Systems and Methods to Process Transactions Based on Social Networking
First Claim
1. A method implemented on a data processing system, the method comprising:
- receiving at a server computer a request from a user via a social networking website, the request identifying a first phone number of the user;
communicating by the server computer with the social networking website to identify a second phone number based on data stored in a social network database coupled to the social networking website;
communicating by the server computer with a mobile phone at the first phone number to confirm the request; and
in response to a confirmation of the request confirmed via the mobile phone at the first phone number, transferring funds between the user at the first phone number and a user at the second phone number according to the request.
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Abstract
Systems and methods to verify and process requests received via social networking websites. In one aspect, a system includes a data storage facility to store data associated with a first phone number; and an interchange coupled with the data storage facility. The interchange includes a common format processor and a plurality of converters to interface with a plurality of controllers of mobile communications. The converters communicate with the controllers in different formats and with the common format processor in a common format. The common format processor receives a request from a first user via a social networking website, identifies a first phone number of the first user and a second phone number of a second user, based on the social networking website, and uses the converters to communicate with at least one of the mobile phones at the first and second phone numbers to confirm and/or approve the request.
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20 Claims
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1. A method implemented on a data processing system, the method comprising:
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receiving at a server computer a request from a user via a social networking website, the request identifying a first phone number of the user; communicating by the server computer with the social networking website to identify a second phone number based on data stored in a social network database coupled to the social networking website; communicating by the server computer with a mobile phone at the first phone number to confirm the request; and in response to a confirmation of the request confirmed via the mobile phone at the first phone number, transferring funds between the user at the first phone number and a user at the second phone number according to the request. - 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 system, comprising:
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a data storage facility to store data associated with a first phone number; and an interchange coupled with the data storage facility, the interchange including a common format processor and a plurality of converters to interface with a plurality of controllers, the converters configured to communicate with the controllers in different formats, the converters to communicate with the common format processor in a common format, the common format processor to receive a request from a user via a social networking website, the request identifying the first phone number of the user, the common format processor to communicate with the social networking website to identify a second phone number based on data stored in a social network database coupled to the social networking website, the social network database associating the first phone number with the second phone number based on a social network of the user, the common format processor to instruct a first controller of the controllers, via a first converter of the converters, to communicate with a mobile phone at the first phone number to confirm the request; wherein in response to a confirmation of the request confirmed via the mobile phone at the first phone number, the system is to transfer funds between the user at the first phone number and a user at the second phone number according to the request.
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20. A computer-readable storage media storing instructions, the instructions causing a server computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving at the server computer a request from a user via a social networking website, the request identifying a first phone number of the user; communicating by the server computer with the social networking website to identify a second phone number based on data stored in a social network database coupled to the social networking website; communicating by the server computer with a mobile phone at the first phone number to confirm the request; and in response to a confirmation of the request confirmed via the mobile phone at the first phone number, transferring funds between the user at the first phone number and a user at the second phone number according to the request.
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