IP Library Granted Patent US 7,314,168
Granted Patent B1
US 7,314,168 · App. 11/076,312 · Granted Jan 1, 2008

Account monitoring system

Assignee: Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,314,168
App. No.
11/076,312
Granted
Jan 1, 2008
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system for analyzing account information including a processor grouping a plurality of individuals into a plurality of certification groups and assigning a corresponding rule set to each individual based on the certification grouping. A system for analyzing account information for individuals including a processor dividing the individuals into groups, a database storing account information for each individual and a processor analyzing the stored account information for each individual. The analysis includes reviewing a subset of the account information for each individual, the subset of account information being determined by the individual's group. A system for storing account and rule set certification information including a processor providing account information and a rule set to each of a plurality of individuals and a database storing one or more data files, including one or more of a rule set file, an accounts owned data file and a transactions data file.

Claims (40)

1. A system for analyzing account information having a processor configured to:

assign an individual to an access group based on an assessment of a level of access to investment information among each of said plurality of individuals;

assign said individual to a department group based on departmental access to said investment information by said individual;

assign said individual to a location group based on a proximity of a working location to said trading information by said individual;

assign said individual to a certification group based on said access group, said department group and said location group, wherein said certification group has certification rules defining account information that said individual is to provide;

facilitate said certification process, wherein said certification process collects account information from said individual in accordance with said certification rules;

provide an advance authorization for future account transactions prior to receiving a trading order, wherein said advance authorization is determined according to said account information and said certification group associated with said individual; and,

perform an audit to determine whether previous account transactions are in accordance with said certification group of each said individual grouping, wherein said audit is triggered prior to receiving a trading order.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said individual is affiliated with an organization.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said certification group includes separate groups of individuals having access to insider information and individuals that do not have access to insider information.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said certification group includes separate groupings of individuals whose account information is to be analyzed at separate times.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said certification rules includes security exchange commission regulations and company policy.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein said advance authorization is not triggered by an account transaction.

7. A system for analyzing account information for a plurality of individuals having a processor configured to:

assign an individual to an access group based on an assessment of a level of access to investment information by said individual;

assign said individual to a department group based on departmental access to said investment information by said individual;

assign said individual to a location group based on a proximity of a working location to said trading information by said individuals;

assign said individual to a certification group based on said access group, said department group and said location group, wherein said certification group has certification rules defining account information that said individual is to provide;

facilitate said certification process, wherein said certification process collects account information from said individual in accordance with said certification rules;

store said account information for said individual;

analyze said stored account information for said individual, including reviewing a subset of said account information for said individual, said subset of account information being determined by said certification group of said individual;

provide an advance authorization for future account transactions prior to receiving a trading order, wherein said advance authorization is determined according to said certification group of said individual; and,

perform an audit to determine whether previous account transactions are in accordance with said certification group of said individual, prior to receiving a trading order.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein said account information stored for said individual is based on said certification group associated with said individual.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein said account information includes account holdings and account transaction information.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein said advance authorization is not triggered by an account transaction.

11. A system for storing account and rule set certification information having a processor configured to:

assign an individual to an access group based on an assessment of a level of access to investment information among each of said plurality of individuals;

assign said individual to a department group based on departmental access to said investment information by said individual;

assign said individual to a location group based on a proximity of a working location to said trading information by said individual;

assign said individual to certification group based on said access group, said department group, and said location group;

provide account information and a rule set to said individual, wherein said rule set is based on said certification group;

store data files, said data files having been provided to said individual by said processor, wherein said data files are selected according to at least one of: a rule set file, an accounts owned data file and a transactions data file;

provide an advance authorization for future account transactions prior to receiving a trading order, wherein said advance authorization is determined according to said data files; and,

perform an audit to determine whether previous account transactions are in accordance with said data files, prior to receiving a trading order.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein a plurality of individuals are grouped according to certification groups.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein said individual is a given certification group is provided with a given rule set.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein said rule set includes security exchange commission regulations and company policy.

15. The system of claim 11 wherein a plurality of individuals are grouped according to access groups.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein said advance authorization is not triggered by an account transaction.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2005
From: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
To: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 016574/0265 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2005
From: GORRES, STEFANIE; LATHROP, SUSAN; PALECEK, JIM
To: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 016333/0579 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 6055264900 · Mar 12, 2004