Maria L Bailey

US Patent:

7035872, Apr 25, 2006

Filed:

May 25, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/865878

Inventors:

Susan Phillips - New York NY, US
Paul M. Petersen - Phoenix AZ, US
Patricia K. Peters - Chandler AZ, US
Nancy S. Ganoe - Glendale AZ, US
Maria S. Bailey - Phoenix AZ, US
Lloyd G. Cato - Gilbert AZ, US
Charles Milton - Scottsdale AZ, US
Allan T. Zinky - Peoria AZ, US
Tina Freeman - Conway AR, US
Fred Griggs - Conway AR, US
Donald H. Holt - LR AR, US
Alicia Cruz - Veronia AR, US

Assignee:

American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

7071041, 707 10, 705 1, 705 26, 705 21, 705 34, 705 40

Abstract:

A system for updating a merchant customer account database is provided, wherein the system may be used to update a merchant's customer database in response to changes made to a customer transaction account. The system provides a remote database location which stores a merchant's customer transaction account information for customers using the transaction account for recurring billing purposes. A server is used to manage the remote database information to update the remote database in response to changes in transaction account information. The updated transaction account information is then periodically provided to the merchant for use in updating the merchant's customer account database.

US Patent:

20040243638, Dec 2, 2004

Filed:

May 12, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/843732

Inventors:

Susan Phillips - New York NY, US
Paul Petersen - Phoenix AZ, US
Patricia Peters - Chandler AZ, US
Nancy Ganoe - Glendale AZ, US
Maria Bailey - Phoenix AZ, US
Lloyd Cato - Gilbert AZ, US
Charles Milton - Scottsdale AZ, US
Allan Zinky - Peoria AZ, US
Tina Freeman - Conway AR, US
Fred Griggs - Conway AR, US
Donald Holt - Little Rock AR, US
Alicia Cruz - Veronia AR, US

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

707/104100

Abstract:

A system for updating a merchant customer account database is provided, wherein the system may be used to update a merchant's customer database in response to changes made to a customer transaction account. The system provides a remote database location which stores a merchant's customer transaction account information for customers using the transaction account for recurring billing purposes. A server is used to manage the remote database information to update the remote database in response to changes in transaction account information. The updated transaction account information is then periodically provided to the merchant for use in updating the merchant's customer account database.