METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT AUTHENTICATION
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an electronic payment data structure comprising one or more electronic payment fields, each electronic payment field providing access to an account value from a payment source selected from at least one payment source;
a payment transaction data structure, the payment transaction data structure comprising a matching selection associated with a seller criterion, the matching selection to be compared against verifying data, the seller criterion defining a circumstance in which a payment request from a seller is to be fulfilled; and
a payment application to fulfill the payment request to the seller when the matching selection matches the verifying data and the circumstance defined by the seller criterion is met.
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Abstract
Embodiments for a method and system for payment authentication are disclosed. An electronic payment data structure may include one or more electronic payment fields. Each electronic payment field may provide access to an account value from a payment source selected from at least one payment source. A payment transaction data structure may comprise a matching selection associated with a seller criterion. The matching selection may be comparable against verifying data. The seller criterion may define a circumstance in which a payment request from a seller is to be fulfilled. A payment application may fulfill the payment request to the seller when the matching selection matches the verifying data and the circumstance defined by the seller criterion is met.
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24 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an electronic payment data structure comprising one or more electronic payment fields, each electronic payment field providing access to an account value from a payment source selected from at least one payment source; a payment transaction data structure, the payment transaction data structure comprising a matching selection associated with a seller criterion, the matching selection to be compared against verifying data, the seller criterion defining a circumstance in which a payment request from a seller is to be fulfilled; and a payment application to fulfill the payment request to the seller when the matching selection matches the verifying data and the circumstance defined by the seller criterion is met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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accessing a matching selection, the matching selection to be compared against verifying data; associating at least one seller criterion with the matching selection, each of the at least one seller criterion defining a circumstance in which a payment request from a seller is to be fulfilled when the matching selection matches the verifying data; and making the association of the at least one seller criterion with the matching selection available to a payment application, the payment application capable of using the association to determine whether to fulfill the payment request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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accessing an account identifier and verifying data, the account identifier to identify a user account; accessing one or more payment source selections associated with the user account; and processing a payment amount from the one or more payment source selections when the verifying data matches a matching value and a seller criterion associated with the matching value is met. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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providing an account identifier of a buyer, verifying data, and a payment amount to an application server, the payment amount including an amount of value to be transferred from the buyer to a seller, the account identifier to be used by the application server to identify a matching selection and an associated seller criterion defined by the buyer; and receiving a positive response from the application server indicating that the payment amount has posted to an account of the seller when the verifying data matches the matching selection and the seller criterion is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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access a matching selection, the matching selection to be compared against verifying data; associate at least one seller criterion with the matching selection, each of the at least one seller criterion defining a circumstance in which a payment request from a seller is to be fulfilled when the matching selection matches the verifying data; and make the association of the at least one seller criterion with the matching selection available to a payment application, the payment application capable of using the association to determine whether to fulfill the payment request. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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access an account identifier and verifying data, the account identifier to identify a user account; access one or more payment source selections associated with the user account; and process a payment amount from the one or more payment source selections when the verifying data matches a matching value and a seller criterion associated with the matching value is met. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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provide an account identifier of a buyer, verifying data, and a payment amount to an application server, the payment amount including an amount of value to be transferred from the buyer to a seller, the account identifier to be used by the application server to identify a matching selection and an associated seller criterion defined by the buyer; and receive a positive response from the application server indicating that the payment amount has posted to an account of the seller when the verifying data matches the matching selection and the seller criterion is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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