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Apparatus and method for facilitating money or value transfer

US7540408B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 2006
Grant dateJun 2, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q40/02
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method for transferring money or value, using a wide range of interfaces to initiate a transfer and a wide range of options for receiving the transfer, including receiving the transferred sum directly to the communication device/account of the receiver. The receiver can use the transferred sum as an airtime credit, to obtain cash or to pay for other goods or services.

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