. A financial account provider provides a consumer with a benefit financial account that having conditions associated with it to be used to compare against purchase transactions. The financial account provider applying different account parameters to the purchase transactions to the financial account that satisfy conditions associated with the account than it would apply against standard transactions. The financial account has one or more benefit account parameters that include terms that are more beneficial to the customer than terms associated with the standard account parameters. For example, the benefit account parameter may include an interest rate that is lower than the interest rate included with standard account parameters if a customer purchases exceed a certain amount.
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60 Claims
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1. A method of managing a financial account comprising:
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defining at least one condition for the financial account;
defining first and second account parameters, wherein the first account parameter is associated with the condition;
determining whether transactions associated with the financial account satisfy the condition;
processing transactions that satisfy the condition based on the first account parameter; and
processing other transactions based on the second account parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for managing a financial account, comprising:
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means for defining at least one condition for the financial account;
means for defining first and second account parameters, wherein the first account parameter is associated with the condition;
means for determining whether transactions associated with the financial account satisfy the condition;
means for processing transactions that satisfy the condition based on the first account parameter; and
means for processing other transactions based on the second account parameter. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer-readable medium including instructions for performing a method, when executed by a processor, for managing a financial account, the method comprising:
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defining at least one condition for the financial account;
defining first and second account parameters, wherein the first account parameter is associated with the condition;
determining whether transactions associated with the financial account satisfy the condition;
processing transactions that satisfy the condition based on the first account parameter; and
processing other transactions based on the second account parameter. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method of setting up a condition for a financial account, wherein the condition comprises of at least one attribute, comprising:
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choosing a class and a value of the attribute;
assigning the attribute to the condition;
determining whether to set up another attribute; and
setting up account parameters associated with the condition based on the determining step.
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59. A method of defining an account parameter for a financial account, wherein the account parameter is associated with a condition, comprising:
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determining a type of account parameter to associate with the condition;
selecting a time period to associate with the type of account parameter; and
assigning the account parameter to the condition.
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60. A method of managing a financial account, wherein the financial account is associated with at least one condition, the condition comprising at least one attribute, comprising:
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collecting transaction information from a financial account user, wherein the transaction comprises at least one attribute;
comparing each attribute of each transaction with each attribute of the condition;
determining whether any attribute of the transaction satisfies each attribute of the condition; and
processing the transaction with an account parameter based on the determining step.
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