Patent ID: 7389912
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for providing sub-accounts on a credit card to a banking account holder, comprising: enabling creation of credit card sub-accounts of an existing credit card or banking account; creating at least one sub-account of the existing credit card or banking account sub-account holder having at least a first limit; specifying limitations on types of vendors used by at least one of the sub-accounts; and consolidating transactions for said at least one sub-account and said account; wherein the account holder can opt to be the only recipient of account information for the account and sub-accounts; wherein the creation of sub-accounts can be by the account holder or performed on behalf of the account holder by a third party; wherein at least one transaction limit for the at least one sub-account is configured; wherein a message alert is sent to the account holder when a sub-account holder attempts to violate the transaction limits informing the account holder of the attempted transaction; wherein an attempt to perform a transaction that is restricted may be overridden by the account holder; wherein transactions are stored for the account holder; wherein the stored transactions are presented to the account holder and the at least one sub-account holder electronically; wherein the presentation of the stored transactions can be in the form of an alert to the account holder of an attempted violation by a sub-account holder of transaction limitations; wherein the alert can include information regarding frequent use of a credit card by a sub-account holder.