System and method for managing consumer information

• US 7,877,304 B1
• Filed: 12/15/2005
• Issued: 01/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Consumer Direct Incorporated
• Original Assignee: David B. Coulter
• Inventors: Coulter, David B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kalinowski; Alexander
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ebersman; Bruce I
• Application Number:
  US11/304,781
• Time in Patent Office: 1,867 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof

Abstract

Method and system of analyzing a consumer'"'"'s credit is provided. The method includes, answering questions about the consumer'"'"'s credit; analyzing the answers to determine credit data about the consumer; storing the credit data in a leads database; storing the credit data in a credit analysis database; displaying the credit data to the consumer; inquiring into whether the consumer wants to register for managing credit online; and registering the consumer or sending the credit data to a marketing analysis engine to categorize the credit data for future marketing to the consumer. The system includes a user interface for entering user data; a credit score meter for accessing a credit score; and a processing module for segregating credit data items into categories; wherein the processing module calculates a credit score; an interest rate for each of the categories; and payment amounts for each of the categories.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising;

(a) providing a user interface to a consumer via a computer network;

wherein a computerized system provider executed by a computing system provides the user interface;

(b) presenting a plurality of questions to the consumer via the user interface for obtaining consumer credit related information;

wherein the plurality of questions seek to obtain a number of identity theft related items a credit report for the consumer, a number of credit cards that the consumer has, and a combined balance owed by the consumer on the number of credit cards;

(c) answering the plurality of questions provided to the consumer in step (b), wherein the consumer answers the plurality of questions via the user interface provided by the computerized system provider executed by the computing system;

(d) analyzing the answers in step (c) for determining credit data for the consumer, wherein the computerized system provider executed by the computing system analyzes the answers in step (c); and

wherein the credit data includes an estimated credit score of the consumer, an estimated future credit score of the consumer, an identity theft risk for the consumer and a potential loss to the consumer from the identity theft;

(e) storing the answers to the plurality of questions in step (c) in a leads database that is used for storing consumer credit related information and for enrolling the consumer for services offered by the computerized system provider for improving consumer credit and for protecting consumer identity;

wherein the computerized system provider executed by the computing system stores the answers;

(f) storing the answers to the plurality of questions in step (c) in a credit analysis database that is used for determining the estimated credit score of the consumer, the estimated future credit score of the consumer, the identity theft risk for the consumer and the potential loss to the consumer from the identity theft;

wherein the computerized system provider executed by the computing system stores the answers;

(g) displaying the credit data to the consumer on a display device;

wherein the computerized system provider executed by the computing system displays the credit data via the user interface;

(h) inquiring into whether the consumer wants to register for managing credit online, offered by the computerized system provider;

wherein the computerized system provider executed by the computing system makes the inquiry via the user interface;

(i) registering the consumer as a customer if the customer wants to register in step (h);

wherein the computerized system provider executed by the computing system registers the consumer; and

(j) if the consumer does not want to register in step (h), sending the consumer information from step (c) to a marketing analysis engine to categorize the consumer information for marketing credit improvement services to the consumer based on (i) if the consumer is a candidate for improving the consumer credit score, (ii) if the consumer has a potential for identity theft and (iii) if the consumer is a candidate for credit improvement;

wherein the computerized system provider executed by the computing system sends the consumer information to the marketing analysis engine executed by the same computing system or a different computing system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the credit data further includes potential savings for the consumer by changing the credit data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the consumer credit related information received in step (j) of claim 1 is categorized and stored in a database that stores information regarding consumers who are candidates for improving consumer credit score.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the consumer information received in step (j) of claim 1 is stored in a database that stores information regarding consumers with a risk of identity theft.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the consumer information received in step (j) of claim 1 is stored in a database that stores information regarding consumers who are a candidate for improving credit.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the computerized system provider executed by the computing system maintains one or more database for storing information regarding consumers who are a candidate for improving credit scores, have a potential for identity theft and are a candidate for credit improvement.