System and method for servicing student financial needs
OwnerNina Vellayan, Mark Overendinventors
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Abstract
The invention includes a method and system for providing services to customers on behalf of a distributor. In particular, a method and system by which a school can provide financial services to students is provided. A system manager maintains relationships with a plurality of service providers, each providing a service and configures a computer-based system by which those services are distributed to students on behalf of the school. The system manager distributes the services by receiving electronic data from the school, validating the data, and transmitting the data to a first service provider; and branding at least one service with school identification information.
Claims33
A computer system, the system comprising:
- a computer network;
- at least one server in communication with the computer network;
- a storage device for storing information;
- at least one website linked to the at least one server through the computer network, wherein the website provides a user interface through which a user can access a plurality of services, the plurality of services being offered by a plurality of service providers;
- and
- a business module configured to facilitate the distribution of the plurality of services to the user by a distributor such that the customer receives the services on behalf of the distributor and to enable the distributor to interact directly with only a single service provider.
A system for providing financial services in connection with a school, the system comprising:
- a computer network;
- at least one server in communication with the computer network;
- a storage device for storing information;
- a business module configured to facilitate distribution of a plurality of student services such that a student receives the services on behalf of the school;
- and to enable the school to directly interact with a single service provider;
- at least one web site linked to the at least one server through the computer network, wherein the web site provides a student user interface through which the student can access the plurality of student services;
- a school user interface through which the school can interact with the business module.
A method of providing financial related services, the method comprising the acts of:
- maintaining relationships with a plurality of service providers, each providing a service;
- configuring a computer-based system by which the plurality of services are distributed to users on behalf of a distributor;
- distributing the plurality of services;
- and
- managing distribution of the services by:
- receiving electronic data from the distributor, and
- transmitting the data to a first service provider;
- and
- branding at least one service with distributor information.
A computer software program product embodied on a computer useable medium, comprising:
- an interface module for providing a user interface through which a user can access a plurality of services, the plurality of services being offered by a plurality of service providers;
- and
- a business application module for the distribution of the plurality of services such that the end user receives the services on behalf of a distributor and a communications module for interacting between the distributor and service provider.
A computer system for providing services from a plurality of service providers on behalf of a distributor, the system comprising:
- providing means for providing a user interface through which a user can access a plurality of services, the plurality of services being offered by a plurality of service providers;
- and
- facilitating means for facilitating the distribution of the plurality of services to the user by a distributor such that the customer receives the services on behalf of the distributor and to enable the distributor to interact directly with only a single service provider.
The computer system of claim 31, wherein the user is a student and the distributor is a school.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.