Confirming local marketplace transaction consummation for online payment consummation
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. An Internet-based computer system for confirming that a proposed sale transaction has been consummated, said Internet-based computer system including a payment processor system comprising at least one computer device programmed to:
- receive a buyer'"'"'s payment information and store said payment information;
prior to a sale of an at least one item associated with an online store of a seller to said buyer, receive, at said payment processor system, a request transmitted from a buyer computer device for said buyer to be able to purchase at least one item offered for sale by said online store;
in response to said request, generate a transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier comprising a combination of human-readable characters;
provide said transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier to said buyer computer device;
store in computer-accessible memory associated with said payment processor system a record comprising a relationship between said transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier, a buyer-specific identifier, and a seller-specific identifier;
receive from a seller computer device an identifier of the transaction, an identifier of the buyer, and an identifier of the seller;
compare the identifier of the transaction with the transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier;
compare the identifier of the buyer with the buyer-specific identifier;
compare the identifier of the seller with the seller-specific identifier; and
if said identifier of the transaction corresponds to the transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier, said identifier of the buyer corresponds to the buyer-specific identifier, and said identifier of the seller corresponds to the seller-specific identifier, charge an account associated with the buyer for an amount associated with the request to purchase at least one item offered for sale by said online store.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiment of the present invention would provide systems, including Internet-based systems, and computer-implemented methods, for providing online Buyers and Sellers who physically transact an exchange of an item at a local meeting place, indicia of confirmation of the exchange on which to base a background online payment In particular, exemplary embodiments of the present invention would provide a way for Buyers and/or Sellers to input an identifier for online authentication to confirm that a physical exchange of an item sold had been transacted and that would accordingly provide an online system with a basis to charge the relevant Buyer'"'"'s account for a sale amount and pay the Seller for the item sold.
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20 Claims
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1. An Internet-based computer system for confirming that a proposed sale transaction has been consummated, said Internet-based computer system including a payment processor system comprising at least one computer device programmed to:
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receive a buyer'"'"'s payment information and store said payment information; prior to a sale of an at least one item associated with an online store of a seller to said buyer, receive, at said payment processor system, a request transmitted from a buyer computer device for said buyer to be able to purchase at least one item offered for sale by said online store; in response to said request, generate a transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier comprising a combination of human-readable characters; provide said transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier to said buyer computer device; store in computer-accessible memory associated with said payment processor system a record comprising a relationship between said transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier, a buyer-specific identifier, and a seller-specific identifier; receive from a seller computer device an identifier of the transaction, an identifier of the buyer, and an identifier of the seller; compare the identifier of the transaction with the transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier; compare the identifier of the buyer with the buyer-specific identifier; compare the identifier of the seller with the seller-specific identifier; and if said identifier of the transaction corresponds to the transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier, said identifier of the buyer corresponds to the buyer-specific identifier, and said identifier of the seller corresponds to the seller-specific identifier, charge an account associated with the buyer for an amount associated with the request to purchase at least one item offered for sale by said online store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer implemented method for confirming that a proposed sale transaction has been consummated, performed by a payment processor system, the method comprising:
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receiving a buyer'"'"'s payment information and storing said payment information; prior to a sale of at least one item associated with an online store of a seller to said buyer, receiving, at said payment processor system, a request transmitted from a buyer computer device for said buyer to be able to purchase at least one item offered for sale by said online store; in response to said request, generating a transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier comprising a combination of human-readable characters that correspond to a transaction-specific identifier; providing said transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier to said buyer computer device; storing in a computer-accessible memory, associated with said payment processor system, a record comprising a relationship between said transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier, a buyer-specific identifier, and a seller-specific identifier; receiving from a seller computer device an identifier of the transaction, an identifier of the buyer, and an identifier of the seller; comparing the identifier of the transaction with the transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier; comparing the identifier of the buyer with the buyer-specific identifier; comparing the identifier of the seller with the seller-specific identifier; and if said identifier of the transaction corresponds to the transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier, said identifier of the buyer corresponds to the buyer-specific identifier, and said identifier of the seller corresponds to the seller-specific identifier, charging an account associated with the buyer for an amount associated with the request to purchase at least one item offered for sale by said online store. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An Internet-based computer system for confirming that a proposed sale transaction has been consummated, said Internet-based computer system including a payment processor system comprising at least one computer device programmed to:
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receive a buyer'"'"'s payment information and store said payment information, wherein the payment information comprises at least one of an account number, credit card payment information, debit card payment information, a bank identifier, or buyer identification information; prior to a sale of an at least one item associated with an online store of a seller to said buyer, receive at said payment processor system a request transmitted from a buyer computer device for said buyer to be able to purchase at least one item offered for sale by said online store; in response to said request, generate a transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier comprising a combination of human-readable characters; send said transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier as a text message, which comprises a Personal Identification Number (PIN), to a mobile device of said buyer, wherein said mobile device of said buyer and said buyer computer device may be the same or different; store in computer-accessible memory, associated with said payment processor system, a record comprising a relationship between said transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier, a buyer-specific identifier, and a seller-specific identifier; receive from a seller computer device an identifier of the transaction, an identifier of the buyer, and an identifier of the seller; compare the identifier of the transaction with the transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier; compare the identifier of the buyer with the buyer-specific identifier; compare the identifier of the seller with the seller-specific identifier; and if said identifier of the transaction corresponds to the transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier, said identifier of the buyer corresponds to the buyer-specific identifier, and said identifier of the seller corresponds to the seller-specific identifier, charge an account associated with the buyer for an amount associated with the request to purchase at least one item offered for sale by said online store.
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20. A computer implemented method for confirming that a proposed sale transaction has been consummated, performed by a payment processor system, the method comprising:
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receiving a buyer'"'"'s payment information and storing said payment information, wherein the payment information comprises at least one of an account number, credit card payment information, debit card payment information, a bank identifier, or buyer identification information; prior to a sale of an at least one item associated with an online store of a seller to said buyer, receiving at said payment processor system a request transmitted from a buyer computer device for said buyer to be able to purchase at least one item offered for sale by said online store; in response to said request, generating a transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier comprising a combination of human-readable characters; sending said transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier as a text message, which comprises a Personal Identification Number (PIN), to a mobile device of said buyer, wherein said mobile device of said buyer and said buyer computer device may be the same or different; storing in computer-accessible memory, associated with said payment processor system, a record comprising a relationship between said transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier, a buyer-specific identifier, and a seller-specific identifier; receiving from a seller computer device an identifier of the transaction, an identifier of the buyer, and an identifier of the seller; comparing the identifier of the transaction with the transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier; comparing the identifier of the buyer with the buyer-specific identifier; comparing the identifier of the seller with the seller-specific identifier; and if said identifier of the transaction corresponds to the transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier, said identifier of the buyer corresponds to the buyer-specific identifier, and said identifier of the seller corresponds to the seller-specific identifier, charging an account associated with the buyer for an amount associated with the request to purchase at least one item offered for sale by said online store.
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