System, medium, and method for providing financial account information over a network
First Claim
1. A method for providing messages to a user located at a client system attached to a network while the client system is displaying a web page associated with a web site provided by a web server through the network, the method comprising:
- obtaining a financial account limit and an outstanding balance of a financial account associated with the user;
determining that the user is attempting to purchase an item from the web site using the financial account;
analyzing a cost of the item against the financial account limit associated with the financial account;
determining whether the sum of the cost of the item and the outstanding balance exceeds the financial account limit; and
prior to the item being purchased,presenting a message for display along with the web page based on a determination that the sum of the cost of the item and the outstanding balance does not exceed the financial account limit, wherein the message includes an indication reflecting a new outstanding balance that will be associated with the financial account after the user purchases the item from the web site using the financial account, andpresenting a message for display along with the web page based on a determination that the sum of the cost of the item and the outstanding balance exceeds the financial account limit, wherein the message includes an indication that if the second item is purchased, the financial account limit will be exceeded. and an indication that the second item may be purchased at an alternate web site for an amount lower than that offered by the web site.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing financial account messages to customers while accessing web sites is disclosed. Methods, systems and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention enable a financial account issuer to provide an application to customer'"'"'s computer system over a network. The application may be configured to provide various messages associated with the customer'"'"'s financial account provided by the financial account issuer while the customer browses web sites. The financial account messages may be configured to provide interactive and dynamically changing account status information based on attempted purchases of goods and/or services by the customer at merchants'"'"' web sites. The application may also be configured to provide rating information associated with web sites accessed by the customer.
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Citations
44 Claims
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1. A method for providing messages to a user located at a client system attached to a network while the client system is displaying a web page associated with a web site provided by a web server through the network, the method comprising:
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obtaining a financial account limit and an outstanding balance of a financial account associated with the user; determining that the user is attempting to purchase an item from the web site using the financial account; analyzing a cost of the item against the financial account limit associated with the financial account; determining whether the sum of the cost of the item and the outstanding balance exceeds the financial account limit; and prior to the item being purchased, presenting a message for display along with the web page based on a determination that the sum of the cost of the item and the outstanding balance does not exceed the financial account limit, wherein the message includes an indication reflecting a new outstanding balance that will be associated with the financial account after the user purchases the item from the web site using the financial account, and presenting a message for display along with the web page based on a determination that the sum of the cost of the item and the outstanding balance exceeds the financial account limit, wherein the message includes an indication that if the second item is purchased, the financial account limit will be exceeded. and an indication that the second item may be purchased at an alternate web site for an amount lower than that offered by the web site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage medium including instructions stored there on for performing a method, when executed by a processor, for providing messages to a user located at a client system attached to a network while the client system is displaying a web page associated with a web site provided by a web server through the network, the method comprising:
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obtaining a financial account limit and an outstanding balance of a financial account associated with the user; determining that the user is attempting to purchase an item from the web site using the financial account; analyzing a cost of the item against the financial account limit associated with the financial account; determining whether the sum of the cost of the item and the outstanding balance exceeds the financial account limit; and prior to the item being purchased, presenting a message for display along with the web page based on a determination that the sum of the cost of the item and the outstanding balance does not exceed the financial account limit, wherein the message includes an indication reflecting a new outstanding balance that will be associated with the financial account after the user purchases the item from the web site using the financial account, and presenting a message for display along with the web page based on a determination that the sum of the cost of the item and the outstanding balance exceeds the financial account limit, wherein the message includes an indication that if the second item is purchased, the financial account limit will be exceeded, and an indication that the second item may be purchased at an alternate web site for an amount lower than that offered by the web site. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for providing messages to a user located at a client system attached to a network while the client system is displaying a web page associated with a web site provided by a web server through the network, the system comprising:
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means for obtaining a financial account limit and an outstanding balance of a financial account associated with the user; first determining means for determining that the user is attempting to purchase an item from the web site using the financial account; means for analyzing a cost of the item against the financial account limit associated with the financial account; second determining means for determining whether the sum of the cost of the item and the outstanding balance exceeds the financial account limit; and means for, prior to the item being purchased, presenting a message for display along with the web page based on a determination that the sum of the cost of the item and the outstanding balance does not exceed the financial account limit, wherein the message includes an indication reflecting a new outstanding balance that will be associated with the financial account after the user purchases the item from the web site using the financial account; and means for determining that the sum of the cost of the item and the outstanding balance exceeds the financial account limit, and in response, presenting a message including; an indication that if the item is purchased, the financial account limit will be exceeded, and an indication that the item may be purchased at an alternate web site for an amount lower than that offered by the web site. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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