System and method for third-party payment processing
First Claim
1. A method of processing an electronic payment from a payor to a payee at a third party, comprising:
- receiving at the third party a first connection from the payor, wherein a second connection between the payor and the payee is terminated when said first connection is received;
creating an account for the payor with the third party for facilitating electronic payments, if said account does not exist; and
electronically transferring funds from the payor to the payee.
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Abstract
A system and method for handling a payment between a buyer/payor to a seller/payee at a third-party site. The buyer is redirected from the seller to the third-party payment processor to process payment for an electronic transaction. Details of the transaction may be received with the buyer'"'"'s connection. The buyer may be electrically disconnected from the seller to prevent financial or private data from being passed to the seller. The third-party payment processor establishes an account for the buyer if the buyer does not have an account. The buyer'"'"'s account may be funded by a credit card, debit card or bank account, and may be identified with an electronic mail address. The third-party payment processor transfers payment from the buyer to the seller (e.g., through a seller account with the payment processor). The buyer may be redirected to the seller after completion or cancellation of the payments.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of processing an electronic payment from a payor to a payee at a third party, comprising:
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receiving at the third party a first connection from the payor, wherein a second connection between the payor and the payee is terminated when said first connection is received;
creating an account for the payor with the third party for facilitating electronic payments, if said account does not exist; and
electronically transferring funds from the payor to the payee. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method of processing an electronic payment from a payor to a payee at a third party, the method comprising:
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receiving at the third party a first connection from the payor, wherein a second connection between the payor and the payee is terminated when said first connection is received;
creating an account for the payor with the third party for facilitating electronic payments, if said account does not exist; and
electronically transferring funds from the payor to the payee.
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20. A computer-implemented method of processing a payment from a buyer for a seller at a third-party payment processor, comprising:
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receiving a connection from a buyer at a payment processor, wherein said connection replaces a previous connection between the buyer and a seller during which the buyer and the seller arranged an electronic transaction;
receiving one or more criteria of the electronic transaction, including a first value to be paid by the buyer;
verifying with the buyer a source of said first value;
initiating receipt of said first value from the buyer;
initiating payment of a second value to the seller; and
reconnecting the buyer to the seller if said one or more criteria include a destination for said reconnection. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31)
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28. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a computer-implemented method of processing a payment from a buyer for a seller at a third-party payment processor, the method comprising:
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receiving a connection from a buyer at a payment processor, wherein said connection replaces a previous connection between the buyer and a seller during which the buyer and the seller arranged an electronic transaction;
receiving one or more criteria of the electronic transaction, including a first value to be paid by the buyer;
verifying with the buyer a source of said first value;
initiating receipt of said first value from the buyer;
initiating payment of a second value to the seller; and
reconnecting the buyer to the seller if said one or more criteria include a destination for said reconnection.
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29. A payment processor for processing a payment from a payor to a payee, comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive a connection from a payor and details of an electronic transaction between the payor and a payee;
a payor interface configured to verify one or more of said details with the payor;
a registration module configured to create an account for the payor for electronically transferring value; and
a payment module configured to initiate a first payment from the payor and a second payment to the payee;
wherein said communication interface is further configured to connect the payor to the payee.
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