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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an order from one of a plurality of customers initiating a transaction to purchase a good and/or service from a merchant; and
selectively transmitting a payment notification to said merchant based, at least in part, on a privilege level associated with said customer.
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Abstract
A system and method of terminating a transaction between a merchant and customer are disclosed.
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33 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an order from one of a plurality of customers initiating a transaction to purchase a good and/or service from a merchant; and selectively transmitting a payment notification to said merchant based, at least in part, on a privilege level associated with said customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 6. The method of 1, wherein said order comprises an account number associated with said privilege level associated with said customer.
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21. A method comprising:
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maintaining a credit account for payment in the purchase of goods and/or services on behalf of an entity associated with said credit account; receiving an order from one of a plurality of customers associated with said entity, said order initiating a transaction to purchase a good and/or service from a merchant; and selectively enabling completion of said transaction based, at least in part, on a privilege level associated with said customer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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maintaining a credit account for payment in the purchase of goods and/or services on behalf of an entity associated with said credit account; receiving an order from one of a plurality of customers associated with said entity, said order initiating a transaction to purchase a good and/or service from a merchant, said one of a plurality of customers being associated with a customer privilege level; and selectively enabling completion of said transaction in response to said customer privilege level meeting a predetermined privilege level.
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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a computing platform, said computing platform being adapted to; receive an order from one of a plurality of customers initiating a transaction to purchase a good and/or service from a merchant; and selectively transmit a payment notification to said merchant based, at least in part, on a privilege level associated with said customer.
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26. An apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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a computing platform, said computing platform being adapted to; maintain a credit account for payment in the purchase of goods and/or services on behalf of an entity associated with said credit account; receive an order from one of a plurality of customers associated with said entity, said order initiating a transaction to purchase a good and/or service from a merchant; and selectively enable completion of said transaction based, at least in part, on a privilege level associated with said customer.
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27. An apparatus comprising:
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a computing platform, said computing platform being adapted to; maintain a credit account for payment in the purchase of goods and/or services on behalf of an entity associated with said credit account; receive an order from one of a plurality of customers associated with said entity, said order initiating a transaction to purchase a good and/or service from a merchant, said one of a plurality of customers being associated with a customer privilege level; and selectively enable completion of said transaction in response to said customer privilege level meeting a predetermined privilege level.
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28. An article comprising:
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a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed on a computing platform, are adapted to cause said computing platform to; receive an order from one of a plurality of customers initiating a transaction to purchase a good and/or service from a merchant; and selectively transmit a payment notification to said merchant based, at least in part, on a privilege level associated with said customer.
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29. An article comprising:
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a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed on a computing platform, are adapted to cause said computing platform to; maintain a credit account for payment in the purchase of goods and/or services on behalf of an entity associated with said credit account; receive an order from one of a plurality of customers associated with said entity, said order initiating a transaction to purchase a good and/or service from a merchant; and selectively enable completion of said transaction based, at least in part, on a privilege level associated with said customer.
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30. An article comprising:
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a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed on a computing platform, are adapted to cause said computing platform to; maintain a credit account for payment in the purchase of goods and/or services on behalf of an entity associated with said credit account; receive an order from one of a plurality of customers associated with said entity, said order initiating a transaction to purchase a good and/or service from a merchant, said one of a plurality of customers being associated with a customer privilege level; and selectively enable completion of said transaction in response to said customer privilege level meeting a predetermined privilege level.
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31. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving an order from one of a plurality of customers initiating a transaction to purchase a good and/or service from a merchant; and means for selectively transmitting a payment notification to said merchant based, at least in part, on a privilege level associated with said customer.
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32. An apparatus comprising:
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means for maintaining a credit account for payment in the purchase of goods and/or services on behalf of an entity associated with said credit account; means for receiving an order from one of a plurality of customers associated with said entity, said order initiating a transaction to purchase a good and/or service from a merchant; and means for selectively enabling completion of said transaction based, at least in part, on a privilege level associated with said customer.
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33. An apparatus comprising:
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means for maintaining a credit account for payment in the purchase of goods and/or services on behalf of an entity associated with said credit account; means for receiving an order from one of a plurality of customers associated with said entity, said order initiating a transaction to purchase a good and/or service from a merchant, said one of a plurality of customers being associated with a customer privilege level; and means for selectively enabling completion of said transaction in response to said customer privilege level meeting a predetermined privilege level.
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