Method and system for notifying customers of transaction opportunities

US9418381B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Citigroup Credit Services, Inc. (USA) · US

Inventors

• Arun Ahuja · Stamford, US
• Ramadurai Vaidyanathan · Thousand Oaks, US
• Anand Tata · Moorpark, US
• Grigor Markarian · Agoura, US
• Joe Pan · Walnut, US
• Peter Tompkins · Malibu, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 12, 2001
• Grant date: Aug 16, 2016
• Expiry date: Sep 28, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A standalone notification system, including a notification server which generates electronic messages to registered customers upon their request or upon a host business request. The customer provides the system with his/her messaging identification (“ID”), e.g. e-mail address, GSM (global system for mobile communications) or other mobile phone numbers that are able to accept, e.g., short message service (“SMS”) messages, facsimile number, and/or telephone number. Customers can register with the host notification server without having any relationship, banking or otherwise, with the host. Customers can choose between different notification channels such as e-mail, SMS message, fax or pager.