Sponsored Accounts For Computer-Implemented Payment System
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented payment system, comprising:
- an account processor to execute software instructions for creating and managing electronic payment accounts;
an accounts database to store account data from the account processor;
the account processor being configured to create a primary account and a sponsored account in the accounts database;
the primary account being associated with a primary account holder, the primary account holder having access to the primary account to add and remove funds; and
the sponsored account being associated with both the primary account holder and a sponsored account holder, the primary account holder having access to the sponsored account to transfer funds between the primary account and the sponsored account in order to add and remove funds from the sponsored account, the sponsored account holder having access to the sponsored account for making transactions using funds in the sponsored account.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for primary and sponsored accounts are provided. A system may include an account processor to execute software instructions for creating and managing electronic payment accounts and an accounts database to store account data from the account processor. The account processor may be configured to create a primary account and a sponsored account in the accounts database. The primary account may be associated with a primary account holder who has access to the primary account to add and remove funds. The sponsored account may be associated with both the primary account holder and a sponsored account holder, where the primary account holder has access to the sponsored account to transfer funds between the primary account and the sponsored account in order to add and remove funds from the sponsored account, and the sponsored account holder has access to the sponsored account for making transactions using funds in the sponsored account.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented payment system, comprising:
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an account processor to execute software instructions for creating and managing electronic payment accounts; an accounts database to store account data from the account processor; the account processor being configured to create a primary account and a sponsored account in the accounts database; the primary account being associated with a primary account holder, the primary account holder having access to the primary account to add and remove funds; and the sponsored account being associated with both the primary account holder and a sponsored account holder, the primary account holder having access to the sponsored account to transfer funds between the primary account and the sponsored account in order to add and remove funds from the sponsored account, the sponsored account holder having access to the sponsored account for making transactions using funds in the sponsored account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of creating an electronic payment account, comprising:
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receiving at an account processor a request to create a new electronic payment account, the request including account profile information relating to an applicant; determining from the account profile information if the applicant is over a predetermined minimum age for opening a primary account; if the applicant is over the predetermined minimum age, then opening a primary account for the applicant using the account profile information; and if the applicant is not over the predetermined minimum age, then; automatically directing the applicant to a graphical user interface for requesting a sponsored account; receiving from the applicant via the graphical user interface information identifying a sponsor; requesting approval for the sponsored account from the sponsor; and upon receiving approval from the sponsor, the account processor creating a sponsored account for the applicant and linking the sponsored account to a primary account associated with the sponsor, wherein the sponsor is given access to the sponsored account to transfer funds from the primary account to the sponsored account and the applicant is given access to the sponsored account for making purchases using funds in the sponsored account. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of processing a transaction between a secondary payer and a payee, comprising:
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receiving a request for access to an item and a secondary payer identifier from the payee; requesting and verifying the secondary payer'"'"'s identity; accessing a database to determine whether the secondary payer has an account that is associated with a primary payer; based upon a determination that the secondary payer has an account that is associated with a primary payer, accessing the database to determine whether the request for access to the item is a transaction that is permitted by the primary payer; based upon a determination that the request for access to the item is a transaction that is permitted by the primary payer, accessing the database to determine whether the account contains funds greater than or equal to a required value for accessing the item; and based upon a determination that the account contains funds greater than or equal to the required value, permitting access to the item by the secondary payer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A memory for storing data for access by an account processor in an electronic payment system, comprising:
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a primary account data structure stored in the memory and including information resident in an accounts database used by the account processor, the primary account including data that associates the primary account with a primary account holder to provide the primary account holder with access to the primary account to add and remove funds; and a sponsored account data structure stored in the memory and including information resident in the accounts database used by the account processor, the sponsored account including data that associates the sponsored account with both the primary account holder and a sponsored account holder, the sponsored account data structure providing the primary account holder with access to the sponsored account to transfer funds between the primary account and the sponsored account in order to add and remove funds from the sponsored account, and the sponsored account data structure providing the sponsored account holder access to the sponsored account for making transactions using funds in the sponsored account. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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