Fund sharing method and apparatus
US8744965B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0601
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to enable the pooling and sharing of funds to cover shared expenses. An electronic basket is created. The electronic basket includes a virtual prepaid payment card with a unique identifier and associated with a user. The user is prompted for potential contributors to the electronic basket. A network interface electronically contacts the potential contributors, and the electronic basket is stored in a user-card database.
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