Methods and systems for consolidating financial reporting information
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1. A method for providing financial reporting information to a customer, the method comprising:
- receiving financial reporting information for a plurality of distinct financial accounts at a host system;
mapping the received financial reporting information onto a set of distinct financial account types with the host computer system wherein each financial account type of the set of financial account types is distinguished based on a credit mechanism by which an account balance is increased and a debit mechanism by which the account balance is decreased;
consolidating the mapped financial reporting information according to a set of consolidation rules with the host computer system wherein the consolidation rules are defined by both the financial institution that controls at least one of the financial accounts and the customer;
formatting the consolidated financial reporting information according to a set of fulfillment rules with the host computer system for distribution to the customer; and
preparing a summary of the consolidated financial reporting information for distribution to the customer with the consolidated financial reporting information.
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Methods and systems are provided for providing financial reporting information to a customer. Financial reporting information for a multiple distinct financial accounts is received at a host. The received financial reporting information is mapped onto a set of distinct financial account types. A consolidation of the mapped financial reporting information is determined according to a set of consolidation rules. The consolidated financial reporting information is then formatted according to a set of fulfillment rules for distribution to the customer.
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1. A method for providing financial reporting information to a customer, the method comprising:
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receiving financial reporting information for a plurality of distinct financial accounts at a host system; mapping the received financial reporting information onto a set of distinct financial account types with the host computer system wherein each financial account type of the set of financial account types is distinguished based on a credit mechanism by which an account balance is increased and a debit mechanism by which the account balance is decreased; consolidating the mapped financial reporting information according to a set of consolidation rules with the host computer system wherein the consolidation rules are defined by both the financial institution that controls at least one of the financial accounts and the customer; formatting the consolidated financial reporting information according to a set of fulfillment rules with the host computer system for distribution to the customer; and preparing a summary of the consolidated financial reporting information for distribution to the customer with the consolidated financial reporting information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
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7. A method for providing financial reporting information to a customer, the method comprising:
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receiving financial reporting information for a plurality of distinct financial accounts at a host computer system, wherein each of the distinct financial accounts is one of a set of account types, each financial account type of the set of financial account types distinguished based on a credit mechanism by which an account balance is increased and a debit mechanism by which the account balanced is decreased and at least two of the plurality of distinct financial accounts are of different account types; consolidating the received financial reporting information according to a set of consolidation rules with the host computer system based on the account type of each financial account wherein the consolidation rules are defined by both the financial institution that controls at least one of the financial accounts and the customer; formatting the consolidated financial reporting information according to a set of fulfillment rules with the host computer system for distribution to the customer; and preparing a summary of the consolidated financial reporting information for distribution to the customer with the consolidated financial reporting information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer-readable program embodied therein for directing operation of a host system including an input device, a communications system, a processor, and a storage device, wherein the computer-readable program includes instructions for operating the host system to process a financial transaction in accordance with the following:
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receiving financial reporting information for a plurality of distinct financial accounts with the communications system; mapping the received financial reporting information onto a set of distinct financial account types with the processor wherein each financial account type of the set of financial account types is distinguished based on a credit mechanism by which an account balance is increased and a debit mechanism by which the account balance is decreased; consolidating the mapped financial reporting information with the processor according to a set of consolidation rules maintained on the storage device wherein the consolidation rules are defined by both the financial institution that controls at least one of the financial accounts and the customer; formatting the consolidated financial reporting information with the processor according to a set of fulfillment rules maintained on the storage device for distribution to the customer; and preparing with the processor a summary of the consolidated financial reporting information for distribution to the customer with the consolidated financial reporting information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer-readable program embodied therein for directing operation of a host system including an input device, a communications system, a processor, and a storage device, wherein the computer-readable program includes instructions for operating the host system to process a financial transaction in accordance with the following:
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receiving financial reporting information for a plurality of distinct financial accounts with the communications system, wherein each of the distinct financial accounts is of one of a set of account types, each financial account type of the set of financial account types distinguished based on a credit mechanism by which an account balance is increased and a debit mechanism by which the account balanced is decreased and at least two of the plurality of distinct financial accounts are of different account types; consolidating the received financial reporting information with the processor according to a set of consolidation rules maintained on the storage device based on the account type of each financial account wherein the consolidation rules are defined by both the financial institution that controls at least one of the financial accounts and the customer; formatting the consolidated financial reporting information with the processor according to a set of fulfillment rules maintained on the storage device for distribution to the customer; and preparing with the processor a summary of the consolidated financial reporting information for distribution to the customer with the consolidated financial reporting information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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