PAYMENT TREE
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1. A device comprising:
- a memory including a unique identification of the device or an account associated with the device;
a local communications interface configured to transmit the unique identification to one or more devices within a vicinity of the device;
a group determination module executable by a processor and configured to form a group of local trusted devices based, at least in part, on locations of the one or more devices within a vicinity of the device; and
a payment module configured to present a payment tree in a user interface of a first device in the group of local trusted devices, the payment tree including a graphical representation of relationships between devices in the group and permit selection, by a user of the first device, of one or more devices in the group to share in paying a bill received from a device outside the group, and to generate a bill from the first device to each selected device in the payment tree, the bill indicating a payment amount reflecting a portion of the bill received from the device outside the group.
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, a group of local trusted devices is formed based, at least in part, on locations of a plurality of devices. Then a payment tree is presented in a user interface of a first device in the group of local trusted devices, the payment tree including a graphical representation of relationships between devices in the group and permitting selection, by a user of the first device, of one or more devices in the group to share in paying a bill received from a device outside the group. A bill may then be generated from the first device to each selected device in the payment tree, the bill indicating a payment amount reflecting a portion of the bill received from the device outside the group.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a memory including a unique identification of the device or an account associated with the device; a local communications interface configured to transmit the unique identification to one or more devices within a vicinity of the device; a group determination module executable by a processor and configured to form a group of local trusted devices based, at least in part, on locations of the one or more devices within a vicinity of the device; and a payment module configured to present a payment tree in a user interface of a first device in the group of local trusted devices, the payment tree including a graphical representation of relationships between devices in the group and permit selection, by a user of the first device, of one or more devices in the group to share in paying a bill received from a device outside the group, and to generate a bill from the first device to each selected device in the payment tree, the bill indicating a payment amount reflecting a portion of the bill received from the device outside the group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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forming a group of local trusted devices based, at least in part, on locations of a plurality of devices; presenting a payment tree in a user interface of a first device in the group of local trusted devices, the payment tree including a graphical representation of relationships between devices in the group and permitting selection, by a user of the first device, of one or more devices in the group to share in paying a bill received from a device outside the group; and generating a bill from the first device to each selected device in the payment tree, the bill indicating a payment amount reflecting a portion of the bill received from the device outside the group. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by one or more machines to perform operations comprising:
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forming a group of local trusted devices based, at least in part, on locations of a plurality of devices; presenting a payment tree in a user interface of a first device in the group of local trusted devices, the payment tree including a graphical representation of relationships between devices in the group and permitting selection, by a user of the first device, of one or more devices in the group to share in paying a bill received from a device outside the group; and generating a bill from the first device to each selected device in the payment tree, the bill indicating a payment amount reflecting a portion of the bill received from the device outside the group. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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