Method and system for transferring funds from an account to an individual

US5963647A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Citicorp Development Center, Inc. · US

Inventors

• John Jason Downing · Winamac, US
• William M. Hernandez · West Palm Beach, US
• William D. Hooper · New Hope, US
• Netty Meiroff · El Segundo, US
• Jaithirth Rao · Los Angeles, US
• Rodman Reef · Larchmont, US
• Howard A. Schechtman · Craydon Court, US
• Edward Horowitz · Short Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 1997
• Grant date: Oct 5, 1999
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F19/20
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method for transferring funds. The invention supports funds transfers from a source account to a cash access file which can be accessed virtually twenty-four hours a day by both customers and non-customers. Access is achieved by the recipient entering a codeword selected by the sender, along with a transaction code randomly generated by the system. Once the sender provides the codeword and the transaction code to the recipient, the recipient can receive transferred cash through an ATM, even without using a card to access the system. Cash may be transferred across international borders and dispensed in a currency different than that of the sender's source account. Although cash is made available to a recipient virtually as soon as the requested transfer is approved and confirmed by the sender, the sender's account is not debited until the cash is actually received by the recipient. Other features, including security, cancellation, and status inquiries are also described.