Apparatus and methods for providing a payment system over a network
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1. A method for processing a payment at an accumulator over a network, comprising:
- receiving employer information from an employer via the network;
storing the employer information;
receiving employee information corresponding to an employee from the employer via the network;
storing the employee information;
receiving verification information from an intermediary that is distinct from the employer;
verifying the employee information received from the employer using the verification information received from the intermediary; and
when the employee information is verified,creating a payment corresponding to the employee information,submitting the payment to a financial clearinghouse via the network, andstoring data related to the payment.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods provide an accumulator that processes electronic payments from an employer to a recipient via a network. The payments processed may be, for example, child support payments collected from an employee by the employer. The employer may submit one transaction made up of payments collected from multiple employees bound for multiple recipients and the accumulator may receive, translate, batch, and deliver the payments to the multiple recipients. The accumulator, employers, and recipients may communicate via a network such as the Internet.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for processing a payment at an accumulator over a network, comprising:
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receiving employer information from an employer via the network; storing the employer information; receiving employee information corresponding to an employee from the employer via the network; storing the employee information; receiving verification information from an intermediary that is distinct from the employer; verifying the employee information received from the employer using the verification information received from the intermediary; and when the employee information is verified, creating a payment corresponding to the employee information, submitting the payment to a financial clearinghouse via the network, and storing data related to the payment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for processing a payment at an accumulator over a network, comprising:
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a first receiving component configured to receive employer information from an employer via the network; a first storing component configured to store the employer information; a second receiving component configured to receive employee information corresponding to an employee from the employer via the network; a second storing component configured to store the employee information; a third receiving component configured to receive verification information from an intermediary that is distinct from the employer; a verifying component configured to verify the employee information received from the employer using the verification information received from the intermediary; a creating component configured to create a payment corresponding to the employee information when the employee information is verified; a submitting component configured to submit the payment to a financial clearinghouse via the network; and a third storing component configured to store data related to the payment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for processing a payment at an accumulator over a network, the computer readable code comprising:
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a first receiving module configured to receive employer information from an employer via the network; a first storing module configured to store the employer information; a second receiving module configured to receive employee information corresponding to an employee from the employer via the network; a second storing module configured to store the employee information; a third receiving module configured to receive verification information from an intermediary that is distinct from the employer; a verifying module configured to verify the employee information received from the employer using the verification information received from the intermediary; a creating module configured to create a payment corresponding to the employee information when the employee information is verified; a submitting module configured to submit the payment to a financial clearinghouse via the network; and a third storing module configured to store data related to the payment.
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