Automated method and article of manufacture for fully insuring large deposits received from a plurality of custodians from their respective depositors

• US 8,051,004 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2010
• Issued: 11/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intrafi LLC
• Original Assignee: Promontory Interfinancial Network LLC (Bank of New York Mellon Corporation)
• Inventors: Jacobsen, Mark P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel; Jagdish
• Assistant Examiner(s): POE, KEVIN T
• Application Number:
  US12/842,725
• Publication Number:
  US 20110166990A1
• Time in Patent Office: 466 Days
• Field of Search: 705/42, 705/39, 705/35
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/02 involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/023 the neutral party being a clearing house
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/108 Remote banking, e.g. home banking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

An automated method is provided for processing large deposits that exceed an established deposit insurance limit so that the large deposits are fully insured. The large deposits are received from a plurality of unaffiliated custodians from their respective depositors. A processor receives orders from the plurality of custodians to process large deposits. The processor partitions each of the large deposits for each order into a plurality of deposit portions in a manner so that each deposit portion does not exceed the established deposit insurance limit. The processor then assigns at least some of the deposit portions for each of the large deposits for each order to at least some custodians that are unaffiliated with the custodian that received the large deposit for deposit therein.

Claims

1. An automated method of processing large deposits that exceed an established deposit insurance limit so that the large deposits are fully insured, the large deposits being received from a plurality of unaffiliated custodians which receive the large deposits from their respective depositors, the method comprising for at least some of the large deposits:

(a) receiving at a processor orders from the plurality of custodians to process large deposits;

(b) partitioning in the processor each of the large deposits for each order into a plurality of deposit portions, each deposit portion not exceeding the established deposit insurance limit; and

(c) assigning by the processor at least some of the deposit portions for each of the large deposits for each order to at least some custodians that are unaffiliated with the custodian that received the large deposit for deposit therein.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein each deposit portion is used to acquire an ownership interest in a deposit instrument at the custodian that the specific deposit portion was assigned to.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the acquired ownership interest in the deposit instrument is the purchase of a certificate of deposit (CD).

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the processor is a subcustodian for the plurality of unaffiliated custodians.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein step (c) further comprises assigning by the processor at least some of the deposit portions to at least some of the custodians for deposit into CDs at the respective custodians.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the assigned deposit portions are associated with a specific depositor'"'"'s account in the custodian that the deposit portion was assigned to.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of custodians are unaffiliated with each other.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the established deposit insurance limit is in accordance with U.S. law, regulations and rules established by the United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

9. The method of claim 1 wherein steps (b)-(c) are executed by the processor on a periodic basis.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the deposit portions are assigned in a manner so that at least some of the unaffiliated custodians that place orders to process large deposits also receive deposit portions from other unaffiliated custodians that place orders to process large deposits.

11. A computer program product for processing large deposits that exceed an established deposit insurance limit so that the large deposits are fully insured, the large deposits being received from a plurality of unaffiliated custodians which receive the large deposits from their respective depositors, for at least some of the large deposits, the computer program product comprising computer-readable media encoded with instructions for execution by a processor to perform a method comprising:

(a) receiving at a processor orders from the plurality of custodians to process large deposits;

(b) partitioning in the processor each of the large deposits for each order into a plurality of deposit portions, each deposit portion not exceeding the established deposit insurance limit; and

(c) assigning by the processor at least some of the deposit portions for each of the large deposits for each order to at least some custodians that are unaffiliated with the custodian that received the large deposit for deposit therein.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein each deposit portion is used to acquire an ownership interest in a deposit instrument at the custodian that the specific deposit portion was assigned to.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the acquired ownership interest in the deposit instrument is the purchase of a certificate of deposit (CD).

14. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the processor is a subcustodian for the plurality of unaffiliated custodians.

15. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein step (c) further comprises assigning by the processor at least some of the deposit portions to at least some of the custodians for deposit into CDs at the respective custodians.

16. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein each of the assigned deposit portions are associated with a specific depositor'"'"'s account in the custodian that the deposit portion was assigned to.

17. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the plurality of custodians are unaffiliated with each other.

18. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the established deposit insurance limit is in accordance with U.S. law, regulations and rules established by the United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

19. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein steps (b)-(c) are executed by the processor on a periodic basis.

20. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the deposit portions are assigned in a manner so that at least some of the unaffiliated custodians that place orders to process large deposits also receive deposit portions from other unaffiliated custodians that place orders to process large deposits.