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1. A method of processing electronic promissory payments made by a customer to a merchant, the method comprising:
- receiving an electronic representation of a promissory payment that includes an identification of the customer account and the merchant;
determining whether the payment can be submitted for subscriber settlement by evaluating a special rules database to determine whether the customer'"'"'s transactions are subject to a special rule;
submitting the payment to the customer'"'"'s financial institution electronically if it is determined that the customer'"'"'s electronic representation is not subject to a special rule; and
submitting the payment to the customer'"'"'s financial institution according to the special rule if it is determined that the customer'"'"'s electronic representation is subject to a special rule.
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Abstract
The routing of monetary funds may be achieved via electronic check conversion technology where paper drafted checks are converted to an electronic format. A particular financial institution due to unrecognizable identification information submitted with the electronic check may reject electronic checks. Most merchant related businesses, including check approval agencies, fail to pre-process electronic checks to avoid likely rejections from the financial institutions. The present teachings relates to a method of preprocessing various electronic payments to determine the most efficient routing of funds available.
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1. A method of processing electronic promissory payments made by a customer to a merchant, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic representation of a promissory payment that includes an identification of the customer account and the merchant;
determining whether the payment can be submitted for subscriber settlement by evaluating a special rules database to determine whether the customer'"'"'s transactions are subject to a special rule;
submitting the payment to the customer'"'"'s financial institution electronically if it is determined that the customer'"'"'s electronic representation is not subject to a special rule; and
submitting the payment to the customer'"'"'s financial institution according to the special rule if it is determined that the customer'"'"'s electronic representation is subject to a special rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of settling a financial transaction between a customer and a merchant using a routing mechanism, the method comprising:
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acquiring an electronic profile relating to the customer, wherein the electronic profile can be used to transfer funds from the customer'"'"'s financial institution;
evaluating the electronic profile using a special rules database having previously stored electronic information relating to the customer in a manner so as to identify a special rule; and
requesting settlement of the financial transaction with the customer'"'"'s financial institution using at least one of the electronic profile and the special rule, wherein the special rule identifies the manner in which the finds can be transferred from the customer'"'"'s financial institution. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for resolving an electronic check transaction to transfer money from a customer'"'"'s financial institution via an existing funds transfer entity in response to the customer providing a promissory payment to a merchant, the system comprising:
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a transaction device which receives a promissory payment from the customer to the merchant, wherein the transaction device generates and transmits an electronic profile indicative of the promissory payment and routing information; and
a check approval service that has access to records of past electronic check transactions that receives the electronic profile, wherein the check approval service identifies an electronic route for obtaining access to the customer'"'"'s account and either (i) submits the electronic profile to the existing funds transfer entity electronically for electronic transfer of the funds from the customer'"'"'s account, or (ii) initiates an alternative resolution strategy prior to submitting the electronic profile to the existing funds transfer entity electronically if the records of past electronic check transactions indicates that an electronic check transaction for the received electronic profile may not be successful. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for resolving an electronic check transaction to transfer money from a customer'"'"'s financial institution via an existing funds transfer entity in response to the customer providing a promissory payment, the method comprising:
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receiving a promissory payment from the customer;
generating an electronic profile indicative of the promissory payment;
transmitting the electronic profile;
accessing records of past electronic check transactions;
identifying routing information for obtaining access to the customer'"'"'s account;
submitting the electronic profile to the existing funds transfer entity electronically for electronic transfer of funds from the customer'"'"'s financial institution if it is determined that the records of past electronic check transactions indicates that an electronic check transaction for the received electronic profile will be successful; and
initiating an alternative resolution strategy prior to submitting the electronic profile to the existing funds transfer entity electronically if it is determined that the records of past electronic check transactions indicates that an electronic check transaction for the received electronic profile may not be successful. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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