Financial instruments and methods of use
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing credit for goods and services to an investor, comprising:
- issuing a first security to an investor that requires an issuer to make at least one payment to the investor;
granting to the investor as part of the first security credit for goods and services available from one or more approved vendors;
transferring a first principal amount from the investor to the issuer for the first security;
transferring a portion of the first principal from the issuer to the one or more approved vendors to purchase from the one or more approved vendors a second security, wherein the second security includes a property interest of the one or more approved vendors;
transferring to the issuer the second security;
providing a computer processor that is linked by a network to one or more computer systems of the one or more approved vendors and that includes an account for the investor;
downloading into the computer processor information identifying an amount of credit granted to the investor;
electronically providing the information to the one or more computer systems of the one or more approved vendors;
electronically receiving one or more reports from the one or more approved vendors with an amount of credit used by the investor; and
electronically calculating an amount of credit available in the investor'"'"'s account.
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Abstract
Financial instruments are disclosed. The financial instruments include one or more securities and one or more rights for investors to purchase credit. Methods and other applications are also disclosed.
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing credit for goods and services to an investor, comprising:
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issuing a first security to an investor that requires an issuer to make at least one payment to the investor; granting to the investor as part of the first security credit for goods and services available from one or more approved vendors; transferring a first principal amount from the investor to the issuer for the first security; transferring a portion of the first principal from the issuer to the one or more approved vendors to purchase from the one or more approved vendors a second security, wherein the second security includes a property interest of the one or more approved vendors; transferring to the issuer the second security; providing a computer processor that is linked by a network to one or more computer systems of the one or more approved vendors and that includes an account for the investor; downloading into the computer processor information identifying an amount of credit granted to the investor; electronically providing the information to the one or more computer systems of the one or more approved vendors; electronically receiving one or more reports from the one or more approved vendors with an amount of credit used by the investor; and electronically calculating an amount of credit available in the investor'"'"'s account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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