PERSON-TO-PERSON ELECTRONIC PAYMENT PROCESSING
First Claim
1. A method of person-to-person anonymous electronic payment processing, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a payment processing server, and from a payor payment device, a payment initiation request for a payment from a payor account, the payment initiation request identifying a payment amount of the payment and excluding particulars of the payee and particulars of a payee account;
receiving, by the payment processing server, and from a payee payment device, a payment completion request requesting completion of the payment, the payment completion request including a payee identifier and excluding the payment amount, the payor account, and particulars of the payor;
confirming, by the payment processing server, that the payment completion request is uniquely associated with the payee payment device and the payee identifier, and determining, by the payment processing server, the payment amount, the payor account and the payee account from the payment completion request, the payment processing server determining the payment amount and the payor account by correlating the payment completion request with the payment initiation request; and
in accordance with an outcome of the confirming, effecting, by the payment processing server, a transfer in the payment amount from the payor account to the payee account.
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Abstract
A method of person-to-person anonymous electronic payment processing may involve a payment processing server receiving from a payor payment device a payment initiation request for a payment from a payor account. The payment initiation request may identify a payment amount and excludes payee particulars and the payee account. The server may also receive from a payee payment device a payment completion request requesting completion of the payment. The payment completion request may include a payee identifier and exclude the payment amount, payor account and payor particulars. The server may confirm that the payment completion request is uniquely associated with the payee payment device and the payee identifier, and determine the payment amount and the payor account by correlating the payment completion request with the payment initiation request. In accordance with an outcome of the confirming, the payment processing server may effect a transfer in the payment amount from the payor account to the payee account.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of person-to-person anonymous electronic payment processing, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a payment processing server, and from a payor payment device, a payment initiation request for a payment from a payor account, the payment initiation request identifying a payment amount of the payment and excluding particulars of the payee and particulars of a payee account; receiving, by the payment processing server, and from a payee payment device, a payment completion request requesting completion of the payment, the payment completion request including a payee identifier and excluding the payment amount, the payor account, and particulars of the payor; confirming, by the payment processing server, that the payment completion request is uniquely associated with the payee payment device and the payee identifier, and determining, by the payment processing server, the payment amount, the payor account and the payee account from the payment completion request, the payment processing server determining the payment amount and the payor account by correlating the payment completion request with the payment initiation request; and in accordance with an outcome of the confirming, effecting, by the payment processing server, a transfer in the payment amount from the payor account to the payee account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A payment processing server comprising:
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a network interface; and a storage device; and at least one processor coupled to the storage device and the network interface, the storage device storing software instructions for controlling the at least one processor when executed by the at least one processor, and the at least one processor is operative with the software instructions and is configured to; (i) receive from a payor payment device a payment initiation request for a payment from a payor account, the payment initiation request identifying a payment amount of the payment and excluding particulars of the payee and particulars of a payee account; (ii) receive from a payee payment device a payment completion request requesting completion of the payment, the payment completion request including a payee identifier and excluding the payment amount, the payor account, and particulars of the payor; (iii) confirm that the payment completion request is uniquely associated with the payee payment device and the payee identifier, determine the payee account from the payment completion request, and determine the payment amount and the payor account by correlating the payment completion request with the payment initiation request; and (iv) effect a transfer in the payment amount from the payor account to the payee account in accordance with an outcome of the confirming. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method of person-to-person anonymous electronic payment processing, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a payor payment device, a payment initiation request for a payment from a payor account, the payment initiation request identifying a payment amount of the payment and excluding particulars of the payee and particulars of a payee account; receiving, from a payee payment device, a payment completion request requesting completion of the payment, the payment completion request including a payee identifier and excluding the payment amount, the payor account, and particulars of the payor; confirming that the payment completion request is uniquely associated with the payee payment device and the payee identifier, and determining, by the payment processing server, the payment amount, the payor account and the payee account from the payment completion request, the determining comprising determining the payment amount and the payor account by correlating the payment completion request with the payment initiation request; and in accordance with an outcome of the confirming, effecting a transfer in the payment amount from the payor account to the payee account.
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