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Method and apparatus to manage mobile payment account settlement

US8467767B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 2007
Grant dateJun 18, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2215/0196
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A transaction operations server receives multiple transactions of the mobile communication device. One transaction adds a first amount of money to the stored value represented by data on the mobile communication device, and another transaction subtracts a second amount of money. The amounts of money are in different data types each representing different business issued currencies each honored by a particular group of businesses. The transaction operations server exchanges the money represented by data on the mobile communication device between the different data types. Other embodiments include a method of exchanging money as described, an a data structure supporting the exchange of money as described.

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