WEB BASED CONVERSION OF NON-NEGOTIABLE CREDITS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ENTITY TO ENTITY INDEPENDENT NEGOTIABLE FUNDS
First Claim
1. A method for converting credits to funds comprising:
- a Web site receiving user identification information;
identifying non-negotiable credits associated with an entity with which said user has previously interacted, the previous interactions earning the non-negotiable credits;
responsive to a user request, a conversion agency converting a quantity of the non-negotiable credits to a quantity of negotiable funds, wherein the conversion agency is not directly associated with the entity; and
permitting the user to access the quantity of negotiable funds, wherein the quantity of negotiable funds are able to be applied to user specified purchases, wherein at least a portion of said purchases involve at least one vender that does not honor the non-negotiable credits.
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Abstract
A method for converting credits to funds can include a step of a Web site receiving user identification information. Non-negotiable credits can be identified that are associated with an entity with which the user has previously interacted. The previous interactions could have earned the non-negotiable credits. Responsive to a user request, a conversion agency can convert a quantity of the non-negotiable credits into a quantity of negotiable funds. The conversion agency can be an agency not directly associated with the entity. The user can be permitted to access the quantity of negotiable funds. The quantity of negotiable funds can be applied to user specified purchases. At least a portion of the purchases can involve at least one vender that does not honor the non-negotiable credits.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for converting credits to funds comprising:
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a Web site receiving user identification information; identifying non-negotiable credits associated with an entity with which said user has previously interacted, the previous interactions earning the non-negotiable credits; responsive to a user request, a conversion agency converting a quantity of the non-negotiable credits to a quantity of negotiable funds, wherein the conversion agency is not directly associated with the entity; and permitting the user to access the quantity of negotiable funds, wherein the quantity of negotiable funds are able to be applied to user specified purchases, wherein at least a portion of said purchases involve at least one vender that does not honor the non-negotiable credits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A software method for converting non-negotiable credits info negotiable funds comprising:
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receiving a user request to convert a quantity of non-negotiable credits held in a user account associated with an entity; automatically determining a conversion rate between the non-negotiable credits available to the user and a form of negotiable funds; automatically subtracting a quantity of non-negotiable credits from the user account; and automatically transferring a quantity of the negotiable funds based upon the determining step to a financial account, wherein the financial account is not associated with the entity, wherein the receiving, determining, subtracting, and transferring steps occur in an approximately immediate fashion.
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20. A Web-based credit to fund conversion system comprising:
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a non-negotiable credit account associated with an entity, wherein the non-negotiable credits contained within the non-negotiable credit account are earned though previous interactions between a user and the entity; a negotiable funds account including negotiable funds that the user is able to apply to user specified e-commerce purchases, wherein venders involved in the e-commerce purchases do not honor the non-negotiable credits for the e-commerce purchases; and a conversion agency configured to automatically and approximately immediately convert a quantity of credits from the non-negotiable credit account to a quantity of funds in the negotiable funds account responsive to a request from the user.
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