Payment to charities with prepaid card
US7050554B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/02
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The balance or a portion of the balance associated with a prepaid card with or without a microcircuit is paid into a balance portion collection server, as a donations to charities, after setting up a call between a terminal and the server and after confirmation of the payment by the user at the terminal to increment a counter with the balance or balance portion. In another embodiment, balance portions are paid cyclically into the server or into a connection unit as and when a telephone call runs.
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