Card management system and method

• US 8,781,953 B2
• Filed: 02/09/2010
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Consumerinfo.com Incorporated (Experian plc)
• Original Assignee: Consumerinfo.com Incorporated (Experian plc)
• Inventors: Kasower, Sheldon
• Primary Examiner(s): HAMILTON, SARA CHANDLER
• Application Number:
  US12/702,424
• Publication Number:
  US 20100145840A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,617 Days
• Field of Search: 705/35, 705/38
• US Class Current: 705/38
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/24 Credit schemes, i.e. "pay after"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3555 Personalisation of two or more cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/385 using an alias or single-use codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/016 After-sales
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/122 Online card verification

Abstract

A method of registering a credit card user'"'"'s credit card information by a credit card management organization. A card user accesses the card management computer system in a computer network. The method provides a user interface whereby the user grants authorization to the card management organization to obtain the card user'"'"'s credit report from a credit reporting bureau. The method further transmits a request for the user'"'"'s credit report to a credit reporting bureau and automatically downloads the user'"'"'s credit report when received. The method further parses the credit report to determine a card issuer for each card on the credit report using a database of card issuer aliases. The method then fully or partially automatically registers each card with the user'"'"'s account in the card management association and then presents the opportunity to the user to review and edit each card.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a card management organization computer configured to;

receive a selection from a user to automatically register with a card management organization;

receive authorization from the user to request a credit report from a credit reporting bureau;

request and receive the credit report of the user from the credit reporting bureau, the credit report having account information of one or more financial accounts associated with the user;

determine respective trade line types of the one or more financial accounts;

identify one or more credit card accounts from the one or more financial accounts based at least in part on the determined trade line types of respective financial accounts, wherein the credit card accounts are those accounts having credit cards associated with the accounts;

extract card information for the identified one or more credit card accounts from the credit report of the user;

identify respective card issuers for the identified one or more credit card accounts;

automatically register the extracted card information for the identified one or more credit card accounts with the card management organization;

provide a user interface comprising;

a list of credit card accounts registered with the card management organization wherein the list of credit card accounts includes the identified one or more credit card accounts for which the extracted card information was automatically registered; and

a list of one or more card management services available with reference to the listed credit card accounts wherein the list of one or more card management services includes at least one of;

reporting a lost or stolen card, requesting registration of a new card, requesting a change of address, requesting a new card, notification of a billing dispute, reporting a change in marital status, reporting a change in name, and requesting an increase in credit line;

receive a selection of at least one of the listed card management services with respect to at least one of the credit card accounts; and

perform the selected card management services at the identified respective card issuers for the at least one credit card accounts associated with the received selection based at least in part on the registered, extracted card information; and

a database coupled to the card management organization computer configured to store the automatically registered extracted card information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the card management organization computer is further configured to update the user interface to display at least some of the card information that was registered with the card management organization.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the database stores known aliases of a plurality of credit card issuers, and

the card management organization computer is further configured to identify respective credit card issuers for the identified one or more credit card accounts by accessing the database.

4. A method performed by a card management organization computer comprising:

receiving, by the card management organization computer, a selection from a user to automatically register with a card management organization;

receiving authorization from the user to request a credit report from a credit reporting bureau;

requesting and receiving, by the card management organization computer, the credit report of the user from the credit reporting bureau, the credit report having account information of one or more financial accounts associated with the user;

determining, by the card management organization computer, respective trade line types of the one or more financial accounts;

identifying, by the card management organization computer, one or more credit card accounts from the one or more financial accounts based at least in part on the determined trade line types of respective financial accounts, wherein the credit card accounts are those accounts having credit cards associated with the accounts;

extracting, by the card management organization computer, card information for the identified one or more credit card accounts from the credit report of the user;

identifying, by the card management organization computer, respective card issuers for the identified one or more credit card accounts;

automatically registering, by the card management organization computer, the extracted card information for the identified one or more credit card accounts with the card management organization;

providing, by the card management organization computer, a user interface comprising;

a list of credit card accounts registered with the card management organization wherein the list of credit card accounts includes the identified one or more credit card accounts for which the extracted card information was automatically registered; and

a list of one or more card management services available with reference to the listed credit card accounts wherein the list of one or more card management services includes at least one of;

reporting a lost or stolen card, requesting registration of a new card, requesting a change of address, requesting a new card, notification of a billing dispute, reporting a change in marital status, reporting a change in name, and requesting an increase in credit line;

receiving, by the card management organization computer, a selection of at least one of the listed card management services with respect to at least one of the credit card accounts; and

performing the selected card management services at the identified respective card issuers for the at least one credit card accounts associated with the received selection based at least in part on the registered, extracted card information.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

updating, by the card organization management computer, the user interface to display at least some of the card information that was registered with the card management organization.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

accessing known aliases of a plurality of credit card issuers; and

identifying, by the card management organization computer, respective credit card issuers for the identified one or more credit card accounts based on the accessed known aliases.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions for causing a card management organization computer to:

receive a selection from a user to automatically register with a card management organization;

receive authorization from the user to request a credit report from a credit reporting bureau;

request and receiving the credit report of the user from the credit reporting bureau, the credit report having account information of one or more financial accounts associated with the user;

determine respective trade line types of the one or more financial accounts;

identify one or more credit card accounts from the one or more financial accounts based at least in part on the determined trade line types of respective financial accounts, wherein the credit card accounts are those accounts having credit cards associated with the accounts;

extract card information for the identified one or more credit card accounts from the credit report of the user;

identify respective card issuers for the identified one or more credit card accounts;

automatically register the extracted card information for the identified one or more credit card accounts with the card management organization;

provide a user interface comprising;

a list of credit card accounts registered with the card management organization wherein the list of credit card accounts includes the identified one or more credit card accounts for which the extracted card information was automatically registered; and

a list of one or more card management services available with reference to the listed credit card accounts wherein the list of one or more card management services includes at least one of;

reporting a lost or stolen card, requesting registration of a new card, requesting a change of address, requesting a new card, notification of a billing dispute, reporting a change in marital status, reporting a change in name, and requesting an increase in credit line;

receive a selection of at least one of the listed card management services with respect to at least one of the credit card accounts; and

perform the selected card management services at the identified respective card issuers for the at least one credit card accounts associated with the received selection based at least in part on the registered, extracted card information.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the program instructions further cause the card management organization computer to:

update the user interface to display at least some of the card information that was registered with the card management organization.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the program instructions further cause the card management organization computer to:

access known aliases of a plurality of credit card issuers; and

identify respective credit card issuers for the identified one or more credit card accounts based on the accessed known aliases.