ANONYMOUS PAYMENT BROKERING
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a payment brokering request from a first entity corresponding to a particular payment requested of an anonymous user, wherein the payment brokering request includes banking information of the first entity;
identifying a payment partner associated with the anonymous user;
communicating to the payment partner that the particular payment from the anonymous user has been requested; and
receiving confirmation data from the payment partner confirming that the particular payment was authorized by the anonymous user and that the payment partner will transfer funds to the broker banking system.
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Abstract
A payment brokering request is received from a first entity corresponding to a particular payment requested of an anonymous user, the payment brokering request including banking information of the first entity. A payment partner is identified that is associated with the anonymous user and it is communicated, to the payment partner, that the particular payment from the anonymous user has been requested. Confirmation data is received from the payment partner confirming that the particular payment was authorized by the anonymous user and that the payment partner will transfer funds to the broker banking system. In some instances, the payment request is forwarded by the privacy broker from the first entity, the payment request including a user identifier paired to the anonymous user and the first entity. The user can be identified, for instance, by the payment partner, from the user identifier.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a payment brokering request from a first entity corresponding to a particular payment requested of an anonymous user, wherein the payment brokering request includes banking information of the first entity; identifying a payment partner associated with the anonymous user; communicating to the payment partner that the particular payment from the anonymous user has been requested; and receiving confirmation data from the payment partner confirming that the particular payment was authorized by the anonymous user and that the payment partner will transfer funds to the broker banking system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving a payment request forwarded by a privacy broker from a first anonymous entity, the payment request requesting payment by a particular user to the first entity and including a user identifier paired to the particular user and the first anonymous entity; identifying the particular user from the user identifier; communicating the payment request to the particular user; receiving authorization for payment of the payment request from the particular user; communicating confirmation of the authorization of the payment to the privacy broker; and causing the payment to be transferred to a brokering financial institution associated with the privacy broker, wherein the transfer identifies the user identifier and the brokering financial institution forwards the particular payment to a financial institution associated with the first anonymous entity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Logic encoded in non-transitory media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a payment brokering request from a first entity corresponding to a particular payment requested of an anonymous user, wherein the payment brokering request includes banking information of the first entity; identifying a payment partner associated with the anonymous user; communicating to the payment partner that the particular payment from the anonymous user has been requested; and receiving confirmation data from the payment partner confirming that the particular payment was authorized by the anonymous user and that the payment partner will transfer funds to the broker banking system.
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19. Logic encoded in non-transitory media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a payment request forwarded by a privacy broker from a first anonymous entity, the payment request requesting payment by a particular user to the first entity and including a user identifier paired to the particular user and the first anonymous entity; identifying the particular user from the user identifier; communicating the payment request to the particular user; receiving authorization for payment of the payment request from the particular user; communicating confirmation of the authorization of the payment to the privacy broker; and causing the payment to be transferred to a brokering financial institution associated with the privacy broker, wherein the transfer identifies the user identifier and the brokering financial institution forwards the particular payment to a financial institution associated with the first anonymous entity.
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20. A system comprising:
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at least one processor device; at least one memory element; and a privacy broker, adapted when executed by the at least one processor device to; receive a payment brokering request from a first entity corresponding to a particular payment requested of an anonymous user, wherein the payment brokering request includes banking information of the first entity; identify a payment partner associated with the anonymous user; communicate to the payment partner that the particular payment from the anonymous user has been requested; receive confirmation data from the payment partner confirming that the particular payment was authorized by the anonymous user and that the payment partner will transfer funds to the broker banking system; communicate the banking information of the first entity to a broker banking system, wherein the broker banking system forwards the payment to the first entity according to the communicated banking information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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