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Gift card purchasing system

US8500006B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 2010
Grant dateAug 6, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/02
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a disclosed embodiment, a bill pay system presents a bill payment interface having an area for presenting bill payment details. The bill payment interface includes the display of one or more offers for purchase of gift cards. The one or more offers for purchase of gift cards may be determined based on merchants identified in the bill payment details. The bill payment details may be updated to reflect a purchase of an offered gift card.

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