Systems and methods for electronically processing government sponsored benefits
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1. A method for managing government sponsored benefits, comprising:
- providing a web browser based administrative terminal to a government representative for managing government sponsored benefits;
using the web browser based administrative terminal to perform the operations of;
creating an account for a benefit recipient, the account including a plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including a cash benefit program;
issuing a benefit card to the benefit recipient for accessing the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including the cash benefit program;
issuing a benefit under one of the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, wherein the benefit is accessible via the benefit card;
converting an issued benefit into a benefit issued under a different one of the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including converting a food stamp benefit into a cash benefit;
replacing a lost or stolen benefit card; and
canceling an existing government sponsored benefit corresponding to the benefit recipient.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for processing benefits include providing a graphical user interface, such as a web browser, to a benefit recipient for accessing at least account information concerning at least one benefit type. The benefits processing system may receive a request from the benefit recipient through the graphical user interface for displaying the at least account information concerning the at least one benefit type. The benefits processing system may then display the at least account information through the graphical user interface concerning the at least one benefit type.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing government sponsored benefits, comprising:
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providing a web browser based administrative terminal to a government representative for managing government sponsored benefits; using the web browser based administrative terminal to perform the operations of; creating an account for a benefit recipient, the account including a plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including a cash benefit program; issuing a benefit card to the benefit recipient for accessing the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including the cash benefit program; issuing a benefit under one of the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, wherein the benefit is accessible via the benefit card; converting an issued benefit into a benefit issued under a different one of the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including converting a food stamp benefit into a cash benefit; replacing a lost or stolen benefit card; and canceling an existing government sponsored benefit corresponding to the benefit recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system for managing government sponsored benefits, comprising:
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a primary server for hosting account information associated with a benefit recipient; a secondary server for hosting the account information associated with the benefit recipient; a web browser based administrative terminal configured to display information to a user and receive information from the user; a memory storing computer instructions; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer instructions to provide the web browser based administrative terminal with functionality for; creating an account for the benefit recipient, the account including a plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including a cash benefit program; issuing a benefit card to the benefit recipient for accessing the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including the cash benefit program; issuing a benefit under one of the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, wherein the benefit is accessible via the benefit card; converting an issued benefit into a benefit issued under a different one of the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including converting a food stamp benefit into a cash benefit; replacing a lost or stolen benefit card; and canceling an existing government sponsored benefit corresponding to the benefit recipient. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for managing government sponsored benefits, comprising:
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means for allowing a government representative to manage government sponsored benefits; means for creating an account for a benefit recipient, the account including a plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including a cash benefit program; means for issuing a benefit card to the benefit recipient for accessing the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including the cash benefit program; means for issuing a benefit under one of the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, wherein the benefit is accessible via the benefit card; means for converting an issued benefit into a benefit issued under a different one of the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including converting a food stamp benefit into a cash benefit; means for replacing a lost or stolen benefit card; means for cancelling an existing government sponsored benefit corresponding to the benefit recipient.
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20. A computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a computer system, provide functionality allowing for a government representative to use a web browser based administrative terminal to manage government sponsored benefits, including the operations of:
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creating an account for a benefit recipient, the account including a plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including a cash benefit program; issuing a benefit card to the benefit recipient for accessing the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including the cash benefit program; issuing a benefit under one of the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, wherein the benefit is accessible via the benefit card; converting an issued benefit into a benefit issued under a different one of the plurality of different government sponsored benefit programs, including converting a food stamp benefit into a cash benefit; replacing a lost or stolen benefit card; and canceling an existing government sponsored benefit corresponding to the benefit recipient.
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