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Systems and methods for splitting a bill associated with a receipt

  • US 10,579,976 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2017
  • Issued: 03/03/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing receipt splitting processes, comprising:

  • a processor; and

    a storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising;

    receiving receipt information reflecting a bill for one or more purchased items or services, the bill including a total monetary amount;

    integrating with one or more social networking sites of a user;

    obtaining from the one or more social networking sites location information for one or more individuals associated with the user;

    determining location information indicating a location of the user;

    identifying a subset of individuals present and associated with the user as candidate purchasers based at least on the location information of the user and the location information of the one or more individuals associated with the user,wherein the candidate purchasers comprise one or more associated individuals located within a predetermined distance of the user;

    transmitting, to the user, display data regarding information identifying the candidate purchasers;

    receiving a selection of one or more purchasers identified from the display data, wherein the selected purchasers comprise one or more of the candidate purchasers; and

    enabling the one or more selected purchasers to access an interface provided by the system that includes functionality to enable the one or more selected purchasers to make an electronic payment for a portion of the total monetary amount.

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