Method and system to automate payment for a commerce transaction
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a buyer an option to enable an automatic payment service, the automatic payment service automatically providing payment to a seller upon a termination event of a network-based commerce transaction; and
providing payment information of the buyer to a network-based payment system upon the occurrence of the termination event.
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Abstract
A method and system to automate payment for a network-based commerce transaction provide a buyer an option to enable an automatic payment service, wherein automatic payment service automatically provides payment to a seller upon a termination event of a network-based commerce transaction. Payment information of the buyer is provided to a network-based payment system upon the occurrence of the termination event.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a buyer an option to enable an automatic payment service, the automatic payment service automatically providing payment to a seller upon a termination event of a network-based commerce transaction; and
providing payment information of the buyer to a network-based payment system upon the occurrence of the termination event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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providing a seller an option to require a buyer to use an automatic payment service, wherein the automatic payment service automatically provides payment to a seller prior to a closing of a network-based commerce transaction; and
delaying a conclusion of the network-based commerce transaction until a payment process is complete. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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means for providing a buyer an option to enable an automatic payment service, wherein the automatic payment service automatically provides payment to a seller upon a termination event of a network-based commerce transaction; and
means for providing payment information of the buyer to a network-based payment system upon the occurrence of the termination event. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A network-based commerce system comprising:
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a marketplace machine configured to receive and send data from and to a network, including a database engine server, and an automatic payment service module;
wherein the marketplace machine provides a buyer an option to enable an automatic payment service, wherein the automatic payment service automatically provides payment to a seller upon a termination event of a network-based commerce transaction. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A network-based commerce system comprising:
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a marketplace machine configured to receive and send data from and to a network, including a database engine server, and an automatic payment service module;
wherein the marketplace machine provides a seller an option to require a buyer to use an automatic payment service, wherein the automatic payment service automatically provides payment to a seller prior to a closing of a network-based commerce transaction, and delays a conclusion of the network-based commerce transaction until a payment process is complete. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system comprising:
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means for providing a seller an option to require a buyer to use an automatic payment service, wherein the automatic payment service automatically provides payment to a seller prior to a closing of a network-based commerce transaction; and
delaying a conclusion of the network-based commerce transaction until a payment process is complete. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A computer-readable medium storing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform:
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providing a buyer an option to enable an automatic payment service, wherein the automatic payment service automatically provides payment to a seller upon a termination event of a network-based commerce transaction; and
providing payment information of the buyer to a network-based payment system upon the occurrence of the termination event. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A computer-readable medium storing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform:
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providing a seller an option to require a buyer to use an automatic payment service, wherein the automatic payment service automatically provides payment to a seller prior to a closing of a network-based commerce transaction; and
delaying a conclusion of the network-based commerce transaction until a payment process is complete. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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