COMPUTER-BASED METHOD FOR LINKING USER ACCOUNT INFORMATION FROM A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE

• US 20150100490A1
• Filed: 10/07/2013
• Published: 04/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Xsolla (USA), Inc.
• Original Assignee: Xsolla (USA), Inc.
• Inventors: Agapitov, Aleksandr
• Application Number:
  US14/047,814
• Publication Number:
  US 20150100490A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/44
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/43 wireless channels
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/14 specially adapted for billing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/425 using two different networks, one for transaction and one for security confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3215 using a plurality of channels network architectures or network communication protocols using different networks H04L63/18

Abstract

A computer-based method for linking user account information for making future payments. The method may comprise the steps of: providing an application and a server application; displaying the application through a display screen and prompting the user to input a phone number of a mobile computing device into the application via an input device; receiving the phone number from the user and sending the phone number to the server application; generating and transmitting a text message with a uniform resource locator (URL) link from the server application to the mobile computing device based on the phone number; prompting the user to open the URL link; opening a webpage in a web browser in the mobile computing device when the user opens the URL link; prompting the user to input user account information into the webpage; receiving the user account information from the user; and saving the user account information in the server.

Claims

1. A method for linking user account information for making future payments, the computer-implemented steps comprising:

providing an application and a server application;

wherein said application is configured to run on an electronic data processing unit;

wherein said server application is configured to run on a server;

wherein said application is configured to access said server application through a network;

displaying said application through a display screen of said electronic data processing unit;

prompting a user by said application to input a phone number of a mobile computing device into said application via an input device;

receiving, by said application, said phone number from said user;

sending said phone number by said application to said server application;

receiving by said server application said phone number from said user;

generating and transmitting a text message from said server application to said mobile computing device based on said phone number;

wherein said text message comprises a uniform resource locator (URL) link;

prompting said user to open said URL link;

opening a webpage in a web browser in said mobile computing device when said user opens said URL link;

prompting said user to input a user account information into said webpage;

receiving said user account information from said user by said server application when said user inputs said user account information into said webpage; and

saving said user account information in said server.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said application is an online game.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said electronic data processing unit is a gaming console.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said receiving step of said phone number of said user by said server application further comprises the steps of:

receiving, by said application said phone number from said user; and

sending said phone number by said application to said server application.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising the step of:

validating said payment of said user-by said server application.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said user account information is used to make one or more future payments through said application.

7. The method according to claim 1, the steps further comprising:

sending a payment authorization request to said user by said application;

wherein said payment authorization request allows said application to process one or more future payments based on said saved user account information of said user.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said user account information comprises a billing information of said user.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said user account information comprises a contact information of said user.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said mobile computing device is selected from the group of mobile computing devices consisting of:

a cellphone;

a tablet computer; and

a smartphone.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein said input device is selected from the group of input devices consisting of:

a remote control;

a keyboard;

a video game controller; and

a mouse.

12. A method for linking user account information for making future payments, the computer-implemented steps comprising:

providing an application and a server application;

wherein said application is configured to run on an electronic data processing unit;

wherein said server application is configured to run on a server;

wherein said application is configured to access said server application through a network;

displaying said application through a display screen of said electronic data processing unit;

prompting a user by said application to input a phone number of a mobile computing device into said application via an input device;

receiving, by said application said phone number from said user;

sending said phone number by said application to said server application;

receiving by said server application said phone number of said user;

generating and transmitting a text message from said server application to said mobile computing device based on said phone number;

wherein said text message comprises a uniform resource locator (URL) link;

prompting said user to open said URL link;

opening a webpage in a web browser in said mobile computing device when said user opens said URL link;

prompting said user to input a user account information into said webpage in order to make a payment;

receiving said user account information from said user by said server application when said user inputs said user account information into said webpage to make said payment;

saving said user account information in said server; and

creating a user account based on said saved user account information in said server;

wherein said user account is used to make one or more future payments through said application.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein said application is an online game.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein said electronic data processing unit is a gaming console.

15. The method according to claim 12, the steps further comprising:

sending a payment authorization request to said user by said application;

wherein said payment authorization request allows said application to process said one or more future payments based on said user account of said user.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein said user account information comprises a billing information of said user.

17. The method according to claim 12, wherein said user account information comprises a contact information of said user.

18. The method according to claim 12, wherein said mobile computing device is selected from the group of mobile computing devices consisting of:

a cellphone;

a tablet computer; and

a smartphone.

19. The method according to claim 12, wherein said input device is selected from the group of input devices consisting of:

a remote control;

a keyboard;

a video game controller; and

a mouse.

20. A method for linking user account information for making future payments, the computer-implemented steps comprising:

providing an online game and a server application;

wherein said online game is configured to run on an gaming console;

wherein said server application is configured to run on a server;

wherein said online game is configured to access said server application through a network;

displaying said online game through a display screen of said gaming console;

prompting a user by said online game to input a phone number of a mobile computing device into said online game via an input device;

receiving said phone number from said user;

sending said phone number by said online game to said server application;

receiving by said server application said phone number of said user;

generating and transmitting a text message from said server application to said mobile computing device based on said phone number;

wherein said text message comprises a uniform resource locator (URL) link;

prompting said user to open said URL link;

opening a webpage in a web browser in said mobile computing device when said user opens said URL link;

prompting said user to input a user account information into said webpage in order to make a payment;

receiving said user account information from said user by said server application when said user inputs said user account information into said webpage to make said payment;

saving said user account information in said server; and

sending a payment authorization request to said user by said online game;

wherein said payment authorization request allows said online game to process said one or more future payments based on said user account information of said user;

wherein said user account information comprises a billing information of said user;

wherein said user account information comprises a contact information of said user;

wherein said mobile computing device is selected from the group of mobile computing devices consisting of;

a cellphone;

a tablet computer; and

a smartphone; and

wherein said input device is selected from the group of input devices consisting of;

a remote control;

a keyboard;

a video game controller; and

a mouse.