Buttons for person to person payments
AssigneeFirst Data Corporation
InventorsJohn Joseph Mascavage III, Robert Edwin Dravenstott, Joris Vega
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Abstract
According to the invention, a process for facilitating payment between a buyer and a seller with an online money transfer performed over a wide area network is disclosed. In one step, login information relevant to a vending site is received. The login information is associated with the seller. Listings at the vending site associated with the seller are automatically determined. A number of snippets of HTML code are generated for the listings, wherein each snippet includes a link. One of the plurality of snippets is automatically inserted into each of the listings. Activation of the link points a web browser to a payment enabler that can transfer money from the buyer to the seller.
Claims26
A method for facilitating payment between a buyer and a seller with an online money transfer performed over a wide area network, the method comprising steps of:
- receiving login information relevant to a vending site, wherein the login information is associated with the seller;
- automatically determining listings at the vending site associated with the seller;
- generating a plurality of snippets of HTML code for the listings, wherein each snippet includes a link;
- and
- automatically inserting one of the plurality of snippets into each of the listings, wherein activating the link points a web browser to a payment enabler that can transfer money from the buyer to the seller.
A method for facilitating payment between a buyer and a seller with an online money transfer performed over a computer network, the method comprising steps of:
- receiving login information relevant to a vending site, wherein the login information is associated with the seller;
- determining a listing at the vending site associated with the seller;
- generating a snippet of code for the listing, wherein the snippet includes a link that addresses a payment enabler;
- determining the listing has matured, whereby the buyer is fixed;
- determining an electronic address of the buyer;
- and
- automatically sending a message to the electronic address of the buyer.
A method for facilitating payment between a buyer and a seller with an online money transfer performed over a computer network, the method comprising steps of:
- receiving login information relevant to a vending site, wherein the login information is associated with the seller;
- determining a listing at the vending site associated with the seller;
- generating a snippet of code for the listing, wherein the snippet comprises:
- a link that points to a payment enabler, and a message formulated by the seller for display to the buyer;
- and
- inserting the snippet into the listing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.