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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
Peter H Horadan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Eric M Candell, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In association with a computer system, a method and system for storing and locating information pertaining to a particular financial institution that supports on-line services. Information relating to each financial institution is stored as a separate file on the server. The files on the server are organized in a file structure that includes subdirectories identified by the routing in transit number (RTN) or bank identification number (BIN) of the financial institution. The files relating to each financial institution and the subdirectories on the server are identified by the financial institution's (RTN) or BIN. A file is requested by sending a universal resource locator (URL) to the server. The URL identifies the server and also identifies a file path to the file stored on the server based on the RTN or BIN. The file is located on the server and downloaded to the client computer, where an application program extracts information regarding on-line services of the financial institution.