Method for transferring funds
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a registration of a payee account at a service provider, the payee account being associated with a payee;
receiving, from a payor comprising an individual, an identification of the payee and a spending category, the payee account being registered with the service provider prior to the receiving;
transmitting, via a processor of a computing device, a notice to the payee, wherein the notice is linked to the payee account to yield a profile associated with the spending category and the payee account;
monitoring, via a processor of a computing device and according to the profile, purchasing transactions made using the payee account for a qualified purchase; and
based on the qualified purchase, transferring, via a processor of a computing device, an amount of money to pay for at least part of the qualified purchase.
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Abstract
A method to transfer money to a payee'"'"'s payment card account, without requiring an additional payment card or without acquiring a payee'"'"'s payment card information is disclosed. A payee registers a payment card with a service provider. The payment card is associated with a payment card account. A payor transfers an initial amount of money to the service provider to be given to the payee, when payee uses the registered payment card for a specified spending category. The service provider stores the money until the payee uses the registered payment card to make a qualified purchase.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a registration of a payee account at a service provider, the payee account being associated with a payee; receiving, from a payor comprising an individual, an identification of the payee and a spending category, the payee account being registered with the service provider prior to the receiving; transmitting, via a processor of a computing device, a notice to the payee, wherein the notice is linked to the payee account to yield a profile associated with the spending category and the payee account; monitoring, via a processor of a computing device and according to the profile, purchasing transactions made using the payee account for a qualified purchase; and based on the qualified purchase, transferring, via a processor of a computing device, an amount of money to pay for at least part of the qualified purchase. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a processor of a computer device; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor of the computing device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving a registration of a payee account at a service provider, the payee account being associated with a payee; receiving, from a payor comprising an individual, an identification of the payee and a spending category, the payee account being registered with the service provider prior to the receiving; transmitting a notice to the payee, wherein the notice is linked to the payee account to yield a profile associated with the spending category and the payee account; monitoring, according to the profile, purchasing transactions made using the payee account for a qualified purchase; and based on the qualified purchase, transferring an amount of money to pay for at least part of the qualified purchase. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the processor of the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a registration of a payee account at a service provider, the payee account being associated with a payee; receiving, from a payor comprising an individual, an identification of the payee and a spending category, the payee account being registered with the service provider prior to the receiving; transmitting a notice to the payee, wherein the notice is linked to the payee account to yield a profile associated with the spending category and the payee account; monitoring, according to the profile, purchasing transactions made using the payee account for a qualified purchase; and based on the qualified purchase, transferring an amount of money to pay for at least part of the qualified purchase.
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