Wide area network person-to-person payment
First Claim
1. A computer-implementable method for providing a money request service through a computer server of a computer network, comprising steps of:
- maintaining a database of e-mail addresses corresponding to individuals having accounts that provide the individuals with functionality offered by the computer server for online management of financial transactions;
receiving from a first individual located at a remote computer an e-mail address of a second individual from whom the first individual wants to request an amount of money;
searching the database of e-mail addresses for the e-mail address of the second individual;
sending an e-mail to the e-mail address of the second individual, to notify the second individual that the first individual is requesting the amount of money, wherein the e-mail, includes a link to the computer server, and wherein if the e-mail address of the second individual is not found in the database of e-mail addresses, then the e-mail further invites the second individual to register for an account with the computer server in order to pay the first individual the amount of money;
receiving authorization from the second individual to pay the amount of money to the first individual; and
completing a payment of the amount of money from the second individual to the first individual.
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Abstract
According to the invention, transferring money using a computer network is disclosed. In one step, information is saved on credit received for a first user (110) in a stored value account on a server computer system (170). At the server computer system (170), a request from the first user (110) to send money to a second user (130) based on the stored value account is received. An electronic notification is sent from the server computer (170) to the second user (130) to notify the second user (130) of the request. A debit in the stored value account of the first user (110) is created. The requested money is sent to the second user (130) upon a receipt of a request at the server computer (170) from the second user (130).
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12 Claims
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1. A computer-implementable method for providing a money request service through a computer server of a computer network, comprising steps of:
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maintaining a database of e-mail addresses corresponding to individuals having accounts that provide the individuals with functionality offered by the computer server for online management of financial transactions; receiving from a first individual located at a remote computer an e-mail address of a second individual from whom the first individual wants to request an amount of money; searching the database of e-mail addresses for the e-mail address of the second individual; sending an e-mail to the e-mail address of the second individual, to notify the second individual that the first individual is requesting the amount of money, wherein the e-mail, includes a link to the computer server, and wherein if the e-mail address of the second individual is not found in the database of e-mail addresses, then the e-mail further invites the second individual to register for an account with the computer server in order to pay the first individual the amount of money; receiving authorization from the second individual to pay the amount of money to the first individual; and completing a payment of the amount of money from the second individual to the first individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable medium having embodied in a physical storage device having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer perform the steps of:
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maintaining a database of e-mail addresses corresponding to individuals having accounts that provide the individuals with functionality offered by the computer server for online management of financial transactions; receiving from a first individual located at a remote computer an e-mail address of a second individual from whom the first individual wants to request an amount of money; searching the database of e-mail addresses for the e-mail address of the second individual; sending an e-mail to the e-mail address of the second individual to notify the second individual that the first individual is requesting the amount of money, wherein the e-mail includes a link to the computer server, and wherein if the e-mail address of the second individual is not found in the database of e-mail addresses, then the e-mail further invites the second individual to register for an account with the computer server in order to pay the first individual the amount of money; receiving authorization from the second individual to pay the amount of money to the first individual; and completing a payment of the amount of money from the second individual to the first individual.
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12. A computer system comprising a server computer, said server computer having:
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a processor; an area of main memory for executing program code under the direction of said processor; a storage device for storing data and program code; and a bus connecting said processor, main memory, and said storage device; the program code being stored in said storage device and executing in said main memory under the direction of said processor, to perform the steps of; maintaining a database of e-mail addresses corresponding to individuals having accounts that provide the individuals with functionality offered by the computer server for online management of financial transactions; receiving from a first individual located at a remote computer an e-mail address of a second individual from whom the first individual wants to request an amount of money; searching the database of e-mail addresses for the e-mail address of the second individual; sending an e-mail to the e-mail address of the second individual to notify the second individual that the first individual is requesting the amount of money wherein the e-mail includes a link to the computer server, and wherein if the e-mail address of the second individual is not found in the database of e-mail addresses, then the e-mail further invites the second individual to register for an account with the computer server in order to pay the first individual the amount of money; receiving authorization from the second individual to pay the amount of money to the first individual; and completing a payment of the amount of money from the second individual to the first individual.
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