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Patent US8131639 - Method and apparatus for estimating the spend capacity of consumers - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsTime series consumer spending data, point-in-time balance information, internal customer financial data and consumer panel information provides input to a model for consumer spend behavior on plastic instruments or other financial accounts, from which approximations of spending ability may be reliably...http://www.google.com/patents/US8131639?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8131639 - Method and apparatus for estimating the spend capacity of consumersAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8131639 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 13/165,627Publication dateMar 6, 2012Filing dateJun 21, 2011Priority dateOct 29, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7788147, US7788152, US7991666, US20060242039, US20090144160, US20090144185, US20110251946Publication number13165627, 165627, US 8131639 B2, US 8131639B2, US-B2-8131639, US8131639 B2, US8131639B2InventorsKathleen B. HAGGERTY, Chao M. YuanOriginal AssigneeAmerican Express Travel Related Services, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (153), Non-Patent Citations (186), Referenced by (3), Classifications (25), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for estimating the spend capacity of consumers
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