PHONE AND METHOD OF USING THE PHONE FOR BENEFICIARY INITIATED PAYMENTS
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1. A phone comprising:
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an antenna coupled to the processor;
a microphone coupled to the processor; and
a computer readable medium coupled to the processor, the computer readable medium comprising code for generating an invoice, wherein the invoice contains contact information for a recipient of the invoice, and code for sending the invoice to a payment processing network, wherein the payment processing network is configured to receive the invoice from the phone, send the invoice to a second access device, receive payment instructions from the second access device, retrieve funds from an account associated with the second access device, and deposit the funds into an account associated with the phone.
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Abstract
A phone containing a data bearing medium and a method of using that phone to allow a Payee to request payment from a Payor is disclosed. The data bearing medium contains instructions to direct the phone to enable the Payee to issue an invoice in electronic form detailing the payment request to the Payor. The phone further allows the Payor to pay the invoice using a suitable payment means, such as a credit card, without requiring any infrastructure investment on the part of the Payee. Finally, the phone does not require that the Payee receive funds from the Payor in a specific account. The phone allows the Payee to receive their funds in any account specified by the Payee.
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18 Claims
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1. A phone comprising:
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a processor; an antenna coupled to the processor; a microphone coupled to the processor; and a computer readable medium coupled to the processor, the computer readable medium comprising code for generating an invoice, wherein the invoice contains contact information for a recipient of the invoice, and code for sending the invoice to a payment processing network, wherein the payment processing network is configured to receive the invoice from the phone, send the invoice to a second access device, receive payment instructions from the second access device, retrieve funds from an account associated with the second access device, and deposit the funds into an account associated with the phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of issuing an invoice and receiving payment comprising:
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receiving from a first user'"'"'s phone an invoice requesting a payment from a second user, wherein the invoice contains contact information for a second user'"'"'s phone; sending the invoice to the second user'"'"'s phone, wherein sending the invoice includes providing instructions for paying the invoice using a transaction account associated with the second user; requesting funds from an issuer of the transaction account associated with the second user, wherein the funds are drawn from an account associated with the second user'"'"'s transaction account; receiving funds from the issuer of the transaction account associated with the second user; and transferring the received funds to an issuer of a transaction account specified by a first user, wherein the funds are deposited to the transaction account specified by the first user. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A payment processing network for use with a
a first phone, wherein the first phone is configured to generate an invoice, wherein the invoice contains contact information for a recipient of the invoice, and send the invoice to the payment processing network, and a second phone, wherein the second phone is configured to receive an invoice requesting payment, and send a response with payment instructions to the payment processing network, and the payment processing network is configured to: -
receive the invoice from the first phone, send the invoice to the second phone, receive payment instructions from the second phone, retrieve funds from an account associated with the second phone, and deposit the funds into an account associated with the first phone. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method performed by a first phone, the method comprising:
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generating an invoice, wherein the invoice contains contact information for a recipient of the invoice; and sending the invoice to a payment processing network, wherein the payment processing network is configured to receive the invoice from the first phone, send the invoice to a second phone, receive payment instructions from the second phone, retrieve funds from an account associated with the second phone, and deposit the funds into an account associated with the first phone.
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