John Thomas Patton

US Patent:

8606670, Dec 10, 2013

Filed:

Jan 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/619023

Inventors:

John M. Patton - Douglasville GA, US

Assignee:

First Data Corporation - Greenwood Village CO

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 35, 705 1417

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and machine-readable media for integrating communications between multiple systems and/or processes related to different aspects of financial transactions of a consumer. Generally speaking, an integrated communications engine can be communicatively coupled with and adapted to manage communications between a plurality of routines or processes to manage interactions with a consumer throughout a lifecycle of a financial relationship with the consumer. According to one embodiment, the integrated communications engine can further comprise a rules engine. The rules engine can be adapted to monitor the plurality of routines, determine whether a condition specified in a rule is satisfied, and in response to determining that the condition is satisfied, trigger an action by one or more of the routines of the plurality of routines based on the rule.

US Patent:

20130061124, Mar 7, 2013

Filed:

Sep 6, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/225637

Inventors:

John Patton - Marietta GA, US
Jordan Phegley - Marietta GA, US

Assignee:

VQS, INC - Marietta GA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715224

Abstract:

Disclosed are various embodiments for managing forms, for example, in portable document format (PDF) documents or other electronic documents. An electronic document that includes a form having multiple form fields is obtained. Each of the form fields is associated with multiple form field definitions. A data grid that shows the form field definitions for each of the form fields in the form is rendered for display. User input relative to the data grid is obtained, and the user input indicates a requested change to several of the form fields. The requested change to the plurality of the form fields is implemented in the electronic document in response to the user input.