Technique for identifying probable payees of a consumer
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1. A method for identifying a candidate payee to be paid by an electronic commerce service provider on behalf of a consumer, comprising:
- receiving, at an electronic commerce service provider, information identifying a location of a first consumer;
accessing information, based upon the received location information, associated with the service provider providing a payment service to a second consumer located proximate to the first consumer; and
identifying at least one candidate payee of the first consumer based upon the accessed information.
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Abstract
A technique for identifying a candidate payee of a consumer is provided. A electronic commerce service provider receives location information of a first consumer. The service provider accesses information associated with providing a payment service to a second consumer located near the first consumer. This accessing is based on the received location information. At least one potential payee of the first consumer is identified in the accessed information.
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1. A method for identifying a candidate payee to be paid by an electronic commerce service provider on behalf of a consumer, comprising:
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receiving, at an electronic commerce service provider, information identifying a location of a first consumer;
accessing information, based upon the received location information, associated with the service provider providing a payment service to a second consumer located proximate to the first consumer; and
identifying at least one candidate payee of the first consumer based upon the accessed information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for identifying a candidate payee to be paid by an electronic commerce service provider on behalf of a consumer, comprising:
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a communications interface configured to received, via a network, information identifying a location of a first consumer;
a memory configured to store information associated with providing a payment service to at least one other consumer located proximate to the first consumer; and
a processor configured to access the stored information based upon the received location information and to identify at least one candidate payee of the first consumer based upon the accessed information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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