Systems and methods for providing anonymous financial transactions
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1. A method of providing an anonymous financial account, comprising:
- receiving financial account application information from an applicant for the anonymous financial account;
processing the financial account application information for the applicant to determine if the anonymous financial account should be opened for the applicant;
determining that the financial account application has been accepted; and
establishing the anonymous financial account for the applicant.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for providing anonymous financial transactions. A user can apply for an anonymous financial account through a financial organization. The user is approved, an anonymous account is established and the user is notified. Once the anonymous account and associated card (if needed) is activated, the user can make anonymous purchases and have goods delivered anonymously, wherein the merchant does not know the user'"'"'s real identity or address.
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114 Claims
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1. A method of providing an anonymous financial account, comprising:
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receiving financial account application information from an applicant for the anonymous financial account;
processing the financial account application information for the applicant to determine if the anonymous financial account should be opened for the applicant;
determining that the financial account application has been accepted; and
establishing the anonymous financial account for the applicant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing for anonymous financial transactions, comprising:
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receiving a request to process an anonymous financial transaction containing anonymous information;
accessing an anonymous financial account using the anonymous information for processing;
determining that the anonymous transaction should be approved; and
responding to the request that the anonymous transaction is approved. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for making an anonymous financial transaction comprising:
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applying for an anonymous financial account;
opening an anonymous financial account with an anonymous financial account provider;
making an anonymous purchase on the anonymous financial account; and
receiving the goods of the anonymous purchase. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for shipping goods purchased from a merchant using an anonymous financial account so that the goods are received by a consumer associated with the anonymous financial account, the consumer having an anonymous shipping address, said method comprising:
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labeling the goods with the anonymous shipping address; and
delivering the goods to the consumer based on the anonymous shipping address. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for conducting an anonymous financial transaction comprising:
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accessing a site on a network anonymously;
purchasing goods from the site using an anonymous financial account; and
receiving the goods from the purchase. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for providing for anonymous financial transactions comprising:
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receiving a request to register a financial account from an issuing financial provider as an anonymous financial account;
establishing an anonymous financial account associated with the financial account in response to the request;
receiving a request to purchase goods from a merchant using the anonymous financial account;
processing the request from the merchant; and
responding to the merchant'"'"'s request including a response. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for providing an anonymous financial account, comprising:
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receiving financial account application information from an applicant for the anonymous financial account;
processing the financial account application information for the applicant to determine if the anonymous financial account should be opened for the applicant;
determining that the financial account application has been accepted; and
establishing the anonymous financial account for the applicant. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for providing for anonymous financial transactions, comprising:
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receiving a request to process an anonymous financial transaction containing anonymous information;
accessing an anonymous financial account using the anonymous information for processing;
determining that the anonymous transaction should be approved; and
responding to the request that the anonymous transaction is approved. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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57. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for making an anonymous financial transaction comprising:
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applying for an anonymous financial account;
opening an anonymous financial account with an anonymous financial account provider;
making an anonymous purchase on the anonymous financial account; and
receiving the goods of the anonymous purchase. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for shipping goods purchased from a merchant using an anonymous financial account so that the goods are received by a consumer associated with the anonymous financial account, the consumer having an anonymous shipping address, comprising:
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labeling the goods with the anonymous shipping address; and
delivering the goods to the consumer based on the anonymous shipping address. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for conducting an anonymous financial transaction comprising:
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accessing a site on a network anonymously;
purchasing goods from the site using an anonymous financial account; and
receiving the goods from the purchase. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for providing for anonymous financial transactions comprising:
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receiving a request to register a financial account from an issuing financial provider as an anonymous financial account;
establishing an anonymous financial account associated with the financial account in response to the request;
receiving a request to purchase goods from a merchant using the anonymous financial account;
processing the request from the merchant; and
responding to the merchant'"'"'s request including a response. - View Dependent Claims (76)
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77. A system for providing an anonymous financial account, comprising:
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means for receiving financial account application information from an applicant for the anonymous financial account;
means for processing the financial account application information for the applicant to determine if the anonymous financial account should be opened for the applicant;
means for determining that the financial account application has been accepted; and
means for establishing the anonymous financial account for the applicant. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A system for providing for anonymous financial transactions, comprising:
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means for receiving a request to process an anonymous financial transaction containing anonymous information;
means for accessing an anonymous financial account using the anonymous information for processing;
means for determining that the anonymous transaction should be approved; and
means for responding to the request that the anonymous transaction is approved. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94)
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95. A system for making an anonymous financial transaction comprising:
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means for applying for an anonymous financial account;
means for opening an anonymous financial account with an anonymous financial account provider;
means for making an anonymous purchase on the anonymous financial account; and
means for receiving the goods of the anonymous purchase. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. A system for shipping goods purchased from a merchant using an anonymous financial account so that the goods are received by a consumer associated with the anonymous financial account, the consumer having an anonymous shipping address, comprising:
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means for labeling the goods with the anonymous shipping address; and
means for delivering the goods to the consumer based on the anonymous shipping address. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104, 105, 106)
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107. A system for conducting an anonymous financial transaction comprising:
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means for accessing a site on a network anonymously;
means for purchasing goods from the site using an anonymous financial account; and
means for receiving the goods from the purchase. - View Dependent Claims (108, 109, 110, 111, 112)
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113. A system for providing for anonymous financial transactions comprising:
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means for receiving a request to register a financial account from an issuing financial provider as an anonymous financial account;
means for establishing an anonymous financial account associated with the financial account in response to the request;
means for receiving a request to purchase goods from a merchant using the anonymous financial account;
means for processing the request from the merchant; and
means for responding to the merchant'"'"'s request including a response. - View Dependent Claims (114)
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