Method and apparatus for facilitating online payment transactions in a network-based transaction facility using multiple payment instruments
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating online payment transactions in a network-based transaction facility, the method comprising:
- using one or more computer processors for receiving payment option information from a first user, the payment option information identifying a selection of at least one of a plurality of payment instruments;
determining that the first user is qualified to accept the at least one of the plurality of payment instruments, the determination being based on a risk management operation;
evaluating a risk level of an online payment transaction between the first user and a second user using at least feedback information retrieved from memory, the feedback information pertaining to the second user and including information provided by peers of the second user in the network-based transaction facility, the risk level used to determine that the second user is qualified to use a payment instrument selected by the second user from the at least one of the plurality of payment instruments acceptable to the first user; and
processing the online payment transaction based on the risk level evaluation.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for facilitating online payment transactions between participants in a network-based transaction facility are described. In one embodiment, user interface information is communicated to a first participant via a communications network. The user interface information identifies various payment instruments available for processing online payment transactions in the network-based transaction facility. Further, payment option information is received from the first participant via the communications network. The payment option information indicates the willingness of the first participant to accept a payment from a second participant via one or more of the various payment instruments. This payment option information is passed to the second participant via the communications network. Afterwards, personal billing information is accepted from the second participant via the communications network to facilitate an online payment transaction between the first participant and the second participant. The personal billing information concerns a payment instrument selected by the second participant from the payment instruments specified by the first participant.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating online payment transactions in a network-based transaction facility, the method comprising:
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using one or more computer processors for receiving payment option information from a first user, the payment option information identifying a selection of at least one of a plurality of payment instruments; determining that the first user is qualified to accept the at least one of the plurality of payment instruments, the determination being based on a risk management operation; evaluating a risk level of an online payment transaction between the first user and a second user using at least feedback information retrieved from memory, the feedback information pertaining to the second user and including information provided by peers of the second user in the network-based transaction facility, the risk level used to determine that the second user is qualified to use a payment instrument selected by the second user from the at least one of the plurality of payment instruments acceptable to the first user; and processing the online payment transaction based on the risk level evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for facilitating online payment transactions between users of a network-based transaction facility, the system comprising:
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the network-based transaction facility to implement a transaction system that facilitates business transactions between a first user and a second user; a client, coupled to the network-based transaction facility, to receive payment option information from the first user, the payment option information identifying a selection of at least one of a plurality of payment instruments to present information; and a processor-implemented payment processing system, coupled to the network-based transaction facility and the client via a communications network, the payment processing system to determine that the first user is qualified to accept the at least one of the plurality of payment instruments and to evaluate a risk level of an online payment transaction between the first user and the second user using at least feedback information retrieved from memory, the feedback information pertaining to the second user and including information provided by peers of the second user in the network-based transaction facility, the risk level used to determine that the second user is qualified to use a payment instrument selected by the second user from the at least one of a plurality of payment instruments acceptable to the first user, and processing the online payment transaction based on the risk level evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. Computer storage having embedded instructions which, when executed on a machine, cause the machine to perform a method for facilitating online payment transactions in a network-based transaction facility, the method comprising:
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receiving payment option information from a first user, the payment option information identifying a selection of at least one of a plurality of payment instruments; determining that the first user is qualified to accept the at least one of the plurality of payment instruments, the determination being based on a risk management operation; evaluating a risk level of an online payment transaction between the first user and a second user using at least feedback information retrieved from memory, the feedback information pertaining to the second user and including information provided by peers of the second user in the network-based transaction facility, the risk level used to determine that the second user is qualified to use a payment instrument selected by the second user from the at least one of the plurality of payment instruments acceptable to the first user; and processing the online payment transaction based on the risk level evaluation.
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25. A system for facilitating online payment transactions between users in a network-based transaction facility, the system comprising:
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means for receiving payment option information from a first user, the payment option information identifying a selection of at least one of a plurality of payment instruments; means for determining that the first user is qualified to accept the at least one of the plurality of payment instruments, the determination being based on a risk management operation; means for evaluating a risk level of an online payment transaction between the first user and a second user using at least feedback information retrieved from memory, the feedback information pertaining to the second user and including information provided by peers of the second user in the network-based transaction facility, the risk level used to determine that the second user is qualified to use a payment instrument selected by the second user from the at least one of the plurality of payment instruments acceptable to the first user; and means for processing the online payment transaction based on the risk level evaluation.
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