Anonymous text and payment system
AssigneeMeetMePay, Inc.
InventorsJesse Benjamin Dyer, Ben John Dyer, Stephen Douglas Crawford
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Abstract
Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for facilitating anonymous texts and payments between a buyer and a seller. In one embodiment, a method is provided comprising (a) receiving input indicating a user selection of an item associated with a seller and a price that a user is interested in buying; (b) receiving a first text message from the user comprising a buy command; (c) providing a prompt to the user to provide a passcode via a second text message; (d) receiving a third text message from the user comprising a passcode; and (e) facilitating payment by the user to the seller of an amount based at least in part on the price associated with the item.
Claims20
A method for facilitating anonymous texts and payments, the method comprising:
- receiving input indicating a user selection of an item associated with a seller and a price that a user is interested in buying;
- receiving a first text message from the user comprising a buy command;
- providing a prompt to the user to provide a passcode via a second text message;
- receiving a third text message from the user comprising the passcode;
- and
- facilitating payment by the user to the seller of an amount based at least in part on the price associated with the item.
A system for facilitating anonymous texts and payments, the system comprising:
- one or more memory storage areas containing information associated with at least one item for sale, the information comprising a seller and a price, and profile data associated with at least one of a seller and a user;
- and
- one or more processors configured to:
- receive an indication of a user selection of an item that a user is interested in buying;
- receive a first text message from the user comprising a buy command;
- provide a prompt to the user to provide a passcode via a second text message;
- receive a third text message from the user comprising the passcode;
- and
- facilitate payment by the user to the seller of an amount based at least in part on the price associated with the item.
A computer program product for facilitating anonymous texts and payments, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
- an executable portion configured for receiving a plurality of data, the plurality of data comprising:
- information associated with at least one item for sale, the information comprising a seller and a price, and
- profile data associated with at least one of a seller and a user;
- and
- an executable portion configured for receiving an indication of a user selection of an item that a user is interested in buying;
- an executable portion configured for receiving a first text message from the user comprising a buy command;
- an executable portion configured for providing a prompt to the user to provide a passcode via a second text message;
- an executable portion configured for receiving a third text message from the user comprising the passcode;
- and
- an executable portion configured for facilitating payment by the user to the seller of an amount based at least in part on the price associated with the item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.