SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROCESS PAYMENT
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a communication at a communication reference assigned to a first entity, the communication instructing an amount of funds and an account from which the funds are to be transferred;
identifying an account of the first entity based on the communication reference; and
transferring the amount of funds to the account of the first entity.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses to provide services to transfer funds to an automatically identified account. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a communication at a communication reference assigned to a first entity, the communication instructing an amount of funds and an account from which the funds are to be transferred; identifying an account of the first entity based on the communication reference; and transferring the amount of funds to the account of the first entity.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a communication at a communication reference assigned to a first entity, the communication instructing an amount of funds and an account from which the funds are to be transferred; identifying an account of the first entity based on the communication reference; and transferring the amount of funds to the account of the first entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A machine readable media embodying instructions, the instructions causing a machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving a communication at a communication reference assigned to a first entity, the communication instructing an amount of funds and an account from which the funds are to be transferred; identifying an account of the first entity based on the communication reference; and transferring the amount of funds to the account of the first entity.
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21. A data processing system, comprising:
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means for receiving a communication at a communication reference assigned to a first entity, the communication instructing an amount of funds and an account from which the funds are to be transferred; means for identifying an account of the first entity based on the communication reference; and means for transferring the amount of funds to the account of the first entity.
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22. A method, comprising:
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assigning a first telephone number of a server to an entity; establishing a telephonic connection between the server at the first telephone number and a caller of the telephonic connection; identifying whether the caller identifiable as the entity; if the caller is identified as the entity, identifying an account of the entity based on the first telephone number assigned to the entity, receiving information specifying an amount of funds and a credit card account over the telephonic connection, and transferring the amount of funds from the credit card account to the account of the entity; and if the caller is not identified as the entity, determining a second telephone number of the entity based on the first telephone number assigned to the entity, and connecting the caller to the entity at the second telephone number for a paid conversation over a telephonic connection.
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