Confirming local marketplace transaction consummation for online payment consummation
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. An Internet-based computer system for confirming that a sale transaction has been consummated, said Internet-based computer system comprising at least one server computer programmed to:
- in response to a buyer request by a buyer to be able to purchase an item featured for sale by a seller, receive a buyer definition of a transaction-specific identifier of payment authorization; and
store in a computer-accessible memory, information comprising a relationship between the buyer definition of said transaction-specific identifier of payment authorization, an identification of the buyer, and an identification of the seller.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiment of the present invention would provide systems, including Internet-based systems, and computer-implemented methods, for providing online Buyers and Sellers who physically transact an exchange of an item at a local meeting place, indicia of confirmation of the exchange on which to base a background online payment. In particular, exemplary embodiments of the present invention would provide a way for Buyers and/or Sellers to input an identifier for online authentication to confirm that a physical exchange of an item sold had been transacted and that would accordingly provide an online system with a basis to charge the relevant Buyer'"'"'s account for a sale amount and pay the Seller for the item sold.
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12 Claims
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1. An Internet-based computer system for confirming that a sale transaction has been consummated, said Internet-based computer system comprising at least one server computer programmed to:
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in response to a buyer request by a buyer to be able to purchase an item featured for sale by a seller, receive a buyer definition of a transaction-specific identifier of payment authorization; and store in a computer-accessible memory, information comprising a relationship between the buyer definition of said transaction-specific identifier of payment authorization, an identification of the buyer, and an identification of the seller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An Internet-based computer system for confirming that a sale transaction has been consummated, said Internet-based computer system comprising at least one server computer programmed to:
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in response to a buyer request by a buyer to be able to purchase at least one item featured for sale through the Internet-based computer system by a seller recognized by the Internet-based computer system, generate a transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier; store in a computer-accessible memory, information comprising a relationship between the transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier, an identification of the buyer, and an identification of the seller; and communicate the transaction-specific buyer acceptance identifier to the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for confirming that a transaction has been consummated, said computer-implemented method comprising using at least one computer device programmed to:
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receive a buyer request to purchase an item featured for sale by a seller for a particular sale amount; generate an identifier of a proposed transaction for a sale of the item; save in a computer-accessible memory a record comprising the identifier of the proposed transaction, a buyer identifier, a seller identifier, and requirements for confirming a completion of the proposed transaction; communicate the identifier of the proposed transaction to a first party to the proposed transaction according to said requirements, said first party comprising one of the buyer or the seller; receive from a second party to the proposed transaction a communication of a transaction identifier and of an identifier of said second party, said second party comprising one of the buyer or the seller, said second party comprising a party other than the first party; access said computer-accessible memory using said transaction identifier, access said requirements and according to said requirements, determine whether; the transaction identifier comprises the identifier of the proposed transaction, and the identifier of said second party comprises the buyer identifier or the seller identifier, as required by said requirements; and for the transaction identifier that comprises the identifier of the proposed transaction, and for the identifier of said second party that comprises the buyer identifier or the seller identifier, as required by said requirements, authorize a charge to an account associated with the buyer for said particular sale amount. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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