Financial email
AssigneeThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
InventorsMichael A. Chapman, Hyun Jin Ko, Rodney H. Monson, Mark A. Jones, Bryan L. Mackrell, Thomas S. Kunz
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Abstract
A user interface hosted by a financial institution. The user interface is accessible via a communication network by a first user using a client device and includes at least one first screen for managing financial transactions of the first user. The user interface further includes a second screen for conducting email communication between the first user and at least one party other than the financial institution.
Claims20
A user interface having an integrated email service hosted by a financial institution, the user interface accessible via a communication network by a first user using a client device, the user interface comprising:
- at least one first screen within the user interface for managing financial transactions of the first user;
- and
- a second screen within the user interface for conducting email communication between the first user and at least one party other than the financial institution, wherein the second screen comprises:
- a first list comprising at least one email received from a billing party by the first user, wherein the at least one email comprises an identity of the billing party, and
- a second list comprising a tag that is representative of the billing party and selectively associable with the at least one email received from the billing party using a drag and drop operation;
- wherein selective association of the tag with the at least one email received from the billing party on the second screen causes an indication of a corresponding financial transaction between the first user and the billing party to be provided on the at least one first screen.
A system comprising:
- a network-enabled client device associated with a first user of a financial institution, wherein the client device includes a display;
- and
- a user interface having an integrated email service hosted by a financial institution, the user interface accessible via a communication network using the client device, wherein the user interface comprises:
- at least one first screen within the user interface for managing financial transactions of the first user;
- and
- a second screen within the user interface for conducting email communication between the first user and at least one party other than the financial institution;
- wherein the second screen comprises:
- a first list comprising at least one email received from a billing party by the first user, wherein the email comprises an identity of the billing party, and
- a second list comprising a tag that is representative of the billing party and selectively associable with the at least one email received from the billing party using a drag and drop operation;
- wherein selective association of the tag with the at least one email received from the billing party on the second screen causes an indication of a corresponding financial transaction between the first user and the billing party to be provided on the at least one first screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.