← Back to Patent Explorer
US4633397A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Union member accounts management system

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1984-12-24
•
Granted: 1986-12-30
•
Expires: 2004-12-24
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract A system for supervising one or more individual member accounts comprising a first data file for storing information characterizing each employer, a second data file for storing information characterizing each union member, and password protected provisions for manually updating each of these first and second data files. Each of the accounts are represented by an account module provided with an account processor, an account storage, and an account entry unit and each account module is in communication with the first and second data files. The system allows limited access to each account while utilizing central files characterizing each employer and union member.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard Macco

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 01:20
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/04; G06Q40/00; G06Q40/02; G06Q40/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 248 words
In combination, in a system for processing and supervising one or more individual union member accounts comprising at least a dues account, wherein contribution to said accounts are provided by members and employers; the improvement in said system comprising: first data file magnetic storage means for storing current information characterizing each employer including each employer's formula for contribution to a member's account, each employer's formula for delinquency in contributions to a member's account; second data file magnetic storage means for storing current information characterizing each member including each member's employer, each member's formula for contribution to a member's account, each member's status with respect to whether said member is active, retired or suspended; first manual entry means for maintaining said first data file magnetic storage means; second manual entry means for maintaining said second data file magnetic storage means; at least one member account data file magnetic storage means for storing transactions with respect to said account; account manual entry means for entering transactions from a member contribution and an employed contribution into said member account data file magnetic storage means; operator activated account data processing means for operating on said first and second data file magnetic storage means and said member account data file magnetic storage means to generate individual account balances for individual members and each employer and to generate account delinquencies for each member and each employer; and limited access means provided to at least one of said manual entry means using a password system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 248 words
In combination, in a system for processing and supervising one or more individual union member accounts comprising at least a dues account, wherein contribution to said accounts are provided by members and employers; the improvement in said system comprising: first data file magnetic storage means for storing current information characterizing each employer including each employer's formula for contribution to a member's account, each employer's formula for delinquency in contributions to a member's account; second data file magnetic storage means for storing current information characterizing each member including each member's employer, each member's formula for contribution to a member's account, each member's status with respect to whether said member is active, retired or suspended; first manual entry means for maintaining said first data file magnetic storage means; second manual entry means for maintaining said second data file magnetic storage means; at least one member account data file magnetic storage means for storing transactions with respect to said account; account manual entry means for entering transactions from a member contribution and an employed contribution into said member account data file magnetic storage means; operator activated account data processing means for operating on said first and second data file magnetic storage means and said member account data file magnetic storage means to generate individual account balances for individual members and each employer and to generate account delinquencies for each member and each employer; and limited access means provided to at least one of said manual entry means using a password system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
The system of claim 1 wherein limited access is provided to each of said manual entry means using a password system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 52 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said account manual entry means comprises a dues account manual entry means for posting dues and said account data processing means comprises a dues account data processing means for validating said posted dues and storing said dues in a dues account data file magnetic storage means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 47 words
The system of claim 3 wherein said dues account manual entry means comprises means for selecting a dues checkoff and said dues account data processing means comprises means for calculating said dues checkoff and storing sdaid calculated data in said dues account data file magnetic storage means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 31 words
The system of claim 3 wherein said dues account manual entry means comprises means for entering a report selection and said dues account processing means comprising means for creating said report.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3648020A Cited
US3719927A Cited
US4017837A Cited
US4001568A Cited
US4016405A Cited
US4109238A Cited
US4225779A Cited
US4404649A Cited
US4404649B1 Cited
US4485300A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1989-12-29 1990-06-30 1990-12-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1993-12-29 1994-06-30 1994-12-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1997-12-29 1998-06-30 1998-12-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag