On-line higher education financing system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of providing a user with education financing information, the method incorporating a network server including a processor, and comprising the acts of:
- implementing the processor for executing instructions for storing an electronic site accessible to the user over a network;
sending data to the user over the network for presentation in at least one electronic screen containing financial award information concerning a potential student of an educational institution, the financial award information including a monetary award usable by the student to attend the educational institution;
receiving a user request at the electronic site for cost projection information;
producing the cost projection information through a cost projection calculator implemented by the processor, the cost projection calculator utilizing educational institution data stored in a storage medium accessible to the processor, the educational institution data including at least a cost of attendance at the educational institution;
sending the cost projection information to the user over the network for presentation in at least one electronic screen, the cost projection information being a function of the award and including an amount of money required for the student to attend the educational institution;
sending an input field to the user over the computer network in at least one electronic screen, the input field operable to receive a user decision for transmission over the computer network indicating the input field allowing decisions including acceptance, rejection, and modification of the award;
receiving the user decision entered in the provided input field; and
selecting information for transmission through an additional electronic screen based on the received user decision.
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Abstract
A method of providing a user with education financing information, includes the acts of: maintaining an electronic site on a computer network to which the user may connect; sending data to the user over the network for presenting at least one electronic screen which contains financial award information concerning a potential student of an educational institution, the financial award information including a monetary award which may be used for the student to attend the educational institution; and sending data to the user over the network when requested for presenting at least one electronic screen which contains cost projection information, the cost projection information being a function of the award and including an amount of money required for the student to attend the educational institution.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing a user with education financing information, the method incorporating a network server including a processor, and comprising the acts of:
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implementing the processor for executing instructions for storing an electronic site accessible to the user over a network; sending data to the user over the network for presentation in at least one electronic screen containing financial award information concerning a potential student of an educational institution, the financial award information including a monetary award usable by the student to attend the educational institution; receiving a user request at the electronic site for cost projection information; producing the cost projection information through a cost projection calculator implemented by the processor, the cost projection calculator utilizing educational institution data stored in a storage medium accessible to the processor, the educational institution data including at least a cost of attendance at the educational institution; sending the cost projection information to the user over the network for presentation in at least one electronic screen, the cost projection information being a function of the award and including an amount of money required for the student to attend the educational institution; sending an input field to the user over the computer network in at least one electronic screen, the input field operable to receive a user decision for transmission over the computer network indicating the input field allowing decisions including acceptance, rejection, and modification of the award; receiving the user decision entered in the provided input field; and selecting information for transmission through an additional electronic screen based on the received user decision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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