Payment system and method
AssigneeSkype
InventorsSiim Viidu, Edith Coenen, Andres Kutt, Kristen Ondeck
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Abstract
In one embodiment, transferring payment between a first user and a second user of a communication system includes displaying a contact list in a user interface of a client executed at a user terminal of the first user, the contact list including the second user. The client retrieves and displays at least one page from a payment provider responsive to the first user selecting the second user from the contact list. The client transmits, to the payment provider, information related to the payment entered into the page by the first user, which causes the payment provider to transfer the payment from an account of the first user to an account of the second user.
Claims20
A computing device comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory storing instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a selection of a payment transfer option in a graphical user interface (GUI) of an instant messaging communication application;
- responsive to the selection of the payment transfer option in the GUI, causing a presentation of a GUI of a payment provider that solicits login credentials of a first account corresponding to the payment provider;
- causing a linking of at least a portion of the login credentials of the first account corresponding to the payment provider with at least a portion of account login credentials for the instant messaging communication system;
- receiving a payment amount entered into the GUI;
- and
- transmitting information to the payment provider, the information configured to cause transfer of the payment amount from the first account corresponding to the payment provider to a second account of a recipient.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a selection of a payment transfer option in a graphical user interface (GUI) of an instant messaging communication application;
- responsive to the selection of the payment transfer option in the GUI, causing a presentation of a GUI of a payment provider that solicits login credentials of a first account corresponding to the payment provider;
- causing a linking of at least a portion of the login credentials of the first account corresponding to the payment provider with at least a portion of account login credentials for the instant messaging communication system;
- receiving a payment amount entered into the GUI;
- and
- transmitting information to the payment provider, the information configured to cause transfer of the payment amount from the first account corresponding to the payment provider to a second account of a recipient.
A computing device comprising:
- means for receiving a selection of a payment transfer option in a graphical user interface (GUI) of an instant messaging communication application;
- responsive to the selection of the payment transfer option in the GUI, means for causing a presentation of a GL.11 of a payment provider that solicits login credentials of a first account corresponding to the payment provider;
- means for causing a linking of at least a portion of the login credentials of the first account corresponding to the payment provider with at least a portion of account login credentials for the instant messaging communication system;
- means for receiving a payment amount entered into the GUI;
- and
- means for transmitting information to the payment provider, the information configured to cause transfer of the payment amount from the first account corresponding to the payment provider to a second account of a recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.