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US 2016/0104159 A1Published application
Obtaining recipient information during an electronic remittance transaction
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorsJohn Hamilton Butterfield, Stephen Moore Davis
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Abstract
One or more embodiments described herein include methods and systems for remitting funds via a social networking system. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide users the ability to remit funds to co-users utilizing social network profiles and notifications. Additionally, systems and methods described herein determine one or more risk levels for a remittance request based on a variety of social network factors.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a request, at one or more servers from a sender, to electronically remit funds to a recipient, wherein the sender and the recipient are associated via a social network;
- determining, by the one or more servers, that remittance information is needed from the recipient to electronically remit the funds to the recipient;
- saving, by the one or more servers, one or more transaction details related to the request to electronically remit funds to the recipient;
- sending, by the one or more servers, a remittance information request to the recipient;
- receiving, at the one or more servers, the requested remittance information from the recipient;
- and
- in response to receiving the requested remittance information from the recipient, continuing, by the one or more servers, with the received request to electronically remit funds to the recipient using the saved one or more transaction details and the received remittance information.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a request, at one or more servers and from a sender, to electronically remit funds;
- receiving, at one or more servers and from a sender, a selection of a recipient for the electronic remittance of the funds and one or more transaction details related to the electronic remittance of the funds, wherein the recipient and the sender are connected via a social network;
- determining, by the one or more servers, that remittance information is needed for the selected recipient;
- sending, by the one or more servers, a request to the recipient to supply the remittance information using contact information for the recipient stored by the social network;
- receiving, by the one or more servers, the remittance information from the recipient;
- and
- initiating the electronic remittance of funds to the recipient using the one or more transaction details and the remittance information received from the recipient.
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A system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
- receive a request to electronically remit funds to a recipient, wherein the sender and the recipient are associated via a social network;
- determine that remittance information is needed from the recipient to electronically remit the funds to the recipient;
- save one or more transaction details related to the request to electronically remit funds to the recipient;
- send a remittance information request to the recipient;
- receive the requested remittance information from the recipient;
- and
- in response to receiving the requested remittance information from the recipient, continue with the received request to electronically remit funds to the recipient using the saved one or more transaction details and the received remittance information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.