Systems and Methods to Manage Information
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, in a computing device, a payment request identifying a phone number, a merchant, and a purchase from the merchant;
communicating, by the computing device, with a mobile phone at the phone number to obtain a confirmation of the payment request;
providing to the merchant a payment for the purchase using funds associated with the phone number after the confirmation is received in the computing device;
receiving, in the computing device, a receipt for the purchase from the merchant; and
storing the receipt in association with the phone number.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided to facilitate online transactions via mobile communications. In one aspect, a system includes a data storage facility and an interchange coupled with the data storage facility that stores purchase receipts in association with phone numbers. The interchange includes a common format processor and a plurality of converters to interface with a plurality of different controllers of mobile communications. The converters are configured to communicate with the controllers in different formats and with the common format processor in a common format, to obtain a confirmation of a payment request that identifies a phone number, a merchant and a purchase from the merchant. After a confirmation is received, the interchange is to use funds associated with the phone number to pay the merchant for the purchase and to receive and store a receipt for the purchase from the merchant.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, in a computing device, a payment request identifying a phone number, a merchant, and a purchase from the merchant; communicating, by the computing device, with a mobile phone at the phone number to obtain a confirmation of the payment request; providing to the merchant a payment for the purchase using funds associated with the phone number after the confirmation is received in the computing device; receiving, in the computing device, a receipt for the purchase from the merchant; and storing the receipt in association with the phone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, the instructions causing a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving, in a computing device, a payment request identifying a phone number, a merchant, and a purchase from the merchant; communicating, by the computing device, with a mobile phone at the phone number to obtain a confirmation of the payment request; providing to the merchant a payment for the purchase using funds associated with the phone number after the confirmation is received in the computing device; receiving, in the computing device, a receipt for the purchase from the merchant; and storing the receipt in association with the phone number.
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20. A system, comprising:
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a data storage facility storing purchase receipts in association with phone numbers; and an interchange coupled with the data storage facility, the interchange including a common format processor and a plurality of converters to interface with a plurality of controllers, the converters configured to communicate with the controllers in different formats, the converters to communicate with the common format processor in a common format; wherein in response to a payment request identifying a phone number, a merchant and a purchase from the merchant, the common format processor is to use one of the converters to communicate with the mobile phone at the phone number to obtain a confirmation of the payment request and, after the confirmation is received, provide the merchant with a payment for the purchase using funds associated with the phone number, and receive a receipt for the purchase from the merchant.
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