Pre-paid payment instrument processing
US8589296B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/40
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, in which a method includes attributing a value to a pre-paid payment instrument, determining an expiration time associated with the pre-paid payment instrument, and automatically return an un-used portion of value associated with the pre-paid payment instrument at the expiration time to the purchaser.
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