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Method and system to automate payment for a commerce transaction

US8160933B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

eBay Inc. · US

Inventors

Ha Nguyen · Miami, US
Jeffrey A. Herman · Palo Alto, US
Renee Gentry · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2003
Grant date	Apr 17, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06Q30/08
WIPO fieldIT methods for management
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system to automate payment for a network-based commerce transaction provide a buyer an option to enable an automatic payment service, wherein automatic payment service automatically provides payment to a seller upon a termination event of a network-based commerce transaction. Payment information of the buyer is provided to a network-based payment system upon the occurrence of the termination event.

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