Paypal, Inc.

Ebay, Incorporated

Suraj Satheesan Menon

Amol Patel

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for facilitating financial transactions over a network includes communicating with a user via a first mobile communication device over the network, obtaining a geo-location of the first mobile communication device, communicating with a merchant via a second mobile communication device over the network, obtaining a radius of coverage for the second mobile communication device, determining whether the geo-location of the first mobile communication device is within the radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device, and providing a listing to the first mobile communication device of one or more items for sale by the merchant when the first mobile communication device is within the radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device.

System and method for location based mobile commerce

Methods, systems, and computer program products for allowing a user to perform a free-form action to initiate an activity associated with a user interface element are provided. For example, a computer-implemented method may include providing a user interface comprising a user interface element for display, detecting a free-form action performed by a user, determining a free-form definition corresponding to the detected free-form action where the determined free-form definition is one of a plurality of stored definitions, and performing an activity associated with the user interface element where the activity corresponds to the determined free-form definition.

Free-form entries during payment processes

Various methods and systems are provided that allow a user to perform a free-form action, such as making a mark on a device, speaking into a device, and/or moving the device, to cause a step to be performed that conventionally was performed by the user having to locate and select a button or link on the device.

There is provided systems and method for account creation using a feature phone. A user is able to create an account through a feature phone using limited or no Internet access. A user may request to set up an account with a payment provider and the user is asked to confirm that certain information can be provided to the service provider, such as a name, address, and identifier. Once confirmed correct, the user enters the date of birth. The service provider then request and/or creates an email associated with the account. The service provider then calls the user enter a payment card number, along with an expiration date and security code, as a funding source for the account. The user further establishes a PIN for future transactions. Once confirmed, the account is active and ready to use.

System and methods for account creation using a feature phone

Systems and methods are provided for a secure application network according to one or more embodiments. In one embodiment, a system for a secure application network comprises a service provider server adapted to interact with an application development server and a client device over a network, wherein the service provider server is adapted to implement the secure application network system. The system also comprises one or more processors and one or more memories adapted to store a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors are adapted to cause the secure application network system to: maintain a plurality of records associated with at least one application developer using the application development server; authenticate the at least one application developer based on the plurality of records; and enable the at least one authenticated application developer to create and/or deploy one or more applications operable on the client device to be downloaded by a user of the client device from the secure application network system.

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Suraj Satheesan Menon