Spending and savings secondary linked accounts

US7945512B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• eBay Inc. · US

Inventors

• German Scipioni · San Jose, US
• Donald James Fotsch · Palo Alto, US
• Joseph Edward Black · San Francisco, US
• Amy Poling · San Jose, US
• Alp Tiritoglu · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 13, 2007
• Grant date: May 17, 2011
• Expiry date: Aug 13, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/12
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments describe a method and a system to link a secondary account to a primary account with an account management module associated with the primary account and to control access to funds in the secondary account with respect to a secondary account holder through the account management module. The secondary account includes a spending account and a savings account.