User interface for the exchange of non-negotiable credits for entity independent funds
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- a computer presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display, said graphical user interface showing a quantity of non-negotiable credits earned through previous interactions with an entity, the graphical user interface comprising a conversion option to convert at least a subset of the shown non-negotiable credits into entity independent funds in accordance with a conversion ratio, wherein the entity independent funds are accepted by a commerce partner as at least partial payment for goods or services provided by the commerce partner, wherein the commerce partner is not said entity, wherein in absence of converting the non-negotiable credits into entity independent funds the commerce partner does not accept the non-negotiable credits as payment for goods or services provided by the commerce partner;
the computer receiving a selection of the conversion option; and
responsive to the received selection being processed, the computer presenting within the graphical user interface a quantity of available entity independent funds for use as payment for the goods or services provided by the commerce partner, said quantity of available entity independent funds resulting from converting the subset of non-negotiable credits into the quantity of available entity independent funds in accordance with the conversion ratio.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a graphical user interface includes a conversion option to convert at least a subset of non-negotiable credits earned from one into entity independent funds in accordance with a conversion ratio. The entity independent funds are accepted by a commerce partner as at least partial payment for goods or services provided by the commerce partner. In absence of converting the non-negotiable credits into entity independent funds, the commerce partner does not accept the non-negotiable credits as payment for goods or services. Responsive to a received selection of the conversion option, the computer presents within the graphical user interface a quantity of available entity independent funds for use as payment for the goods or services provided by the commerce partner. The quantity of available entity independent funds results from converting the subset of non-negotiable credits into the quantity of available entity independent funds in accordance with the conversion ratio.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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a computer presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display, said graphical user interface showing a quantity of non-negotiable credits earned through previous interactions with an entity, the graphical user interface comprising a conversion option to convert at least a subset of the shown non-negotiable credits into entity independent funds in accordance with a conversion ratio, wherein the entity independent funds are accepted by a commerce partner as at least partial payment for goods or services provided by the commerce partner, wherein the commerce partner is not said entity, wherein in absence of converting the non-negotiable credits into entity independent funds the commerce partner does not accept the non-negotiable credits as payment for goods or services provided by the commerce partner; the computer receiving a selection of the conversion option; and responsive to the received selection being processed, the computer presenting within the graphical user interface a quantity of available entity independent funds for use as payment for the goods or services provided by the commerce partner, said quantity of available entity independent funds resulting from converting the subset of non-negotiable credits into the quantity of available entity independent funds in accordance with the conversion ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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a computer serving a set of one or more Web pages to one or more remotely located client machines, wherein the Web pages are able to be rendered within a client-side browser as a graphical user interface on the one or more client machines, said graphical user interface showing a quantity of non-negotiable credits earned through previous interactions with an entity, the graphical user interface comprising a conversion option to convert at least a subset of the shown non-negotiable credits into entity independent funds in accordance with a conversion ratio, wherein the entity independent funds are accepted by a commerce partner as at least partial payment for goods or services provided by the commerce partner, wherein the commerce partner is not said entity, wherein in absence of converting the non-negotiable credits into entity independent funds the commerce partner does not accept the non-negotiable credits as payment for goods or services provided by the commerce partner; the computer responsive to receiving a message indicating a selection of the conversion option, processing the selection to effectuate changes in the served set of Web pages; and responsive to the processing, the computer serving one or more Web pages with the effectuated changes causing the graphical user interface to show a quantity of available entity independent funds for use as payment for the goods or services provided by the commerce partner, said quantity of available entity independent funds resulting from converting the subset of non-negotiable credits into the quantity of available entity independent funds in accordance with the conversion ratio. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising:
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one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to be executed by one or more processors causing a graphical user interface to be presented upon a visual display device, said graphical user interface showing a quantity of non-negotiable credits earned through previous interactions with an entity, the graphical user interface comprising a conversion option to convert at least a subset of the shown non-negotiable credits into entity independent funds in accordance with a conversion ratio, wherein the entity independent funds are accepted by a commerce partner as at least partial payment for goods or services provided by the commerce partner, wherein the commerce partner is not said entity, wherein in absence of converting the non-negotiable credits into entity independent funds the commerce partner does not accept the non-negotiable credits as payment for goods or services provided by the commerce partner; and program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to responsive to a selection of the conversion option being processed cause the graphical user interface to include a quantity of available entity independent funds for use as payment for the goods or services provided by the commerce partner, said quantity of available entity independent funds resulting from converting the subset of non-negotiable credits into the quantity of available entity independent funds in accordance with the conversion ratio. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computing device comprising:
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one or more processors and one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, to cause a graphical user interface to be presented upon a visual display device, said graphical user interface showing a quantity of non-negotiable credits earned through previous interactions with an entity, the graphical user interface comprising a conversion option to convert at least a subset of the shown non-negotiable credits into entity independent funds in accordance with a conversion ratio, wherein the entity independent funds are accepted by a commerce partner as at least partial payment for goods or services provided by the commerce partner, wherein the commerce partner is not said entity, wherein in absence of converting the non-negotiable credits into entity independent funds the commerce partner does not accept the non-negotiable credits as payment for goods or services provided by the commerce partner; and program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, to responsive to a selection of the conversion option being processed cause the graphical user interface to include a quantity of available entity independent funds for use as payment for the goods or services provided by the commerce partner, said quantity of available entity independent funds resulting from converting the subset of non-negotiable credits into the quantity of available entity independent funds in accordance with the conversion ratio. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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