METHOD OF GENERATING SOCIAL NETWORK NOTIFICATION WITHIN A GOAL BASED FINANCIAL ACCOUNT

• US 20130297471A1
• Filed: 05/02/2013
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SmartyPig LLC (Q2 Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: SmartyPig LLC (Q2 Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gaskell, Jon M. II
• Application Number:
  US13/875,804
• Publication Number:
  US 20130297471A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A method of generating social network posts and tweets based on financial account activity in a goal based financial account where posts and tweets are configurable by the financial account owner. Bank account owners are permitted to configure the message of the posts and tweets, the account activity that generates the notification(s), when the notification(s) is sent to the social network, and which social network site(s) receive the notification(s). Once generated and sent to social network sites, the notification is viewable through the account owner'"'"'s wall on that social network.

Claims

1. A method of generating a social network notification comprising:

establishing a goal based saving system that includes a saving'"'"'s account, a management software interface, and a user software interface connected to a controller;

configuring the user software interface by accessing the user software interface via an electronic network; and

transmitting a notification from the management software interface via the electronic network to at least one user social network site based upon a monetary transaction to the savings account and the configured user software interface.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the user software interface is configured to be one of off and on.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the user software interface is configured to selected user social network sites.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the user software interface is configured to send the notification at a predetermined time.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the user software interface is configured to determine content of the notification.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the user software interface is configured to send the notification based upon specific monetary transactions.