METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING ELECTRONIC FUNDS

US 20100205095A1
Filed: 12/22/2009
Published: 08/12/2010
Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1999
Status: Active Grant

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A method and system for transferring electronic funds over the Internet wherein a sender provides payment information to a transfer processing system. The sender may choose from a plurality of different types of funds transfer, such as wire transfer, Western Union money transfer, various types of checks, and transfers to ATM debit/credit cards. The transfer processing system sends an electronic payment message to a recipient indicating the transfer of funds and a transfer message to a financial institution providing instructions to debit the sender'"'"'s account and make those funds available to the recipient. If the recipient has an account with a financial institution that is affiliated with the transfer processing system of the present invention, the funds are credited to the recipient'"'"'s account wherein the payment message serves as a confirmation message. If the recipient does not have such an account, the recipient may access the transfer processing system to access the funds made available by the system wherein the payment message serves as a payment availability message.

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51. A method for transferring funds over the Internet comprising the steps of:
- receiving via the Internet at a transfer processing system that has access to funds from a payor account an electronic message that contains fund transfer information, the fund transfer information comprising a fund transfer amount and an electronic address for a payee;
  
  initiating transfer of funds from the payor account to the payee at the transfer processing system, wherein the initiating step comprises the following;
  
  if a payee account associated with the electronic address for the payee provided in the electronic message is accessible to the transfer processing system, then initiating transfer of funds from the payor account to the payee account associated with the electronic address for the payee; and
  
  if a payee account is not accessible to the transfer processing system, then temporarily storing funds from the payor account until a payee account is established; and
  
  transmitting a payment message over the Internet to the payee'"'"'s electronic address from the transfer processing system, the payment message containing information that confirms to the payee that the payor has made funds available to the payee.
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- - 52. The method of claim 51 further comprising the step of enabling the payee to access the funds.
  - 53. The method of claim 51 wherein the payment message comprises a reference to a holding account to enable the payee to access the funds.
  - 54. The method of claim 53 further comprising the step of enabling the payee to connect to the transfer processing system over the Internet to input the reference to establish the payee account.
  - 55. The method of claim 53 further comprising the step of enabling the payee to connect to the transfer processing system over the Internet to input the reference to transfer the funds from the holding account into another fund account.
  - 56. The method of claim 55 wherein the fund account comprises a cash delivery service account.
  - 57. The method of claim 51 further comprising the step of:
    - communicating an authentication key to the payee; and
      
      enabling the payee to access the funds upon entry of the authentication key.
  - 58. The method of claim 57 wherein the payment message comprises a reference to a holding account to enable the payee to access the funds and wherein the payee enters the reference and the authentication key to access the funds.
  - 59. The method of claim 51 wherein the payment message is transmitted through email.
  - 60. The method of claim 51 further comprising:
    - prior to initiating transfer of funds, determining whether a payee account is available to the transfer processing system.

61. A system for transferring funds over the Internet comprising:
- a fund transfer information receiving module that receives via the Internet an electronic message that contains fund transfer information, the fund transfer information comprising a fund transfer amount and an electronic address for a payee, the fund transfer information receiving module having access to funds from a payor account;
  
  a fund transfer module that initiates transfer of funds from the payor account to the payee, wherein the initiating transfer of funds comprises the following;
  
  if a payee account associated with the electronic address for the payee provided in the electronic message is accessible, then initiating transfer of funds from the payor account to the payee account associated with the electronic address for the payee; and
  
  if a payee account is not accessible, then temporarily storing funds from the payor account until a payee account is established; and
  
  a payment message transmission module that transmits a payment message over the Internet to the payee'"'"'s electronic address, the payment message containing information that confirms to the payee that the payor has made funds available to the payee.
- View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
- - 62. The system of claim 61 further comprising a fund access module that enables the payee to access the funds.
  - 63. The system of claim 61 wherein the payment message comprises a reference to a holding account to enable the payee to access the funds.
  - 64. The system of claim 63 wherein the payee can connect to the system over the Internet to input the reference to establish the payee account.
  - 65. The system of claim 63 wherein the payee can connect to the system over the Internet to input the reference to transfer the funds from the holding account into another fund account.
  - 66. The system of claim 65 wherein the fund account comprises a cash delivery service account.
  - 67. The system of claim 61 wherein the payee enters an authentication key provided by the payor to the payee to access funds in the holding account.
  - 68. The system of claim 67 wherein the payment message comprises a reference to a holding account to enable the payee to access the funds and wherein the payee enters the reference and the authentication key to access the funds.
  - 69. The system of claim 61 wherein the payment message is transmitted through email.
  - 70. The system of claim 61 wherein the fund transfer module determines whether the payee account is available prior to initiating transfer of funds.

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Current Assignee
Blackbird Tech LLC
Original Assignee
Vladimir Ostrovsky
Inventors
Ostrovsky, Vladimir

Granted Patent

US 8,032,457 B2
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US Class Current

705/44
CPC Class Codes

G06Q 20/04   Payment circuits

G06Q 20/10   specially adapted for elect...

G06Q 20/102   Bill distribution or payments

G06Q 20/40   Authorisation, e.g. identif...

G06Q 40/12   Accounting

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING ELECTRONIC FUNDS

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