Systems and methods for providing gratuities to merchants

US11574296B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Block, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Shahrouz Tavakoli · San Jose, US
• Nathan Spindel · San Francisco, US
• William Henderson · Aiken, US
• Alan Fineberg · San Francisco, US
• Nefaur Khandker · San Francisco, US
• Christopher J. Clark · Hermosa Beach, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 16, 2018
• Grant date: Feb 7, 2023
• Expiry date: Nov 16, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/386
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for facilitating a merchant transaction comprises providing a list of one or more merchants that are in geographic proximity to a geolocation of a payer, and receiving a request from the payer to conduct a transaction with a merchant among the one or more merchants. The request can be received by a computer system programmed to facilitate the transaction. The transaction can then be processed with the aid of the computer system. A tip selection, which can include a tip amount, can be applied to the transaction. In some cases the tip selection is received from the payer as a selectable option. In other cases, the tip selection is automatically applied to the transaction without involvement from the payer during or upon the termination of the transaction.