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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2015
Wells Fargo Bank, N.a., San Francisco, CA (US);
Uma Meyyappan, Freemont, CA (US);
Sivesh Thangarajah, San Francisco, CA (US);
James Dalton Cahill, Belmont, MA (US);
Ramanathan Ramanathan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Bipin Sahni, Pleasanton, CA (US);
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A method performed by a smart appliance includes linking the smart appliance to a financial account of a user. The method also includes monitoring an operation parameter of the smart appliance, and detecting an operational issue of the smart appliance based on the operation parameter. In addition, the method includes communicating the operational issue to a smart appliance payment system. The method further includes detecting, based on the operation parameter, resolution of the operational issue upon completion of a service event on the smart appliance. Still further, the method includes transferring payment for the service event from the financial account of the user upon detecting the resolution of the operational issue.