CONTROLLING CARD-BASED GREENLIFE COMPUTING

• US 20070284438A1
• Filed: 06/08/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Home Mortgage Card LLC
• Original Assignee: Home Mortgage Card LLC
• Inventors: Carragher, Philip A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,544,732 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/380
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

An electrical digital computer machine and a data processing system, methods of making and for using the machine, products produced thereby, as well as data structures and articles of manufacture pertaining thereto, and all necessary intermediates of that which is discussed herein, all in the field of computerized aspects of CARD crediting or debiting to GREENLIFEs, e.g. organic food bill and the like.

More particularly, there can be a computer system applying a CARD debit or credit to a GREENLIFE. Another approach can include: a first computer system enabling a debit to be incurred in connection with usage of a CARD, such as a debit, credit, or membership card; and a second computer system enabling a GREENLIFE, such as a utility bill, and applying the debit or credit to the GREENLIFE.

Claims

1. Apparatus including:

a first computer system enabling a debit or credit to be incurred in connection with usage of a CARD; and

a second computer system enabling GREENLIFE, wherein the debit or credit is applied to GREENLIFE.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the CARD is a debit card.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the CARD is a charge card.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the CARD is a membership card.

5. Apparatus including:

a computer system applying a CARD debit or credit to a GREENLIFE.

6. Apparatus controlling a computer system, the apparatus including:

means for data processing, at one of the computers in the system, arranged to receive information in memory, the means for data processing adapted to produce output signals corresponding to applying a CARD debit or credit to a GREENLIFE, said means for data processing means including means for controlling said at least one of the computers to enable receipt of data in a format corresponding to said CARD debit or credit.