Systems and Methods to Automate Social Networking Activities
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, in a computing device, a phone number of a user to make a payment;
communicating, by the computing device, with a mobile phone at the phone number to confirm the payment;
processing, by the computing device, the payment using funds identified using the phone number; and
communicating, by the computing device with a third party social networking site, on behalf of the user based on the payment.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided to automate certain social networking activities in response to payments processed via mobile communications. In one aspect, a system includes a data storage facility to store social networking preferences with a phone number of the user 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 different controllers of mobile communications. The converters are configured to communicate with the controllers in different formats; and the converters are configured to communicate with the common format processor in a common format. The common format processor is configured to communicate with a third party social networking site in accordance with the social networking preferences on behalf of the user, during processing of the payment, such as posting a message about a purchase, checking the user in at a location of the merchant, etc.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, in a computing device, a phone number of a user to make a payment; communicating, by the computing device, with a mobile phone at the phone number to confirm the payment; processing, by the computing device, the payment using funds identified using the phone number; and communicating, by the computing device with a third party social networking site, on behalf of the user based on the payment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving, in a computing device, a phone number of a user to make a payment; communicating, by the computing device, with a mobile phone at the phone number to confirm the payment; processing, by the computing device, the payment using funds identified using the phone number; and communicating, by the computing device with a third party social networking site, on behalf of the user based on the payment.
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17. A system, comprising:
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a data storage facility to store social networking preferences with a phone number of a user; 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; wherein the common format processor is configured to use one of the converters to communicate with a mobile phone at the phone number to confirm a payment and process the payment using funds identified using the phone number; and wherein the common format processor is configured to communicate with a third party social networking site in accordance with the social networking preferences on behalf of the user, during processing of the payment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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