Method and system for processing internet payments using the electronic funds transfer network
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for effectuating an electronic payment between a payor and a payee using an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) network, the payor having a payor account at a payor institution and the payee having a payee account at a payee institution, the method comprising the steps of:
- facilitating identification of the payee for the payor using a first processor, by providing electronically accessible payee information on a host server, the payee information including a payee account identifier;
generating a payment authorization, using the first processor, in response to a payor request, the payment authorization including accessed payee information and an amount of the payment;
transmitting the payment authorization to the payor institution using the first processor,debiting the payor account by the amount of the payment using the first processor;
transmitting from the payor institution to the payee institution through the EFT network an EFT credit message representing a credit in the amount of the payment using a second processor; and
crediting the payee account in the amount of the payment in response to the receipt of the EFT credit message using a third processor.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a method and system for effectuating an electronic payment between a payor and a payee using an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) network. The method is implemented by a system having multiple processors. The payor may hold a payor account at a payor institution and the payee may have a payee account at a payee institution. The method includes generating a payment authorization identifying the payee institution, the payee account, and an amount of the payment and transmitting the payment authorization to the payor institution. The method further includes debiting the payor account by the amount of the payment; transmitting from the payor institution to the payee institution though the EFT network an EFT credit message representing a credit in the amount of the payment; and crediting the payee account in the amount of the payment in response to the receipt of the EFT credit message.
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82 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for effectuating an electronic payment between a payor and a payee using an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) network, the payor having a payor account at a payor institution and the payee having a payee account at a payee institution, the method comprising the steps of:
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facilitating identification of the payee for the payor using a first processor, by providing electronically accessible payee information on a host server, the payee information including a payee account identifier; generating a payment authorization, using the first processor, in response to a payor request, the payment authorization including accessed payee information and an amount of the payment; transmitting the payment authorization to the payor institution using the first processor, debiting the payor account by the amount of the payment using the first processor; transmitting from the payor institution to the payee institution through the EFT network an EFT credit message representing a credit in the amount of the payment using a second processor; and crediting the payee account in the amount of the payment in response to the receipt of the EFT credit message using a third processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for effectuating an electronic credit to a destination account at a destination institution, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing, using a first processor, electronically accessible destination account information on a host server, the destination account information including a destination account identifier and the destination institution; identifying the destination account, the destination institution and an amount of the credit using the first processor; and transmitting an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) credit message to the destination institution through an Electronic Funds Transfer network using a second processor, the EFT credit message representing the credit. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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42. A computer-implemented system for effectuating an electronic payment between a payor and a payee using an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) network, the payor having a payor account at a payor institution and the payee having a payee account at a payee institution, the system comprising:
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a first software component and a first processor executing the first software component, the first software component facilitating identification of the payee for the payor by providing electronically accessible payee information on a host server, the payee information including a payee account identifier, the first software component further generating a payment authorization in response to a payor request, the payment authorization including accessed payee information identifying the payee institution, the payee account and an amount of the payment, the first software component further transmitting the payment authorization to the payor institution; a second software component at the payor institution and a second processor executing the second software component, the second software components and second processor communicating with the first processor and first software component and the EFT network, the second software component receiving the payment authorization and transmitting from the payor institution to the payee institution through the EFT network an EFT credit message representing a credit in the amount of the payment; and a third software component and a payee institution processor executing the third software component at the payee institution coupled to the EFT network, the third software component executed by the payee institution processor for receiving the EFT credit message and crediting the payee account in the amount of the payment. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A system for effectuating an electronic payment between a payor and a payee using an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) network, the payor having a payor account at a payor institution and the payee having a payee account at a payee institution, the system comprising:
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a first processor for facilitating identification of the payee for the payor by providing electronically accessible payee information, the payee information including a payee account identifier, the first processor further generating a payment authorization in response to a payor request, the payment authorization including accessed payee information identifying the payee institution, the payee account and an amount of the payment, the first processor further transmitting the payment authorization to the payor institution; a second processor at the payor institution in communication with the first processor and coupled to the EFT network, the second processor receiving the payment authorization and transmitting from the payor institution to the payee institution through the EFT network an EFT credit message representing a credit in the amount of the payment; and a third processor at the payee institution coupled to the EFT network, the third processor receiving the EFT credit message and crediting the payee account in the amount of the payment. - View Dependent Claims (78)
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79. A system for effectuating an electronic credit from an origination account at an origination institution to a destination account at a destination institution, the system comprising:
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a host server providing electronically accessible destination account information, the destination account information including a destination account identifier and the destination institution; a first processor at the origination institution, the first processor generating an Electronic Funds Transfer credit message identifying the destination account and the destination institution retrieved from the host server, the credit message further including an amount of the credit; an Electronic Funds Transfer network coupled to the first processor, wherein the first processor transmits the Electronic Funds Transfer credit message to the destination institution through the Electronic Funds Transfer network; and a second processor at the destination institution, the second processor being coupled to the Electronic Funds Transfer network and receiving the Electronic Funds Transfer credit message from the first processor. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82)
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