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US 2010/0076877 A1Published application
Creating revenue sources using payroll processing
OwnerMichael George Lenahan, Christen Ann Lenahaninventors
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Abstract
Example methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be used to provide or otherwise support creating new and/or reoccurring revenue sources using novel payroll processing techniques.
Claims28
A method comprising:
- processing employee payroll for at least one employer, said processing comprising:
- electronically deducting funds from after-tax payments to one or more employees;
- and
- electronically accounting for the deducted funds for pre-payment of goods or services to be obtained at a discount by said one or more employees due, at least in part, to said pre-payment.
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A method comprising:
- receiving funds electronically at a particular account for one or more employees;
- said funds having been electronically deducted from after-tax payments to one or more employees and electronically received in exchange for pre-payment of goods or services to be obtained at a discount by said one or more employees due, at least in part, to said pre-payment.
An article comprising:
- a storage medium having instructions stored thereon executable by a special purpose computing platform to process employee payroll for at least one employer;
- and further to electronically deduct funds from after-tax payments to one or more employees;
- and electronically account for the deducted funds for pre-payment of goods or services to be received at a discount by said one or more employees due, at least in part, to said pre-payment.
An article comprising:
- a storage medium having instructions stored thereon executable by a special purpose computing platform to receive funds electronically at a particular account for one or more employees;
- said funds having been electronically deducted from after-tax payments to one or more employees and electronically received in exchange for pre-payment of goods or services to be obtained at a discount by said one or more employees due, at least in part, to said pre-payment.
An apparatus comprising:
- a computing platform to process employee payroll for at least one employer, in which said computing platform is to electronically deduct funds from after-tax payments to one or more employees, and is to electronically account for the deducted funds for pre-payment of goods or services to be obtained at a discount by said one or more employees due, at least in part, to said pre-payment.
An apparatus comprising:
- a computing platform to receive funds electronically at a particular account for one or more employees;
- said funds having been electronically deducted from after-tax payments to one or more employees and electronically received in exchange for pre-payment of goods or services to be obtained at a discount by said one or more employees due, at least in part, to said pre-payment.
A method comprising:
- permitting one or more employees to electronically participate in:
- having funds deducted from after-tax payments;
- and
- having the deducted funds accounted for pre-payment of goods or services to be obtained at a discount by said one or more employees due, at least in part, to said pre-payment.
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A method comprising:
- creating tradable discounts for goods or services in exchange for funds having been electronically deducted from after-tax payments to one or more employees and electronically received in exchange for pre-payment of goods or services to be obtained at a discount by said one or more employees due, at least in part, to said pre-payment;
- wherein said discount comprises at least one of the following:
- an unallocated discount;
- or an allocated discount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.