IP Library Granted Patent US 8,266,515
Granted Patent B2
US 8,266,515 · App. 12/719,310 · Granted Sep 11, 2012

Categorization of summarized information

Assignee: Yodlee.com, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,266,515
App. No.
12/719,310
Granted
Sep 11, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for categorizing transactions includes a collection function gathering information concerning transactions, including at least date, description and amount of the transactions, for a particular person or enterprise, and a processing function categorizing individual ones of the collected transactions according to at least part of the transaction description.

Claims (26)

1. An Internet connected server having software executing from memory providing a system for sorting and reporting financial transaction information, comprising:

a collector function of the software, the collector function navigating to one or more network information sites and retrieving therefrom financial transaction information regarding expenditures associated with a specific person or enterprise, the transaction information including at least date, description and amount of the transactions;

an input function of the software enabling a user to provide to the system a request for a summary of transactions over a specific range of dates; according to types and category of expenditures;

a processing function parsing the collected transaction descriptions for determining an purpose expenditure category from a plurality of possible expenditures for each expenditure, using pre-stored description characteristics associated with each category, and summarizing those transactions that meet the category and fall into the date range; and

a reporting function of the software reporting the summarized transactions,

wherein expenditure categories are developed from information taken from communication between users and the system,

wherein a probability algorithm is used in developing the expenditure categories, and

wherein the expenditure categories are periodically amended according to further information that is collected and processed.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the reporting function provides a total transaction amount with the summarized transactions for each purpose.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the system further comprises a function storing past transaction history associated with the particular person or enterprise.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the past transaction history is used to predict future transaction statistical information.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein a summary is provided for a first plurality of persons or enterprises subscribing to the system according to requests entered by a second plurality of persons or enterprises subscribing to the system.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the system reports to users through the Internet network.

7. A method for sorting and reporting financial transaction information, comprising:

(a) navigating to one or more network information sites by a collector software function executing from memory of an Internet-connected server and retrieving therefrom financial transaction information regarding expenditures associated with a specific person or enterprise, the transaction information including at least date, description and amount of the transactions;

(b) providing by a user to the system through an input function of the software a request for a summary of transactions over a specific range of dates, according to types and category of expenditures;

(c) parsing the collected transaction descriptions by a processing function, determining an purpose expenditure category from a plurality of possible expenditures for each expenditure, using pre-stored description characteristics associated with each category, and summarizing those transactions that meet the purpose and fall into the date range; and

(d) reporting the summarized transactions by a reporting function of the software,

wherein expenditure categories are developed from information taken from communication between users and the system,

wherein a probability algorithm is used in developing the expenditure categories, and

wherein the expenditure categories are periodically amended according to further information that is collected and processed.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the reporting function provides a total transaction amount with the summarized transactions for each expenditure.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the system further comprises a function storing past transaction history associated with the particular person or enterprise.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the past transaction history is used to predict future transaction statistical information.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein a summary is provided for a first plurality of persons or enterprises subscribing to the system according to requests entered by a second plurality of persons or enterprises subscribing to the system.

12. The method of claim 7 wherein the system reports to users through the Internet network.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2018
From: YODLEE.COM, INC.
To: YODLEE, INC.
Reel/Frame 047364/0170 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 11293350 · Dec 1, 2005
Continuation In Part 09737404 · Dec 14, 2000
Division 09323598 · Jun 1, 1999
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