Patent ID: 8260693

Claim:
A method of producing statements for a plurality of accounts, the method comprising: assigning, using a processor, a first distinctive visual cue to a first account in the plurality of accounts, wherein the plurality of accounts are maintained by the same institution, and wherein the first distinctive visual cue is non-alphanumeric and distinct from conventional account information including the account number, transactions for the account, and authorized users for the account such that the first distinctive visual cue enables an account-holder for the first account to readily identify the first account from among the plurality of accounts by viewing the first distinctive visual cue; producing, using a processor, a first statement for the first account, wherein the producing comprises incorporating the first distinctive visual cue prominently into the first statement such that the account-holder can readily identify, by viewing the first distinctive visual cue, the first statement as being associated with the first account; assigning a second distinctive visual cue to a second account in the plurality of accounts, wherein the second distinctive visual cue is different from the first distinctive visual cue and is non-alphanumeric and distinct from conventional account information including the account number, transactions for the account, and authorized users for the account such that the second distinctive visual cue enables an account-holder for the second account to readily identify the second account from among the plurality of accounts by viewing the second distinctive visual cue; producing a second statement for the second account, wherein the producing comprises incorporating the second distinctive visual cue prominently into the second statement such that the account-holder can readily identify, by viewing the second distinctive visual cue, the second statement as being associated with the second account; providing the first statement and the second statement to the account-holder(s).