Systems and Methods for Processing a Payment Coupon Image
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a payment service provider system comprising one or more computers from a payer, an image representing a payment coupon;
determining, by the payment service provider system, an identity of a biller associated with the payment coupon based at least in part on information displayed by the image;
extracting, by the payment service provider system, data from the image based at least in part on payment coupon metadata associated with the biller indicating a layout of the payment coupon; and
performing, by the payment service provider system, at least one of;
(a) processing a payment associated with the payment coupon to the biller based at least in part on the data extracted from the image;
(b) adding the biller to a list of billers for a payer associated with the payment coupon;
or (c) activating the biller as an electronic biller for the payer associated with the payment coupon.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention may provide systems and methods for processing a payment coupon image. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image representing a payment coupon from a payer, determining an identity of a biller associated with the payment coupon based at least in part on information displayed by the image, and extracting data from the image based at least in part on payment coupon metadata associated with the biller indicating a layout of the payment coupon. The method may further include performing at least one of: (a) processing a payment associated with the payment coupon to the biller based at least in part on the data extracted from the image; (b) adding the biller to a list of billers for a payer associated with the payment coupon; or (c) activating the biller as an electronic biller for the payer associated with the payment coupon.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a payment service provider system comprising one or more computers from a payer, an image representing a payment coupon; determining, by the payment service provider system, an identity of a biller associated with the payment coupon based at least in part on information displayed by the image; extracting, by the payment service provider system, data from the image based at least in part on payment coupon metadata associated with the biller indicating a layout of the payment coupon; and performing, by the payment service provider system, at least one of;
(a) processing a payment associated with the payment coupon to the biller based at least in part on the data extracted from the image;
(b) adding the biller to a list of billers for a payer associated with the payment coupon;
or (c) activating the biller as an electronic biller for the payer associated with the payment coupon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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at least one memory comprising computer-executable instructions; at least one communications interface; and at least one processor in communication with the at least one communications interface and the at least one memory and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to; receive an image representing a payment coupon; determine an identity of a biller associated with the payment coupon based at least in part on information displayed by the image; extract data from the image based at least in part on payment coupon metadata associated with the biller indicating a layout of the payment coupon; and perform at least one of;
(a) processing a payment associated with the payment coupon to the biller based at least in part on the data extracted from the image;
(b) adding the biller to a list of billers for a payer associated with the payment coupon;
or (c) activating the biller as an electronic biller for the payer associated with the payment coupon. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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