Cash payment for remote transactions
AssigneeThe Western Union Company
InventorsKurt Hansen, Earney E. Stoutenburg, Thomas B. Sayor
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Abstract
Methods coordinate payment for a remote transaction with a first party. An identification of the first party is received at a host system. Acknowledgment of receipt of a cash payment from a second party is received. The cash payment is associated with the identification of the first party. A money transfer corresponding to the cash payment to the control of the first party is executed with a request for the first party to perform on previously agreed terms of the remote transaction.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a host system, an identification of a transaction;
- receiving, at the host system, a selection of a cash payment option for the transaction;
- sending, from the host system, a transaction identifier associated with the transaction;
- receiving, at the host system, an indication that a cash payment associated with the transaction identifier has been received;
- and
- associating, with the host system, the cash payment with the transaction.
A non-transitory machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions executable by a processor for at least:
- receiving an identification of a transaction;
- receiving a selection of a cash payment option for the transaction;
- sending a transaction identifier associated with the transaction;
- receiving an indication that a cash payment associated with the transaction identifier has been received;
- and
- associating the cash payment with the transaction.
A system comprising:
- a host computer configured to:
- receive an identification of a transaction;
- receive a selection of a cash payment option for the transaction;
- send a transaction identifier associated with the transaction;
- receive an indication that a cash payment associated with the transaction identifier has been received;
- and
- associate the cash payment with the transaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.