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Payment system and method

US10664836B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2016
Grant dateMay 26, 2020
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Expiry dateNov 11, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q50/01
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A payment system for facilitating a desired transaction over a social media platform includes a computer server programmed and operating to maintain a user account in a database, the user account including at least a user credential, a user computing device credential, and a user mobile credit account. The computer server maintains a merchant account in the database, the merchant account including at least a merchant mobile credit account. The computer server further operates to authenticate the user, authenticate the user computing device, and process a debit to the user mobile credit account a credit to the merchant mobile credit account.

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