Abstract:
Computer implemented processes and software products generates profiles of entities (302, 304), such as providers, clients, merchants and customers, and entities comprising interacting pairs of entities (306). The processes including deriving direct profiles from transaction data pertaining to an entity and enhancing the profile of one entity (308) using the profile of another entity (304). Parallel and serial applications of the derive and enhance processes on various individual and multiple entities yields enhanced profiles that powerfully describe the interactions and relationship of the entities to each other, and between their members.
Abstract:
Where frequency and severity of risks, e.g. of catastrophic risks are unknown, as is the case, e.g., for environmental risks, health risks, nuclear reactor risks, and satellite risks, ordinary insurance contracts on occasion are likely to result in claims which an insurer cannot cover. For efficient allocation of risk bearing, an insurance contract is combined or "bundled" with a derivative security. Insurance is contingent on the frequency of the insured event as observed, and the derivative security has a payoff which depends on that frequency. Thus, the derivative security is a contract which is contingent on an index established as a standardized measure of a risk, e.g. of environmental conditions such as El Niño versus La Niña, and/or temperature measures such as heating degree days (HDD), cooling degree days (CDD) and/or precipitation measures in a specific geographic region and during a specified time period.
Abstract:
A method for evaluating financial plans includes the steps of defining personal information (102) and account properties (104) and opening balances of each account (108). The opening balances represent the actual present values of the accounts. A planned contribution of each account (110) and planned retirement distributions (112) and withdrawal information (116) are then defined by the user. Allocations of assets by categories (120) and tax information (122) are provided by the user. The performance in a predetermined initial value of investment over a selected time period is then calculated based on changes in value over a first historical data, separately for each asset allocation and tax status (126) to obtain a changed investment value. The changed investment value is updated based on a second time interval to obtain a further changed investment value. The investment value is then adjusted based on at least one of a contribution amount and a withdrawal amount.
Abstract:
A system (10) and method for measuring or quantifying the probability of default of a borrower. Credit factors (20) from companies that banks have extended loans to are inputted and collected into processor (15). The method employs a process utilizing an optimization function and a standard multivariate nonlinear regression to process client information and to provide an output value whose value is indicative of the likelihood or risk of default by a particular borrower.
Abstract:
A method and system automatically harmonizes access to a given software application program via different access devices. By receiving information from the user via the user's access device (10), including information identifying the type of device being used and the application program (14) the user wishes to access, the present invention allows financial institutions to provide access to a given application to customers using different access devices (10). The information to be displayed to the user is automatically translated into a format which is compatible with the device, including its display, and sent to the device (10) for display. The user, in turn, inputs information in response to the displayed information and this input information is automatically translated into a format which is compatible with the application program and is sent to the application program (14). The response generated by the application program (14) is automatically translated to be compatible with the device and is sent to the device (10).
Abstract:
An electronic budgeting and planning system (20) for use in a data processing system having a plurality of instructive work stations (12) for providing budgeting and planning information and decision tools for managing a financial institution. The method includes the steps and the system includes the necessary structure for extracting a plurality of budgeting policies from a plurality of external budgeting policy external sources and configuring a budgeting and planning data structure in accordance with the plurality of budgeting policies. The method and system extract a plurality of financial account data sets relating to financial accounts from a plurality of financial account data set sources and populate the budgeting and planning data structure with the extracted plurality of financial account data sets. Modifying the populated budgeting and planning data structure is also performed to refine the populated budgeting and planning data structure for creating a final budgeting and planning data structure. The system (20) supports distribution of the final budgeting and planning data structure to the plurality of interactive workstations (12).
Abstract:
This invention relates to a transaction processing system including a host computer (1), a transaction device (2), a first customer card (3) and a second customer card (4). The first card (3) and the second card (4) directly transfer information representing monetary values between them on the basis of signals verifying a transaction processing received from the host computer (1) through the transaction device (2). When the information representing the monetary values are exchanged between the first card (3) and the second card (4), the host computer (1) updates the balance of the account stored in the host computer (1).
Abstract:
A system (10) for reporting , collecting, and analyzing and distributing compensation and compensation-related data includes a data processing section (12), a data transfer section (14), and a data reporting section (16). The data processing section (12) is a service-providing company for collecting, analyzing and distributing compensation data.
Abstract:
An electronic system (5) for regulating activity that includes a standard user interface requiring all information presented in the system (5) to be formatted in a standard (logical) manner designed to achieve results. The standard (logical) manner requires users to successively provide subject information, purpose information, and objective and time information relative to the activity. Standard user interfaces (30) may be developed for a variety of business tasks and other activities. All information is stored in individual files (375) at user locations. The system (5) includes a clearing house network (10), a common market (15), and a plurality of users (30), each connected to the network (10) via a common user interface (25) designed in accordance with operating rules. The system (5) handles facts and propositions in an equation solving manner. If a proposition is involved, selected information may be automatically forwarded to a searchable common market (15) that contains summary information and links to the files (375). All discussion relating to a proposition is recorded, and agreement is recognized and recorded. Upon agreement, a fulfillment function (540) is automatically launched. The fulfillment actions (540) of the system are in accordance with the objective and time information provided by the user.
Abstract:
In a system in which a user obtains documents, a method of controlling what is supplied to the user, the method including providing one or more user accounts for the user and providing the or each user account with a separate first threshold, periodically determining the balance in the user account or accounts; and if the balance in the respective user account is below the first threshold, instituting modification of documents supplied or restrictions on what documents are supplied or both.