Financing information processing system and method
First Claim
1. A method for using a communication network to facilitate financing-related activities, wherein the method is executed by a programmed computer processor which communicates with a user via the communication network, the method comprising the acts of:
- providing a list of financing functions to a user terminal across the communication network, the list of financing functions corresponding to those functions available to a user of the user terminal, the financing functions including at least one of a status function, a report generation function and a least one financing program function, the report generation function comprising a prospect report generation function, the prospect report generation function providing the user with a list of customers whose financing is scheduled to terminate within a predetermined period of time, the received data including at least one of summary prospect data and detailed prospect data;
receiving a financing function request from the user terminal across the communication network, the financing function request corresponding to a selected one of the financing functions provided to the user terminal;
retrieving data corresponding to the received financing function request from a database by accessing the database;
arranging the retrieved data into a predetermined format, using the programmed computer processor; and
transmitting the formatted data across the communication network to the user terminal.
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Abstract
A method and system which uses a communication network to facilitate financing-related activities is provided. A list of financing functions is provided to a user terminal across the communication network. The list of financing functions corresponds to those functions available to a user of the user terminal. The financing functions include at least one of a status function, a report generation function and a financing program function. A financing function request is received from the user terminal. The financing function request corresponds to a selected one of the financing functions provided to the user terminal. A database is accessed to retrieve data corresponding to the received financing function request. The retrieved data is arranged into a predetermined format and transmitted across the communication network to the user terminal.
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1. A method for using a communication network to facilitate financing-related activities, wherein the method is executed by a programmed computer processor which communicates with a user via the communication network, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a list of financing functions to a user terminal across the communication network, the list of financing functions corresponding to those functions available to a user of the user terminal, the financing functions including at least one of a status function, a report generation function and a least one financing program function, the report generation function comprising a prospect report generation function, the prospect report generation function providing the user with a list of customers whose financing is scheduled to terminate within a predetermined period of time, the received data including at least one of summary prospect data and detailed prospect data; receiving a financing function request from the user terminal across the communication network, the financing function request corresponding to a selected one of the financing functions provided to the user terminal; retrieving data corresponding to the received financing function request from a database by accessing the database; arranging the retrieved data into a predetermined format, using the programmed computer processor; and transmitting the formatted data across the communication network to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer implemented system using a communication network to facilitate financing-related activities, the system comprising:
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a database; an information processor coupled to the database, the information processor comprising; a network interface coupling the information processor to the communication network; a central processing unit coupling the information processor to the database, the central processing unit accepting requests from a user terminal coupled to the communication network, the central processing unit executing functions including; providing a list of financing functions to the user terminal across the communication network, the list of financing functions corresponding to those functions available to a user of the user terminal, the financing functions including at least one of a status function, a report generation function and a least one financing program function, the report generation function comprising a prospect report generation function, the prospect report generation function providing the user with a list of customers whose financing is scheduled to terminate within a predetermined period of time, the received data including at least one of summary prospect data and detailed prospect data; receiving a financing function request from the user terminal across the communication network, the financing function request corresponding to a selected one of the financing functions provided to the user terminal; retrieving data corresponding to the received financing function request from the database by accessing the database; arranging the retrieved data into a predetermined format; and transmitting the formatted data across the communication network to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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